,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #aa1  
#bjah,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and 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 ,visa ,transparency                 
,anti-,trafficking ,act of #bjah4  #b4  
,annual report to ,congress on          
nonimmigrant visas ,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  
,not later than #f months after the end 
of each fiscal year1 the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security shall submit a      
report to the ,committee on the         
,judiciary of the ,senate and the       

,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives that         
includes1 with respect to the reporting 
period--  7i7 the number of citizens of 
countries with a ,compact of ,free      
,association with the ,united ,states   
who-- 7,i7 are authorized by such       
,compact to reside permanently in the   
,united ,states as nonimmigrants2 and   
7,,ii7 were admitted to the ,united     
,states2  7ii7 the ports of entry at    
which the individuals described in      
clause 7i7 were admitted2 and  7iii7    
with respect to each nonimmigrant visa  
classification under the immigration    
laws that authorizes employment 7except 
for visas issued for the purpose of     
victim or witness protection71 to the   
extent such data is collected by any    
government entity--  7,i7 with respect  
to each such nonimmigrant visa          
classification and subclassification    
that authorizes employment1 as          
applicable--  7aa7 the number of visas  
that were issued and the number of      

persons granted status under such       
classification or program for           
nonimmigrants that authorizes           
employment2  7bb7 the number of visas   
that expired1 were revoked1 or were     
otherwise terminated1 respectively2     
7cc7 the number of petitions that were  
filed2  7dd7 the number of petitions    
that were approved2  7ee7 the number of 
petitions that were rejected1 denied1 or
 withdrawn1 respectively2  7ff7 the     
number of petitions awaiting final      
action2  7gg7 the number of blanket     
petitions filed under paragraph         
7#b77;,a72  7hh7 the number of such     
blanket petitions that were approved2   
7ii7 the number of such blanket         
petitions that were rejected1 denied1 or
 withdrawn1 respectively2  7jj7 the     
number of such blanket petitions        
awaiting final action2  7kk7 the number 
of visa applications and beneficiaries  
that were approved pursuant to each     
blanket petition2  7ll7 the number of   
extensions of stay that were requested2 

7mm7 the number of extensions of stay   
requests that were approved2  7nn7 the  
number of extensions of stay requests   
that were rejected1 denied1 or          
withdrawn1 respectively2  7oo7 the      
number of extensions of stay requests   
awaiting final action2  7pp7 the number 
of extensions of stay requests that were
 filed for the purpose of switching     
employers or adding a new1 concurrent   
employer2  7qq7 the percentage of       
nonimmigrants who are-- 7,,aa7 younger  
than #bj years of age2 7,,bb7 older than
 #bj years of age and younger than #be  
years of age2 7,,cc7 older than #be     
years of age and younger than #cj years 
of age2 7,,dd7 older than #cj years of  
age and younger than #ce years of age2  
7,,ee7 older than #ce years of age and  
younger than #dj years of age2 7,,ff7   
older than #dj years of age and younger 
than #de years of age2 7,,gg7 older than
 #de years of age and younger than #ej  
years of age2 7,,hh7 older than #ej     
years of age and younger than #ee years 

of age2 7,,ii7 older than #ee years of  
age and younger than #fj years of age2  
7,,jj7 older than #fj years of age and  
younger than #fe years of age2 or 7,,kk7
 older than #fe years of age1           
respectively2  7rr7 the percentage of   
nonimmigrants in each sex2  7ss7 the #aj
 countries of which the most such       
nonimmigrants are nationals2  7tt7 for  
each of the #e occupations in which the 
most nonimmigrants in each visa         
classification or subclassification are 
employed-- 7,,aa7 the #e employers that 
employ the most nonimmigrants2 7,,bb7   
the #b countries of which the most      
nonimmigrants are nationals2 7,,cc7 the 
percentage of nonimmigrants who are in  
each of the age categories set forth in 
item 7qq72 7,,dd7 the percentage of the 
nonimmigrants in each sex2 7,,ee7 the   
percentage of nonimmigrants at each     
major education level in each           
nonimmigrant visa classification1       
subclassification1 status1 or program   
for nonimmigrants that authorizes       

employment2 7,,ff7 the average          
compensation paid to the nonimmigrants2 
and 7,,gg7 the source of the data       
described in subitems 7,,aa7 through    
7,,ff72  7uu7 for each of the #e        
employers that employ the most          
nonimmigrants in the visa classification
 or subclassification-- 7,,aa7 the      
number of such nonimmigrants who are    
nationals of each country2 7,,bb7 the   
number of such nonimmigrants who are in 
each of the age categories set forth in 
item 7qq72 and 7,,cc7 the number of such
 nonimmigrants in each sex2 and  7vv7   
the number of petitions denied1         
disaggregated by age1 sex1 and country  
of nationality2  7,,ii7 with respect to 
each employment-based petition and      
request for extension of work           
authorization that was filed--  7aa7 the
 number of nonimmigrants sought2  7bb7  
each beneficiary's country of origin and
 local region or state2  7cc7 a         
description of the occupation in which  
the beneficiary will be employed2  7dd7 

the standard occupational classification
 code for each occupation2  7ee7 the    
primary work location and secondary work
 location1 if applicable2  7ff7 the name
 and address of the employer and1 if the
 employer is a household employer of the
 nonimmigrant1 the ,state and zip code  
of the employer's primary residence1    
and1 if the employer has #c or more     
employees1 the nationality of the       
employer2  7gg7 whether more than #ej   
percent of the employer's total ,united 
,states workforce are nonimmigrants2    
7hh7 whether between #cj and #ej percent
 of the employer's total ,united ,states
 workforce are nonimmigrants2  7ii7     
whether the employer conducts           
outplacement of nonimmigrants2  7jj7    
whether the employer was authorized to  
file blanket petitions under paragraph  
7#b77;,a72  7kk7 whether the petition is
 such a blanket petition2  7ll7 the name
 and last known domestic and foreign    
business address of any labor recruiter1
 agent1 or other third party            

intermediary involved in identifying    
workers to be petition beneficiaries2   
and  7mm7 the visa classification and   
subclassification2  7,,iii7 with respect
 to each nonimmigrant authorized to work
 in the ,united ,states--  7aa7 the visa
 classification and subclassification2  
7bb7 the labor certification form       
number1 if a temporary labor            
certification application was filed with
 the ,department of ,labor2  7cc7 the   
date on which the temporary labor       
certification application was filed2    
7dd7 the date on which the temporary    
labor certification application was     
approved1 withdrawn1 or rejected2  7ee7 
the date on which a petition was filed2 
7ff7 the date on which such petition was
 approved1 withdrawn1 or rejected2  7gg7
 the date on which an extension was     
filed2  7hh7 the date on which such     
extension was approved1 withdrawn1 or   
rejected2  7ii7 the nonimmigrant's      
country of origin and local region or   
state2  7jj7 the nonimmigrant's age     

category1 as set forth in subclause     
7,i77qq72  7kk7 the nonimmigrant's sex2 
7ll7 the occupation 7including the      
standard occupational classification7 in
 which the nonimmigrant will be         
employed2  7mm7 the amount of           
compensation to be paid to the          
nonimmigrant2  7nn7 the highest level of
 education attained by the nonimmigrant2
  7oo7 with respect to ,f-#a            
nonimmigrant students engaged in        
optional practical training-- 7,,aa7 the
 nonimmigrant's major or primary field  
of study2 and 7,,bb7 the institution    
from which the nonimmigrant obtained his
 or her education2  7pp7 7,,aa7 the     
primary work location of the            
nonimmigrant2 7,,bb7 the secondary work 
location of the nonimmigrant1 if        
applicable2 7,,cc7 if the employer is a 
household employer of the nonimmigrant1 
the ,state and zip code of the          
employer's primary residence2 and 7,,dd7
 if the employer has #c or more         
employees1 the nationality of the       

employer2  7qq7 7,,aa7 the name and     
address of the nonimmigrant's employer2 
7,,bb7 if the employer is a household   
employer of the nonimmigrant1 the ,state
 and zip code of the employer's primary 
residence2 and 7,,cc7 if the employer   
has #c or more employees1 the           
nationality of the employer2  7rr7 the  
name and last known domestic and foreign
 business address of a third party      
intermediary2  7ss7 if the nonimmigrant 
had a permanent status petition filed on
 his or her behalf1 the name of the     
person or entity that filed the petition
 and the date on which such petition was
 filed2 and  7tt7 the source of the data
 described in items 7aa7 through 7ss72  
7,,iv7 the #aj occupations in which the 
largest number of nonimmigrants are     
employed in the ,united ,states2 and    
7,v7 with respect to each of the        
,states1 for each of the #e nonimmigrant
 visa classifications and               
subclassifications in which the most    
nonimmigrants were issued visas or      

granted a status that authorizes        
employment--  7aa7 the total number of  
nonimmigrants2  7bb7 the number of such 
nonimmigrants who are nationals of each 
country2  7cc7 the percentage of such   
nonimmigrants in each of the age        
categories set forth in subclause       
7,i77qq72 and  7dd7 the number of such  
nonimmigrants in each sex4  7,b7 ,at the
 time the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security submits each annual report    
under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary 
shall post1 to a public website--  7i7  
the information set forth in such       
subparagraph2 and  7ii7 the             
corresponding raw data set and a        
searchable database4  7,c7 ,the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
ensure that the information posted on a 
public website under subparagraph 7,b7  
does not include information that1 alone
 or in combination1 would allow a       
reasonable person who does not have     
personal knowledge of the relevant      
circumstances1 to identify a specific   

person with reasonable certainty4  7,d7 
,any government official who uses       
information described in subparagraph   
7,a7 shall take reasonable steps to     
ensure that such use does not enable    
such information to be manipulated--    
7i7 to identify an individual           
nonimmigrant to whom the information    
relates2 or  7ii7 to disaggregate such  
information into its component parts4   
7,e7 ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,the term  
employment--  7,i7 means employment in  
the ,united ,states2 and  7,,ii7        
includes cultural exchange1 training1 or
 business activities in which the       
nonimmigrant receives any form of       
compensation1 including a stipend1 from 
any source1 whether paid in the ,united 
,states or in the nonimmigrant's country
 of origin and whether or not           
authorized4  7ii7 ,the term nonimmigrant
 visa classification1 status1 or        
subclassification means any program1    
level1 category1 subcategory1 or other  
type of grouping that-- 7,i7 is part of 

a nonimmigrant visa classification or   
status--  7aa7 described in section     
#aja7;a77#ae7 or #bad7;e72 or  7bb7     
otherwise established under the         
immigration laws2 and  7,,ii7 may be    
specifically created1 delineated1 or    
defined in--  7aa7 any ,federal statute1
 regulation1 agency guidance1 directive1
 memo1 or any other source material1    
including the ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 the ,foreign ,affairs     
,manual1 ,department of ,state cables   
7classified or unclassified72 or  7bb7  
any official form1 application1 or      
petition used by the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of  
,state1 or the ,secretary of ,labor4    
7iii7 ,the term third party             
intermediary-- 7,i7 means any natural   
person1 corporation1 company1 firm1     
partnership1 joint stock company or     
association1 or other organization or   
entity1 including municipal             
corporations1 that recruits1 solicits1  
or engages in related activities with   

respect to an individual who resides    
outside of the ,united ,states in       
furtherance of employment in the ,united
 ,states1 including when such activity  
occurs outside of the ,united ,states2  
and  7,,ii7 includes recruiters1        
subrecruiters1 placement agencies1      
staffing agencies1 labor contractors1   
and sponsor organizations designated by 
the ,secretary of ,state1 including     
for-profit and not-for-profit sponsor   
entities4  4  #c4 ,authority to modify  
forms ,the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and
 the ,secretary of ,labor are authorized
 to take such steps as may be necessary 
to revise any application1 petition1    
form1 or database used to regulate the  
issuance of visas to nonimmigrants or to
 grant nonimmigrant status in order to  
comply with the reporting requirements  
set forth in section #bad7;c77#h7 of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 as 
amended by section #b4  #d4 ,information
 sharing ,the ,secretary of ,state and  

the ,secretary of ,labor shall-- 7#a7   
annually submit to the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security1 in a timely manner1
 any information collected or maintained
 by the ,department of ,state or the    
,department of ,labor that is required  
to be included in the annual report     
under section #bad7;c77#h7 of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 as  
amended by section #b2 and  7#b7 provide
 any other related information to the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 upon 
request1 that may be necessary to carry 
out the ,secretary of ,homeland         
,security's responsibilities under this 
,act and the amendment made by section  
#b4  #e4 ,progressive implementation    
7a7 ,initial report ,not later than #a  
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security shall submit the first report 
required under section #bad7;c77#h7 of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 
as amended by section #b1 based on the  
information that is available from the  

,department of ,homeland ,security1 the 
,department of ,labor1 and the          
,department of ,state as of the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,full  
report ,not later than #c years after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall submit the report required under  
such section #bad7;c77#h71 which shall  
include all of the information and data 
listed in subparagraph 7,a7 of such     
section1 as amended by section #b4