,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bi1 
#bjah,mr4 ,hatch introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to add ,ireland 
to the ,e-#c nonimmigrant visa program4 
#a4 ,e-#c visas for ,irish nationals    
7a7 ,in general ,section                
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii7 of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii77 is  
amended by inserting or1 on a basis of  
reciprocity1 as determined by the       
,secretary of ,state1 a national of     
,ireland1 after ,australia4  7b7        
,employer requirements ,section #bab of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7 is amended-- 7#a7  
by redesignating the second subsection  
7t7 7as added by section #a7;b77#b77;,b7
 of ,public ,law #ajh-ddi 7#aah ,stat4  
#cdgj77 as subsection 7u72 and  7#b7 by 
adding at the end of subsection 7t77#a7 

7as added by section #djb7;b77#b7 of    
,public ,law #ajh-gg 7#aag ,stat4 #ida77
 the following3  7,e7 ,in the case of an
 attestation filed with respect to a    
national of ,ireland described in       
section #aja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii71 the    
employer is1 and will remain during the 
period of authorized employment of such 
,irish national1 a participant in good  
standing in the ,e-,verify program      
described in section #djc7;a7 of the    
,illegal ,immigration ,reform and       
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbd;a note74  4  7c7   
,application allocation ,section        
#bad7;g77#aa7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahd7;g77#aa77 is amended to read as   
follows3  7#aa7 7,a7 7i7 ,the ,secretary
 of ,state may approve initial          
applications submitted for aliens       
described in section                    
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii7 only in         
accordance with clauses 7ii7 and 7iii74 
7ii7 ,for applicants who are nationals  

of the ,commonwealth of ,australia1 not 
more than #aj1ejj such applications may 
be approved in any fiscal year4  7iii7  
,for applicants who are nationals of the
 ,republic of ,ireland1 not more than   
the number equal to the difference      
between #aj1ejj and the number of       
applications approved for the           
immediately preceding fiscal year for   
aliens who are nationals of the         
,commonwealth of ,australia may be      
approved in any fiscal year4  7,b7 ,the 
approval of an application described in 
subparagraph 7,a77iii7 shall be deemed1 
for numerical control purposes1 to have 
occurred on ,september #cj of the       
immediately preceding fiscal year4  7,c7
 ,the numerical limitations referred to 
in subparagraph 7,a7 shall only apply to
 principal aliens and shall not apply to
 the spouses or children of such aliens4
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