,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cefd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,gosar introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act to eliminate the ,optional ,practical ,training ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fairness for ,high-,skilled ,americans ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,eliminating the ,optional ,practical ,training ,program ,section #bgd;,a7h7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbd;a7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,employment authorization for aliens no longer engaged in full-time study in the ,united ,states ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no alien present in the ,united ,states as a nonimmigrant under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,f77i7 may be provided employment authorization in the ,united ,states pursuant to the ,optional ,practical ,training ,program1 or any such successor program1 without an express ,act of ,congress authorizing such a program4 4