To limit the total number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status to 650,000 during any fiscal year.

SA 4131. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2611, to provide for comprehensive immigration
reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

On page 316, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the
following:
``(2) Visas for spouses and children.--

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``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
immigrant visas issued on or after October 1, 2004, to
spouses and children of employment-based immigrants shall not
be counted against the numerical limitation set forth in
paragraph (1).
``(B) Numerical limitation.--The total number of visas
issued under paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (2), excluding
such visas issued to aliens pursuant to section 245B or
section 245C of the Immigration and Nationality Act, may not
exceed 650,000 during any fiscal year.
``(C) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may be
construed to modify the requirement set out in 245B(a)(1)(I)
or 245C(i)(2)(A) that prohibit an alien from receiving an
adjustment of status to that of a legal permanent resident
prior to the consideration of all applications filed under
section 201, 202, or 203 before the date of enactment of
section 245B and 245C.
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