,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bida  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,cotton introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to discontinue  
certain exceptions from ,h-#a;,b        
nonimmigrant visa numerical limitation4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,visa ,cap ,enforcement ,act4   
#b4 ,termination of certain exceptions  
from ,h-#a;,b nonimmigrant visa         
numerical limitation  7a7 ,three-,year  
period ,section #bad7;g77#d7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77#d77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3 ,an    
alien who has been counted against the  
numerical limitation under paragraph    
7#a77;,a7 shall be recounted against    
such numerical limitation during the    
fiscal year in which such alien         
surpasses #c years in the nonimmigrant  
status described in section             

#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b744  7b7         
,employment by colleges and research    
institutions ,section #bad7;g7 of the   
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77 is amended by      
striking paragraph 7#e74  7c7 ,change of
 status to ,h-#a;,b nonimmigrant        
,section #bad7l77#b77;,a7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7l77#b77;,a77 is amended 
by striking the second sentence4  7d7   
,change of employer ,section #bad7n77#a7
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7n77#a77 is     
amended by inserting ,if the new        
position is approved1 such position     
shall be counted against the numerical  
limitation under subsection             
7g77#a77;,a74 after the new petition is 
adjudicated44