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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing the process by which USCIS selects H-1B registrations for the filing of H-1B petitions subject to the numerical limitations under INA section 214(g), or the way in which USCIS selects H-1B petitions for any year in which the registration requirement is suspended. Under the proposal, all registrations (or petitions, if applicable) would be weighted to generally favor beneficiaries whose proffered wages correspond to higher Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics wage levels. The proposed rule would retain beneficiary-centric selection of registrations. The proposed rule would not affect the order of selection between the regular cap and the advanced degree exemption, and would not alter the prevailing wage level associated with a given position for U.S. Department of Labor purposes.