; and (5) in paragraph (5)(A), in the matter before clause (i), by striking 7.1 and inserting 5.85 . 3405. Flexible adjustments to employment-based immigrant visa program Section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b) ), as amended by section 3404, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Geographic and labor market adjustments The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may establish, by regulation, a procedure for temporarily limiting the admission of immigrants described in paragraphs (2) and (3) in geographic areas or labor market sectors that are experiencing high levels of unemployment. . 3406. Regional Economic Development Immigrant Visa Pilot Program (a) Pilot program for regional economic development visas Notwithstanding the numerical limitations in the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ), the Secretary may establish a pilot program for the annual admission of not more than 10,000 admissible immigrants whose employment is essential to the economic development strategies of the cities or counties in which they will live or work. (b) Labor certification The requirements of section 212(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5) ) shall apply to the pilot program authorized under this section. (c) Duration The Secretary shall determine the duration of the pilot program authorized under this section, which may not exceed 5 years. (d) Rulemaking The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall issue regulations to implement the pilot program authorized under this section. 3407. Wage-based consideration of temporary workers Section 212(p) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) In determining the order in which visas shall be made available to nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), and to any other category of nonimmigrants deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the