3.0.0 3192 2019-02-20T23:33:24Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2012-05-16 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-05-16T18:11:43Z 2012-05-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2012-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2012-05-16 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2012-05-16 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2012-05-16 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2012-09-10 False Immigration Congressional oversight Foreign labor Higher education Immigration status and procedures Science and engineering education User charges and fees Visas and passports Immigration 00 2012-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-29T16:48:01Z Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology Jobs Act of 2012 or the SMART Jobs Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa for an alien who has been accepted and plans to attend an accredited graduate program for a degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) at an institution of higher education in the United States.

Requires an F-4 alien to demonstrate an intent to: (1) return to his or her country of residence upon completion or termination of such qualifying graduate program, or (2) obtain U.S. employment in a STEM field and become a permanent U.S. resident upon completion of the graduate program which was the basis for such nonimmigrant status.

States that an F-4 visa shall be valid: (1) during the intended period of graduate study, (2) for an additional one year period if the alien is pursuing an offer of STEM field employment, and (3) for an additional six month period while the alien's application for permanent resident status adjustment is pending.

States that an alien shall qualify for permanent resident status adjustment if he or she: (1) has F-4 status and has earned an advanced STEM field degree at an institution of higher education, and (2) is employed full-time in the United States in a STEM field position.

]]> SMART Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced SMART Jobs Act Short Titles as Introduced Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology Jobs Act of 2012 Display Title SMART Jobs Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by establishing an F-4 nonimmigrant visa for aliens pursuing an advanced degree in mathematics, engineering, technology, or the physical sciences in the United States, to authorize such aliens to become permanent residents if they obtain employment in the United States related to their field of study, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3192is/xml/BILLS-112s3192is.xml 2012-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.