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I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9952IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 8, 2024Mr. Suozzi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo add the Republic of Korea to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.

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E–3 visas for Republic of Korea Nationals

(a)

In general

Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting or, on a basis of reciprocity and pursuant to an agreement as determined by the Secretary of State, a national of the Republic of Korea, after Australia.(b)

Employer requirements

Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) (as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108–77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following:(e)In the case of an attestation filed with respect to a national of the Republic of Korea described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain during the period of authorized employment of such Republic of Korea national, a participant in good standing in the E–Verify program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note)..(c)

Application allocation

Paragraph (11) of section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)) is amended to read as follows:(11)(A)The Secretary of State may approve initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of this title only as follows:(i)For applicants who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia, not more than 10,500 for each fiscal year.(ii)For applicants who are nationals of the Republic of Korea, not more than a number equal to the difference between 10,500 and the number of applications approved in the prior fiscal year for aliens who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia.(B)The approval of an application described under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deemed for numerical control purposes to have occurred on September 30 of the prior fiscal year..(d)

Effective date

This Act shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.