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Pub. L. 106-311
Fee Increase for the Employees of H-1B Non-immigrant Workers Act of 2000
106
th
Congress
October 17, 2000
114 Stat. 1247
[H.R.5362]
One Hundred Sixth Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
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.
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 nonpro
fit 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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.