1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Conditional approval The term conditional approval means, with respect to a petition for admission of H–2B nonimmigrants, the Secretary has determined that such petition has met all the conditions under paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 214.2(h) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (or similar successor regulation), and is approved subject to determining whether visas are available for such nonimmigrants within the statutory cap. (2) Final approval The term final approval means, with respect to a petition for admission of H–2B nonimmigrants, the Secretary has determined that such petition has met all the conditions under section 655.11 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations (or similar successor regulation), and that visas are available for such nonimmigrants within the statutory cap. (3) H–2B nonimmigrant The term H–2B nonimmigrant means a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) ). (4) Premium processing petition The term premium processing petition means a petition for an H–2B nonimmigrant for which the petitioner pays a premium fee pursuant to section 286(u) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1356 ). (5) Secretary Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (6) Statutory cap The term statutory cap means the maximum number of aliens who may be issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during any fiscal year under section 214(g)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)(B) ). 3. Returning workers (a) 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: (A) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), and subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an alien who has already been counted toward the numerical limitation