S.Amdt. 1703
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. PROTECTING AMERICAN BUSINESSES wherever appropriate
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)What it changes
1 change to S. 744
Adds SEC. ___. PROTECTING AMERICAN BUSINESSES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. PROTECTING AMERICAN BUSINESSES.
Inserted: (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.
Inserted: (b) Admission of W Nonimmigrant Workers.--Section 220, as added by section 4703(a) of this Act, is amended--
Inserted: (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4);
Inserted: (2) in subsection (e)(5), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
Inserted: "(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).
Inserted: "(C) Intending immigrants.--
Inserted: "(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.
Inserted: "(ii) Termination of period.--The term of a registration position extended under clause (i) shall terminate on the date that is the earlier of--
Inserted: "(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
Inserted: "(II) the date of the termination of such W nonimmigrant's employment with the registered employer."; and
Inserted: (3) in subsection (h), by striking paragraph (5).
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SA 1703. Mr. CORNYN 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:
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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Senate amendment submitted
June 25, 2013