,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ai1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,liccardo 7for himself1 ,mr4           
,obernolte1 and ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
codify the ,optional ,practical         
,training program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,keep    
,innovators in ,america ,act4  #b4 ,in  
general ,section #aja7;a77#ae77;,f77i7  
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4                      
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,f77i77 is amended by   
inserting after course of study the     
second time it appears the following3 1 
except that such a course of study may  
include practical training and          
employment authorization under terms and
 conditions set by the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security as long as such     
employment is related to the field of   

study1 including after completion of    
degree requirements1 and that such an   
alien may maintain student status under 
this section if the alien is the        
beneficiary of a pending or approved    
petition filed pursuant to section      
#bjd7;a77#a7 except that as an enrolled 
student the alien's course of study must
 be consistent with section #bad7m74