,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #be1        
#bjai,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
make the exception for returning workers
 permanent1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,returning ,worker ,accountability 
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,returning worker   
exception made permanent ,section       
#bad7;g77#i77;,a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahd7;g77#i77;,a77 is amended by       
striking who has already been counted   
toward the numerical limitation of      
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 during fiscal year  
#bjac1 #bjad1 or #bjae shall not again  
be counted toward such limitation during
 fiscal year #bjaf and inserting shall  
not be counted toward the numerical     
limitation of paragraph 7#a77;,b7 for a 

fiscal year if that alien has already   
been counted toward such limitation     
during any of the #c fiscal years       
immediately preceding that fiscal year4