S.Amdt. 1973

SA 1973. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Rounds) 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. ___. H-2B NONIMMIGRANT RETURNING WORKERS.

Section 214(g)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``(B) and (C)'' and inserting ``(B), (C),
and (D),'';
(B) by striking ``fiscal year 2013, 2014, or 2015'' and
inserting ``any of the three previous fiscal years''; and
(C) by striking ``fiscal year 2016'' and inserting ``the
current fiscal year''; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) The number of aliens considered to be returning
workers under subparagraph (A) in any fiscal year may not
exceed the highest number of nonimmigrants who participated
in the returning worker program in any fiscal year in which
returning workers were exempt from the numerical limitation
under paragraph (1)(B).''.
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