[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1149 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1149

    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a new 
nonimmigrant category for chefs and individuals in related occupations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2001

 Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a new 
nonimmigrant category for chefs and individuals in related occupations.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Culinary Worker Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. NEW NONIMMIGRANT CATEGORY FOR CHEFS AND INDIVIDUALS IN RELATED 
              OCCUPATIONS.

    (a) Chefs and Other Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Section 101(a)(15)(P)(i) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(i)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (a); 
                and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
                the following: ``, or (c) is described in section 
                214(c)(4)(F) (relating to culinary services).''.
            (2) Culinary services described.--Section 214(c)(4) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(P)(i)(c), 
                an alien is described in this subparagraph if the 
                alien--
                            ``(i) provides services as a chef, foreign 
                        specialty cook, or sommelier at a level 
                        reflecting distinguished merit and ability; and
                            ``(ii) seeks to enter the United States 
                        temporarily and solely for the purpose of 
                        providing services as a chef, foreign specialty 
                        cook, or sommelier.''.
    (b) Certain Specialty Cooks and Teachers of Cooking.--Section 
101(a)(15)(P) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(P)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iii);
            (2) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v);
            (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
            ``(iv) provides services as a specialty cook and seeks to 
        enter the United States temporarily and solely to cook and 
        perform related duties, or teach others to cook and perform 
        related duties, with respect to regional or ethnic cuisine that 
        is culturally unique.''; and
            (4) by amending clause (v) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2)) by striking ``(ii), or (iii)'' and inserting ``(ii), 
        (iii), or (iv)''.
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