; (ii) shall, not later than 30 days after the receipt of such comments or advice, submit a written response to the Governor; and (iii) in the Secretary’s sole discretion, may make the reservation of permits recommended by the Governor. (C) Numerical cap The number of permits issued under subparagraph (A) may not exceed 13,000 during fiscal year 2019. (D) Annual adjustments Beginning in fiscal year 2020, and annually thereafter, the number of permits issued under subparagraph (A) may not exceed a number that is 500 fewer than the number of permits that were issued during the immediately preceding fiscal year. (E) Reports regarding the percentage of domestic workers (i) By governor Not later than 60 days before the end of each calendar year, the Governor shall submit a report to the Secretary that identifies the ratio between domestic workers to non-domestic workers in the Commonwealth’s workforce based on income tax filings with the Commonwealth for the tax year. (ii) By GAO Not later than December 31, 2019, and biennially thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives that identifies the ratio between domestic workers and non-domestic workers in the Commonwealth’s workforce during each of the previous 5 calendar years. (F) Application; issuance of permits (i) Submission A prospective employer may submit an application— (I) for a new permit 180 days before the beginning of the allocation year in which the permit will become effective