; and (B) by striking paragraph (5); and (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Special rules for countries at ceiling If the total number of immigrant visas made available under section 203(a) to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area is expected to exceed the numerical limitation specified in subsection (a)(2) in any fiscal year, immigrant visas to natives of that state or area under section 203(a) shall be allocated (to the extent practicable and otherwise consistent with this section and section 203) so that, except as provided in subsection (a)(4), the proportion of the visa numbers made available under each of paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 203(a) is equal to the ratio of the total number of visas made available under the respective paragraph to the total number of visas made available under section 203(a). . (c) Country-Specific offset Section 2 of the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking subsection (e) and inserting subsection (d) ; (2) by striking subsection (d); and (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year. 3404. Increased immigrant visas for other workers Section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking 28.6 and inserting 23.55 ; (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking 28.6 and inserting 23.55 ; (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter before clause (i), by striking 28.6 and inserting 41.2 ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 10,000 and inserting 40,000 ; (4) in paragraph (4), by striking 7.1 and inserting 5.85