107th Congress

January 16, 2002

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H.R.2277

One Hundred Seventh Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,

the third day of January, two thousand and one

An Act

To provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors.

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

That section 214(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(6) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under section 101(a)(15)(E), who is accompanying or following to join a principal alien admitted under such section, the Attorney General shall authorize the alien spouse to engage in employment in the United States and provide the spouse with an `employment authorized' endorsement or other appropriate work permit.”.

Speaker of the House of Representatives .

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate .