[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S1088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1973. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Rounds) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2579, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the premium tax credit 
with respect to unsubsidized COBRA continuation coverage; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. H-2B NONIMMIGRANT RETURNING WORKERS.

       Section 214(g)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``(B) and (C)'' and inserting ``(B), (C), 
     and (D),'';
       (B) by striking ``fiscal year 2013, 2014, or 2015'' and 
     inserting ``any of the three previous fiscal years''; and
       (C) by striking ``fiscal year 2016'' and inserting ``the 
     current fiscal year''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) The number of aliens considered to be returning 
     workers under subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may not 
     exceed the highest number of nonimmigrants who participated 
     in the returning worker program in any fiscal year in which 
     returning workers were exempt from the numerical limitation 
     under paragraph (1)(B).''.
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