,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1      
#bjai,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,harris1 and ,ms4     
,klobuchar7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide lawful permanent    
resident status for certain advanced    
,,stem degree holders1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,keep ,,stem ,talent
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,lawful permanent  
resident status for certain advanced    
,,stem degree holders  7a7 ,aliens not  
subject to direct numerical limitations 
,section #bja7;b77#a7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea7;b77#a77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7,f7  
7i7 ,aliens who-- 7,i7 have earned a    
degree in a ,,stem field at the master's
 level or higher while physically       
present in the ,united ,states from a   

,united ,states institution of higher   
education 7as defined in section        
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a777     
accredited by an accrediting entity     
recognized by the ,department of        
,education2  7,,ii7 have an offer of    
employment from1 or are employed by1 a  
,united ,states employer in a field     
related to such degree at a rate of pay 
that is higher than the median wage     
level for the occupational              
classification in the area of           
employment1 as determined by the        
,secretary of ,labor2 and  7,,iii7 are  
admissible pursuant to an approved labor
 certification under section            
#bab7;a77#e77;,a77i74  7ii7 ,in this    
subparagraph1 the term ,,stem field     
means a field of science1 technology1   
engineering1 or mathematics described in
 the most recent version of the         
,classification of ,instructional       
,programs of the ,department of         
,education taxonomy under the summary   

group of--  7,i7 computer and           
information sciences and support        
services2  7,,ii7 engineering2  7,,iii7 
mathematics and statistics2  7,,iv7     
biological and biomedical sciences2     
7,v7 physical sciences2  7,,vi7         
agriculture sciences2 or  7,,vii7       
natural resources and conservation      
sciences4  4  7b7 ,procedure for        
granting immigration status ,section    
#bjd7;a77#a77;,f7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaed7;a77#a77;,f77 is amended--  7#a7  
by striking #bjc7;b77#b7 and all that   
follows through ,attorney ,general2 and 
7#b7 by inserting #bjc7;b77#b71         
#bjc7;b77#c71 or #bja7;b77#a77;,f7 may  
file a petition with the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security4  7c7 ,dual intent  
for ,f nonimmigrants seeking advanced   
,,stem degrees at ,united ,states       
institutions of higher education        
,notwithstanding sections               
#aja7;a77#ae77;,f77i7 and #bad7;b7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  

7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,f77i71   
#aahd7;b771 an alien who is a bona fide 
student admitted to a program in a      
,,stem field 7as defined in section     
#bja7;b77#a77;,f77ii77 for a degree at  
the master's level or higher at a       
,united ,states institution of higher   
education 7as defined in section        
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a777     
accredited by an accrediting entity     
recognized by the ,department of        
,education may obtain a student visa or 
extend or change nonimmigrant status to 
pursue such degree even if such alien   
intends to seek lawful permanent        
resident status in the ,united ,states4