S.Amdt. 1632

SA 1632. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Moran) 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 end of subtitle A of title IV of the amendment,
insert the following:

SEC. 4106. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR STEM EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.

(a) Low-income STEM Scholarship Program.--For purposes of
paragraph (3)(B) of 286(s) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, as added by section 4104(b), the Director of the
National Science Foundation shall consider veterans to be an
underrepresented group.
(b) National Evaluation.--In conducting the annual
evaluation of the implementation and impact of the activities
funded by the STEM Education and Training Account under
section 4104(d), the Secretary of Education shall include an
assessment of--
(1) engagement in STEM fields of underrepresented groups
such as women and minorities; and
(2) achievement in STEM fields of underrepresented groups
such as women and minorities.
(c) Identifying and Disseminating Best Practices.--The
Secretary of Education shall, directly or through a grant or
contract, identify State best practices with respect to STEM
education and share that information broadly.

SEC. 4107. USE OF H-1B VISA FEES.

(a) In General.--Section 214(c)(9)(C) (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(9)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
``(C) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be
deposited in the Treasury as follows:
``(i) Until the amount collected for a fiscal year under
this paragraph equals $275,000,000, in the H-1B Nonimmigrant
Petitioner Account for use in accordance with section 286(s).
``(ii) After the amount collected for a fiscal year under
this paragraph exceeds $275,000,000--
``(I) 5 percent shall be deposited in the H-1B Nonimmigrant
Petitioner Account for use as described in paragraph (5) of
section 286(s);
``(II) 5 percent shall be deposited in the H-1B
Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account for use as described in
paragraph (6) of section 286(s); and
``(III) 90 percent shall be deposited in the STEM Education
and Training Account for use as described in section
286(w).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 286(s)(1) (8 U.S.C.
1356(s)(1)) is amended by striking ``collected under
paragraphs (9) and (11) of section 214(c).'' and inserting
``described in clause (i), (ii)(I), and (ii)(II) of paragraph
(9)(C) of section 214(c) and collected under paragraph (11)
of such section.''.
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