,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eaee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bh1 #bjbf,mr4   
,scott ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require employ]s seek+ a p]man5t labor  
c]tification classification = ! hir+ (  
=eign work]s to pay a fee ( at lea/     
#aj1jjj1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican
 ,hir+ ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,p]man5t  
labor c]tification fee ,section #bha ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #acea7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
/rik+ ! section head] & ins]t+ ,visa    
fees2  7#b7 by /rik+ ,! fees = & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  7a7 ,nonimmigrant visa fees  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! fees =  2  7#c7 by     
/rik+ ! semicolon aft] resid5ts & ins]t+
 a p]iod2  7#d7 by /rik+ ,provid$1 ,t   
nonresid5t visas & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7#b7 ,fee waiv]s ,nonresid5t visas  2 & 
7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7    

,p]man5t labor c]tification fee  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,9 addition to any o!r fee       
au?oriz$ by law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor   
%all require ! paym5t ( a fee1 9 an     
am\nt equal to ! am\nt specifi$         
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 f any employ] :o 
files an ,application = ,p]man5t        
,employm5t ,c]tification 7,=m ,,eta     
#ijhi7 or any successor =m1 or any      
sub/antially simil> application         
designat$ by ! ,secret>y t requires     
recruitm5t to det]m9e ! availability (  
able1 will+1 qualifi$1 & available      
,unit$ ,/ates work]s1 at ! "t su*       
application is fil$4  7#b7 ,initial     
am\nt ,dur+ fiscal ye> #bjbg1 ! am\nt   
specifi$ 9 ?is p>agraph %all be ! great]
 (-- 7,a7 #aj1jjj2 or  7,b7 su* am\nt z 
! ,secret>y may e/abli%1 by rule4  7#c7 
,annual adju/m5ts = inflation ,dur+     
fiscal ye> #bjbh1 & dur+ ea* subsequ5t  
fiscal ye>1 ! am\nt specifi$ 9 ?is      
p>agraph %all be equal to ! sum (-- 7,a7
 ! am\nt ( ! fee requir$ "u ?is         
subsection = ! mo/ rec5tly conclud$     

fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 ! product result+ f 
! multiplication ( ! am\nt ref]r$ to 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7 by ! p]c5tage 7if any7 
by :i* ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all  
,urban ,consum]s = ! mon? ( ,july prec$+
 ! date on :i* su* adju/m5t takes effect
 exce$s ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all 
,urban ,consum]s = ! same mon? ( !      
prec$+ cal5d> ye>1 r\nd$ to ! next l[e/ 
multiple ( #aj4  7#d7 ,,p]m fee acc\nt  
7,a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 !   
g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury a sep>ate      
acc\nt1 :i* %all be kn[n z ! ,,p]m ,fee 
,acc\nt 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is p>agraph z !   
,acc\nt74  7,b7 ,deposits ,( ! fees     
receiv$ "u ?is subsection 9 a giv5      
fiscal ye> f employ]s fil+ applications 
= p]man5t employm5t c]tification-- 7i7  
#ej p]c5t %all be deposit$ into !       
,acc\nt2 &  7ii7 #ej p]c5t %all be      
deposit$ into ! g5]al fund ( !          
,treasury4  7,c7 ,use ( acc\nt funds ,( 
! fees deposit$ into ! ,acc\nt 9 a giv5 
fiscal ye>-- 7i7 #ej p]c5t %all be made 
available to ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to    

exp5d )\t fur!r appropriation2 &  7ii7  
#ej p]c5t %all be made available to !   
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t to exp5d )\t fur!r           
appropriation to upgrade & ma9ta9 !     
capabilities ( ! ,,usajobs website or   
any successor plat=m to ho/ job         
adv]tisem5ts & process job applications 
9 ord] to facilitate labor m>ket te/+4  
7#e7 ,no fee waiv] ,fees requir$ to be  
paid "u ?is subsection may n be waiv$ or
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