S.Amdt. 1620

SA 1620. Mr. CORNYN 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. ___. PROTECTING AMERICAN BUSINESSES.

(a) Duties of Commissioner.--Notwithstanding section
4701(d)(6), the Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and
Labor Market Research is not authorized to conduct a
quarterly survey of unemployment rates in construction
occupations.
(b) Admission of W Nonimmigrant Workers.--Section 220, as
added by section 4703(a) of this Act, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4);
(2) in subsection (e)(5), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) Returning worker and renewing employer exemption.--
Renewals of approved job slots and W visas by employers or
workers in good standing shall not be counted toward the
limits established under subsection (g)(1)(A) or factored
into the formulaic determinations made under subparagraphs
(A) through (D) of subsection (g)(2).
``(C) Intending immigrants.--
``(i) Extension of period.--A registered visa holder shall
continue to be a registered visa holder at the end of the 3-
year period referred to in subparagraph (A) if the W
nonimmigrant is the beneficiary of a petition for immigrant
status filed pursuant to this Act.
``(ii) Termination of period.--The term of a registration
position extended under clause (i) shall terminate on the
date that is the earlier of--

``(I) the date an application or petition by or for a W
nonimmigrant to obtain immigrant status is approved or denied
by the Secretary; or
``(II) the date of the termination of such W nonimmigrant's
employment with the registered employer.''; and

(3) in subsection (h), by striking paragraph (5).
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