S.Amdt. 1952

SA 1952. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA
continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ALLOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS.

(a) Worldwide Level.--Section 201(d)(1)(A) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d)(1)(A)) is
amended by striking ``140,000'' and inserting ``270,000''.
(b) Preference Allocations for Employment-based
Immigrants.--Section 203(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``28.6 percent'' and inserting ``29.63
percent'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``28.6 percent'' and
inserting ``29.63 percent'';
(3) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``28.6 percent'' and inserting ``29.63
percent'';
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``7.1 percent'' and
inserting ``3.7 percent''; and
(5) in paragraph (5)(A), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``7.1 percent'' and inserting ``7.41
percent''.
(c) Treatment of Family Members.--Section 203(d) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(d)) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ``Visas issued to a
spouse or child of an immigrant described in subsection (b)
shall not be counted against the worldwide level of such
visas set forth in section 201(d)(1) or the per country level
set forth in section 202(a)(2).''.
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