,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ba1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,buc%on 7= himself & ,mr4     
,kri%namoor?i7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to pres]ve expir+
 employm5t-bas$ visas1 & make !m        
available = issuance dur+ fiscal ye>    
#bjbc4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,elim9at+ ,backlogs ,act (    
#bjbb4  #b4 ,pres]vation ( expir+       
employm5t-bas$ visas  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 =     
fiscal ye> #bjbc1 ! worldwide level (   
employm5t-bas$ immigrants au?oriz$ "u   
section #bja7;d7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaea7;d77 %all be increas$ by ! numb]  
comput$ "u subsection 7b7 ) respect to  
su* worldwide levels4  7b7 ,computation 
,! numb] comput$ "u ?is subsection is ! 
diff]5ce 7if any7 betwe5-- 7#a7 ! numb] 
( visas t 7 orig9ally made available to 
family sponsor$ immigrants "u section   

#bja7;c77#a7 ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaea7;c77#a77 = fiscal ye>s #aiib ?r\gh
 #bjba1 r$uc$ by any unus$ visas made   
available to su* immigrants 9 su* fiscal
 ye>s "u section #bja7;c77#c7 ( su* ,act
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;c77#c772 &  7#b7 !
 sum ( ! numb] ( ali5s :o 7 issu$       
employm5t-bas$ immigrant visas or :o    
o!rwise acquir$ ! /atus ( ali5s lawfully
 admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = p]man5t   
resid5ce "u section #bjc7;b7 ( !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77 dur+ ! fiscal ye>s 
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7         
,allocation ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9     
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 %all allocate ! visas made   
available z a result ( ! increase       
au?oriz$ "u subsection 7a7 on a         
proportional basis1 9 accordance )      
subsections 7b7 & 7e77#a7 ( section #bjc
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec71 & ) subsection 7e7
 ( ?is section4  7d7 ,availability ,ea* 

visa made available "u ?is section %all 
rema9 available = use 9 fiscal ye> #bjbc
 or 9 any subsequ5t fiscal ye>1 until ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 det]m9es 
t su* visa has be5 issu$ & us$ z ! basis
 = an application = admission into !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 ,inapplicability (  
p]-,c\ntry limitation ,ea* visa made    
available "u ?is section %all be aw>d$ 9
 ! ord] 9 :i* employm5t-bas$ visa       
applications 7 fil$ & %all n be subject 
to ! num]ical limitations "u section    
#bjb ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act to p>ticul> =eign /ates4