[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5849 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5849

    To extend the returning worker exemption to the H-2B numerical 
                              limitation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2008

 Mr. Melancon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To extend the returning worker exemption to the H-2B numerical 
                              limitation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seasonal Workforce Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RETURNING WORKER EXEMPTION TO H-2B NUMERICAL 
              LIMITATION.

    (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 214(g)(9)(A) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)(A)) is amended to 
read as follows: ``Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who 
has already been counted toward the numerical limitation of paragraph 
(1)(B) during fiscal year 2005, 2006, or 2007 shall not again be 
counted toward such limitation during fiscal year 2008.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2007.
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