,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,frankel of ,florida 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,deutch1 and ,mr4 ,himes7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend section #bad7;c77#h7  
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act to modify the data reporting       
requirements relating to nonimmigrant   
employees1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,transparency in ,reporting to      
,protect ,american ,workers and ,prevent
 ,human ,trafficking ,act4  #b4 ,data   
reporting on nonimmigrant employees     
,section #bad7;c77#h7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;c77#h77 is amended to  
read as follows3  7#h7  7,a7  7i7  7,i7 
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
annually shall submit to the ,committees
 on the ,judiciary of the ,house of     
,representatives and of the ,senate and 

timely upload to a public website a     
report 7along with the corresponding raw
 data set7 with respect to each of the  
subparagraphs of sections #aja7;a77#ae7 
and #bad7;e7 that permit employment in  
the ,united ,states under any           
circumstances1 including cultural       
exchange1 training1 or business         
activities which result in receiving any
 form of compensation1 including a      
stipend1 from any source4  7,,ii7 ,each 
report under subclause 7,i7 shall       
contain the following data regarding any
 nonimmigrant visa or any grant of      
nonimmigrant status3  7aa7 ,the number  
of aliens who were granted such a visa  
or status4  7bb7 ,the number of aliens  
who had such visas or statuses that were
 expired1 revoked1 or otherwise         
terminated during each month of the     
preceding fiscal year4  7cc7            
,information on the countries of origin 
of 7including local region or state if  
available71 age1 gender1 and occupations
 of1 educational levels attained by1 and

 compensation paid to aliens issued such
 visa or status4  7dd7 ,the names and   
addresses of employers and the number of
 aliens authorized per category and     
subclass to work for each employer1     
including the country of origin1 age1   
and gender of each alien authorized to  
work for each employer1 the alien's     
primary work location1 and secondary    
work location if one exists4  7,,iii7   
,each report under subclause 7,i7 shall 
contain the following data regarding any
 nonimmigrant visa category or status   
7including extensions and transfers to  
another visa category or subclass1 or   
request to switch to another employer7  
that requires approval from the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
through a ,petition for ,nonimmigrant   
,worker1 ,form ,i-#abi 7or any successor
 form73  7aa7 ,the number of petitions  
filed4  7bb7 ,the number of petitions   
approved and the number of workers 7by  
occupation7 included in such approved   
petitions4  7cc7 ,the number of         

petitions denied and the number of      
workers 7by occupation7 requested in    
such denied petitions4  7dd7 ,the       
,standard ,occupational ,classification 
7,,soc7 code for each occupation in each
 approved petition4  7ee7 ,the number of
 petitions withdrawn4  7ff7 ,the number 
of petitions awaiting final action4     
7ii7 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security annually shall submit to the  
,committees on the ,judiciary of the    
,house of ,representatives and of the   
,senate and timely upload to a public   
website a report 7along with the        
corresponding raw data set7 that        
contains the following3  7,i7 ,a list of
 all employers who petition for visas   
under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b74 
7,,ii7 ,the number of such petitions    
filed and approved for each such        
employer4  7,,iii7 ,the ,standard       
,occupational ,classifications 7,,soc7  
for the approved positions4  7,,iv7 ,the
 number of nonimmigrants for whom each  
such employer files for adjustment to   

permanent resident status4  7,v7 ,a list
 of all employers who are               
,h-#a;,b-dependent employers 7as defined
 in section #bab7n77#c77;,a774  7,,vi7  
,a list of all employers for whom more  
than #cj percent of their ,united       
,states workforce are nonimmigrants     
described in subparagraph 7,h77i77b7 or 
7,l7 of section #aja7;a77#ae74  7,,vii7 
,a list of all employers for whom more  
than #ej percent of their ,united       
,states workforce are nonimmigrants     
described in subparagraph 7,h77i77b7 or 
7,l7 of section #aja7;a77#ae74  7,,viii7
 ,a gender breakdown by occupation and  
by country of origin for the            
nonimmigrants described in section      
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b74  7,,ix7 ,a    
list of all employers who conduct       
outplacement of nonimmigrants described 
in section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b74    
7,x7 ,the number of nonimmigrants       
described in section                    
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b7 categorized by 
their highest level of education and    

major or primary field of study1 and    
whether such education was obtained in  
the ,united ,states or in a foreign     
country4  7iii7 ,the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security annually shall      
submit to the ,committees on the        
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and of the ,senate and 
timely upload to a public website a     
report 7along with the corresponding raw
 data set7 that contains the following3 
7,i7 ,a list of all employers who have  
filed petitions with the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security for nonimmigrants   
under section #aja7;a77#ae77,l74  7,,ii7
 ,the number of such petitions filed and
 approved for each such employer1       
whether each petition was processed by  
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
or the ,department of ,state as a       
blanket petition under paragraph        
7#b77;,a74  7,,iii7 ,the ,standard      
,occupational ,classifications 7,,soc7  
code for each occupation in each        
approved positions4  7,,iv7 ,the amount 

of compensation paid to each            
beneficiary4  7,v7 ,the number of       
nonimmigrants described in section      
#aja7;a77#ae77,l7 for whom each such    
employer files for adjustment to        
permanent resident status4  7,,vi7 ,a   
list of all employers for whom more than
 #cj percent of their ,united ,states   
workforce are nonimmigrants described in
 subparagraph 7,h77i77b7 or 7,l7 of     
section #aja7;a77#ae74  7,,vii7 ,a list 
of all employers for whom more than #ej 
percent of their ,united ,states        
workforce are nonimmigrants described in
 subparagraph 7,h77i77b7 or 7,l7 of     
section #aja7;a77#ae74  7,,viii7  7aa7  
,a list of all employers who have been  
authorized to file blanket petitions    
under paragraph 7#b77;,a71 including    
those who were identified by aliens     
applying for a visa under section       
#aja7;a77#ae77,l7 as the employer       
seeking to employ such aliens2 and  7bb7
 the number of such visa applications   
approved pursuant to each blanket       

petition4  7,,ix7 ,a gender breakdown by
 occupation and by country of origin for
 the nonimmigrants described in section 
#aja7;a77#ae77,l74  7,x7 list of all    
employers who conduct outplacement of   
nonimmigrants described in section      
#aja7;a77#ae77,l74  7,,xi7 ,the number  
of nonimmigrants described in section   
#aja7;a77#ae77,l7 categorized by their  
highest level of education and major or 
primary field of study1 and whether such
 education was obtained in the ,united  
,states or in a foreign country4        
7,,xii7 ,the number of petitions which  
have been authorized as blanket         
petitions under paragraph 7#b77;,a74    
7iv7 ,reporting required by this        
subparagraph includes information       
gathered on petitions for nonimmigrant  
status or in any other manner1 including
 consular processing1 and computer      
systems managed by the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security for tracking        
students and exchange visitors4  7v7    
,the information included in the reports

 under this subparagraph shall be       
disaggregated by nonimmigrant visa type 
and each subclass1 if applicable as set 
forth in subparagraph 7,c74  7vi7 ,the  
annual reports required under this      
subparagraph shall be submitted not     
later than #c months after the end of   
each fiscal year and shall contain data 
pertaining to the requested categories  
from the immediately preceding fiscal   
year4  7,b7  7i7 ,the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security shall maintain an   
accurate count of the number of aliens  
subject to numerical limitations1 if    
any1 of the visa issued or nonimmigrant 
status provided1 including under        
subsection 7g77#a74  7ii7 ,the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
notify1 on a quarterly basis1 the       
,committees on the ,judiciary of the    
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate of the numbers of aliens who    
during the preceding #c-month period    
were issued visas or otherwise provided 
nonimmigrant status under section       

#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b74  7iii7 ,the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
notify1 on a semiannual basis1 the      
,committees on the ,judiciary of the    
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate of the number of aliens who     
during the preceding #a-year period were
 issued visas or otherwise provided     
nonimmigrant status under all annually  
capped visas enumerated in section      
#aja7;a77#ae7 or who had such a visa or 
such status revoked or otherwise        
terminated4  7iv7 ,each notification    
under clause 7i71 and each submission   
under clause 7ii71 shall include the    
number of aliens who were issued visas  
or otherwise provided nonimmigrant      
status pursuant to petitions filed by   
institutions or organizations described 
in section #bab7p77#a74  7,c7 ,the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
collect and report the required data    
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 for nonimmigrant visas issued1 or      
nonimmigrant status granted1 under any  

subparagraph of section #aja7;a77#ae7   
and disaggregate the data accordingly   
with respect to any particular subclass1
 or employment-authorized exchange or   
training program authorized under each  
subclass or otherwise specified in      
regulations or ,federal agency guidance 
or directives1 including--  7i7 with    
respect to section #aja7;a77#ae77;,j71  
the specific program provisions         
enumerated in subpart ,b of part #fb of 
title #bb1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations2  7ii7 with respect to     
section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b71 the specific
 categories of business visitor activity
 enumerated in notes #i-aa of section   
#da4ca of volume #i1 ,u4,s4 ,department 
of ,state ,foreign ,affairs ,manual2 and
  7iii7 with respect to section         
#aja7;a77#ae77;,f71 all persons granted 
employment authorization pursuant to the
 provisions enumerated in section       
#bad4b7;f77#aj7 of title #h1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations4  7,d7 ,if the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       

determines that information maintained  
by either the ,secretary of ,state or   
the ,secretary of ,labor is required to 
make a submission described in this     
paragraph1 for example if any of the    
required information is gathered during 
consular processing or during the labor 
certification process1 the ,secretaries 
of ,state and ,labor shall provide such 
information to the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security upon request4  7,e7 
,the ,secretaries of ,homeland          
,security1 ,state1 and ,labor shall take
 such steps as are necessary to revise  
any applications1 petition forms1 and   
databases used for nonimmigrant visas or
 status under each subparagraph and     
corresponding subcategory or subclass of
 section #aja7;a77#ae7 which permit an  
alien beneficiary to work in the ,united
 ,states under any circumstances1       
including training or business          
activities which result in receiving any
 form of compensation1 including a      
stipend1 from any source1 so as to      

ensure that sufficient information is   
collected to report the data as required
 under this paragraph4  4