[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2277 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2277


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 6, 2001

                                Received

                            October 16, 2001

       Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty 
                     traders and treaty investors.

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

SECTION 1. WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR SPOUSES OF TREATY TRADERS AND TREATY 
              INVESTORS.

    Section 214(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(6) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under section 
101(a)(15)(E), who is accompanying or following to join a principal 
alien admitted under such section, the Attorney General shall authorize 
the alien spouse to engage in employment in the United States and 
provide the spouse with an `employment authorized' endorsement or other 
appropriate work permit.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 5, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.