,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #h1 #bjbc ,mr4   
,van ,holl5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tillis7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide visa  
availability = ! ,gov]nm5t ,employee    
,immigrant ,visa program1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,grant+ ,recognition to    
,accompli%$ ,tal5t$ ,employees ,=       
,unwav]+ ,loyalty ,act or ,,grateful    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress  7a7
 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 
7#a7 ,9 #aieb1 ) ! enactm5t ( !         
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq471 ,congress     
e/abli%$ an immigrant visa program to   
rew>d =eign nationals :o are ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t employees = _! s]vice  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act
 z ! ,gov]nm5t ,employee ,immigrant     
,visa program74  7#b7 ,= #ga ye>s1 !    
,gov]nm5t ,employee ,immigrant ,visa    

program has all[$ =eign nationals ) at  
lea/ #ae ye>s ( exceptional s]vice to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to immigrate to ! ,unit$  
,/ates ) _! families4  7#c7 ,su* =eign  
national employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t are ! bulw>k ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
=eign policy1 risk+ _! lives ye> aft]   
ye> ?r\gh civil unre/1 t]rorism1 natural
 disa/]s1 & w>4  7#d7 ,! "w ( su* =eign 
nationals--  7,a7 ensures ! safety &    
well-be+ ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s2  7,b7 
provides security & logi/ics = visit+   
delegations2 &  7,c7 supports ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t op]ations abroad4  7#e7
 ,su* =eign nationals include employees 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,homel& ,security1 ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,ju/ice1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 & !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7b7 ,s5se (  
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,unit$ ,/ates %\ld pres]ve ! immigrant  
visa program = =eign nationals :o are   
employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t   

abroad or ( ! ,am]ican ,in/itute 9      
,taiwan1 & :o h provid$ exceptional     
s]vice ov] a long t]m to ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 by provid+ a d$icat$ allocation 
( visas = su* employees & _! imm$iate   
family memb]s :5 visas are n imm$iately 
available 9 ! correspond+ visa category4
  #c4 ,visa availability = ,gov]nm5t    
,employee ,immigrant ,visa program  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjbd1    
subject to subsection 7b71 visas %all be
 made available to a special immigrant  
describ$ 9 section #aja7;a77#bg77;,d7 ( 
! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#bg77;,d77 if a visa
 is n imm$iately available = issuance to
 ! special immigrant "u section         
#bjc7;b77#d7 ( t ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaec7;b77#d774  7b7 ,num]ical          
limitations  7#a7 ,fiscal ye> #bjbd ,=  
fiscal ye> #bjbd1 n m ?an #c1ejj visas  
%all be made available "u subsection    
7a74  7#b7 ,subsequ5t fiscal ye>s ,=    
fiscal ye> #bjbe & ea* fiscal ye>       
!reaft]1 n m ?an #c1jjj visas %all be   

made available "u subsection 7a74  7c7  
,tempor>y r$uction 9 div]sity visas     
,section #bjc7;d77#b7 ( ! ,nic>aguan    
,adju/m5t & ,c5tral ,am]ica ,relief ,act
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea note2 ,public ,law 
#aje-ajj7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by am5d+      
p>agraph 7#b7 to read z foll[s3  7#b7 ,9
 no case %all ! r$uction "u p>agraph    
7#a7 = a fiscal ye> exce$ ! am\nt by    
:i*-- 7,a7 ! sum (--  7i7 "o-half ( !   
total numb] ( individuals describ$ 9    
subclauses 7,i71 7,,ii71 7,,iii71 &     
7,,iv7 ( section #cji7;c77#e77;,c77i7 ( 
! ,illegal ,immigration ,re=m &         
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act ( #aiif 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja note2 ,public ,law  
#ajd-bjh7 :o h adju/$ _! /atus to t (   
ali5s lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t        
resid5ce "u section #bjb ( ! ,nic>aguan 
,adju/m5t & ,c5tral ,am]ican ,relief    
,act 7,public ,law #aje-ajj2 #h         
,u4,s4,c4 #abee note7 z ( ! end ( !     
previ\s fiscal ye>2 &  7ii7 ! total     
numb] ( individuals describ$ 9 section  
#aja7;a77#bg77;,d7 ( ! ,immigration &   

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#bg77;,d77 = :om visas %all be
 made available = ! applicable fiscal   
ye> "u section #c7;b7 ( ! ,grant+       
,recognition to ,accompli%$ ,tal5t$     
,employees ,= ,unwav]+ ,loyalty ,act2   
exce$s  7,b7 ! total ( ! r$uctions 9    
available visas "u ?is subsection = all 
previ\s fiscal ye>s4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7  7,a7 ,p>agraph
 7#a7 %all n apply 9 a fiscal ye> foll[+
 a fiscal ye> = :i* ! total numb] (     
ali5s describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 is    
z]o4  7,b7 ,= a fiscal ye>1 ! total     
numb] ( ali5s describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph
 is ! total numb] ( individuals describ$
 9 section #aja7;a77#bg77;,d7 ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#bg77;,d77 :o h be5 
issu$ visas dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye> "u
 ! ,grant+ ,recognition to ,accompli%$  
,tal5t$ ,employees ,= ,unwav]+ ,loyalty 
,act4  7,c7 ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph may be 
con/ru$-- 7i7 to repeal1 modify1 or r5d]
 p]man5tly inapplicable p>agraph 7#a72  

or  7ii7 to prev5t ! (fsett+ ( ! numb] (
 visas describ$ 9 t p>agraph = ! purpose
 ( provid+ visa availability = ali5s    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74  7#d7 ,9 ! 
ev5t t ! numb] ( visas available = a    
fiscal ye> "u section #bja7;e7 ( !      
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;e77 is r$uc$ to a numb]
 few] ?an #ej1jjj1 n few] ?an #c1jjj    
visas %all be made available =          
individuals describ$ 9 section #c7;a7 ( 
! ,grant+ ,recognition to ,accompli%$   
,tal5t$ ,employees ,= ,unwav]+ ,loyalty 
,act4  4  7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 
9 ?is section or ! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section may be con/ru$ to modify ! numb]
 ( visas available "u section           
#bjc7;b77#d7 ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaec7;b77#d77 to special immigrants    
describ$ 9 section #aja7;a77#bg77;,d7 ( 
t ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4                    
#aaja7;a77#bg77;,d774