Hyperlawhypertext legal databasebeta An act to increase the amount of fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers, and for other purposes.

PL-106-311 An act to increase the amount of fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers, and for other purposes. US

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Preamble

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1 — AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE IMPOSITION OF FEES

Section 214(c)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(excluding'' and all that follows through ``2001)'' and inserting ``(excluding any employer that is a primary or secondary education institution, an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a), a nonprofit entity related to or affiliated with any such institution, a nonprofit entity which engages in established curriculum-related clinical training of students registered at any such institution, a nonprofit research organization, or a governmental research organization) filing before October 1, 2003''; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$1,000''.

Section 2 — EFFECTIVE DATE

The amendment made by section 1(2) shall apply only to petitions that are filed on or after the date that is 2 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Approved October 17, 2000.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5362: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): Oct. 6, considered and passed House. Oct. 10, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 36 (2000): Oct. 17, Presidential statement.

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