S.Amdt. 1597

SA 1597. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Warner, and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States
Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of
veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished
through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. EXEMPTION OF ALIENS WORKING AS FISH PROCESSORS FROM
THE NUMERICAL LIMITATION ON H-2B NONIMMIGRANT
VISAS.

(a) In General.--Section 214(g)(10) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(10)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The numerical limitations of paragraph
(1)(B)'' and inserting ``(A) The numerical limitation under
paragraph (1)(B)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B)(i) The numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(B)
shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien issued a visa or
otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)
who is employed (or has received an offer of employment)--
``(I) as a fish roe processor, a fish roe technician, or a
supervisor of fish roe processing; or
``(II) as a fish processor.
``(ii) As used in clause (i)--
``(I) the term `fish' means fresh or saltwater finfish,
mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal
life, including the roe of such animals, other than marine
mammals and birds; and
``(II) the term `processor' means any person engaged in the
processing of fish, including handling, storing, preparing,
heading, eviscerating, shucking, freezing, changing into
different market forms, manufacturing, preserving, packing,
labeling, dockside unloading, holding, and all other
processing activities.''.
(b) Repeal.--Section 14006 of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287) is repealed.
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