S.Amdt. 1572

SA 1572. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1183 submitted by Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Hatch)
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:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. ANNUAL AUDITS OF EMPLOYERS OF H-1B AND L
NONIMMIGRANTS.

(a) H-1B Nonimmigrants.--Section 212(n)(2)(A)(ii)(III) (8
U.S.C. 1182 (n)(2)(A)(ii)(III)), as added by section 4221, is
amended--
(1) in item ``(aa)'', by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating item (bb) as item (cc); and
(3) by inserting after item (aa) the following:
``(bb) conduct annual audits of not less than .05 percent
of employers (other than employers covered by item (aa)) that
employ H-1B nonimmigrants during the applicable calendar
year; and''.
(b) L Nonimmigrants.--Section 214(c)(2)(J)(viii)(II) (8
U.S.C. 1184 (c)(2)(J)(viii)(II)), as added by section 4306,
is amended--
(1) in item ``(aa)'', by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating item (bb) as item (cc); and
(3) by inserting after item (aa) the following:
``(bb) conduct annual audits of not less than .05 percent
of employers (other than employers covered by item (aa)) who
employ nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L)
during the applicable calendar year; and''.
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