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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 2131 (Reported in House) — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enhance American competitiveness through the encouragement of high-sk... · Sec. 109

Sec. 109. Permanent priority dates

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Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Subject to subsection (h)(3) and paragraph (2), the priority date for any employment-based petition shall be the date of filing of the petition with the Secretary of Homeland Security (or the Secretary of State, if applicable), unless the filing of the petition was preceded by the filing of a labor certification with the Secretary of Labor, in which case that date shall constitute the priority date.
Subject to subsection (h)(3), an alien who is the beneficiary of any employment-based petition that was approvable when filed (including self-petitioners) shall retain the priority date assigned with respect to that petition in the consideration of any subsequently filed employment-based petition (including self-petitions). . The amendment made by subsection
(a)shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and shall apply to aliens who are a beneficiary of a classification petition pending on or after such date.
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