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107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2278

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                                 AN ACT

     To provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of 
intracompany transferees, and to reduce the period of time during which 
   certain intracompany transferees have to be continuously employed 
          before applying for admission to the United States.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2278

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
     To provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of 
intracompany transferees, and to reduce the period of time during which 
   certain intracompany transferees have to be continuously employed 
          before applying for admission to the United States.

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

SECTION 1. WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR SPOUSES OF INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES.

    Section 214(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(E) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under section 
101(a)(15)(L), 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.''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF REQUIRED PERIOD OF PRIOR CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT FOR 
              CERTAIN INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES.

    (a) In General.--Section 214(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(A)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
``In the case of an alien seeking admission under section 
101(a)(15)(L), the 1-year period of continuous employment required 
under such section is deemed to be reduced to a 6-month period if the 
importing employer has filed a blanket petition under this subparagraph 
and met the requirements for expedited processing of aliens covered 
under such petition.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)) is amended by striking 
``an alien who,'' and inserting ``subject to section 214(c)(2), an 
alien who,''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 5, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.

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