,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbj,mr4  
,joyce of ,ohio introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend the ,department of ,defense   
,appropriations ,act1 #bjje to provide  
for the inclusion of certain workers in 
the exemption from numerical limitations
 on ,h-#b;,b workers1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,landscaping        
,workforce ,act of #bjbj4  #b4          
,inclusion of certain workers in        
exemption from numerical limitations on 
,h-#b;,b workers ,section #adjjf of the 
,department of ,defense ,appropriations 
,act1 #bjje 7,public ,law #ajh-bhg7 is  
amended to read as follows3  #adjjf4    
,the numerical limitation contained in  
section #bad7;g77#a77;,b7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77#a77;,b77 shall not 
apply to any nonimmigrant alien issued a

 visa or otherwise provided status under
 section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77b7 of   
such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4                 
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77b77 who is      
employed 7or has received an offer of   
employment7 as a landscaping or         
groundskeeping worker 7as the ,bureau of
 ,labor and ,statistics defines such    
term under code #cg-cjaa for purposes of
 the ,occupational ,employment          
,statistics74  4