,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cacd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #b1  
#bjba,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,mr4        
,graham7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to maintain #bjba ,h-#b;,a adverse   
effect wage rates for calendar year     
#bjbb to stabilize ,united ,states food 
prices4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,keep ,food ,local and 
,affordable ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,stay of
 adverse effect wage rate increases  7a7
 ,prohibition of modification ,the      
adverse effect wage rate required to be 
paid under section #fee4acjh of title   
#bj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to 
nonimmigrants admitted under            
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a771  
as in effect on ,october #a1 #bjba1     
shall remain the adverse effect wage    

rate for such employees through         
,december #ca1 #bjbb1 in any ,state--   
7#a7 that had an unemployment rate of   
not more than #e percent1 according to  
the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics'      
,august #bjba report2 or  7#b7 7,a7 in  
which the ,food ,price ,index1 according
 to the relevant ,bureau of ,labor      
,statistics' ,consumer ,price ,index    
reports1 increased by more than #c      
percent between ,december #bjbj and     
,september #bjba2 and  7,b7 whose       
governor submits a request to the       
,secretary of ,labor not later than     
,december #ae1 #bjba1 to freeze such    
adverse effect wage rate with respect to
 such employees4