Sec. 101. Recapture of immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delay
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Section 201(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(c) ) is amended to read as follows: The worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year is equal to the sum of— 480,000; the number computed under paragraph (2); and the number computed under paragraph (3). The number computed under this paragraph for a fiscal year is the difference, if any, between— the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrant visas established for the previous fiscal year; and the number of visas issued under section 203(a), subject to this subsection, during the previous fiscal year.
The number computed under this paragraph is the difference, if any, between— the difference, if any, between— the sum of the worldwide levels of family-sponsored immigrant visas established for fiscal years 1992 through 2016; and the number of visas issued under section 203(a), subject to this subsection, during such fiscal years; and the number of unused visas from fiscal years 1992 through 2016 that were issued after fiscal year 2016 under section 203(a), subject to this subsection. .
Section 201(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(d) ) is amended to read as follows: The worldwide level of employment-based immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year is equal to the sum of— 140,000; the number computed under paragraph (2); and the number computed under paragraph (3). The number computed under this paragraph for a fiscal year is the difference, if any, between— the worldwide level of employment-based immigrant visas established for the previous fiscal year; and the number of visas issued under section 203(b), subject to this subsection, during the previous fiscal year.
The number computed under this paragraph is the difference, if any, between— the difference, if any, between— the sum of the worldwide levels of employment-based immigrant visas established for each of fiscal years 1992 through 2016; and the number of visas issued under section 203(b), subject to this subsection, during such fiscal years; and the number of unused visas from fiscal years 1992 through 2016 that were issued after fiscal year 2016 under section 203(b), subject to this subsection. .
Section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Aliens who are beneficiaries (including derivative beneficiaries) of approved immigrant petitions bearing priority dates more than ten years prior to the alien's application for admission as an immigrant or adjustment of status. Aliens described in section 203(d) whose spouse, permanent partner, or parent is entitled to an immigrant status under section 203(b). .
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date which is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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