1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting America and American Workers Act . 2. Reduction of diversity visas to level necessary for NACARA; partial reallocation of visas to benefit certain employment-based immigrants (a) Reduction of diversity visas To level for NACARA (1) In general Section 201(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(e) ) is amended by striking 55,000 and inserting 5,000 . (2) Effective date; sunset The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2018, and shall cease to be effective on the effective date described in section 3(d)(2). (b) Partial reallocation of visas To benefit certain employment-Based immigrants (1) Worldwide level of immigration Section 201(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Beginning with fiscal year 2019, in addition to the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants computed under paragraphs (1) and (2), there shall be available for issuance in each fiscal year— (A) 8,000 visas, to be allotted to qualified immigrants who are the beneficiary of a petition approved under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 204(a)(1) for classification under section 203(b)(1); (B) 8,000 visas, to be allotted to qualified immigrants who are the beneficiary of a petition approved under section 204(a)(1)(F) for classification under section 203(b)(2); and (C) 8,000 visas, to be allotted to qualified immigrants who are the beneficiary of a petition approved under section 204(a)(1)(F) for classification under section 203(b)(3). . (2) Allocation of immigrant visas Section 203(b) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , and plus the number of visas specified in section 201(d)(3)(A), after (4) and (5), ; (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting , and plus the number of visas specified in section 201(d)(3)(B), after (1),