,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgje  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,mr4   
,?une 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4   
,ricketts1 & ,mr4 ,hick5loop]7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to grant ,/ates ! au?ority  
to reque/ additional nonimmigrant visas 
= =eign work]s 9 _! respective ,/ates1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort titles ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ate ,executive   
,au?ority = ,seasonal ,occupations ,ne$+
 ,additional ,labor ,act or ! ,,seasonal
 ,act4  #b4 ,/ate exemption au?ority =  
seasonal occupations ne$+ additional    
labor ,section #bad7;g7 ( ! ,immigration
 & ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4      
#aahd7;g77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#ab7 7,a7 ,not)/&+ ! num]ical 
limitation set =? 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 
! ,gov]nor ( any ,/ate may submit a     
petition to ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&       
,security & ! ,secret>y ( ,labor = !    
issuance ( a specifi$ numb] (           

supplem5tal ,h-#b;,b nonimmigrant visas 
9 a fiscal ye> = employ]s bas$ 9 su*    
,/ate1 employ]s bas$ 9 su* ,/ate t h    
employees :o "w )9 a specifi$ ,/&>d     
,occupational ,classification ,gr\p 7z  
def9$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor71 or      
employ]s 9 a specific ,economic         
,developm5t ,di/rict designat$ by !     
,economic ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce t encompasses any  
portion ( su* ,/ate if-- 7i7 ! numb] (  
applications = su* visas receiv$ f all  
employ]s exce$s su* num]ical limitation 
= su* fiscal ye>2  7ii7 ! ,/ate _h a    
seasonally adju/$ unemploym5t rate ( n m
 ?an #c4e p]c5t 9 at lea/ #i ( ! #ab mo/
 rec5t mon?ly reports issu$ by ! ,bureau
 ( ,labor ,/ati/ics2  7iii7 su* ,gov]nor
 c]tifies t-- 7,i7 !re is a p]si/5t1    
unmet ne$ = labor )9 ! ,/ate1 ! specifi$
 ,/&>d ,occupational ,classification    
,gr\p 9 ! ,/ate1 or ! specific ,economic
 ,developm5t ,di/rict 9 ! ,/ate2 &      
7,,ii7 ! allocation ( additional        
,h-#b;,b nonimmigrant visas pursuant to 

?is p>agraph-- 7aa7 w n displace dome/ic
 work]s2 &  7bb7 w n negatively affect  
av]age wages 9 su* ,/ate2 &  7iv7       
employ]s :o hire ,h-#b;,b nonimmigrant  
work]s pursuant to ?is p>agraph comply )
 any additional requirem5ts impos$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,labor1 by regulation4  7,b7
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,director ( ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip & 
,immigration ,s]vices1 %all issue !     
supplem5tal ,h-#b;,b nonimmigrant visas 
reque/$ by ! ,gov]nor ( a ,/ate pursuant
 to subp>agraph 7,a7 to ! ext5t t !     
applications = su* visas submitt$ by    
employ]s bas$ 9 su* ,/ate meet all      
applicable requirem5ts ( ! ,h-#b;,b     
nonimmigrant visa program4  7,c7 ,if !  
numb] ( employ] applications f a ,/ate  
exce$ ! numb] ( ,h-#b;,b nonimmigrant   
visas reque/$ pursuant to subp>agraph   
7,a71 ! ,(fice ( ,=eign ,labor          
,c]tification %all r&omly assign =      
process+ all ( ! rema9+ ,h-#b;,b        
nonimmigrant visa applications & issue  
supplem5tal visas to all qualifi$       

applicants until ! numb] ( supplem5tal  
visas allocat$ to su* ,/ate pursuant to 
subp>agraph 7,b7 h be5 issu$4  7,d7 ,?is
 p>agraph %all cease to h =ce or effect 
on ! date t is #d ye>s aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ! ,,seasonal ,act4  7,e7     
,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph may be con/ru$ to  
prohibit ! legislature ( any ,/ate f    
sett+ limits ) respect to supplem5tal   
,h-#b;,b nonimmigrant visas t ! ,gov]nor
 ( su* ,/ate may reque/1 includ+-- 7i7  
limit+ ! numb] ( su* visas t may be     
reque/$ 9 a fiscal ye>2 &  7ii7 limit+ !
 allocation ( su* visas to ,h-#b;,b     
nonimmigrant work]s :o are employ$--    
7,i7 )9 su* ,/ate2  7,,ii7 )9 specifi$  
,/&>d ,occupational ,classification     
,gr\ps2 or  7,,iii7 )9 specifi$         
,economic ,developm5t ,di/ricts4  4  #c4
 ,annual report ,n lat] ?an #ae mon?s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft] until ! date t is #d   
ye>s aft] su* date ( enactm5t1 !        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & !       
,secret>y ( ,labor %all submit a jo9t   

report to ,congress t includes1 )       
respect to ! prec$+ ye>-- 7#a7 ! numb] (
 supplem5tal ,h-#b;,b nonimmigrant visas
 issu$ pursuant to section #bad7;g77#ab7
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77#ab771          
disaggregat$ by ! ,/ate 9 :i* !         
recipi5ts ( su* visas are work+2  7#b7 a
 breakd[n ( ,/&>d ,occupational         
,classification ,gr\ps or ,economic     
,developm5t ,di/ricts = :i* supplem5tal 
,h-#b;,b nonimmigrant visas 7 issu$1    
disaggregat$ by ! ,/ate 9 :i* !         
recipi5ts ( su* visas are work+2  7#c7  
an analysis ( any effect caus$ by !     
issuance ( supplem5tal ,h-#b;,b         
nonimmigrant visas t l$ to ! displacem5t
 ( dome/ic work]s or a r$uction 9 !     
av]age wages1 disaggregat$ by ,/ate2 &  
7#d7 an assessm5t ( :e!r ! issuance (   
supplem5tal ,h-#b;,b nonimmigrant visas 
l$ to increas$ economic opportunities & 
productivity 9 ! ,/ates 9 :i* !         
recipi5ts ( su* visas are work+4