,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbd,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,kaine1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1    
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4   
,cassidy1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to permanently  
authorize the exemption of aliens       
working as fish processors from the     
numerical limitation on ,h-#b;,b        
nonimmigrant visas4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,save    
,our ,seafood ,act4  #b4 ,exemption of  
aliens working as fish processors from  
the numerical limitation on ,h-#b;,b    
nonimmigrant visas  7a7 ,in general     
,section #bad7;g77#aj7 of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77#aj77 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking ,the numerical         
limitations of paragraph 7#a77;,b7 and  
inserting 7,a7 ,the numerical limitation

 under paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,b7 
7i7 ,the numerical limitation under     
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall not apply to  
any nonimmigrant alien issued a visa or 
otherwise provided status under section 
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77b7 who is        
employed 7or has received an offer of   
employment7-- 7,i7 as a fish roe        
processor1 a fish roe technician1 or a  
supervisor of fish roe processing2 or   
7,,ii7 as a fish processor4  7ii7 ,as   
used in clause 7i7-- 7,i7 the term fish 
means fresh or saltwater finfish1       
mollusks1 crustaceans1 and all other    
forms of aquatic animal life1 including 
the roe of such animals1 other than     
marine mammals and birds2 and  7,,ii7   
the term processor-- 7aa7 means any     
person engaged in the processing of     
fish1 including handling1 storing1      
preparing1 heading1 eviscerating1       
shucking1 freezing1 changing into       
different market forms1 manufacturing1  
preserving1 packing1 labeling1 dockside 

unloading1 holding1 and all other       
processing activities2 and  7bb7 does   
not include any person engaged in--     
7,,aa7 harvesting or transporting fish  
or fishery products without otherwise   
engaging in processing2 7,,bb7 practices
 such as heading1 eviscerating1 or      
freezing intended solely to prepare a   
fish for holding on board a harvest     
vessel2 or 7,,cc7 operating a retail    
establishment4  4  7b7 ,repeal ,section 
#adjjf of the ,department of ,defense   
,appropriations ,act1 #bjje 7,public    
,law #ajh-bhg7 is repealed4