S.Amdt. 1968

1. Adds SEC. 716. H-1B VISA EMPLOYER FEE on page 685, between lines 17 and 18

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   Inserted: SEC. 716. H-1B VISA EMPLOYER FEE.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 214(c)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 715 of this Act, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "In each instance where" and inserting "Except as provided under subparagraph (D), if an employer seeks to hire a merit-based, employer-sponsored immigrant described in section 203(b)(5), or if";

   Inserted: (2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:

   Inserted: "(C) Of the amounts collected under this paragraph--

   Inserted: "(i) 85.72 percent shall be deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section 286(aa); and

   Inserted: "(ii) 14.28 percent shall be deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section 286(bb)."; and

   Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(D) Public hospitals, which are owned and operated by a State or a political subdivision of a State shall not be subject to the supplemental fee imposed under this paragraph.".

   Inserted: (b) Use of Additional Fee.--Section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating subsection (x), as added by section 714 of this Act, as subsection (aa) and moving the redesignated subsection to the end of section 286; and

   Inserted: (2) by inserting after subsection (aa), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:

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   Inserted: "(bb) Gifted and Talented Students Education Account.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the 'Gifted and Talented Students Education Account'. There shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the account 14.28 percent of the fees collected under section 214(c)(15).

   Inserted: "(2) Use of fees.--Amounts deposited into the account established under paragraph (1) shall remain available to the Secretary of Education until expended for programs and projects authorized under the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7253 et seq.).".

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   On page 685, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

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