,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eaee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to require       
employers seeking a permanent labor     
certification classification for the    
hiring of foreign workers to pay a fee  
of at least #aj1jjj1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,hiring   
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,permanent     
labor certification fee ,section #bha of
 the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acea7 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking the section header and      
inserting ,visa fees2  7#b7 by striking 
,the fees for and inserting the         
following3  7a7 ,nonimmigrant visa fees 
7#a7 ,in general ,the fees for  2  7#c7 
by striking the semicolon after         
residents and inserting a period2  7#d7 

by striking ,provided1 ,that nonresident
 visas and inserting the following3     
7#b7 ,fee waivers ,nonresident visas  2 
and  7#e7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7b7 ,permanent labor        
certification fee  7#a7 ,in general ,in 
addition to any other fee authorized by 
law1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall     
require the payment of a fee1 in an     
amount equal to the amount specified    
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 from any      
employer who files an ,application for  
,permanent ,employment ,certification   
7,form ,,eta #ijhi7 or any successor    
form1 or any substantially similar      
application designated by the ,secretary
 that requires recruitment to determine 
the availability of able1 willing1      
qualified1 and available ,united ,states
 workers1 at the time such application  
is filed4  7#b7 ,initial amount ,during 
fiscal year #bjbg1 the amount specified 
in this paragraph shall be the greater  
of-- 7,a7 #aj1jjj2 or  7,b7 such amount 
as the ,secretary may establish1 by     

rule4  7#c7 ,annual adjustments for     
inflation ,during fiscal year #bjbh1 and
 during each subsequent fiscal year1 the
 amount specified in this paragraph     
shall be equal to the sum of-- 7,a7 the 
amount of the fee required under this   
subsection for the most recently        
concluded fiscal year2 and  7,b7 the    
product resulting from the              
multiplication of the amount referred to
 in subparagraph 7,a7 by the percentage 
7if any7 by which the ,consumer ,price  
,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers for   
the month of ,july preceding the date on
 which such adjustment takes effect     
exceeds the ,consumer ,price ,index for 
,all ,urban ,consumers for the same     
month of the preceding calendar year1   
rounded to the next lowest multiple of  
#aj4  7#d7 ,,perm fee account  7,a7     
,establishment ,there is established in 
the general fund of the ,treasury a     
separate account1 which shall be known  
as the ,,perm ,fee ,account 7referred to
 in this paragraph as the ,account74    

7,b7 ,deposits ,of the fees received    
under this subsection in a given fiscal 
year from employers filing applications 
for permanent employment certification--
 7i7 #ej percent shall be deposited into
 the ,account2 and  7ii7 #ej percent    
shall be deposited into the general fund
 of the ,treasury4  7,c7 ,use of account
 funds ,of the fees deposited into the  
,account in a given fiscal year-- 7i7   
#ej percent shall be made available to  
the ,secretary of ,labor to expend      
without further appropriation2 and  7ii7
 #ej percent shall be made available to 
the ,director of the ,office of         
,personnel ,management to expend without
 further appropriation to upgrade and   
maintain the capabilities of the        
,,usajobs website or any successor      
platform to host job advertisements and 
process job applications in order to    
facilitate labor market testing4  7#e7  
,no fee waiver ,fees required to be paid
 under this subsection may not be waived
 or reduced4  4