S.Amdt. 1550

1. 1

   Change 1: Replaces “Upon the request of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security may suspen…” with “The Secretary of Homeland Security shall suspend employment authorizations under clauses…”

   ReplacesPage 1632, line 24Printed page

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   "(II) provide such a spouse with an 'employment authorized' endorsement or other appropriate work permit, if appropriate.

   "(iii)(I) [struck: Upon the request of the ][inserted: The ]Secretary of [struck: State, the Secretary of ]Homeland Security [struck: may][inserted: shall] suspend employment authorizations under [struck: clause][inserted: clauses] ([inserted: i) and (]ii) to nationals of a foreign country that does not permit reciprocal employment to nationals of the United States who are accompanying or following to join the employment-based nonimmigrant husband or wife of such spouse to be employed in such foreign country based on that status.

   "(II) In subclause (I), the term 'employment-based nonimmigrant' means an individual who is admitted to a foreign country to perform employment similar to the employment described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).".

   Original wording

   Beginning on page 1632, line 24, strike “Upon the request of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security may suspend employment authorizations under clause (ii)” and insert “The Secretary of Homeland Security shall suspend employment authorizations under clauses (i) and (ii)”.

2. 2

   Change 2: Replaces “section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)” with “subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 101(a)(15)”

   ReplacesPage 1633, line 10Printed page

   [struck: section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)][inserted: subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 101(a)(15)]

   Original wording

   On page 1633, line 10, strike “section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)” and insert “subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 101(a)(15)”.

3. 3

   Change 3: Rewrites page 1669, line 11 through “(ii)” on line 15

   ReplacesPrinted page

   Removes page 1669, line 11 through “(ii)” on line 15 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (i)

   Original wording

   On page 1669, strike line 11 and all that follows through “(ii)” on line 15, and insert “(i)”.

4. 4

   Change 4: Replaces “(iii)” with “(ii)”

   ReplacesPage 1669, line 17Printed page

   [struck: (iii)][inserted: (ii)]

   Original wording

   On page 1669, line 17, strike “(iii)” and insert “(ii)”.

5. 5

   Change 5: Replaces “(iv)” with “(iii)”

   ReplacesPage 1669, line 20Printed page

   [struck: (iv)][inserted: (iii)]

   Original wording

   On page 1669, line 20, strike “(iv)” and insert “(iii)”.

6. 6

   Change 6: Strikes “if the employer is an H-1B-dependent employer,”

   StrikesPage 1670, lines 1–2Printed page

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   (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

   "(ii) [struck: if the employer ]is [struck: an H-1B-dependent employer, is ]offering and will offer to H-1B nonimmigrants, during the period of authorized employment for each H-1B nonimmigrant, wages that are not less than the level 2 wages set out in subsection (p); and

   "(iii) will provide working conditions for H-1B nonimmigrants that will not adversely affect the working conditions of other workers similarly employed.".

   Original wording

   On page 1670, lines 1 and 2, strike “if the employer is an H-1B-dependent employer,”.

7. 7

   Change 7: Rewrites page 1676, line 16 through page 1678, line 21

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   Removes page 1676, line 16 through page 1678, line 21 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (E) The employer did not displace and will not displace a United States worker employed by the employer within the period beginning 180 days before the date on which a visa petition supported by the application is filed and ending 180 days after such filing.

   Original wording

   Beginning on page 1676, strike line 16 and all that follows through page 1678, line 21, and insert the following:

8. 8

   Change 8: Replaces “participating in optional practical training pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(F)(i)” with “described in subparagraph (F) or (M) of section 101(a)(15)”

   ReplacesPage 1687, lines 6–8Printed page

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   "(H)(i) The employer has not advertised any available position specified in the application in an advertisement that states or indicates that--

   "(I) such position is only available to an individual who is or will be an H-1B nonimmigrant or an alien [struck: participating][inserted: described] in [struck: optional practical training pursuant to][inserted: subparagraph (F) or (M) of] section 101(a)(15)[struck: (F)(i)]; or

   "(II) an individual who is or will be an H-1B nonimmigrant or participant in such optional practical training shall receive priority or a preference in the hiring process for such position.

   Original wording

   On page 1687, lines 6 through 8, strike “participating in optional practical training pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(F)(i)” and insert “described in subparagraph (F) or (M) of section 101(a)(15)”.

9. 9

   Change 9: Replaces “participant in such optional practical training” with “an alien described in subparagraph (F) or (M) of section 101(a)(15)”

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   "(I) such position is only available to an individual who is or will be an H-1B nonimmigrant or an alien participating in optional practical training pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(F)(i); or

   "(II) an individual who is or will be an H-1B nonimmigrant or [struck: participant ][inserted: an alien described ]in [struck: such optional practical training ][inserted: subparagraph (F) or (M) of section 101(a)(15) ]shall receive priority or a preference in the hiring process for such position.

   "(ii) The employer has not solely recruited individuals who are or who will be H-1B nonimmigrants or participants in optional practical training pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) to fill such position.

   Original wording

   On page 1687, lines 10 and 11, strike “participant in such optional practical training” and insert “an alien described in subparagraph (F) or (M) of section 101(a)(15)”.

10. 10

    Change 10: Replaces “participants in optional practical training pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(F)(i)” with “aliens described in subparagraph (F) or (M) of section 101(a)(15)”

    ReplacesPage 1687, lines 16–17Printed page

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    "(II) an individual who is or will be an H-1B nonimmigrant or participant in such optional practical training shall receive priority or a preference in the hiring process for such position.

    "(ii) The employer has not solely recruited individuals who are or who will be H-1B nonimmigrants or [struck: participants ][inserted: aliens described ]in [struck: optional practical training pursuant to][inserted: subparagraph (F) or (M) of] section 101(a)(15)[struck: (F)(i)] to fill such position.

    "(I)(i) If the employer (other than an educational or research employer) employs 50 or more employees in the United States, the sum of the number of such employees who are H-1B nonimmigrants plus the number of such employees who are nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L) may not exceed--

    Original wording

    On page 1687, lines 16 and 17, strike “participants in optional practical training pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(F)(i)” and insert “aliens described in subparagraph (F) or (M) of section 101(a)(15)”.

11. 11

    Change 11: Replaces “may conduct” with “shall conduct”

    ReplacesPage 1690, line 6Printed page

    [struck: may conduct][inserted: shall conduct]

    Original wording

    On page 1690, line 6, strike “may conduct” and insert “shall conduct”.

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