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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3730
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 8, 2015
Mr. Sensenbrenner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize unused visas numbers made available under section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act to be made available to nationals of
Ireland, and for other purposes.
1.
Unused E–3 visa numbers available to nationals of Ireland
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, visa numbers made available under section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) that were unused by nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia during a fiscal year shall be made available on the same basis in the subsequent fiscal year to nationals of Ireland residing in that country.
(b)
Qualifications
Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting , or solely to perform services as an employee and who has at least a high school education or its equivalent, (which shall include passage of a high school equivalency examination) or has, within 5 years, at least 2 years of work experience in an occupation classified as Zone 2 or higher by the Bureau of Labor Statistics if the alien is a national of the Republic of Ireland, after Australia.