,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,husted introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
modernize the wage required for exempt  
,h-#a;,b workers1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,american ,workers ,through ,h-#a;,b    
,modernization ,act4  #b4 ,exempt       
,h-#a;,b nonimmigrant wage modernization
 ,section #bab7n77#c77;,b77i77,i7 of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7n77#c77;,b77i77,i77 is  
amended by striking at least #fj1jjj and
 inserting not less than twice the      
national average wage index 7as defined 
in section #bji7k77#a7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dji7k77#a777 for the most recently     
calculated year44