,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ae1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,paulsen 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,quigley1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 and ,mr4       
,delaney7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
to authorize certain aliens who have    
earned a ,ph4,d4 degree from a ,united  
,states institution of higher education 
in a field of science1 technology1      
engineering1 or mathematics to be       
admitted for permanent residence and to 
be exempted from the numerical          
limitations on ,h-#a;,b nonimmigrants4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,stopping ,trained in ,america  
,ph4,d4s ,from ,leaving the ,economy    
,act of #bjac or the ,,staple ,act4  #b4
 ,exemption from numerical limitations  
on permanent residents for certain      
,united ,states educated immigrants  7a7
 ,aliens not subject to direct numerical

 limitations ,section #bja7;b77#a7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;b77#a77 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
7,f7 ,aliens who have earned a ,ph4,d4  
degree from a ,united ,states           
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #aja7;a7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a777 in a field of     
science1 technology1 engineering1 or    
mathematics and who have an offer of    
employment from a ,united ,states       
employer in a field related to such     
degree4  4  7b7 ,procedure for granting 
immigrant status ,section               
#bjd7;a77#a77;,f7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaed7;a77#a77;,f77 is amended--  7#a7  
by striking or after #bjc7;b77#b712     
7#b7 by inserting 1 or #bja7;b77#a77;,f7
 after #bjc7;b77#c72 and  7#c7 by       
striking ,attorney ,general and         
inserting ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security4  #c4 ,exemption from ,h-#a;,b

 numerical limitation for certain       
,united ,states educated nonimmigrants  
,section #bad7;g77#e7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77#e77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
or at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph    
7,c71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7,d7  
has earned a ,ph4,d4 degree from a      
,united ,states institution of higher   
education 7as defined in section        
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a777 in a
 field of science1 technology1          
engineering1 or mathematics and with    
respect to whom the petitioning employer
 requires such education as a condition 
for the employment4  4