,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #b1 #bjbc,mr4 
,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4    
,book]1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,ms4  
,ern/1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,ms4   
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,?une1 ,mr4 ,padilla1   
,mr4 ,tillis1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 
,mr4 ,wyd51 & ,mr4 ,"y7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to enhance our ,nation's nurse 
& physician work=ce by recaptur+ unus$  
immigrant visas4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal?c>e ,work=ce 
,resili5ce ,act4  #b4 ,recaptur+ unus$  
immigrant visas = pr(essional nurses &  
physicians ,section #ajf7;d7 ( !        
,am]ican ,competitiv5ess 9 ! ,tw5ty-fir/
 ,c5tury ,act ( #bjjj 7title ,i (       
,public ,law #ajf-cac2 #h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaec note7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  
7d7 ,recapture ( unus$ employm5t-,bas$  
immigrant visas  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject 
to p>agraph 7#b71 & not)/&+ any o!r     

provision ( law1 ! numb] (              
employm5t-bas$ visas made available "u  
section #bjc7;b7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaec7;b77 %all be increas$ by ! numb]  
calculat$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7        
,limitations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,visas may  
only be made available "u ?is subsection
 = up to #dj1jjj employm5t-bas$         
immigrants 7& _! family memb]s          
accompany+ or foll[+ to jo9 "u section  
#bjc7;d7 ( su* ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4       
#aaec7;d777 ^: immigrant work] petitions
 are fil$ n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,heal?c>e ,work=ce    
,resili5ce ,act4  7,b7 ,res]vations ,( !
 visas au?oriz$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7--   
7i7 #be1jjj %all be res]v$ = pr(essional
 nurses2 &  7ii7 #ae1jjj %all be res]v$ 
= physicians4  7,c7 ,exemption f c\ntry 
caps ,visas made available "u ?is       
subsection-- 7i7 %all n be subject to ! 
p] c\ntry num]ical limitation set =? 9  
section #bjb7;a77#b7 ( ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#aaeb7;a77#b772 &  7ii7 %all be issu$ 9 
ord] ( ! priority date assign$ at ! "t !
 visa petition 0 fil$4  7,d7 ,additional
 limitation ,visas may only be made     
available "u ?is subsection to a        
b5efici>y & su* b5efici>y's dep5d5ts if 
visas are n o!rwise imm$iately available
 to su* individuals pursuant to !       
worldwide & p] c\ntry allocations set =?
 9 sections #bjb7;a77#b7 & #bjc7;b7 ( ! 
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;a77#b7 & #aaec7;b774   
7#c7 ,numb] available  7,a7 ,unus$ visas
 ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 ! numb]  
calculat$ 9 ?is p>agraph is ! diff]5ce  
betwe5-- 7i7 ! total numb] (            
employm5t-bas$ visas t 7 made available 
9 fiscal ye>s #aiib ?r\gh #bjba2 &  7ii7
 ! total numb] ( su* visas t 7 us$ 9 su*
 fiscal ye>s4  7,b7 ,r$uction &         
limitation ,! numb] describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be r$uc$1 = ea*   
fiscal ye> foll[+ ! fiscal ye> dur+ :i* 
! ,heal?c>e ,work=ce ,resili5ce ,act is 
enact$1 by ! cumulative numb] (         

immigrant visas us$ pursuant to p>agraph
 7#a74  7,c7 ,family memb]s  7i7 ,9     
g5]al ,family memb]s describ$ 9 section 
#bjc7;d7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;d77 :o are   
accompany+ or foll[+ to jo9 a pr9cipal  
b5efici>y seek+ admission "u ?is        
subsection %all be entitl$ to an        
unres]v$ visa 9 ! same /atus & 9 ! same 
ord] ( consid]ation z su* pr9cipal      
b5efici>y4  7ii7 ,exempt f skill-bas$   
num]ical limitation ,visas describ$ 9   
clause 7i7-- 7,i7 %all be made available
 f ! pool ( recaptur$ unus$ immigrant   
visas calculat$ "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  
7,,ii7 %all n be c\nt$ aga9/ ! total    
numb] ( immigrant visas res]v$ =        
pr(essional nurses & physicians "u      
p>agraph 7#b74  7,d7 ,rule ( con/ruction
 ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph may be con/ru$ z  
affect+ ! application ( section         
#bja7;c77#c77;,c7 ( ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaea7;c77#c77;,c774  7#d7 ,premium     
process+2 exp$it$ process+  7,a7        

,premium process+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&
 ,security1 9 conjunction ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate1 %all provide premium process+  
proc$ures1 z provid$ = "u section       
#bhf7u7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acef7u771 = review+ 
& act+ ^u petitions & applications =    
immigrants describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74    
,not)/&+ su* section1 ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip 
& ,immigration ,s]vices may n *>ge a    
premium fee = su* s]vices4  7,b7 ,%ipp+ 
petitions ,! ,director ( ,u4,s4         
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices %all 
exp$ite ! %ipp+ ( ea* petition describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7 requir+ consul>      
process+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate         
imm$iately aft]-- 7i7 ! complet$        
petition has be5 resolv$2 &  7ii7 !     
petition] has repli$ to any reque/ f    
,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip & ,immigration        
,s]vices = additional evid5ce4  7,c7    
,exp$it$ process+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
%all exp$ite ! process+ ( applications =
 immigrants describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7    
aft] receiv+ a petition on behalf ( su* 

immigrants f ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &        
,immigration ,s]vices4  7#e7 ,labor     
atte/ation ,be=e an immigrant visa      
res]v$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i7 is issu$
 to an ali51 ! petition] %all atte/1 9 !
 job (f] lett] pres5t$ by ! ali5 to a   
consul> (fic] dur+ ! consul> int]view or
 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security z an
 application = an adju/m5t ( /atus1 t ! 
hir+ ( ! ali5 has n displac$ & w n      
displace a ,unit$ ,/ates work]4  4