,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjba,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,collins1 and ,mr4 ,paul7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize    
,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration    
,services to process employment-based   
immigrant visa applications after       
,september #cj1 #bjba1 and to award such
 visas to eligible applicants from the  
pool of unused employment-based         
immigrant visas during fiscal years     
#bjbj and #bjba4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,preserving   
,employment ,visas ,act4  #b4           
,preservation of expiring               
employment-based visas  7a7 ,in general 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 for fiscal year #bjbb1 the         
worldwide level of employment-based     
immigrants authorized under section     
#bja7;d7 of the ,immigration and        

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaea7;d77 shall be increased by the    
number computed under subsection 7b7    
with respect to such worldwide levels4  
7b7 ,computation ,the number computed   
under this subsection is the difference 
7if any7 between-- 7#a7 the sum of the  
worldwide levels authorized under the   
section #bja7;d7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaea7;d77 for fiscal years #bjbj and   
#bjba2 and  7#b7 the sum of the number  
of aliens who were issued               
employment-based immigrant visas or who 
otherwise acquired the status of aliens 
lawfully admitted to the ,united ,states
 for permanent residence under section  
#bjc7;b7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaec7;b77 during the fiscal years      
referred to in paragraph 7#a74  7c7     
,allocation ,the ,secretary of ,state1  
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security1 shall allocate the 
visas made available as a result of the 

increase authorized under subsection 7a7
 on a proportional basis1 in accordance 
with subsections 7b7 and 7e77#a7 of     
section #bjc of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec74 
7d7 ,availability ,each visa made       
available under this section shall      
remain available for use in fiscal year 
#bjbb or in any subsequent fiscal year1 
until the ,secretary of ,state1 in      
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 determines that    
such visa has been issued and used as   
the basis for an application for        
admission into the ,united ,states4