To require recipients of TARP funding to meet strict H-1B worker hiring standard to ensure non-displacement of U.S. workers.

SA 306. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1, making
supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation,
infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to
the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. HIRING AMERICAN WORKERS IN COMPANIES RECEIVING TARP
FUNDING.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Employ
American Workers Act''.
(b) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, it shall be unlawful for any recipient of funding under
title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(Public Law 110-343) or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act
(12 U.S.C. 342 et seq.) to hire any nonimmigrant described in
section 101(a)(15)(h)(i)(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(h)(i)(b)).
(2) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term ``hire''
means to permit a new employee to commence a period of
employment.
(c) Sunset Provision.--This section shall be effective
during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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