[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2758 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2758

    To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual 
    numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 
 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2015

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual 
    numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 
 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. H-2B NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--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:
    ``(A) Subject to paragraphs (B) and (C), an alien who has already 
been counted toward the numerical limitation of paragraph (1)(B) during 
1 of the 3 preceding fiscal years shall not again be counted toward 
such limitation during a fiscal year. Such an alien shall be considered 
a returning worker.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2015. If this section is enacted after such 
date, the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if 
enacted on such date.
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