,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bagc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjai,miss
 ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico 7for   
herself and ,mr4 ,la,malfa7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to reserve ,,eb-#e    
visas each fiscal year for investors in 
new commercial enterprises in areas with
 respect to which a major disaster has  
been declared by the ,president4  #a4   
,reservation of ,,eb-#e visas for       
investors in disaster areas ,section    
#bjc7;b77#e7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaec7;b77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7 and    
7,d7 as subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e71    
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3  
7,c7 ,set-aside for major disaster areas
  7i7 ,in general ,of the visas made    
available under this paragraph for each 

fiscal year1 the number required under  
clause 7ii7 shall be reserved for       
qualified immigrants who invest in a new
 commercial enterprise described in     
subparagraph 7,a7 which will create     
employment in an area with respect to   
which a major disaster has been declared
 by the ,president under section #dja of
 the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster    
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj74  7ii7 ,number of 
reserved visas  7,i7 ,in general ,in the
 case of each area with respect to which
 one or multiple major disasters have   
been declared by the ,president under   
section #dja of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 in a single fiscal     
year1 the ,secretary of ,state and the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
coordinate so as to ensure that #ajj    
visas are reserved under this           
subparagraph for the area for--  7aa7   
the fiscal year in which the declaration

 or declarations occur and the two      
succeeding fiscal years2 or  7bb7 the #c
 fiscal years following the fiscal year 
in which the declaration or declarations
 occur4  7,,ii7 ,timing ,the decision   
whether to implement subclause 7,i7     
according to item 7aa7 or 7bb7 shall be 
made jointly by the ,secretary of ,state
 and the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security based upon the number of visas
 already made available under this      
paragraph on the date on which the      
declaration 7or the first of multiple   
declarations7 occurs and other factors  
deemed appropriate by such secretaries4 
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