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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 169 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas 

for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 29, 2013 

Mr. HATCH (for himself, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. COONS, Mr. 

FLAKE, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. HELLER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. HOEVEN, 

Mr. WARNER, Mr. NELSON, and Mr. SCHATZ) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize 

additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work 

in the United States, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration Innova5 tion Act of 2013’’ or the ‘‘I-Squared Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

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TITLE I—EMPLOYMENT-BASED NONIMMIGRANT VISAS 

Sec. 101. Market-based H–1B visa limits. 

Sec. 102. Employment authorization for dependents of H–1B nonimmigrants. 

Sec. 103. Eliminating impediments to worker mobility. 

TITLE II—STUDENT VISAS 

Sec. 201. Authorization of dual intent. 

TITLE III—EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANT VISAS 

Sec. 301. Elimination of per-country numerical limitations. 

Sec. 302. Recapturing lost employment-based immigrant visas. 

Sec. 303. Aliens not subject to direct numerical limitation. 

TITLE IV—STEM EDUCATION FUNDING 

Sec. 401. Funding for STEM education and training. 

Sec. 402. Promoting American Ingenuity Account. 

Sec. 403. STEM education grant application process. 

Sec. 404. Approved activities. 

Sec. 405. National evaluation. 

Sec. 406. Rule of construction. 

1 TITLE I—EMPLOYMENT-BASED 

2 NONIMMIGRANT VISAS 

3 SEC. 101. MARKET-BASED H–1B VISA LIMITS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(g) of the Immigra5 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

8 (A), by striking ‘‘(beginning with fiscal year 

9 1992)’’; and 

10 (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 

11 as follows: 

12 ‘‘(A) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) 

13 may not exceed the sum of— 

14 ‘‘(i) the base allocation calculated 

15 under paragraph (9)(A); and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the allocation adjustment cal2 culated under paragraph (9)(B); and’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (5)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

5 at the end; and 

6 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, 

7 until the number of aliens who are exempted 

8 from such numerical limitation during such 

9 year exceeds 20,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

10 (3) in paragraph (8), by striking subparagraphs 

11 (B)(iv) and (D); 

12 (4) by redesignating paragraph (10) as sub13 paragraph (D) of paragraph (9); 

14 (5) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para15 graph (10); and 

16 (6) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(9)(A) The base allocation of nonimmigrant visas 

19 under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) for each fiscal year 

20 shall be equal to— 

21 ‘‘(i) the sum of— 

22 ‘‘(I) the base allocation for the most re23 cently completed fiscal year; and 

24 ‘‘(II) the allocation adjustment for the 

25 most recently completed fiscal year; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) if the number calculated under clause (i) 

2 is less than 115,000, 115,000; or 

3 ‘‘(iii) if the number calculated under clause (i) 

4 is more than 300,000, 300,000. 

5 ‘‘(B)(i) If the number of cap-subject nonimmigrant 

6 visa petitions approved under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) 

7 during the first 45 days petitions may be filed for a fiscal 

8 year is equal to the base allocation for such fiscal year, 

9 an additional 20,000 such visas shall be made available 

10 beginning on the 46th day on which petitions may be filed 

11 for such fiscal year. 

12 ‘‘(ii) If the base allocation of cap-subject non13 immigrant visa petitions approved under section 

14 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) for a fiscal year is reached during the 

15 15-day period ending on the 60th day on which petitions 

16 may be filed for such fiscal year, an additional 15,000 

17 such visas shall be made available beginning on the 61st 

18 day on which petitions may be filed for such fiscal year. 

19 ‘‘(iii) If the base allocation of cap-subject non20 immigrant visa petitions approved under section 

21 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) for a fiscal year is reached during the 

22 30-day period ending on the 90th day on which petitions 

23 may be filed for such fiscal year, an additional 10,000 

24 such visas shall be made available beginning on the 91st 

25 day on which petitions may be filed for such fiscal year. 

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1 ‘‘(iv) If the base allocation of cap-subject non2 immigrant visa petitions approved under section 

3 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) for a fiscal year is reached during the 

4 185-day period ending on the 275th day on which peti5 tions may be filed for such fiscal year, an additional 5,000 

6 such visas shall be made available beginning on the date 

7 on which such allocation is reached. 

8 ‘‘(v) If the number of cap-subject nonimmigrant visa 

9 petitions approved under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) for 

10 a fiscal year is at least 5,000 fewer than the base alloca11 tion, but is not more than 9,999 fewer than the base allo12 cation, the allocation adjustment for the following fiscal 

13 year shall be ¥5,000. 

14 ‘‘(vi) If the number of cap-subject nonimmigrant visa 

15 petitions approved under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) for 

16 a fiscal year is at least 10,000 fewer than the base alloca17 tion, but not more than 14,999 fewer than the base alloca18 tion, the allocation adjustment for the following fiscal year 

19 shall be ¥10,000. 

20 ‘‘(vii) If the number of cap-subject nonimmigrant visa 

21 petitions approved under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) for 

22 a fiscal year is at least 15,000 fewer than the base alloca23 tion, but not more than 19,999 fewer than the base alloca24 tion, the allocation adjustment for the following fiscal year 

25 shall be ¥15,000. 

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1 ‘‘(viii) If the number of cap-subject nonimmigrant 

2 visa petitions approved under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) 

3 for a fiscal year is at least 20,000 fewer than the base 

4 allocation, the allocation adjustment for the following fis5 cal year shall be ¥20,000.’’. 

6 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 

7 Homeland Security shall— 

8 (1) timely upload to a public website data that 

9 summarizes the adjudication of nonimmigrant peti10 tions under section 101(a)(15)(H)(b) of the Immi11 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

12 1101(a)(15)(H)(b)) during each fiscal year; and 

13 (2) allow the timely adjustment of visa alloca14 tions under section 214(g)(9)(B) of such Act, as 

15 added by subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 102. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPEND17 ENTS OF H–1B NONIMMIGRANTS. 

18 Section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 

19 Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 

21 such term appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 

22 Homeland Security’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara24 graph (E) to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘(E) The Secretary of Homeland Security 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) authorize an alien spouse admitted 

4 under subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 

5 101(a)(15) who is accompanying or following to 

6 join the principal alien to engage in employment 

7 in the United States; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) provide the spouse with an ‘employ9 ment authorized’ endorsement or other appro10 priate work permit.’’. 

11 SEC. 103. ELIMINATING IMPEDIMENTS TO WORKER MOBIL12 ITY. 

13 (a) DEFERENCE TO PRIOR APPROVALS.—Section 

14 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

15 1184(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(9) The Secretary of Homeland Security may not 

17 deny a petition to extend the status of a nonimmigrant 

18 admitted under subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 

19 101(a)(15) in which the petition involves the same alien 

20 and petitioner unless the Secretary determines that— 

21 ‘‘(A) there was a material error with regard to the 

22 previous petition approval; 

23 ‘‘(B) a substantial change in circumstances has taken 

24 place that renders the nonimmigrant ineligible for such 

25 status under this Act; or 

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1 ‘‘(C) new material information has been discovered 

2 that adversely impacts the eligibility of the employer or 

3 the nonimmigrant.’’. 

4 (b) EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION.—Sec5 tion 214(n) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

6 U.S.C. 1184(n)) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(3) A nonimmigrant admitted under section 

9 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) whose employment relationship termi10 nates before the expiration of the nonimmigrant’s period 

11 of authorized admission shall be deemed to have retained 

12 such legal status throughout the entire 60-day period be13 ginning on the date such employment is terminated if an 

14 employer files a petition to extend, change, or adjust the 

15 status of the nonimmigrant at any point during such pe16 riod.’’. 

17 (c) VISA REVALIDATION.—Section 222(c) of the Im18 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(c)) is 

19 amended by inserting ‘‘The Secretary of State shall au20 thorize an alien admitted under subparagraph (E), (H), 

21 (L), (O), or (P) of section 101(a)(15) to renew his or her 

22 nonimmigrant visa in the United States if the alien has 

23 remained eligible for such status.’’. 

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1 TITLE II—STUDENT VISAS 

2 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF DUAL INTENT. 

3 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the 

4 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

5 1101(a)(15)(F)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘which he has 

6 no intention of abandoning’’. 

7 (b) PRESUMPTION OF STATUS; INTENTION TO ABAN8 DON FOREIGN RESIDENCE.—Section 214 of the Immigra9 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(L) or (V)’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘(F), (L), or (V)’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘(H)(i)(b) or 

13 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(F), (H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(c)’’. 

14 TITLE III—EMPLOYMENT-BASED 

15 IMMIGRANT VISAS 

16 SEC. 301. ELIMINATION OF PER-COUNTRY NUMERICAL LIM17 ITATIONS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(a)(2) of the Immi19 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) is 

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(2) PER COUNTRY LEVELS FOR FAMILY-SPON22 SORED IMMIGRANTS.—Subject to paragraphs (3) 

23 and (4), the total number of immigrant visas made 

24 available to natives of any single foreign state or de25 pendent area under section 203(a) in any fiscal year 

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1 may not exceed 15 percent (in the case of a single 

2 foreign state) or 2 percent (in the case of a depend3 ent area) of the total number of such visas made 

4 available under such section in that fiscal year.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 202 of the 

6 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘both 

10 subsections (a) and (b) of section 203’’ and in11 serting ‘‘section 203(a)’’; and 

12 (B) by striking paragraph (5); and 

13 (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol14 lows: 

15 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR COUNTRIES AT CEILING.— 

16 If the total number of immigrant visas made available 

17 under section 203(a) to natives of any single foreign state 

18 or dependent area will exceed the numerical limitation 

19 specified in subsection (a)(2) in any fiscal year, the num20 ber of visas for natives of that state or area shall be allo21 cated under section 203(a) so that, except as provided in 

22 subsection (a)(4), the proportion of the visa numbers 

23 made available under each of paragraphs (1) through (4) 

24 of section 203(a) is equal to the ratio of the total number 

25 of visas made available under the respective paragraph to 

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1 the total number of visas made available under section 

2 203(a).’’. 

3 (c) COUNTRY-SPECIFIC OFFSET.—Section 2 of the 

4 Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 (8 U.S.C. 1255 

5 note) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

7 (e))’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d))’’; and 

8 (2) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating 

9 subsection (e) as subsection (d). 

10 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

11 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and shall 

12 apply to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2014. 

13 SEC. 302. RECAPTURING LOST EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMI14 GRANT VISAS. 

15 Section 201(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 

16 Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(d) WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED

18 IMMIGRANTS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The worldwide level of em20 ployment-based immigrants under this subsection for 

21 a fiscal year is equal to the sum of— 

22 ‘‘(A) 140,000; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the number computed under para24 graph (2). 

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1 ‘‘(2) UNUSED VISAS.—The number computed 

2 under this paragraph is the difference, if any, be3 tween— 

4 ‘‘(A) the sum of the worldwide levels estab5 lished under paragraph (1) for fiscal years 

6 1992 through the current fiscal year; and 

7 ‘‘(B) the number of visas actually issued 

8 under section 203(b), subject to this subsection, 

9 during such fiscal years.’’. 

10 SEC. 303. ALIENS NOT SUBJECT TO DIRECT NUMERICAL 

11 LIMITATION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(b)(1) of the Immi13 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(F) Aliens who are the spouse or a child 

16 of an alien admitted as an employment-based 

17 immigrant under section 203(b). 

18 ‘‘(G) Aliens who have earned a master’s or 

19 higher degree in a field listed on the STEM 

20 Designated Degree Program List published by 

21 the Department of Homeland Security on the 

22 Student and Exchange Visitor Program website 

23 from an institution of higher education (as de24 fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 

25 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))). 

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1 ‘‘(H) Aliens for whom a petition for an 

2 employment-based immigrant visa under para3 graph (A) or (B) of section 203(b)(1) has been 

4 approved.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 203(b) of 

6 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘28.6 per9 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘12 percent’’; 

10 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘28.6 per11 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘36.9 percent’’; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘28.6 

14 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘36.9 percent’’; 

15 (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

16 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

17 subparagraph (B). 

18 TITLE IV—STEM EDUCATION 

19 FUNDING 

20 SEC. 401. FUNDING FOR STEM EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 

21 (a) NONIMMIGRANT FEE ADJUSTMENT AND ALLOCA22 TION.—Section 214(c)(9) of the Immigration and Nation23 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)) is amended— 

24 (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 

25 follows: 

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1 ‘‘(B) The amount of the fee imposed under this para2 graph shall be— 

3 ‘‘(i) $1,250 for each such petition filed by an 

4 employer with not more than 25 full-time equivalent 

5 employees who are employed in the United States 

6 (determined by including any affiliate or subsidiary 

7 of such employer); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) $2,500 for each such petition filed by an 

9 employer with more than 25 such employees.’’; and 

10 (2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(C) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be dis13 tributed as follows: 

14 ‘‘(i) Of the amounts collected pursuant to sub15 paragraph (B)(i)— 

16 ‘‘(I) $750 shall be deposited in the Treas17 ury in accordance with section 286(s); and 

18 ‘‘(II) $500 shall be deposited in the Treas19 ury in accordance with section 286(w). 

20 ‘‘(ii) Of the amounts collected pursuant to sub21 paragraph (B)(ii)— 

22 ‘‘(I) $1,500 shall be deposited in the 

23 Treasury in accordance with section 286(s); and 

24 ‘‘(II) $1,000 shall be deposited in the 

25 Treasury in accordance with section 286(w).’’. 

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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 286(s)(1) 

2 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

3 1356(s)(1)) is amended by striking the last sentence and 

4 inserting ‘‘There shall be deposited as offsetting receipts 

5 into the account a portion of the fees collected under para6 graphs (9) and (11) of section 214(c).’’. 

7 (c) IMMIGRANT FEE.—Section 203(b) of the Immi8 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)) is amend9 ed by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(7) FUNDING FOR STEM EDUCATION AND

11 TRAINING.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

12 shall impose a fee of $1,000 on each I–140 immi13 grant visa petition filed under this subsection. 

14 Amounts collected under this paragraph shall be de15 posited into the Treasury in accordance with section 

16 286(w).’’. 

17 SEC. 402. PROMOTING AMERICAN INGENUITY ACCOUNT. 

18 Section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

19 (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(w) PROMOTING AMERICAN INGENUITY AC22 COUNT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

24 general fund of the Treasury a separate account, 

25 which shall be known as the ‘Promoting American 

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1 Ingenuity Account’. There shall be deposited as off2 setting receipts into the account fees collected under 

3 section 203(b)(7) and a portion of the fees collected 

4 under section 214(c)(9). Amounts deposited into the 

5 account shall remain available to the Secretary of 

6 Education until expended. 

7 ‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Pro8 moting American Ingenuity Account are to enhance 

9 the economic competitiveness of the United States 

10 by— 

11 ‘‘(A) strengthening STEM education, in12 cluding in computer science, at all levels; 

13 ‘‘(B) ensuring that schools have access to 

14 well-trained and effective STEM teachers; 

15 ‘‘(C) supporting efforts to strengthen the 

16 elementary and secondary curriculum, including 

17 efforts to make courses in computer science 

18 more broadly available; and 

19 ‘‘(D) helping colleges and universities 

20 produce more graduates in fields needed by 

21 American employers. 

22 ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Sec24 retary of Education may reserve up to 5 per25 cent of the amounts deposited into the Promstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 moting American Ingenuity Account for na2 tional research, development, demonstration, 

3 evaluation, and dissemination activities carried 

4 out directly or through grants, contracts, or co5 operative agreements, including— 

6 ‘‘(i) activities undertaken jointly with 

7 other Federal agencies, such as STEM 

8 mission agencies; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) grants to non-profit organiza10 tions for nationally significant activities 

11 consistent with the purposes of the Immi12 gration Innovation Act of 2013. 

13 ‘‘(B) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

15 (ii), the Secretary of Education shall pro16 portionately allocate the remaining 

17 amounts deposited into the account to the 

18 States each fiscal year in an amount that 

19 bears the same relationship to the remain20 der as the amount the State received under 

21 subpart 2 of part A of title I of the Ele22 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 

23 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6331 et seq.) for the pre24 ceding fiscal year bears to the amount all 

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1 States received under that subpart for the 

2 preceding fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(ii) MINIMUM ALLOCATIONS.—No 

4 State shall receive less than an amount 

5 equal to 0.5 percent of the total amount 

6 made available to all States from the Pro7 moting American Ingenuity Account. If a 

8 State does not request an allocation from 

9 the Account for a fiscal year, the Secretary 

10 shall reallocate the State’s allocation to the 

11 remaining States in accordance with this 

12 section.’’. 

13 SEC. 403. STEM EDUCATION GRANT APPLICATION PROC14 ESS. 

15 (a) APPLICATION.—Each State desiring to receive an 

16 allocation from the Promoting American Ingenuity Ac17 count established under section 286(w) of the Immigration 

18 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(w)) submit an appli19 cation to the Secretary of Education that describes how 

20 the State plans to improve STEM education to meet the 

21 needs of employers in the State, at such time, in such 

22 form, and including such information as the Secretary 

23 may prescribe. 

24 (b) APPROVAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 

25 approve any application submitted under subsection (a) 

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1 that meets the requirements prescribed by the Secretary 

2 if the Secretary determines, after evaluating the rec3 ommendations of peer reviewers, that the State’s plan for 

4 the use of funds would be successful in making progress 

5 toward meeting the purposes set forth in section 

6 286(w)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

7 U.S.C. 1356(w)(2)). 

8 SEC. 404. APPROVED ACTIVITIES. 

9 A State or other entity that receives funding from 

10 the Promoting American Ingenuity Account may use such 

11 funding— 

12 (1) to strengthen the State’s academic achieve13 ment standards in science, technology, engineering, 

14 and mathematics (STEM); 

15 (2) to implement strategies for the recruitment, 

16 training, placement, and retention of teachers in 

17 STEM fields, including computer science; 

18 (3) to carry out initiatives designed to assist 

19 students in succeeding and graduating from postsec20 ondary STEM programs; 

21 (4) to improve the availability and access to 

22 STEM-related worker training programs, including 

23 community college courses and programs; and 

24 (5) for other activities approved by the Sec25 retary of Education to improve STEM education. 

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1 SEC. 405. NATIONAL EVALUATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts reserved under 

3 section 286(w)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 

4 Act, as added by section 402, the Secretary of Education 

5 shall conduct, directly or through a grant or contract, an 

6 annual evaluation of the implementation and impact of the 

7 activities funded by the Promoting American Ingenuity 

8 Account. 

9 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 

10 a report describing the results of each evaluation con11 ducted under subsection (a) to— 

12 (1) the President; 

13 (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen14 ate; 

15 (3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

16 House of Representatives; 

17 (4) the Committee on Health, Education, 

18 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 

19 (5) the Committee on Education and the Work20 force of the House of Representatives. 

21 (c) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall make the 

22 findings of the evaluation widely available to educators, 

23 the business community, and the public. 

24 SEC. 406. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

25 Nothing in this title may be construed to permit the 

26 Secretary of Education or any other Federal official to apmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 prove the content or academic achievement standards of 

2 a State. 

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