1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Strengthening America's
Workforce Act of 2005
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Willing worker program
Sec. 101. Willing workers.
Sec. 102. Recruitment of United States workers.
Sec. 103. Admission of willing workers.
Sec. 104. Worker protections.
Sec. 105. Notification of employee rights.
Sec. 106. Portability.
Sec. 107. Spouses and children of willing workers.
Sec. 108. Petitions by employer groups and unions.
Sec. 109. Processing time for petitions.
Sec. 110. Terms of admission.
Sec. 111. Number of visas issued.
Sec. 112. Immigration Study Commission.
Sec. 113. Change of status.
Sec. 114. Adjustment of status to lawful permanent
resident.
Sec. 115. Grounds of inadmissibility.
Sec. 116. Petition fees.
Sec. 117. Definitions.
Sec. 118. Collective bargaining agreements.
Sec. 119. Report on wage determination.
Sec. 120. Ineligibility for certain nonimmigrant
status.
Sec. 121. Investigations by Department of Homeland Security
during labor disputes.
Sec. 122. Protection of witnesses.
Sec. 123. Document fraud.
TITLE II—Nonimmigrant visas for highly educated and skilled
workers
Sec. 201. Exemption of nonimmigrants with advanced degrees from
numerical limits.
Sec. 202. Aliens not subject to numerical limitations on
employment-based immigrants.
TITLE III—Foreign student work authorization
Sec. 301. Off campus work authorization for foreign
students.
<enum>I</enum><header>Willing worker
program</header>
<section id="IDE73986B8CC4E495D96480EDC8E6FB69D"><enum>101.</enum><header>Willing
workers</header>
<subsection id="ID1118636ECC584E02995444D89001317F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>H–2B
workers</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID673950F745524B2B8F27FB567BBE09CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>subject to section 212(v),</quote> before <quote>having a
residence</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3FC05FCD0FFB45C2828E9F2D1E625B29"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>temporary service or labor</quote> and inserting <quote>short-term
service or labor, lasting not more than 9 months</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2D428C417F444938BA01C2914813ABA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>H–2C
workers</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) is amended by striking <quote>profession;
or</quote> and inserting <quote>profession, or (c) subject to section 212(v),
who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform labor or services,
other than those occupation classifications covered under the provisions of
clause (i)(b), (ii)(a), or (ii)(b) of this subparagraph or subparagraph (L),
(O), or (P), for a United States employer, if United States workers qualified
to perform such labor or service cannot be identified; or</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDBAEE5268CBC74738948696F1CE884E01"><enum>102.</enum><header>Recruitment of
United States workers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
212 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID892EB1E54301442D9D5818C1CB686B23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (t) (as added by section 1(b)(2) of Public Law 108–449 (118 Stat.
3470)) as subsection (u); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA6673A2FA5C84712990BDEA424DC128F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID6EBDD570BCE8449483D9659A387DA7CD">
<subsection id="ID2BA79B0205014AA994D27B6A835CB25A"><enum>(v)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDB9D24DC9FC6D41E6B24EC6C85E5627E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An employer that seeks
to employ an alien described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section
101(a)(15)(H) shall, with respect to an alien described in such clause (ii)(b),
14 days prior to filing an application under paragraph (3), and with respect to
an alien described in such clause (ii)(c), 30 days prior to filing an
application under paragraph (3), take the following steps to recruit United
States workers for the position for which the nonimmigrant worker is
sought:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID180BED0C23C1461C9F4AFC201D700E66" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Submit a copy of the job opportunity,
including a description of the wages and other terms and conditions of
employment, to the United States Employment Services within the Department of
Labor (ES), which shall provide the employers with an acknowledgment of receipt
of the documentation provided to the ES in accordance with this
subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCC2093A7DE574BE99FD5BDA6C2E26D32" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Authorize the ES to post the job
opportunity on <quote>America’s Job Bank</quote> and local job banks, and with
unemployment agencies and other labor referral and recruitment sources
pertinent to the job in question.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE94FFB99AD8E482BB4B7FA9DCA524DDD" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Authorize the ES to notify the central
office of the State Federation of Labor in the State in which the job is
located.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0421D4A645434CC9AB171E9928235D55" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Post the availability of the job
opportunity for which the employer is seeking a worker in conspicuous locations
at the place of employment for all employees to see.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3F0BBF053A5540CDA6F6832319AC4A98" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Advertise, with respect to an alien
described in such clause (ii)(b), for at least 3 consecutive days, and for an
alien described in such clause (ii)(c), for at least 10 consecutive days, the
availability of the job opportunity for which the employer is seeking a worker
in a publication with the highest circulation in the labor market that is
likely to be patronized by a potential worker.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08435C51C79E4F2CB22F212427AB6154" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Based on recommendations by the local
job service, advertise the availability of the job opportunity in professional,
trade, or ethnic publications that are likely to be patronized by a potential
worker.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDC22A947E94F44978908775AE0988DCDC" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An employer that seeks to employ an
alien described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1802E8C2470A402D8A4CDB8DBCE46E0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have offered the job to any United
States worker who applies and is qualified for the job for which the
nonimmigrant worker is sought and who is available at the time of need;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID651B15284ED84E4A8D6E9A737EA4C3EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be required to maintain, for at least
1 year after the employment relationship is terminated, documentation of
recruitment efforts and responses received prior to the filing of the
employer’s application with the Secretary of Labor, including resumes,
applications, and, if applicable, tests of United States workers who applied
and were not hired for the job the employer seeks to fill with a nonimmigrant
worker.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID09A6F81EF6FE4DC18D7F27126E0B023A"><enum>103.</enum><header>Admission of
willing workers</header>
<subsection id="ID232EF83E98194340B199D566935FA5B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application to
the Secretary of Labor</header><text>Section 212(v) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(v)), as added by section 102, is amended by adding after paragraph
(2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDE6531B02A5884BE58F81D193EBC6015F">
<paragraph id="IDE2B98CC9D9CD452DAC31200184F705E5" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An employer that seeks to fill a
position with an alien described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section
101(a)(15)(H), shall file with the Secretary of Labor an application attesting
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBDFA96BC8C2C4E1EBDC9ACEDE8AF4132"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the employer is offering and will
offer during the period of authorized employment to aliens admitted or provided
status as a nonimmigrant described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section
101(a)(15)(H), wages that are at least—</text>
<clause id="IDEDCDD0DE43AC4463A80FA068ACA9E5F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the actual wage level paid by the
employer to all other individuals with similar experience and qualifications
for the specific employment in question; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC2F5307F067D47AE920E86DCE5BF4B24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the prevailing wage level for the
occupational classification in the area of employment, taking into account
experience and skill levels of employees, which level may be determined through
private, independent wage surveys,</text>
</clause></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">whichever
is greater, based on the best information available at the time of the filing
of the application, and for purposes of clause (ii) the prevailing wage level
shall be, if the job opportunity is covered by a collective bargaining
agreement between a union and the employer, the wage rate set forth in the
collective bargaining agreement, or if the job opportunity is not covered by a
collective bargaining agreement between a union and the employer, and it is in
an occupation that is covered by a wage determination under a provision of
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, the appropriate
statutory wage determination;</continuation-text><subparagraph id="IDD1036161FC0D4B048473BCFEAB84ED5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the employer will offer the same
wages, benefits, and working conditions for such nonimmigrant as those provided
to United States workers similarly employed in the same occupation and the same
place of employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00E82B595D7E49BCB27DABE0ECDEA703"><enum>(C)</enum><text>there is not a strike, lockout, or
labor dispute in the occupational classification at the place of employment
(including any concerted activity to which section 7 of the National Labor
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 157) applies);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD7B2B7F80C6F4123A7F5E8F489DAE828"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the employer will abide by all
applicable laws and regulations relating to the right of workers to join or
organize a union;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCB9ED25F1BCA45D6A45F9B5057B3B6A2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the employer has provided notice of
the filing of the application to the bargaining representative, if any, of the
employer’s employees in the occupational classification at the place of
employment or, if there is no such bargaining representative, has posted notice
of the filing in conspicuous locations at the place of employment for all
employees to see for not less than 10 business days for an alien described in
clause (ii)(b) of section 101(a)(15)(H) and for not less than 25 business days
for an alien described in clause (ii)(c) of such section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0403090E8D09444686129666E282E343"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the employer (including its officers,
representatives, agents, or attorneys) has not required the applicant to pay
any fee or charge for preparing the application and submitting it to the
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of
State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8436171D616F4726ABB9A75AA94607B5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the requirements for the job
opportunity represent the employer’s actual minimum requirements for that job
and the employer will not hire nonimmigrant workers with less training or
experience;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF4B89F332E344AEE8CA5AE7E9CF5153D"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the employer, within the 60 days prior
to the filing of the application and the 60 days following the filing, has not
laid off, and will not lay-off, any United States worker employed by the
employer in any similar position at the place of employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32A9C72CE4454F8FAA9607DEFCD796BD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the employer, prior to the filing of
the application, has complied with the recruitment requirements in accordance
with paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD34EFDB60D94428EB08B6F845023A7B4"><enum>(J)</enum><text>no job offer may impose on United
States workers any restrictions or obligations that will not be imposed by an
employer on a nonimmigrant worker described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of
section
101(a)(15)(H).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDE8ABFAA4D53549FFBE37FE8457C3EA08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Accompanied by
job offer</header><text>Section 212(v) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1182(v)), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding after
paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDFEF079CF58DF4F818D60CAFF8D16BA94">
<paragraph id="ID843AF799E01D4B05B0403C33F9BC382B" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Each application filed under
paragraph (3) shall be accompanied by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8EF69B9EC2D44598AC5FD6ADD6C711AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a copy of the job offer describing the
wages and other terms and conditions of employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF1EE45281B9841CE8CFE5C7E105FFFFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a statement of the minimum education,
training, experience, and requirements for the job opportunity in
question;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID611E9B63831A4030B16302D113D91CE9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>copies of the documentation submitted
to the United States Employment Services within the Department of Labor to
recruit United States workers in accordance with paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9DABF682F44C4F2A86DEB0D130264A08"><enum>(D)</enum><text>copies of the advertisements to
recruit United States workers placed in publications in accordance with
paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8752DD19B7B340FBAE37B403F7B1DB6A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a copy of the acknowledgment of
receipt provided to the employer by the ES in accordance with paragraph
(1)(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB23918191A5548A7B0FFE7B60FC196F1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incomplete
applications; retention of application; filing of
petition</header><text>Section 212(v) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1182(v)), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding after
paragraph (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID8D94797289AF4B83888EEDC36AEF2B8A">
<paragraph id="ID11EC198068D6465C8843F2D8E58C647B" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Secretary of Labor shall review
the application and requisite documents filed in accordance with paragraphs (3)
and (4) for completeness and accuracy, and if deficiencies are found, the
Secretary of Labor shall notify the employer and provide the employer with an
opportunity to address such deficiencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE3ABC54DE158456CA592F150171F60A0" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A copy of the application and
requisite documents filed with the Secretary of Labor in accordance with
paragraphs (3) and (4) shall be retained by the employer in a public access
file at the employer’s headquarters or principal place of employment of the
alien for the duration of the employment relationship and for 1 year after the
termination of that employment relationship.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2F0C0096C4284BFF93E5F9992193B975" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Upon the approval of an application
by the Secretary of Labor, an employer who seeks to employ an alien described
in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H) shall file a petition as
required under section 214(c)(1) with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services within the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5D319FC39F6A472BA602F4D7CF1C7B30" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Upon finalization of the visa
processing, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue each alien who
obtains legal status under clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H)
with a counterfeit-resistant visa and a document of authorization, both of
which meet all the requirements established by the Secretary of Homeland
Security for travel documents and reflects the benefits and status set forth in
this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID60CF82FA0D0C4DC08C070687FCD46F20"><enum>104.</enum><header>Worker
protections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(v) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(v)), as amended by section 103, is further amended by adding after
paragraph (8) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID926E6E0329264364A075943D7E22610B">
<paragraph id="ID1F38379F42CB4C079794ADF602A49E9C" indent="up1"><enum>(9)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDD017B416DBEA4FA88DFF447DC54D1ACC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to limit the rights of an employee under a
collective bargaining agreement or other employment contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3AA2720936D3468FA4C902AEFCB43C78" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An alien admitted or otherwise
provided status under clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H) shall
not be denied any right or any remedy under Federal, State, or local labor or
employment law that is applicable to a United States worker employed in a
similar position with the employer because of the status of the alien as a
nonimmigrant worker.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID11A89CC7BB9741FFAB2706CEDCA955C4" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for an employer
who has filed a petition for a nonimmigrant worker described in clause (ii)(b)
or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H) to intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce,
blacklist, discharge, or in any other manner discriminate against an employee
(including a former employee) because the employee—</text>
<clause id="IDA37EE9A4A5DA404BA993900B418F8847"><enum>(i)</enum><text>disclosed information, to the employer
or to any other person, that the employee reasonably believes evidences a
violation of this subsection or any rule or regulation pertaining to this
subsection; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBA889B92E5444829AEBA5B31E41B613F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>because the employee cooperates or
seeks to cooperate in a government investigation or other proceeding concerning
the employer’s compliance with the requirements of this subsection or any rule
or regulation pertaining to this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2EE01BC1DD404F59912B88E3940E8441" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a process under which a
nonimmigrant worker described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section
101(a)(15)(H) who files a complaint regarding a violation of this subsection,
or any other rule or regulation pertaining to this subsection and is otherwise
eligible to remain and work in the United States may be allowed to seek other
appropriate employment in the United States for a period not to exceed the
maximum period of stay authorized for that nonimmigrant
classification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDE0066B4C052443EB92746C9082E7502B"><enum>105.</enum><header>Notification
of employee rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
214(c), of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID163B0033B80F4CE69C193513A831489A">
<paragraph id="ID4EDBA8E1FB374B7CAF0CBC80DCE9BD6F"><enum>(13)</enum><text>An employer that
employs an alien described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section
101(a)(15)(H) shall provide such alien with the same notification of the
alien’s rights and remedies under Federal, State, and local laws that the
employer is required to provide to United States workers and, upon request of
the United States worker, make available to United States employees a copy of
the attested application submitted by the employer regarding that alien to the
Secretary of Labor and the application by the employer regarding that alien
submitted to the Secretary of Homeland
Security.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDB0A3A4380BDA491197A77960275A0A60"><enum>106.</enum><header>Portability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(v) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(v)), as amended by section 104, is further amended by adding after
paragraph (9) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID0D8C1D6C51BC4888B20189988AC71F4D">
<paragraph id="IDE4C0D25C0F5E455390D2EAA7867EE7A2" indent="up1"><enum>(10)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDE3B6F0B00F8B43DC9BC4AF0A31BFCF2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), any alien admitted or otherwise provided status as a
nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) may change employers
only after the alien has been employed by the petitioning employer for at least
3 months from the date of admission or the date such status was otherwise
acquired.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB645E2672B8C46FEA0509A6523B99B94" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Except as provided in subparagraph
(C), any alien admitted or otherwise provided status as a nonimmigrant
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall be prohibited from changing
employers after the alien has been employed by the petitioning employer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID249785316F614789A0B38579CBDAE53C" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The 3-month employment requirement in
subparagraph (A) may be waived (without loss of status during the period of the
waiver) for a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) and the
employment requirement in subparagraph (B) may be waived (without loss of
status during the period of the waiver) for a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) in circumstances where—</text>
<clause id="IDC5C9B36EF14B40389C099CC5535BBC5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the alien began and continued the
employment in good faith but the employer violated a term or condition of
sponsorship of the alien under this Act or violated any other law or regulation
relating to the employment of the alien; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID02F0F45B02F844E7B36B31CE5AA10FF5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the personal circumstances of the
alien changed so as to require a change of employer, including family, medical,
or humanitarian reasons, a disability, or other factor rendering the alien
unable to perform the job.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4FEC7E26C8B04A12B0834FE60436EA4C" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>If a waiver under subparagraph (C) is
sought, the application shall be accompanied by such evidence to warrant the
approval of such waiver.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4A8655F4738740BD878AD36FB567BF28" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A nonimmigrant alien admitted or
otherwise provided status as a nonimmigrant described in clause (ii)(b) or
(ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H) may accept new employment with a new employer
upon the filing by the new employer of a new application on behalf of such
alien as provided under paragraph (3). Employment authorization shall continue
until the new petition is adjudicated. If the new petition is denied, the
alien’s right to work as established by this subsection shall cease. The
alien’s right to work, if any, established by any other provision of law, shall
not be affected by the denial of such new
application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDADF592B2E8B843F78E3F38C438DF2943"><enum>107.</enum><header>Spouses and
children of willing workers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(v) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(v)), as amended by section 106, is further amended by adding after
paragraph (10) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDE6504AFBCA2E4939BD0EFD7A7DA4DB7D">
<paragraph id="ID0CA2318CFCA54731BD082A2A3E9DEE47" indent="up1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>A spouse or child of a nonimmigrant
worker described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H) shall be
eligible for derivative status by accompanying or following to join the
alien.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDCDCB5BEC37D54EE5A82E7DD160633D15"><enum>108.</enum><header>Petitions by
employer groups and unions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(c)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1184(c)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0F44ECEFF042469EADE2FFD76012CF70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
after the first sentence the following: <quote>In the case of an alien or
aliens described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H), the
petition may be filed by an associated or affiliated group of employers that
have multiple openings for similar employment on behalf of the individual
employers or by a union or union consortium. The petition, if approved, will be
valid for employment in the described positions for the member employers, the
union, or union consortium, provided the employing entity has complied with all
applicable recruitment requirements and paid the requisite petition
fees.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3DE4B8604D1C4B1D947A83A1F7AD5738"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
permit a recruiting entity or job shop to petition for an alien described in
clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID76AE6A500DB7429E8DD430A616ACE26F"><enum>109.</enum><header>Processing
time for petitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
214(c) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)), as amended by section 105, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID6D99E6B521614F44B6F06E75B21F82A7">
<paragraph id="ID3323E0F7207848BB9A0D19F4A442A73D" indent="up1"><enum>(14)</enum><text>The Secretary of Labor shall review
the application filed under section 212(v)(3) for completeness and accuracy and
issue a determination with regard to the application not later than 21 days
after the date on which the application was filed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9A5EC52EF18148CDB0C4CCB41567E3D7" indent="up1"><enum>(15)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall establish a process for reviewing and completing adjudications upon
petitions filed under this subsection with respect to nonimmigrant workers
described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H) and derivative
applications associated with these petitions, not later than 60 days after the
completed petition has been
filed.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID0C306806A4854982BE8FCAE8C8921685"><enum>110.</enum><header>Terms of
admission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(g) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID891405CB85284C4E89F44186E1F3ACE6">
<paragraph id="IDB45DA640956B4019BD9EBB4B8C7DA5FE" indent="up1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>In the case of a nonimmigrant
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), the initial period of authorized
admission shall be for not more than 9 months from the date of application for
admission in such status in any 1-year period. No nonimmigrant described in
such section may be admitted for a total period that exceeds 36 months in a
4-year period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDEBD748D48DF94F4A91A16F8DE33875C4" indent="up1"><enum>(10)</enum><text>In the case of a nonimmigrant
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c), the initial period of authorized
admission shall be for not more than 2 years. The employer may petition for
extensions of such status for an additional period of not more than 2 years. No
nonimmigrant described in such section shall be admitted for a total period
that exceeds 4 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD614329B3A704BDE91D36F3C6B58B8AE" indent="up1"><enum>(11)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDC805BA8D4B9A4435845DF3916D6FB714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The limitations
described in paragraphs (9) and (10) with respect to the duration of authorized
stay shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien previously issued a visa or
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) on
whose behalf a petition has been filed under section 204(b) to accord the alien
immigrant status under section 203(b), or an application for adjustment of
status has been filed under section 245 to accord the alien status under
section 203(b), if 365 days or more have elapsed since—</text>
<clause id="ID81658F5D09E5475F90616A4A19F2D066" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the filing of a labor certification
application on behalf of the alien (if such certification is required for the
alien to obtain status under section 203(b)); or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID304DF83FB69C46948485F120025EC6B3" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the filing of the petition under
section 204(a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22B1CAB1F60B4D57995443EEAD60CDA1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall extend the stay of an alien who qualifies for an exemption under
subparagraph (A) in 1-year increments until such time as a final decision is
made—</text>
<clause id="ID27B5F65D822D40AE8A360305A6BCCC19"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to deny the application described in
subparagraph (A)(i), or, in a case in which such application is granted, to
deny a petition described in subparagraph (A)(ii) filed on behalf of the alien
pursuant to such grant;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8A5164730BB04A7AAC232DBBB01727C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to deny the petition described in
subparagraph (A)(ii); or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5F813AAE125A47A59BEE320684F79CC3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to grant or deny the alien’s
application for an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id717EA122731D46F5BFBD2F0364E2C7E5" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An alien who was granted Deferred
Mandatory Departure status under section 245C may qualify for an exemption
under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID923782CE66054B78BBAE60A1993F6C10"><enum>111.</enum><header>Number of
visas issued</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(g) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id23FBB12320684AEFB78A1FA9B86FE2CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph
(B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID7896B2EDBEFE4E87A90702D671628158">
<subparagraph id="ID6FE13A5771DF44FFB6AF5838E5095BDD"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID8BB2A8A50F654573BB135E1559E4EED9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) may not exceed 100,000 in each fiscal year following the
fiscal year in which the final regulations implementing the amendments made by
the <short-title>Strengthening America's Workforce Act of
2005</short-title> are published; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID787B245184DD4584B890263F5ADA93D8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c)
may not exceed 250,000 in each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which
the final regulations implementing the amendments made by the
<short-title>Strengthening America's Workforce Act of
2005</short-title> are published.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE448C75E7DF24F728853CFF773409D80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>of paragraph (1) shall</quote> and inserting the following:
“under paragraph (1)—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DD14AC65EB34665B750525489E969B8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idAE6F0732849441E1A311B401C2F453BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not apply
to aliens previously granted Mandatory Deferred Departure under section 245C;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF565783C92E4ECD8DEB570DABB34BFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID643D5ECC687F453B815A5A196ED6BAE3"><enum>112.</enum><header>Immigration
Study Commission</header>
<subsection id="IDD3FE435F1FEC4391AA8C771CC852714A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>On
the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, there shall
be established a commission, to be known as the Immigration Study Commission
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Commission</quote>) to review the
impact of this Act on the national security of the United States, the national
economy, and families, and to make recommendations to Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID50F6D141585B48249C5C1C6AD1B81C32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="ID4FC9237F223C44348BCC496F438634DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall be composed of 12 members, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDCDAB5F3297474B4C86F1ACA0FC1529C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>3 members shall
be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD5B647B2F08148ACA4BA226ABD1B836A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>3 members shall
be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFEB36F8183E542268467B7E584702A3E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>3 members shall
be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9AA21DA6D8E94227801D11718ED87D69"><enum>(D)</enum><text>3 members shall
be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF4AFF2E0FFFA42F5BFCE29F084E7744B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
Commission members shall represent the public and private sectors and have
expertise in areas that would best inform the work of the Commission, including
national security experts, economists, sociologists, worker representatives,
business representatives, and immigration lawyers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDEB332AC23DA94E61AF72420B4C4013A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
chairperson of the Commission shall be a Commission member agreed upon by the
majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and the Speaker and the minority
leader of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID892F937DF7D14EEAA0282AA696F8CCE6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation
and expenses</header><text>The members of the Commission shall not receive
compensation for the performance of services for the Commission, but shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC92D708D93FF47079EFCC7BA39873E85"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Each
member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy shall be
filled by whomever initially appointed the member of that seat.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5067B6ED1B564B7B93FE202EE22459DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="IDD1A68153E65E430E838E865E528A2167"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The
Commission shall be located in a facility maintained by the Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDEF9C5D9CF4DE4B58B9B450F26C0879C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Detail of
government employees</header><text>Any Federal Government employee may be
detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be
without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3F80E2009A7B41AC8CF7D61B4E2E2E76"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information
from Federal agencies</header><text>The Commission may secure directly from any
Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Upon request of the
Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such
information to the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0FD5DB60BC404B359BBD0318461E15FD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>The
Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable
to carry out the objectives of this section, except that, to the extent
possible, the Commission shall use existing data and research.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7FE03490175F4CB9908C76ADC60586E0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Postal
services</header><text>The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of
the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID86BDA2D26C2144F18A2E86BAF807BEEA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after all of the members are appointed to the Commission, the
Commission shall submit to Congress a preliminary report that summarizes the
directions of the Commission and initial recommendations. Not later than 2
years after the Commission members are appointed, the Commission shall submit
to Congress a report that summarizes the findings of the Commission and make
such recommendations as are consistent with this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB884C1C3A29D4FD986C05E4C066014EF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services such sums as may be necessary to
carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID42D9282C56134C289489CA40FB1967EA"><enum>113.</enum><header>Change of
status</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(v) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(v)), as amended by section 107, is further amended by adding after
paragraph (11) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDDC63E02E103640BCB31330BCC37A8497">
<paragraph id="ID3C7291F37DBC48FBA7BA3D5092CD6A3D" indent="up1"><enum>(12)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7BF7E664611149F8A59AB1E29DD751A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An alien admitted as a
nonimmigrant or otherwise provided status under clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of
section 101(a)(15)(H) shall be eligible to obtain a change of status to another
immigrant or nonimmigrant classification for which the alien may be
eligible.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA2AE703D761455EBE52B8DB257FC4EC" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An alien subject to Mandatory
Deferred Departure under section 245C may not adjust to an immigrant
classification under this section until after the earlier of—</text>
<clause id="id4CE1D66E603243688BC1F581DEC855F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the consideration of all applications
filed under section 201, 202, or 203 before the date of enactment of this
paragraph; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id6D2C1FD1849A4594A4EBE17DA0C5F448"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>8 years after the date of enactment
of this paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF45A7B18FC964C3B9ABD32265C34E943" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An alien may not adjust to an
immigrant classification under this section until after the earlier of—</text>
<clause id="id437686BF25544F638DB366CC8EDAB87C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the consideration of all applications
filed under section 201, 202, or 203 before the date of enactment of this
paragraph; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idCDDCC175C5DC45C2B5273C7B750F8FA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>8 years after such date of
enactment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID3CA77A41EA034325B998F6A28B2ABC67"><enum>114.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status to lawful permanent resident</header>
<subsection id="ID986F0F33C4534815843D35614B19719C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Employment-Based
immigrant visas</header><text>Section 212(v) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(v)), as amended by section 113, is further amended by adding after
paragraph (12) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID41C85CF229494EB187FE9F2AA66A6381">
<paragraph id="ID92A677A7AC4E435FA459F2819EADF039" indent="up1"><enum>(13)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID8529EDEFAE73480AB687876531F5EED4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Nonimmigrant aliens
admitted or otherwise provided status under clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of
section 101(a)(15)(H) shall be eligible for an employment-based immigrant visa
pursuant to section 203(b)(3) and adjustment of status pursuant to section
245.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74FB4E499BAF4DCF9FD7B41CB2454D26" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Pursuant to subparagraph (A), for
purposes of adjustment of status under section 245(a) or issuance of an
immigrant visa under section 203(b)(3), employment-based immigrant visas shall
be made available, without regard to any numerical limitation imposed by
section 201 or 202, to an alien having nonimmigrant status described in clause
(ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H) upon the filing of a petition for
such a visa by—</text>
<clause id="ID74EC42AEC5C14AB8AD0E8DFCA60638FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the employer or any collective
bargaining agent of the alien; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDCC6B4A676914DC790CBBDAF5E966C58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the alien, provided the alien has
been employed under such nonimmigrant status for at least 3 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB094691E1C5B4536BFA0BAABD12621B7" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The spouse or child of an alien
granted status under clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H) shall
be eligible as a derivative beneficiary for an immigrant visa and adjustment of
status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB12FE744221040FEAD308C3CF2BC0AD6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dual
intent</header><text>Section 214(h) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1184(h)) is amended by inserting <quote>(H)(ii)(b), (H)(ii)(c),</quote> after
<quote>(H)(i)(b) or (c),</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDEBBA2F85565A4AAC87BC7D8EA9EF77E0"><enum>115.</enum><header>Grounds of
inadmissibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(v)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>
(8 U.S.C. 1182(v)), as amended by section 114(a), is further amended by adding
after paragraph (13) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID172B507D38A64402B42795BD104C4487">
<paragraph id="ID8CB656CC094E4CED8A863551BB59C11B" indent="up1"><enum>(14)</enum><text>In determining the admissibility of
an alien under clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H), violations
of grounds of inadmissibility described in paragraphs (5), (6)(A), (6)(B),
(6)(C), (6)(G), (7), (9), and (10)(B) of section 212(a) committed prior to the
application under such section, or the approval of a change of status to a
classification under such section shall not apply if the violation was
committed before the date of introduction of the
<short-title>Strengthening America's Workforce Act of
2005</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID822821052E294AB2AD56BC4D19B82F50"><enum>116.</enum><header>Petition
fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(v) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(v)), as amended by section 115, is further amended by adding after
paragraph (14) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDA612AFA728074A8D830329ADCDF170F6">
<paragraph id="IDA44513D9672143FBAA2ECFC11F2B6F09" indent="up1"><enum>(15)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID3FC62F316B3345019461D85B6724F32C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An employer filing a
petition for an alien described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) shall be
required to pay a filing fee for each alien, based on the cost of carrying out
the processing duties under this subsection, and a secondary fee of—</text>
<clause id="IDC588391C67294A5881EB1068F8694E2D" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$250, in the case of an employer
employing 25 employees or less;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6696612F9909416DA8E9E9C55AF7626C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$500, in the case of an employer
employing between 26 and 150 employees;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF3EE1F9425954078817AA9A2CBE11FC3" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$750, in the case of an employer
employing between 151 and 500 employees; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID229E0B71AAE3415E82472A776CECC570" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$1,000, in the case of an employer
employing more than 500 employees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5CB86ADDD2E14C4D922594DC9510DE45" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An employer filing a petition for an
alien described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall be required to pay a
filing fee for each alien, based on the costs of carrying out the processing
duties under this subsection, and a secondary fee of—</text>
<clause id="IDFFD14E546C7941B6B35E2A3E7D4A3ACD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$125, in the case of an employer
employing 25 employees or less;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID45CB6085F5E04F71A7EBE5FF60220456"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$250, in the case of an employer
employing between 26 and 150 employees;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCE90B4C39D7F4C46A489D811D42D3D32"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$375, in the case of an employer
employing between 151 and 500 employees; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9A59AA72A0844C009FC8656AC3D2FB63"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$500, in the case of an employer
employing more than 500 employees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFC12CF57376B4E11BF1A6ED5DCC334AC" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The fees collected under this
paragraph shall be deposited into accounts within the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of Labor, and the Department of State, and allocated
such that—</text>
<clause id="ID53EEB30EE946441DB7957E57EC5A1D3B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>15 percent of the amounts received
shall be made available to the Department of Homeland Security until expended
to carry out the requirements related to processing petitions filed by
employers for aliens described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section
101(a)(15)(H);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC2EECABD69244CE0A797030BD448F4D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>20 percent of the amounts received
shall be made available to the Department of Labor until expended to—</text>
<subclause id="ID40DB5C27BB664F76B1B5C946672A2004"><enum>(I)</enum><text>carry out the requirements related
to processing attestations filed by employers for aliens described in clause
(ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDFACF2608C6E548A2946DC807011D115E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>increase the funds available to
the United States Employment Services to assist State employment service
agencies in responding to employers and employees contacting such agencies as a
result of paragraph (1);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID38B59AB21B1342F0B5911E0C736F833B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>15 percent of the amounts received
shall be made available to the Department of State until expended to carry out
the requirements related to processing applications for visas by aliens under
clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6E3FF557601E4A6E847D74E7FD344707"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>5 percent of the amounts received
shall be made available for the performance of functions under section
212(t)(9)(F) as the Secretary of Labor and the Special Counsel of the Office of
the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices within
the Department of Justice may agree;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID42E25AB763B74CBF8FDD3879B30EB76A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>30 percent of the amounts received
shall be made available to the Department of Homeland Security for
implementation of border security measures; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4BC2D9C7986945EA94C46BA3342F4DFD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>15 percent of the amounts received
shall be made available to the Department of Homeland Security for the
employment eligibility confirmation program described in section 403(a) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1324a note).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDBA999CB56DBF4A45A66C446AB7790553"><enum>117.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(v) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(v)), as amended by section 116, is further amended by adding after
paragraph (16) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDF57A2C011AE64169BD661B674E9B09CF">
<paragraph id="IDA38EB1C5630245C69323B8D36F0B2FAF" indent="up1"><enum>(16)</enum><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID15B953A2927E4E0C991D35FB9C996318"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term <term>employer</term> means
any person or entity that employs workers in labor or services that are not
agricultural, and shall not include recruiting entities or job shops.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56718A1F07ED438191E92D57DF845DAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term <term>job opportunity</term>
means a job opening for temporary full-time or part-time employment at a place
in the United States to which United States workers can be referred.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID13B7FDFF81BC4727A7C7652E4DDC7438"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDD385E1891ACC42139B93260E4E1264D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The term <term>lays
off</term>, with respect to a worker—</text>
<subclause id="IDF351B724AE1846499D7FF8C80ADEDF42" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>means to cause the worker’s loss of
employment, other than through a discharge for inadequate performance,
violation of workplace rules, cause, voluntary departure, voluntary retirement,
contract impossibility, termination of the position or company, temporary
layoffs due to weather, markets, or other temporary conditions; but</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID09EA537B54D34E9BA2B1C656E7D668B9" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>does not include any situation in
which the worker is offered, as an alternative to such loss of employment, a
similar employment opportunity with the same employer at equivalent or higher
compensation and benefits than the position from which the employee was
discharged, regardless of whether or not the employee accepts the offer.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDB04039C4DB4D432AA7373603E7100532" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Nothing in this subparagraph is
intended to limit an employee’s rights under a collective bargaining agreement
or other employment contract.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID78B553A516254DE2A482471E9ADC580C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The term <term>United States
worker</term> means any worker, whether a United States citizen or national, a
lawfully admitted permanent resident alien, or any other alien, who is
authorized to work in the job opportunity within the United States, except an
alien admitted or otherwise provided status under clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of
section
101(a)(15)(H).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID61C6FC24947A45A888BDB2B15A20BD8E"><enum>118.</enum><header>Collective
bargaining agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the fact that an individual holds a visa as a nonimmigrant worker described in
clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section 101(a)(15)(H) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) shall not render that individual ineligible to qualify
as an employee under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
or to be protected under section 7 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 157).</text>
</section><section id="ID5E2818A6DFCC4720BDFD9B192C42880A"><enum>119.</enum><header>Report on wage
determination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
shall prepare and transmit to the Committees on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions and the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committees on Education and
the Workforce and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, a report that
addresses—</text>
<paragraph id="ID93F776C127A14629B3E979EDB6C6E6FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>whether the
employment of workers described in clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section
101(a)(15)(H) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) in the United States workforce has
impacted United States worker wages;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1142DCB282934C1582D976A4B8A5A879"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether any
changes should be made for a future wage system, based on factors that include
an examination of the Occupational Employment System survey, its calculation of
wage data based on skill and experience levels and difference among types of
employers, including for profit, nonprofit, government, and
nongovernment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDED6E8DC3B6F848B29E7B47535FFDD505"><enum>(3)</enum><text>whether use of
private, independent wage surveys would provide accurate and reliable criteria
to determine wage rates; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID79053E746FF84C0BB1879206CE13C349"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other
recommendations that are warranted.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDF5DC6B8EC1824C5491EB585BF235E32E"><enum>120.</enum><header>Ineligibility
for certain nonimmigrant status</header>
<subsection id="ID46E901E8428F4802A791C0A9359D2023"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bar to future
visas for condition violations</header><text>Any alien who has status pursuant
to section 245B of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name>, as added by title III, or clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c)
of section 101(a)(15)(H) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)), shall not be eligible in
the future for such nonimmigrant status if the alien materially violates any
term or condition of such status.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID54DB38AC6A204E5E996FFF6DA3A5383D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Aliens
unlawfully present</header><text>Any alien who enters the United States after
the date of enactment of this Act without being admitted or paroled shall be
ineligible for nonimmigrant status under clause (ii)(b) or (ii)(c) of section
101(a)(15)(H) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID02E70CBBB6214372A4B0C32AC4254D4F"><enum>121.</enum><header>Investigations
by Department of Homeland Security during labor disputes</header>
<subsection id="IDBF0C99F8126542D180468258FB78B81A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>When information is received by the Department of
Homeland Security concerning the employment of undocumented or unauthorized
aliens, consideration should be given to whether the information is being
provided to interfere with the rights of employees to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDE5C9FD142D3247BFA7DC59696BF8D5A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>form, join, or
assist labor organizations or to exercise their rights not to do so;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID57C0DDBD20734B62A7B85963BADF51BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be paid minimum
wages and overtime;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7F554D6E21FB4D58AEBDCD7943A25621"><enum>(3)</enum><text>have safe work
places;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4358037C13DB4349AE2BB4C404E357C4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>receive
compensation for work related injuries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC8DA056231114E2EBFE6C8907ED7D32E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>be free from
discrimination based on race, gender, age, national origin, religion, or
handicap; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC831DBE1960E474297262FB938807403"><enum>(6)</enum><text>retaliate against
employees for seeking to vindicate those rights.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8C087276AE5B4D3EAC86ECA1B21BA77A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination
of labor dispute</header><text>Whenever information received from any source
creates a suspicion that an immigration enforcement action might involve the
Department of Homeland Security in a labor dispute, a reasonable attempt should
be made by Department of Homeland Security enforcement officers to determine
whether a labor dispute is in progress. The information officer at the regional
office of the National Labor Relations Board can supply status information on
unfair labor practice charges or union election or decertification petitions
that are pending involving most private sector, non-agricultural employers.
Wage and hour information can be obtained from the Wage and Hour Division of
the Department of Labor or the State labor department.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID49FC272E62F845DFA2905D6545CD131B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relevant
questions for informant</header><text>In order to protect the Department of
Homeland Security from unknowingly becoming involved in a labor dispute,
persons who provide information to the Department of Homeland Security about
the employer or employees involved in the dispute should be asked—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB8A1B4724D7B423898B87274CB66ECDD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>their
names;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4FFA61BC4D50401794FF85B0CD2D1C76"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether there is
a labor dispute in progress at the work site;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0E4F48A4E8774F58BDC3FEFBC174818E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>whether the
person is or was employed at the work site in question (or by a union
representing workers at the work site);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID79C8F36F060248A4A50160417CA3DED7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>if applicable,
whether the person is or was employed in a supervisory or managerial capacity
or is related to anyone who is;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4F1F6DC729EE49C8A8413B34CE20E143"><enum>(5)</enum><text>how the person
came to know that the subjects lacked legal authorization to work, as well as
the source and reliability of the information concerning the subject’s
status;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7D48BB18CADF42278112B5AF3BF908F7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>whether the
person had or is having a dispute with the employer or the subjects of the
information; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE6D45DCEA6FC4CEAA4A6C4985A75AD69"><enum>(7)</enum><text>if the subjects
of the information have raised complaints or grievances about hours, working
conditions, discriminatory practices, or union representation or actions, or
whether the subjects have filed workers’ compensation claims.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID06079A62C3804D97A4D75F80A9D1A035"><enum>(d)</enum><header>BICE
review</header><text>There is no prohibition for enforcing the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), even when there may be a labor dispute in progress,
however, where it appears that information may have been provided in order to
interfere with or to retaliate against employees for exercising their rights,
no action should be taken on this information without review and approval by
the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID291576237F4C42AE9EC71DB4F0BE6243"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Enforcement
action</header><text>When enforcement action is taken by the Department of
Homeland Security and the Department determines that there is a labor dispute
in progress, or that information was provided to the Department of Homeland
Security to retaliate against employees for exercising their employment rights,
the lead immigration officer in charge of the Department of Homeland Security
enforcement team at the work site must ensure, to the extent possible, that any
aliens who are arrested or detained and are necessary for the prosecution of
any violations are not removed from the country without notifying the
appropriate law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the
violations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5CB341DAE85040BFA8E1C4396BA768D3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Interviews</header><text>Any
arrangements for aliens to be held or interviewed by investigators or attorneys
for the Department of Labor, the State labor department, the National Labor
Relations Board, or any other agencies or entities that enforce labor or
employment laws will be determined on a case-by-case basis.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID9CA4D845AF6E4187A503269B873CE571"><enum>122.</enum><header>Protection of
witnesses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 8 of title
II of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1321 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 280
the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID54B3D2FE404F4C4AA624A9EEB1E7A333" other-style="archaic" style="other">
<section id="IDCB8A291E25E14F1EA52A590EC29EC42D"><enum>280A.</enum><header>Stay of
removal</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID3356ACFCBEB0487ABC0868FC97FDB149"><enum>(a)</enum><text>An alien against whom
removal proceedings have been initiated pursuant to chapter 4, who has filed a
workplace claim or who is a material witness in any pending or anticipated
proceeding involving a workplace claim, shall be entitled to a stay of removal
and to an employment authorized endorsement unless the Department of Labor
established by a preponderance of the evidence in proceedings before the
immigration judge presiding over that alien’s removal hearing—</text>
<paragraph id="ID91EFEAFBB8924F8A88E36DBD1A4F5128"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDDB42A4AAD8CC4F398A56FEDC5975E772"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of
Homeland Security initiated the alien’s removal proceeding for wholly
independent reasons and not in any respect based on, or as a result of, any
information provided to or obtained by the Department of Homeland Security from
the alien’s employer, from any outside source, including any anonymous source,
or as a result of the filing or prosecution of the workplace claim; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6FBC0D7E26D84A24930BCEDED9F67A71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the workplace
claim was filed with a bad-faith intent to delay or avoid the alien’s removal;
or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDEA0E0900386C4448B047E6982159B625"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that the alien
has engaged in criminal conduct or is a threat to the national security of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDAAEF37BABCAE4F4BB346389F65C0D9FC"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Any stay of
removal or work authorization issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall remain
valid and in effect at least during the pendency of the proceedings concerning
such workplace claim. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall extend such
relief for a period of not longer than 3 additional years upon determining
that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0D7BE813CDF345A089295B8A15FD7399"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such relief would
enable the alien asserting the workplace claim to be made whole;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB40008E3A273432B9479A3E8900F6812"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the deterrent
goals of any statute underlying the workplace claim would thereby be served;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID51B8AC2C493A482AAE92C98DF83EADB3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such extension
would otherwise further the interests of justice.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1E398F1F8D9E47E8B7B3BB1270CC0E06"><enum>(c)</enum><text>In this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="IDA11435F1B2864830B30C21424B63174D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>workplace claim</term> shall include any claim, charge, complaint, or
grievance filed with or submitted to the employer, a Federal or State agency or
court, or an arbitrator, to challenge an employer’s alleged civil or criminal
violation of any legal or administrative rule or requirement affecting the
terms or conditions of its workers’ employment or the hiring or firing of its
workers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID731C0E70FDB940CF8FB96E3790BF4141"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>material witness</term> means an individual who presents an affidavit
from an attorney prosecuting or defending the workplace claim or from the
presiding officer overseeing the workplace claim attesting that, to the best of
the affiant’s knowledge and belief, reasonable cause exists to believe that the
testimony of the individual will be crucial to the outcome of the workplace
claim.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDC034AD82AB2844B7B898D6715DA05B75"><enum>280B.</enum><header>Confidentiality
of immigration information obtained during administrative
proceedings</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID342AFA48F55F4AA1BEB7F2774D136624"><enum>(a)</enum><text>No officer or employee,
including any former officer or employee, of any Federal or State
administrative agency with jurisdiction over any employer’s workplace shall
disclose to the Department of Homeland Security, or cause to be published in a
manner that discloses to the Department of Homeland Security, any information
concerning the immigration status of any worker obtained by that officer or
employee in connection with the official duties of that officer or employee,
and the Department of Homeland Security shall not, in any enforcement action or
removal proceeding, use or rely upon, in whole or in part, any information so
obtained.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDFD69CC454330431A9CB1569B761A03A9"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Any person who
knowingly uses, publishes, or permits information to be used in violation of
subsection (a) shall be fined not more than
$10,000.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5A5B482DA6F4219BFBD6558FFC78C30" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>123.</enum><header>Document
fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274C(d)(3) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1324c(d)(3)) is amended by inserting before <quote>In applying this
subsection</quote> the following: <quote>The civil penalties set forth in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be tripled in the case of any commercial
enterprise that commits any violation of subsection (a) principally for
commercial advantage or financial gain.</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Nonimmigrant
visas for highly educated and skilled workers</header>
<section id="id2C02D16AE6B94091A7FB410142DC1BF4"><enum>201.</enum><header>Exemption of
nonimmigrants with advanced degrees from numerical limits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(g)(5) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idCFF444109A7F409091FF4C7328DABA1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B)
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFC55EC17F1334BBA95619429B80A18E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>who is employed</quote> and inserting the following: “who—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C060E697C3F4D35AD9C0A31B08B8BFA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idD9385CB875D940F4B8F4151FB78C3A62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has earned an
advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math from an accredited
university in the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC3A546774EE149F39069E3F7C20A0B0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is
employed</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id0A9E6A95ED1A4BC886D7645097A154C7"><enum>202.</enum><header>Aliens not
subject to numerical limitations on employment-based immigrants</header>
<subsection id="idF94AA2C333C146A2BD7F57A3F145E057"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(b)(1) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CB7CDFE4BC1481A8E1A37D2BEFEC7BA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idFE5CD4E19CE14A2EA3FCCB5AEA4F8C46" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Aliens who have earned an advanced
degree in science, technology, engineering, or math and have been working in a
related field in the United States under a nonimmigrant visa during the 3-year
period preceding their application for an immigrant visa under section
203(b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB189FC3745CE47D58A03E2F9732290CB" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Aliens described in subparagraph (A)
or (B) of section 203(b)(1)(A) or who have received a national interest waiver
under section 203(b)(2)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49FF4A7DE9374712B1FF35E75B52925F" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The immediate relatives of an alien
who is admitted as an employment-based immigrant under section
203(b).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id26AE79DF242E4BF4A5A2F12D27A2CAED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any visa application pending
on the date of enactment of this Act and any visa application filed on or after
such date of enactment.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Foreign student
work authorization</header>
<section id="idE657D426EE65421896ACEF446087E699"><enum>301.</enum><header>Off campus
work authorization for foreign students</header>
<subsection id="id60E2D768CE4E426FA3BE9316AB3AE2CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens admitted as
nonimmigrant students described in section 101(a)(15)(F) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)) may be employed in an off-campus
position unrelated to the alien's field of study if—</text>
<paragraph id="id8E888F1419474C8CB4A8171267D8AC10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the alien has
enrolled full time at the educational institution and is maintaining good
academic standing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB528217D95C84099BFCED4D667F9CDD1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the employer
provides the educational institution and the Secretary of Labor with an
attestation that the employer—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2E90461B233C477CBA11FD76479CCEA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has spent at
least 21 days recruiting United States citizens to fill the position;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id122B8466A918472F83A99980C4CA5CFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will pay the
alien and other similarly situated workers at a rate equal to not less than the
greater of—</text>
<clause id="id762C2FA9F12C4B178144178655D97235"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
actual wage level for the occupation at the place of employment; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id0FCCC74FBB1945839DC57EF2C2EA8217"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the prevailing
wage level for the occupation in the area of employment; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9F2EFE8159BE4CBB9B09E0B1254F4A10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the alien will
not be employed more than—</text>
<subparagraph id="id796CB201245B449182B2089208B5F2EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>20 hours per week
during the academic term; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94960230B06542BF8C6C350C719FB599"><enum>(B)</enum><text>40 hours per week
during vacation periods and between academic terms.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8BE66BD901A54E87B44BCCEB968AF104"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disqualification</header><text>If
the Secretary of Labor determines that an employer has provided an attestation
under subsection (a)(2) that is materially false or has failed to pay wages in
accordance with the attestation, the employer, after notice and opportunity for
a hearing, shall be disqualified from employing an alien student under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section>