President Signs Defense Authorization, Enacting H-2B Relief
On October 17, 2006, President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (H.R. 5122) into law. Section 1074 of the bill includes
a one year extension of the returning worker exemption to the H-2B visa cap and
provides for the extension to take effect beginning October 1, 2006.
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