,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aife  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1      
#bjbe,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4       
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,ms4 
,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,warren1
 and ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to eliminate    
employment-based visa caps for abused1  
abandoned1 and neglected children who   
are classified as special immigrant     
juveniles1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protect ,vulnerable ,immigrant     
,youth ,act4  #b4 ,eliminating certain  
employment-based visa caps for special  
immigrant juveniles  7a7 ,aliens not    
subject to direct numerical limitations 
,section #bja7;b77#a77;,a7 of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;b77#a77;,a77 is amended
 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7  

and inserting subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71  
or 7,j74  7b7 ,preference allocation for
 employment-,based immigrants ,section  
#bjc7;b77#d7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaec7;b77#d77 is amended by striking   
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 thereof and   
inserting subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or   
7,j7 of such section4