S.Amdt. 1284
What it does: Adds SEC. 3204. EMPLOY AMERICA on page 1448, between lines 5 and 6
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)What it changes
1 change to S. 744
Adds SEC. 3204. EMPLOY AMERICA on page 1448, between lines 5 and 6
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 3204. EMPLOY AMERICA.
Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Employ America Act".
Inserted: (b) Certification Requirement.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary may not approve a petition by an employer for any visa authorizing employment in the United States unless the employer has provided written certification, under penalty of perjury, to the Secretary of Labor that--
Inserted: (A) the employer has not provided a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date on which the alien is scheduled to be hired; and
Inserted: (B) the employer does not intend to provide a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to such Act.
Inserted: (2) Effect of mass layoff.--If an employer provides a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act after the approval of a visa described in paragraph (1), any visas approved during the most recent 12-month period for such employer shall expire on the date that is 60 days after the date on which such notice is provided. The expiration of a visa under this paragraph shall not be subject to judicial review.
Inserted: (3) Notice requirement.--Upon receiving notification of a mass layoff from an employer, the Secretary shall inform each employee whose visa is scheduled to expire under paragraph (2)--
Inserted: (A) the date on which such individual will no longer be authorized to work in the United States; and
Inserted: (B) the date on which such individual will be required to leave the United States unless the individual is otherwise authorized to remain in the United States.
Inserted: (4) Exemption.--An employer shall be exempt from the requirements under this subsection if the employer provides written certification, under penalty of perjury, to the Secretary of Labor that the total number of the employer's workers who are United States citizens and are working in the United States have not been, and will not be, reduced as a result of a mass layoff described in paragraph (2).
Inserted: (c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section, including a requirement that employers provide notice to the Secretary of a mass layoff (as defined in section 2 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101)).
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SA 1284. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Harkin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 1448, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
SEC. 3204. EMPLOY AMERICA.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the “Employ America Act”.
(b) Certification Requirement.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may not approve a petition by an employer for any visa authorizing employment in the United States unless the employer has provided written certification, under penalty of perjury, to the Secretary of Labor that--
(A) the employer has not provided a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date on which the alien is scheduled to be hired; and
(B) the employer does not intend to provide a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to such Act.
(2) Effect of mass layoff.--If an employer provides a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act after the approval of a visa described in paragraph (1), any visas approved during the most recent 12-month period for such employer shall expire on the date that is 60 days after the date on which such notice is provided. The expiration of a visa under this paragraph shall not be subject to judicial review.
(3) Notice requirement.--Upon receiving notification of a mass layoff from an employer, the Secretary shall inform each employee whose visa is scheduled to expire under paragraph (2)--
(A) the date on which such individual will no longer be authorized to work in the United States; and
(B) the date on which such individual will be required to leave the United States unless the individual is otherwise authorized to remain in the United States.
(4) Exemption.--An employer shall be exempt from the requirements under this subsection if the employer provides written certification, under penalty of perjury, to the Secretary of Labor that the total number of the employer's workers who are United States citizens and are working in the United States have not been, and will not be, reduced as a result of a mass layoff described in paragraph (2).
(c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section, including a requirement that employers provide notice to the Secretary of a mass layoff (as defined in section 2 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101)).
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Senate amendment submitted
June 13, 2013