,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjba,mr4   
,s*neid] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4   
,o',hall]an1 & ,mr4 ,bacon7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to enhance our ,nation's nurse &       
physician work=ce dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai    
crisis by recaptur+ unus$ immigrant     
visas4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,heal?c>e ,work=ce ,resili5ce 
,act4  #b4 ,recaptur+ unus$ immigrant   
visas = pr(essional nurses & physicians 
,section #ajf7;d7 ( ! ,am]ican          
,competitiv5ess 9 ! ,tw5ty-fir/ ,c5tury 
,act ( #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-cac2 #h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aaec note7 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7d7 ,recapture ( unus$        
employm5t-,bas$ immigrant visas  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 &     
not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ! numb]
 ( employm5t-bas$ visas made available  
"u section #bjc7;b7 ( ! ,immigration &  
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#aaec7;b77 %all be increas$ by ! numb]  
calculat$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7        
,limitations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,visas may  
only be made available "u ?is subsection
 = up to #dj1jjj employm5t-bas$         
immigrants 7& _! family memb]s          
accompany+ or foll[+ to jo9 "u section  
#bjc7;d7 ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4       
#aaec7;d777 ^: immigrant work] petitions
 7 fil$ be=e ! date t is #ij days aft] !
 t]m9ation ( ! ,presid5t's decl>ation ( 
a national em]g5cy "u sections #bja &   
#cja ( ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 p]ta9+ to !    
,,covid-#ai outbreak 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z !         
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy decl>ation74  7,b7  
,res]vations ,( ! visas au?oriz$ "u     
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 #be1jjj %all be  
res]v$ = pr(essional nurses2 &  7ii7    
#ae1jjj %all be res]v$ = physicians4    
7,c7 ,exemption f c\ntry caps ,visas    
made available "u ?is subsection-- 7i7  
%all n be subject to ! p] c\ntry        
num]ical limitation set =? 9 section    

#bjb7;a77#b7 ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaeb7;a77#b772 &  7ii7 %all be issu$ 9 
ord] ( ! priority date assign$ at ! "t !
 visa petition 0 fil$4  7#c7 ,numb]     
available  7,a7 ,unus$ visas ,subject to
 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! numb] calculat$ 9  
?is p>agraph is ! diff]5ce betwe5-- 7i7 
! total numb] ( employm5t-bas$ visas t 7
 made available 9 fiscal ye>s #aiib     
?r\gh #bjbj2 &  7ii7 ! total numb] ( su*
 visas t 7 us$ 9 su* fiscal ye>s4  7,b7 
,r$uction & limitation ,! numb] describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be r$uc$1 = ea*
 fiscal ye> foll[+ ! fir/ fiscal ye> 9  
:i* ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy decl>ation is 
9 effect1 by ! cumulative numb] (       
immigrant visas us$ pursuant to p>agraph
 7#a74  7,c7 ,family memb]s  7i7 ,9     
g5]al ,family memb]s describ$ 9 section 
#bjc7;d7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;d77 :o are   
accompany+ or foll[+ to jo9 a pr9cipal  
b5efici>y seek+ admission "u ?is        
subsection %all be entitl$ to an        

unres]v$ visa 9 ! same /atus & 9 ! same 
ord] ( consid]ation z su* pr9cipal      
b5efici>y4  7ii7 ,exempt f skill-bas$   
num]ical limitation ,visas describ$ 9   
clause 7i7-- 7,i7 %all be made available
 f ! pool ( recaptur$ unus$ immigrant   
visas calculat$ "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  
7,,ii7 %all n be c\nt$ aga9/ ! total    
numb] ( immigrant visas res]v$ =        
pr(essional nurses & physicians "u      
p>agraph 7#b74  7,d7 ,rule ( con/ruction
 ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph may be con/ru$ z  
affect+ ! application ( section         
#bja7;c77#c77;,c7 ( ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaea7;c77#c77;,c774  7#d7 ,premium     
process+2 exp$it$ process+  7,a7        
,premium process+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&
 ,security1 9 conjunction ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate1 %all provide premium process+  
proc$ures1 z provid$ = "u section       
#bhf7u7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acef7u771 = review+ 
& act+ ^u petitions & applications =    
immigrants describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74    

,not)/&+ su* section1 ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip 
& ,immigration ,s]vices may n *>ge a    
premium fee = su* s]vices4  7,b7 ,%ipp+ 
petitions ,! ,director ( ,u4,s4         
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices %all 
exp$ite ! %ipp+ ( ea* petition describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7 requir+ consul>      
process+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate         
imm$iately aft]-- 7i7 ! complet$        
petition has be5 resolv$2 &  7ii7 !     
petition] has repli$ to any reque/ f    
,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip & ,immigration        
,s]vices = additional evid5ce4  7,c7    
,exp$it$ process+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
%all exp$ite ! process+ ( applications =
 immigrants describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7    
aft] receiv+ a petition on behalf ( su* 
immigrants f ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &        
,immigration ,s]vices4  7#e7 ,labor     
atte/ation ,be=e an immigrant visa      
res]v$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i7 is issu$
 to an ali51 ! petition] %all atte/1 9 !
 job (f] lett] pres5t$ by ! ali5 to a   
consul> (fic] dur+ ! consul> int]view1 t
 ! hir+ ( ! ali5 has n displac$ & w n   

displace a ,unit$ ,/ates work]4  4