,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit        
expenditures for foreign student work   
authorizations1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,prioritizing ,american ,talent 
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on expenditures  
for foreign student work authorizations 
7a7 ,prohibition ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 no funds made   
available to the ,department of         
,homeland ,security1 including amounts  
in the ,immigration ,examinations ,fee  
,account established under section      
#bhf7m7 of the ,immigration and         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#acef7m771 may be obligated or expended 
to adjudicate1 process1 approve1 renew1 
or extend any application for employment
 authorization for an alien described in

 section #aja7;a77#ae77;,f7 or 7,m7 of  
such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 
unless such employment is expressly     
authorized by an ,act of ,congress4  7b7
 ,rescission ,the unobligated balances  
of amounts in the ,immigration          
,examinations ,fee ,account that the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
determines are reasonably attributable  
to fees collected for the adjudication1 
processing1 approval1 renewal1 or       
extension of applications for employment
 authorization not authorized by an ,act
 of ,congress1 as described in          
subsection 7a71 are hereby rescinded4   
7c7 ,determination ,not later than #cj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security shall determine the amount    
required to be rescinded under          
subsection 7b74