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S.1035
Title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SUMMARY AS OF:
3/29/2007--Introduced.
H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise employer and government requirements with respect to H-1B (specialty occupation) and L-1 (intracompany transfer) nonimmigrant aliens.
Revises H-1B provisions to: (1) subject all H-1B employers (currently H-1B dependent employers) to such provisions; (2) lengthen U.S. worker displacement protection; (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor to initiate an H-1B employer investigation; and (4) increase employer penalties.
Sets forth employer petition requirements for an L-1 alien coming to the United States to open, or be employed in, a new facility.
Prohibits blanket L-1 petitions.
Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to initiate an L-1 employer investigation.
Sets forth L-1 employer penalty provisions.
Provides H-1B and L-1 alien whistleblower protections.
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to hire 200 additional employees to administer H-1B programs.