,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbe,mr4  
,?an$> 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lawl]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide lawful p]man5t resid5t /atus
 & au?oriz$ dual int5t = c]ta9 doctoral 
degree hold]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,putt+ ,highe/     
,degrees ,fir/ ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,p,h,ds
 ,fir/ ,act4  #b4 ,exemption f num]ical 
limitations on p]man5t resid5ts = c]ta9 
doctoral degree hold]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,section #bja7;b77#a7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaea7;b77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,f7 ,ali5s :o-- 7i7 h e>n$ 
a doctoral degree 9 a field ( /udy 7or !
 t]m9al highe/ degree aw>d$ 9 a field ( 
/udy = :i* a doctoral degree or its     
equival5t is n available7 :ile          
physically pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates f a 
,unit$ ,/ates in/itution ( high]        
education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( 

! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a777 accr$it$ by a     
nationally recogniz$ accr$it+ ag5cy or  
association recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,education pursuant to "p ,h ( title    
,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;a et seq472  7ii7 h
 an (f] ( employm5t f1 or are employ$   
by1 a ,unit$ ,/ates employ] 9 a field   
relat$ to su* degree at a rate ( pay t  
is high] ?an ! m$ian wage level = !     
occupational classification 9 ! area (  
employm5t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,labor2 &  7iii7 are admissible pursuant
 to an approv$ labor c]tification "u    
section #bab7;a77#e77;,a77i74  4  7b7   
,proc$ure = ,grant+ ,immigration ,/atus 
,section #bjd7;a77#a77;,f7 ( !          
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7;a77#a77;,f77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ #bjc7;b77#b7 & all t foll[s    
?r\gh ,attorney ,g5]al & ins]t+         
#bjc7;b77#b71 #bjc7;b77#c71 or          
#bja7;b77#a77;,f7 may file a petition ) 
! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4  7c7   

,dual ,int5t = ,f ,nonimmigrants ,seek+ 
doctoral degrees at ,unit$ ,/ates       
,in/itutions ( ,high] ,education        
,not)/&+ sections #aja7;a77#ae77;,f77i7 
& #bad7;b7 ( ! ,immigration &           
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,f77i71 #aahd7;b771 an  
ali5 :o is a bona fide /ud5t admitt$ to 
a program 9 a field = a doctoral degree 
or ! t]m9al highe/ degree aw>d$ 9 a     
field ( /udy = :i* a doctoral degree or 
its equival5t is n available at a ,unit$
 ,/ates in/itution ( high] education 7z 
def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja7;a777 accr$it$ by a nationally    
recogniz$ accr$it+ ag5cy or association 
recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,education   
pursuant to "p ,h ( title ,,iv ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;a et seq47 may obta9 a  
/ud5t visa or ext5d or *ange            
nonimmigrant /atus to pursue su* degree 
ev5 if su* ali5 int5ds to seek lawful   
p]man5t resid5t /atus 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4