,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,vitter introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to promote innovation1
 investment1 and research in the ,united
 ,states1 to eliminate the diversity    
immigrant program1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,stem ,jobs ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,immigrant visas for       
certain advanced ,,stem graduates  7a7  
,worldwide level of immigration ,section
 #bja7;d77#b7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaea7;d77#b77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,d7 7i7 ,in    
addition to the increase provided under 
subparagraph 7,c71 the number computed  
under this paragraph for fiscal year    
#bjad and subsequent fiscal years shall 
be further increased by the number      

specified in clause 7ii71 to be used in 
accordance with paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7
 of section #bjc7;b71 except that--     
7,i7 immigrant visa numbers made        
available under this subparagraph but   
not required for the classes specified  
in paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 of section  
#bjc7;b7 shall not be counted for       
purposes of subsection 7c77#c77;,c72 and
  7,,ii7 for purposes of paragraphs 7#a7
 through 7#e7 of section #bjc7;b71 the  
increase under this subparagraph shall  
not be counted for purposes of computing
 any percentage of the worldwide level  
under this subsection4  7ii7 ,the number
 specified in this clause is #ee1jjj1   
reduced for any fiscal year by the      
number by which the number of visas     
under section #bja7;e7 would have been  
reduced in that year pursuant to section
 #bjc7;d7 of the ,nicaraguan ,adjustment
 and ,central ,american ,relief ,act 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea note7 if section       
#bja7;e7 had not been repealed by       
section #c of the ,,stem ,jobs ,act of  

#bjac4  7iii7 ,immigrant visa numbers   
made available under this subparagraph  
for fiscal year #bjad1 but not used for 
the classes specified in paragraphs 7#f7
 and 7#g7 of section #bjc7;b7 in such   
year1 may be made available in          
subsequent years as if they were        
included in the number specified in     
clause 7ii7 only to the extent of the   
cumulative number of petitions under    
section #bjd7;a77#a77;,f71 and          
applications for a labor certification  
under section #bab7;a77#e77;,a71 filed  
in fiscal year #bjad with respect to    
aliens seeking a visa under paragraph   
7#f7 or 7#g7 of section #bjc7;b7 up to1 
but not exceeding1 the number specified 
in clause 7ii7 for such year4 ,such     
immigrant visa numbers may only be made 
available in fiscal years after fiscal  
year #bjad in connection with a petition
 under section #bjd7;a77#a77;,f71 or an 
application for a labor certification   
under section #bab7;a77#e77;,a71 that   
was filed in fiscal year #bjad4  7iv7   

,immigrant visa numbers made available  
under this subparagraph for fiscal year 
#bjae1 but not used for the classes     
specified in paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 of
 section #bjc7;b7 during such year1 may 
be made available in subsequent years as
 if they were included in the number    
specified in clause 7ii7 only to the    
extent of the cumulative number of      
petitions under section                 
#bjd7;a77#a77;,f71 and applications for 
a labor certification under section     
#bab7;a77#e77;,a71 filed in fiscal year 
#bjae with respect to aliens seeking a  
visa under paragraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 of    
section #bjc7;b7 up to1 but not         
exceeding1 the number specified in      
clause 7ii7 for such year4 ,such        
immigrant visa numbers may only be made 
available in fiscal years after fiscal  
year #bjae in connection with a petition
 under section #bjd7;a77#a77;,f71 or an 
application for a labor certification   
under section #bab7;a77#e77;,a71 that   
was filed in fiscal year #bjae4  7v7    

,immigrant visa numbers made available  
under this subparagraph for fiscal year 
#bjaf1 but not used for the classes     
specified in paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 of
 section #bjc7;b7 in such year1 may be  
made available in subsequent years as if
 they were included in the number       
specified in clause 7ii71 but only--    
7,i7 to the extent of the cumulative    
number of petitions under section       
#bjd7;a77#a77;,f71 and applications for 
a labor certification under section     
#bab7;a77#e77;,a71 filed in fiscal year 
#bjaf with respect to aliens seeking a  
visa under paragraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 of    
section #bjc7;b7 up to1 but not         
exceeding1 the number specified in      
clause 7ii7 for such year2  7,,ii7 if   
the immigrant visa numbers used under   
this subparagraph for fiscal year #bjae 
with respect to aliens seeking a visa   
under paragraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 of section 
#bjc7;b7 were less than the number      
specified in clause 7ii7 for such year2 
and  7,,iii7 if the processing standards

 set forth in sections                  
#bjd7;a77#a77;,f77ii7 and               
#bab7;a77#e77;,a77vi7 were not met in   
fiscal year #bjaf4  ,such immigrant visa
 numbers may only be made available in  
fiscal years after fiscal year #bjaf in 
connection with a petition under section
 #bjd7;a77#a77;,f71 or an application   
for a labor certification under section 
#bab7;a77#e77;,a71 that was filed in    
fiscal year #bjaf4  7vi7 ,immigrant visa
 numbers made available under this      
subparagraph for fiscal year #bjag1 but 
not used for the classes specified in   
paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 of section     
#bjc7;b7 in such year1 may be made      
available in subsequent years as if they
 were included in the number specified  
in clause 7ii71 but only--  7,i7 to the 
extent of the cumulative number of      
petitions under section                 
#bjd7;a77#a77;,f71 and applications for 
a labor certification under section     
#bab7;a77#e77;,a71 filed in fiscal year 
#bjag with respect to aliens seeking a  

visa under paragraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 of    
section #bjc7;b7 up to1 but not         
exceeding1 the number specified in      
clause 7ii7 for such year2  7,,ii7 if   
the immigrant visa numbers used under   
this subparagraph for fiscal year #bjaf 
with respect to aliens seeking a visa   
under paragraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 of section 
#bjc7;b7 were less than the number      
specified in clause 7ii7 for such year2 
and  7,,iii7 if the processing standards
 set forth in sections                  
#bjd7;a77#a77;,f77ii7 and               
#bab7;a77#e77;,a77vi7 were not met in   
fiscal year #bjag4  ,such immigrant visa
 numbers may only be made available in  
fiscal years after fiscal year #bjaf in 
connection with a petition under section
 #bjd7;a77#a77;,f71 or an application   
for a labor certification under section 
#bab7;a77#e77;,a71 that was filed in    
fiscal year #bjag4  4  7b7 ,numerical   
limitation to any single foreign state  
,section #bjb7;a77#e77;,a7 of such ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeb7;a77#e77;,a77 is    

amended by striking or 7#e7 and         
inserting 7#e71 7#f71 or 7#g74  7c7     
,preference allocation for              
employment-based immigrants ,section    
#bjc7;b7 of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaec7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as         
paragraph 7#h72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 ,aliens holding doctorate degrees  
from ,u4,s4 doctoral institutions of    
higher education in science1 technology1
 engineering1 or mathematics  7,a7 ,in  
general ,visas shall be made available1 
in a number not to exceed the number    
specified in section                    
#bja7;d77#b77;,d77ii71 to qualified     
immigrants who--  7i7 hold a doctorate  
degree in a field of science1           
technology1 engineering1 or mathematics 
from a ,united ,states doctoral         
institution of higher education2 and    
7ii7 have taken all doctoral courses in 
a field of science1 technology1         
engineering1 or mathematics1 including  

all courses taken by correspondence     
7including courses offered by           
telecommunications7 or by distance      
education1 while physically present in  
the ,united ,states4  7,b7 ,definitions 
,for purposes of this paragraph1        
paragraph 7#g71 and sections            
#aja7;a77#ae77;,f77i77,i7 and           
#bab7;a77#e77;,a77iii77,,iii73  7i7 ,the
 term distance education has the meaning
 given such term in section #ajc of the 
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc74  7ii7 ,the term field 
of science1 technology1 engineering1 or 
mathematics means a field included in   
the ,department of ,education's         
,classification of ,instructional       
,programs taxonomy within the summary   
groups of computer and information      
sciences and support services1          
engineering1 mathematics and statistics1
 and physical sciences4  7iii7 ,the term
 ,united ,states doctoral institution of
 higher education means an institution  
that--  7,i7 is described in section    

#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a77 or is
 a proprietary institution of higher    
education 7as defined in section        
#ajb7;b7 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajjb7;b7772  7,,ii7 was classified by  
the ,carnegie ,foundation for the       
,advancement of ,teaching on ,january   
#a1 #bjab1 as a doctorate-granting      
university with a very high or high     
level of research activity or classified
 by the ,national ,science ,foundation  
after the date of enactment of this     
paragraph1 pursuant to an application by
 the institution1 as having equivalent  
research activity to those institutions 
that had been classified by the         
,carnegie ,foundation as being          
doctorate-granting universities with a  
very high or high level of research     
activity2  7,,iii7 has been in existence
 for at least #aj years2 and  7,,iv7 is 
accredited by an accrediting body that  
is itself accredited either by the      
,department of ,education or by the     

,council for ,higher ,education         
,accreditation4  7,c7 ,labor            
certification required  7i7 ,in general 
,subject to clause 7ii71 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security may not approve a
 petition filed for classification of an
 alien under subparagraph 7,a7 unless   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security is
 in receipt of a determination made by  
the ,secretary of ,labor pursuant to the
 provisions of section                  
#bab7;a77#e77;,a71 except that the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may1  
when the ,secretary deems it to be in   
the national interest1 waive this       
requirement4  7ii7 ,requirement deemed  
satisfied ,the requirement of clause 7i7
 shall be deemed satisfied with respect 
to an employer and an alien in a case in
 which a certification made under       
section #bab7;a77#e77;,a77i7 has already
 been obtained with respect to the alien
 by that employer4  7#g7 ,aliens holding
 master's degrees from ,u4,s4 doctoral  
institutions of higher education in     

science1 technology1 engineering1 or    
mathematics  7,a7 ,in general ,any visas
 not required for the class specified in
 paragraph 7#f7 shall be made available 
to the class of aliens who--  7i7 hold a
 master's degree in a field of science1 
technology1 engineering1 or mathematics 
from a ,united ,states doctoral         
institution of higher education that was
 either part of a master's program that 
required at least #b years of enrollment
 or part of a #e-year combined          
baccalaureate-master's degree program in
 such field2  7ii7 have taken all       
master's degree courses in a field of   
science1 technology1 engineering1 or    
mathematics1 including all courses taken
 by correspondence 7including courses   
offered by telecommunications7 or by    
distance education1 while physically    
present in the ,united ,states2 and     
7iii7 hold a baccalaureate degree in a  
field of science1 technology1           
engineering1 or mathematics or in a     
field included in the ,department of    

,education's ,classification of         
,instructional ,programs taxonomy within
 the summary group of biological and    
biomedical sciences4  7,b7 ,labor       
certification required  7i7 ,in general 
,subject to clause 7ii71 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security may not approve a
 petition filed for classification of an
 alien under subparagraph 7,a7 unless   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security is
 in receipt of a determination made by  
the ,secretary of ,labor pursuant to the
 provisions of section                  
#bab7;a77#e77;,a71 except that the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may1  
when the ,secretary deems it to be in   
the national interest1 waive this       
requirement4  7ii7 ,requirement deemed  
satisfied ,the requirement of clause 7i7
 shall be deemed satisfied with respect 
to an employer and an alien in a case in
 which a certification made under       
section #bab7;a77#e77;,a77i7 has already
 been obtained with respect to the alien
 by that employer4  7,c7 ,definitions   

,the definitions in paragraph 7#f77;,b7 
shall apply for purposes of this        
paragraph4  4  7d7 ,procedure for       
granting immigrant status ,section      
#bjd7;a77#a77;,f7 of such ,act 7#h      
,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7;a77#a77;,f77 is        
amended--  7#a7 by striking 7,f7 and    
inserting 7,f77i72  7#b7 by striking or 
#bjc7;b77#c7 and inserting #bjc7;b77#c71
 #bjc7;b77#f71 or #bjc7;b77#g72  7#c7 by
 striking ,attorney ,general and        
inserting ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security2 and  7#d7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7ii7 ,the following 
processing standards shall apply with   
respect to petitions under clause 7i7   
relating to alien beneficiaries         
qualifying under paragraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 
of section #bjc7;b73  7,i7 ,the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
adjudicate such petitions not later than
 #fj days after the date on which the   
petition is filed4 ,in the event that   
additional information or documentation 
is requested by the ,secretary during   

such #fj-;day period1 the ,secretary    
shall adjudicate the petition not later 
than #cj days after the date on which   
such information or documentation is    
received4  7,,ii7 ,the petitioner shall 
be notified in writing within #cj days  
of the date of filing if the petition   
does not meet the standards for         
approval4 ,if the petition does not meet
 such standards1 the notice shall       
include the reasons therefore and the   
,secretary shall provide an opportunity 
for the prompt resubmission of a        
modified petition4  4  7e7 ,labor       
certification and qualification for     
certain immigrants ,section #bab7;a77#e7
 of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4             
#aahb7;a77#e77 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 in clause     
7ii7--  7i7 in subclause 7,i71 by       
striking 1 or at the end and inserting a
 semicolon2  7ii7 in subclause 7,,ii71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 or2 and  7iii7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,,iii7 holds a 

doctorate degree in a field of science1 
technology1 engineering1 or mathematics 
from a ,united ,states doctoral         
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section                      
#bjc7;b77#f77;,b77iii774  2  7,b7 by    
redesignating clauses 7ii7 through 7iv7 
as clauses 7iii7 through 7v71           
respectively2  7,c7 by inserting after  
clause 7i7 the following3  7ii7 ,job    
order  7,i7 ,in general ,an employer who
 files an application under clause 7i7  
shall submit a job order for the labor  
the alien seeks to perform to the ,state
 workforce agency in the ,state in which
 the alien seeks to perform the labor4  
,the ,state workforce agency shall post 
the job order on its official agency    
website for a minimum of #cj days and   
not later than #c days after receipt    
using the employment statistics system  
authorized under section #ae of the     
,wagner-,peyser ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #di 
et seq474  7,,ii7 ,links ,the ,secretary
 of ,labor shall include links to the   

official websites of all ,state         
workforce agencies on a single webpage  
of the official website of the          
,department of ,labor4  2 and  7,d7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7vi7  
,processing standards for alien         
beneficiaries qualifying under          
paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 of section     
#bjc7;b7 ,the following processing      
standards shall apply with respect to   
applications under clause 7i7 relating  
to alien beneficiaries qualifying under 
paragraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 of section       
#bjc7;b73  7,i7 ,the ,secretary of      
,labor shall adjudicate such            
applications not later than #ahj days   
after the date on which the application 
is filed4 ,in the event that additional 
information or documentation is         
requested by the ,secretary during such 
#ahj-;day period1 the ,secretary shall  
adjudicate the application not later    
than #fj days after the date on which   
such information or documentation is    
received4  7,,ii7 ,the applicant shall  

be notified in writing within #fj days  
of the date of filing if the application
 does not meet the standards for        
approval4 ,if the application does not  
meet such standards1 the notice shall   
include the reasons therefore and the   
,secretary shall provide an opportunity 
for the prompt resubmission of a        
modified application4  2 and  7#b7 in   
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking 7#b7 or  
7#c7 and inserting 7#b71 7#c71 7#f71 or 
7#g74  7f7 ,,gao ,study ,not later than 
,june #cj1 #bjah1 the ,comptroller      
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
provide to the ,congress the results of 
a study on the use by the ,national     
,science ,foundation of the             
classification authority provided under 
section #bjc7;b77#f77;,b77iii77,,ii7 of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4                           
#aaec7;b77#f77;,b77iii77,,ii771 as added
 by this section4  7g7 ,public          
information ,the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security shall make available to the  

public on the official website of the   
,department of ,homeland ,security1 and 
shall update not less than monthly1 the 
following information 7which shall be   
organized according to month and fiscal 
year7 with respect to aliens granted    
status under paragraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 of  
section #bjc7;b7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaec7;b771 as added by this section3   
7#a7 ,the name1 city1 and ,state of each
 employer who petitioned pursuant to    
either of such paragraphs on behalf of  
one or more aliens who were granted     
status in the month and fiscal year to  
date4  7#b7 ,the number of aliens       
granted status under either of such     
paragraphs in the month and fiscal year 
to date based upon a petition filed by  
such employer4  7#c7 ,the occupations   
for which such alien or aliens were     
sought by such employer and the job     
titles listed by such employer on the   
petition4  7h7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this section shall   

take effect on ,october #a1 #bjac1 and  
shall apply with respect to fiscal years
 beginning on or after such date4       
,nothing in the preceding sentence shall
 be construed to prohibit the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security from accepting  
before such date petitions under section
 #bjd7;a77#a77;,f7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaed7;a77#a77;,f77 relating to alien   
beneficiaries qualifying under paragraph
 7#f7 or 7#g7 of section #bjc7;b7 of    
such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7;b77 7as  
added by this section74  #c4            
,elimination of diversity immigrant     
program  7a7 ,worldwide level of        
diversity immigrants ,section #bja of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7 is amended--  7#a7 
in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by inserting  
and at the end of paragraph 7#a72  7,b7 
by striking 2 and at the end of         
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting a period2  
and  7,c7 by striking paragraph 7#c72   
and  7#b7 by striking subsection 7e74   

7b7 ,allocation of diversity immigrant  
visas ,section #bjc of such ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
striking subsection 7c72  7#b7 in       
subsection 7d71 by striking 7a71 7b71 or
 7c71 and inserting 7a7 or 7b712  7#c7  
in subsection 7e71 by striking paragraph
 7#b7 and redesignating paragraph 7#c7  
as paragraph 7#b72  7#d7 in subsection  
7f71 by striking 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 and   
inserting 7a7 or 7b72 and  7#e7 in      
subsection 7g71 by striking 7a71 7b71   
and 7c7 and inserting 7a7 and 7b74  7c7 
,procedure for granting immigrant status
 ,section #bjd of such ,act 7#h         
,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
striking subsection 7a77#a77;,i72 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7e71 by striking 7a71
 7b71 or 7c7 and inserting 7a7 or 7b74  
7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
,october #a1 #bjac1 and shall apply with
 respect to fiscal years beginning on or
 after such date4  #d4 ,national        
,science ,foundation report  7a7        

,requirement for report ,not later than 
#d years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and every #e years       
thereafter1 the ,national ,science      
,foundation shall submit1 to the        
,committees on the ,judiciary1 on       
,commerce1 ,science and ,transportation1
 and on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor and 
,pensions of the ,senate and the        
,committees on the ,judiciary1 on       
,science1 ,space and ,technology1 and on
 ,education and the ,workforce of the   
,house of ,representatives1 a report    
regarding the science1 technology1      
engineering1 and math workforce in the  
,united ,states4 ,the ,national ,science
 ,foundation may contract with the      
,national ,academies for more detailed  
studies to support this report4  7b7    
,contents ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 shall--  7#a7 assess the 
extent to which the science1 technology1
 engineering1 and math workforce in the 
,united ,states is meeting the needs of 
employers and the goal of improving the 

international economic competitiveness  
of the ,united ,states2  7#b7 assess the
 success of institutions of elementary1 
secondary1 and higher education in the  
,united ,states in preparing ,united    
,states citizens and aliens lawfully    
admitted to the ,united ,states for     
permanent residence for jobs in the     
science1 technology1 engineering1 and   
math workforce2  7#c7 assess the wages1 
working conditions1 and career prospects
 of ,united ,states citizens and aliens 
lawfully admitted to the ,united ,states
 for permanent residence in the science1
 technology1 engineering4 and math      
workforce2  7#d7 assess the impact of   
this ,act on each of the issues         
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#c72 and  7#e7 recommend to the        
,congress whether the amendments made by
 section #b of this ,act should be      
reauthorized before the period of their 
effectiveness has terminated4  #e4      
,permanent priority dates  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #bjc of the            

,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaec7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7i7 ,permanent 
priority dates  7#a7 ,in general        
,subject to subsection 7h77#c7 and      
paragraph 7#b71 the priority date for   
any employment-based petition shall be  
the date of filing of the petition with 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
7or the ,secretary of ,state1 if        
applicable71 unless the filing of the   
petition was preceded by the filing of a
 labor certification with the ,secretary
 of ,labor1 in which case that date     
shall constitute the priority date4     
7#b7 ,subsequent employment-based       
petitions ,subject to subsection        
7h77#c71 an alien who is the beneficiary
 of any employment-based petition that  
was approvable when filed 7including    
self-petitioners7 shall retain the      
priority date assigned with respect to  
that petition in the consideration of   
any subsequently filed employment-based 
petition 7including self-petitions74  4 

7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall take effect on  
,october #a1 #bjac1 and shall apply to  
aliens who are a beneficiary of a       
classification petition pending on or   
after such date4  #f4 ,student visa     
reform  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#aja7;a77#ae77;,f7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,f77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7,f7 an alien--  7i7 who-- 
7,i7 is a bona fide student qualified to
 pursue a full course of study in a     
field of science1 technology1           
engineering1 or mathematics 7as defined 
in section #bjc7;b77#f77;,b77ii77       
leading to a bachelors or graduate      
degree and who seeks to enter the       
,united ,states for the purpose of      
pursuing such a course of study         
consistent with section #bad7m7 at an   
institution of higher education 7as     
described in section #aja7;a7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a777 or a proprietary  

institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #ajb7;b7 of such ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;b777 in the      
,united ,states1 particularly designated
 by the alien and approved by the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 after
 consultation with the ,secretary of    
,education1 which institution shall have
 agreed to report to the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security the termination of  
attendance of each nonimmigrant student1
 and if any such institution fails to   
make reports promptly the approval shall
 be withdrawn2 or  7,,ii7 is engaged in 
temporary employment for optional       
practical training related to such      
alien's area of study following         
completion of the course of study       
described in subclause 7,i72  7ii7 who  
has a residence in a foreign country    
which the alien has no intention of     
abandoning1 who is a bona fide student  
qualified to pursue a full course of    
study1 and who seeks to enter the       
,united ,states temporarily and solely  

for the purpose of pursuing such a      
course of study consistent with section 
#bad7m7 at an established college1      
university1 seminary1 conservatory1     
academic high school1 elementary school1
 or other academic institution or in a  
language training program in the ,united
 ,states1 particularly designated by the
 alien and approved by the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security1 after consultation
 with the ,secretary of ,education1     
which institution of learning or place  
of study shall have agreed to report to 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
the termination of attendance of each   
nonimmigrant student1 and if any such   
institution of learning or place of     
study fails to make reports promptly the
 approval shall be withdrawn2  7iii7 who
 is the spouse or minor child of an     
alien described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 if
 accompanying or following to join such 
an alien2 or  7iv7 who is a national of 
,canada or ,mexico1 who maintains actual
 residence and place of abode in the    

country of nationality1 who is described
 in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 except that the  
alien's qualifications for and actual   
course of study may be full or          
part-time1 and who commutes to the      
,united ,states institution or place of 
study from ,canada or ,mexico4  4  7b7  
,admission ,section #bad7;b7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;b77 is amended by      
inserting 7,f77i71 before 7,l7 or 7,v74 
7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section      
#bad7m77#a7 of the ,immigration and     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahd7m77#a77 is amended1 in the matter 
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 7i7 or 7iii7 and inserting 7i71 7ii71  
or 7iv74  7d7 ,effective date ,the      
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect on ,october #a1 #bjac1 and  
shall apply to nonimmigrants who possess
 or are granted status under section    
#aja7;a77#ae77;,f7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,f77 on or after such   

date4  #g4 ,expansion of the ,v         
nonimmigrant visa program for spouses   
and children of permanent residents     
awaiting the availability of an         
immigrant visa  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #aja7;a77#ae77,v7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77,v77 is amended--  7#a7  
in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by  
striking that was filed with the        
,attorney ,general under section #bjd on
 or before the date of the enactment of 
the ,legal ,immigration ,family ,equity 
,act12  7#b7 in clause 7i71 by striking 
#c years or more2 and inserting #a year 
or more22 and  7#c7 in clause 7ii71 by  
striking #c years or more have and      
inserting #a year or more has4  7b7     
,provisions affecting nonimmigrant      
status ,section #bad7q7 of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7q77 is amended--  7#a7  
by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72   
7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 in       
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking the      

,attorney ,general and all that follows 
through 2 and and inserting the alien   
may not be authorized to engage in      
employment in the ,united ,states during
 the period of authorized admission as  
such a nonimmigrant2 and2 and  7,b7 by  
redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and    
7,b7 as paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71       
respectively2 and  7#c7 by striking     
7q77#a7 and inserting 7q74  7c7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on       
,october #a1 #bjac1 and shall apply to  
an alien who--  7#a7 applies for        
nonimmigrant status under section       
#aja7;a77#ae77,v7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77,v77 on or after such    
date2 and  7#b7 is the beneficiary of a 
classification petition filed under     
section #bjd of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7  
before1 on1 or after such date4  #h4    
,offset ,the amounts expended to carry  
out this ,act shall be offset by a      

corresponding reduction in ,federal     
discretionary spending4