Sec. 301. Elimination of per-country numerical limitations
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Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: Subject to paragraphs
(3)and (4), the total number of immigrant visas made available to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area under section 203(a) in any fiscal year may not exceed 15 percent (in the case of a single foreign state) or 2 percent (in the case of a dependent area) of the total number of such visas made available under such section in that fiscal year. . Section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (3), by striking both subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 203 and inserting section 203(a) ; and by striking paragraph (5); and by amending subsection
(e)to read as follows: If the total number of immigrant visas made available under section 203(a) to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area will exceed the numerical limitation specified in subsection (a)(2) in any fiscal year, the number of visas for natives of that state or area shall be allocated under section 203(a) so that, except as provided in subsection (a)(4), the proportion of the visa numbers made available under each of paragraphs
(1)through
(4)of section 203(a) is equal to the ratio of the total number of visas made available under the respective paragraph to the total number of visas made available under section 203(a). . Section 2 of the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking subsection (e)) and inserting subsection (d)) ; and by striking subsection
(d)and redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection (d). The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and shall apply to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2014.
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