Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act”.
Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reinstate the returning worker exemption for H–2B visas, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Returning worker exemption
In general— Section 214(g)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
“(9)
“(A)
“(i) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who has already been counted toward the numerical limitation of paragraph (1)(B) during fiscal year 2016 or 2017 shall not again be counted toward such limitation during fiscal year 2018. Such an alien shall be considered a returning worker.
“(ii) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who has already been counted toward the numerical limitation of paragraph (1)(B) during fiscal year 2018 or 2019 shall not again be counted toward such limitation during the next fiscal year. Such an alien shall be considered a returning worker.”
Effective date— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2017.