3.0.0 4166 2023-01-15T04:48:36Z 2023-01-15T04:48:36Z House H HR 2004-04-02 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2004-05-20T13:41:01Z Referred to 2004-04-02T14:04:05Z 2004-05-20 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Committee 2004-04-02 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 N C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2004-04-02 True F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 2004-04-02 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2004-04-02 True G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2004-04-02 True M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2004-04-02 True Immigration Administrative fees Admission of nonimmigrants Alien labor Aliens Americans in foreign countries Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Diplomats Economics and Public Finance Education Embassies Federal law enforcement officers Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government statistics Government trust funds Governmental investigations Graduate education Higher education International Affairs Labor and Employment Recruiting of employees Skilled labor Temporary employment Transfer of employees Visas Immigration 00 2004-04-02 Introduced in House 2004-05-10T18:26:25Z American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt up to 20,000 aliens holding a master's or higher degree from the numerical limitation on H-1B (temporary employment in a specialty occupation) nonimmigrants in any fiscal year.

Makes permanent: (1) the attestation requirement concerning nondisplacement of U.S. workers applicable to H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators; (2) the filing fee applicable to H-1B petitioners; and (3) the Secretary of Labor's authority under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act to investigate an employer's alleged failure to meet specified labor attestation conditions (by repealing a sunset provision in that Act).

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on H-1B or L (intracompany business personnel) petitioners for use in combating fraud and carrying out labor attestation enforcement activities. Establishes an H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for the deposit of such fees.

Renders ineligible for L visa status those aliens who will serve in a capacity involving specialized knowledge at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate if: (1) the alien will be controlled principally by the unaffiliated employer; or (2) the placement with the unaffiliated employer is part of an arrangement merely to provide labor rather than to use the alien's specialized knowledge.

Eliminates the current reduction in the continuous employment requirement for aliens seeking L visa status pursuant to an employer's blanket petition.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain statistics regarding L visa petitions.

]]> American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act Display Title American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to nonimmigrants described in subparagraphs (H)(i)(b) and (L) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act Introduced in House 2004-04-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4166ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4166ih.xml 2004-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.