Sec. 3101. 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 employment-based immigrant visas established for the previous fiscal year; and the number of visas issued under section 203(b) 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 2020; and the number of visas issued under section 203(a) during such fiscal years; and the number of visas resulting from the calculation under subparagraph
(A)that were issued after fiscal year 2020 under section 203(a). . 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— 170,000; 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) 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 2020; and the number of visas issued under section 203(b) during such fiscal years; and the number of visas resulting from the calculation under subparagraph
(A)that were issued after fiscal year 2020 under section 203(b). . The amendments made by this section shall apply to each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022.
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Recapture of immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delay
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