[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3273 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3273

To treat certain information technology occupations as if the Secretary 
   of Labor had made a determination under section (a)(5)(A) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, to limit such determinations, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 1998

Mr. Moran of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To treat certain information technology occupations as if the Secretary 
   of Labor had made a determination under section (a)(5)(A) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, to limit such determinations, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TO TREAT CERTAIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OCCUPATIONS AS IF 
              THE SECRETARY OF LABOR HAD MADE A DETERMINATION UNDER 
              SECTION (A)(5)(A) OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

    (a) In General.--For a period of three years, beginning six months 
after enactment of this Act, the occupation ``information technology 
professional'' shall be treated as if the Secretary of Labor had made a 
determination under section (a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act that there are not sufficient workers who are able, 
willing, qualified and available, and that the employment of aliens in 
such occupations will not adversely affect the wages and working 
conditions of United States workers similarly employed.
    (b) Information Technology Professional Defined.--For purposes of 
this section, the term ``information technology professional'' means an 
individual skilled in the study, design, development, implementation, 
support or management of computer based information systems, such as a 
computer scientist, computer engineer, system analyst, or computer 
programmer.

SEC. 2. LIMITING DETERMINATIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF LABOR.

    (a) In General.--Section (a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act is amended by adding the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) Limitation.--No determination issued 
                        by the Secretary pursuant to this subparagraph 
                        shall be valid for more than three years from 
                        the date issued. Nothing in this clause shall 
                        be construed to limit the Secretary's ability 
                        to reissue a determination under this 
                        subparagraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect upon passage.
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