(A) means a systematic study or investiga-
tion, including research, development, testing, 
and evaluation, designed to develop or to con-
tribute to fuller or generalizable knowledge or 
understanding; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) purposes that are commercial, 
tortious, or criminal in nature; 
(ii) purposes that are related to immi-
gration enforcement; or 
(iii) nonresearch purposes that would 
not have been practicable, but for access to 
the information. 
(2) EMPLOYMENT.—The term ‘‘employment’’— 
(A) means employment in the United 
States; 
(B) includes cultural exchanges, training, 
and business activities in which the non-
immigrant receives any form of compensation 
(including a stipend) from any source, whether 
paid in the United States or in the non-
immigrant’s country of origin, and whether or 
not authorized by law; and 
(C) does not include the activities of a non-
immigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(B) 
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of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)), except— 
(i) personal or domestic servants ac-
companying or following to join a non-
immigrant employer who seeks admission 
into, or is already in, the United States; 
(ii) personal or domestic servants ac-
companying or following to join a United 
States citizen employer who has a perma-
nent home or is stationed in a foreign 
country, and who is temporarily visiting 
the United States; 
(iii) nonimmigrants engaged in train-
ing, services, or work normally allowed 
under other nonimmigrant visa classifica-
tions, including— 
(I) services described in clause 
(i)(b) of section 101(a)(15)(H) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)); and 
(II) training described in clause 
(iii) of such section; and 
(iv) nonimmigrants engaged in the su-
pervision or training of others engaged in 
building or construction work, but not for 
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the purpose of performing any such build-
ing or construction work themselves (as de-
scribed in section 214.2(b)(5) of title 8, 
Code of Federal Regulations and section 
41.31(b)(1) of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations). 
(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The term ‘‘law en-
forcement’’ includes— 
(A) Federal law enforcement officers (as 
defined in section 115(c)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code); 
(B) Federal law enforcement officers and 
local law enforcement officers (as such terms 
are defined in paragraphs (5) and (6) of sub-
section (b) of the Combat Human Trafficking 
Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 20709)); and 
(C) State attorneys general (as defined in 
section 4G(1) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
15g(1))). 
(4) NONIMMIGRANT VISA CLASSIFICATION, STA-
TUS, 
OR
SUBCLASSIFICATION.—The term ‘‘non-
immigrant visa classification, status, or subclassi-
fication’’ means any program, level, category, sub-
category, or other type of grouping that— 
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(A) is part of a nonimmigrant visa classi-
fication or status— 
(i) described in section 101(a)(15) or 
214(e) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) and 1184(e)); 
or 
(ii) otherwise established under the 
immigration laws (as defined in section 
101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))); and 
(B) may be specifically created, delineated, 
or defined in— 
(i) any Federal statute, regulation, 
agency guidance, directive, memo, or any 
other source material, including the Code 
of Federal Regulations, the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual, and Department of State ca-
bles (classified or unclassified); or 
(ii) any official form, application, or 
petition used by the Secretary of Home-
land Security, the Secretary of State, or 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(5) SERVICE
PROVIDERS
TO
HUMAN
TRAF-
FICKING VICTIMS.—The term ‘‘service providers to 
human trafficking victims’’ means any nonprofit, 
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nongovernmental organization that has significant 
knowledge and substantial experience in human traf-
ficking prevention and eradication, investigation and 
identification of human trafficking, and delivering 
wrap-around services to human trafficking victims, 
including grant recipients under— 
(A) section 107(b)(2)(A), 107(f), or 112A 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)(A), 7105(f), and 
7109a); or 
(B) section 202 or 203 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(34 U.S.C. 20702 and 20703). 
(6) 
TEMPORARY
FOREIGN
NONIMMIGRANT 
WORKER.—The 
term 
‘‘temporary 
foreign 
non-
immigrant worker’’ means— 
(A) nonimmigrants— 
(i) who have been issued a visa under 
section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)); 
(ii) who have petitioned for, re-
quested, or otherwise applied for a visa de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); or 
(iii) for whom such a visa has been 
petitioned, requested, or applied; and 
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(B) any person authorized to be employed 
in the United States under any nonimmigrant 
visa classification, subclassification, or program 
for nonimmigrants that authorizes employment, 
except for persons who were issued non-
immigrant visas for the purpose of victim or 
witness protection. 
(7) THIRD PARTY INTERMEDIARY.—The term 
‘‘third party intermediary’’— 
(A) means any natural person, corporation, 
company, firm, partnership, joint stock com-
pany or association, or other organization or 
entity, including municipal corporations, that 
recruits, solicits, or engages in related activities 
with respect to an individual who resides out-
side of the United States in furtherance of em-
ployment in the United States, including when 
such activity occurs outside of the United 
States; and 
(B) 
includes 
recruiters, 
subrecruiters, 
placement agencies, staffing agencies, labor 
contractors, and sponsor organizations des-
ignated by the Secretary of State, including for- 
profit and not-for-profit sponsor entities. 
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(8) WORKER
PROTECTION
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
The term ‘‘worker protection organizations’’ means 
any nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that— 
(A) promotes compliance with antidiscrimi-
nation, wage, occupational health and safety, 
workers’ compensation and other labor and em-
ployment laws and regulations; or 
(B) otherwise advocates for safeguarding 
labor standards and improving workplace pro-
tections and working conditions. 
SEC. 
3. 
ANNUAL 
REPORT 
TO 
CONGRESS 
ON 
NON-
IMMIGRANT VISAS. 
Section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(8)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) Not later than 6 months after the end of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives that includes, with respect to the report-
ing period— 
‘‘(A) the number of citizens of countries with a 
Compact of Free Association with the United States 
who— 
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‘‘(i) are authorized by such Compact to re-
side indefinitely in the United States as non-
immigrants; and 
‘‘(ii) were admitted to the United States; 
‘‘(B) the ports of entry at which the individuals 
described in subparagraph (A) were admitted; and 
‘‘(C) with respect to each nonimmigrant visa 
classification, subclassification, or program for non-
immigrants that authorizes employment, as applica-
ble (except for visas issued for the purpose of victim 
or witness protection), to the extent that the fol-
lowing data are collected by the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, the 
Department of State, or any other Federal agency to 
which the collection of such data has been delegated 
by any such Department, or by any successor agency 
to any such department— 
‘‘(i) the number of visas that were issued; 
‘‘(ii) the number of persons who were ad-
mitted into the United States; 
‘‘(iii) the number of persons who were oth-
erwise granted legal status; 
‘‘(iv) the number of visas that expired, 
were revoked, or were otherwise terminated, re-
spectively; 
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‘‘(v) the number of temporary foreign non-
immigrant workers employed in each State; 
‘‘(vi) the 10 employers that hired the most 
temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers; 
‘‘(vii) the 10 occupations, listed by Stand-
ard Occupational Classification Code, in which 
the largest number of temporary foreign non-
immigrant workers are employed in the United 
States, and the average hourly and yearly sal-
ary paid to temporary foreign nonimmigrant 
workers in each such occupation; 
‘‘(viii) the 10 most common nationalities of 
temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers; 
‘‘(ix) the 10 third party intermediaries that 
recruited or hired the most temporary foreign 
nonimmigrant workers; 
‘‘(x) the percentage of temporary foreign 
nonimmigrant workers at each major education 
level; 
‘‘(xi) the percentage of temporary foreign 
nonimmigrant workers who are younger than 
20 years of age, between 20 and 24 years of 
age, between 25 and 29 years of age, between 
30 and 34 years of age, between 35 and 39 
years of age, between 40 and 44 years of age, 
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between 45 and 49 years of age, between 50 
and 54 years of age, between 55 and 59 years 
of age, between 60 and 64 years of age, or 
older than 65 years of age, respectively; 
‘‘(xii) the percentage of temporary foreign non-
immigrant workers of each sex who were issued 
visas; and 
‘‘(xiii) the source of the data described in 
clauses (i) through (xii).’’. 
SEC. 4. DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION.—At the 
time the Secretary of Homeland Security submits 
each annual report under section 214(c)(8) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by 
section 3, with respect to each temporary foreign 
nonimmigrant worker, the Secretary shall make the 
information described in subsection (b) (except for 
information regarding visas issued for the purpose of 
victim or witness protection) that is collected by the 
Department of Homeland Security, the Department 
of Labor, the Department of State, or any other 
Federal agency to which the collection of such data 
has been delegated by any such department, or by 
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any successor agency to any such department on a 
dedicated and searchable database. 
(2) SOURCES; REDUNDANCIES.—The database 
established under paragraph (1) shall indicate— 
(A) the sources from which the information 
described in subsection (b) is derived; and 
(B) to the extent that any of the informa-
tion described in subsection (b) is available 
from more than 1 source or Federal agency, the 
database shall— 
(i) reproduce the information from 
each source or Federal agency; and 
(ii) indicate the source from which it 
was derived, including the Federal agency 
and any relevant petition or application 
form. 
(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.— 
(1) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION.—The infor-
mation made available in the database established 
under subsection (a) shall include, for each tem-
porary foreign nonimmigrant worker— 
(A) his or her age; 
(B) his or her sex; 
(C) his or her country of origin and local 
region or State; 
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(D) the highest level of education attained, 
the institution from which such education was 
attained, and his or her primary field of study; 
and 
(E) the name of the university at which he 
or she is enrolled. 
(2) 
VISA
INFORMATION.—The 
information 
made available in the database established under 
subsection (a) shall include, for each visa requested 
by a temporary foreign nonimmigrant worker— 
(A) the visa classification or status that 
was requested, including— 
(i) any applicable subclassification, 
preference, or program associated with the 
visa classification or status; and 
(ii) if applicable, any section cited 
from the Code of Federal Regulations, 
Foreign Affairs Manual, or any other Fed-
eral guidance document that corresponds 
to such subclassification, preference, or 
program; 
(B) whether the request is for a new visa 
or an extension of an existing visa or status; 
(C) the status of the visa, such as issued, 
expired, revoked, or terminated; 
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(D) whether the visa was issued pursuant 
to a blanket petition; and 
(E) whether the visa or status was issued 
at a port of entry and, if so, the port of entry 
where it was issued. 
(3) EMPLOYMENT
INFORMATION.—The infor-
mation made available in the database established 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(A) for each offer of employment in the 
United States— 
(i) 
the 
temporary 
foreign 
non-
immigrant worker’s occupation and the 
standard occupational classification code 
for the occupation, or any other occupa-
tional code listed; 
(ii) the wages, salary, and any other 
compensation to be paid to the temporary 
foreign nonimmigrant worker; 
(iii) the address where the temporary 
foreign nonimmigrant worker will work, 
and any additional worksite addresses; 
(iv) the address where the temporary 
foreign nonimmigrant worker will reside 
during his or her employment; 
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(v) whether the temporary foreign 
nonimmigrant worker will be assigned to 
work at an offsite location; and 
(vi) whether the temporary foreign 
nonimmigrant worker’s position is a full- 
time position; and 
(B) for each accepted offer of employment 
in the United States— 
(i) the dates on which the temporary 
foreign nonimmigrant worker began and 
ended employment; and 
(ii) the date on which the temporary 
foreign nonimmigrant worker entered the 
United States. 
(4) EMPLOYER
INFORMATION.—The informa-
tion made available in the database established 
under subsection (a) shall include, for each employer 
of temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers— 
(A) the name and address of the employer; 
(B) if the employer is a household em-
ployer, the nationality of the employer; 
(C) whether the employer is an H–1B de-
pendent employer; 
(D) whether the employer has ever been 
found to be a willful violator or to have violated 
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any law or regulation under the employment, 
labor, or immigration laws of the United States; 
(E) whether the employer conducts out-
placement of nonimmigrants; and 
(F) the percentage of nonimmigrants com-
prising the United States workforce of the em-
ployer, including whether the percentage is less 
than 30 percent, between 30 and 50 percent, or 
more than 50 percent. 
(5) APPLICATION INFORMATION.—The informa-
tion made available in the database established 
under subsection (a) shall include, for each applica-
tion filed on behalf of a temporary foreign non-
immigrant worker— 
(A) the date on which the application was 
filed; 
(B) the status of such application, such as 
approved, rejected, denied, withdrawn, or await-
ing final action; 
(C) whether the application was for the 
purpose of— 
(i) beginning new employment; 
(ii) continuing previously approved 
employment with the same employer with-
out change; 
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(iii) changing from previously ap-
proved employment; 
(iv) new concurrent employment; 
(v) changing of employer; 
(vi) amending a petition; 
(vii) requesting initial permission to 
accept employment; 
(viii) renewing permission to accept 
employment; or 
(ix) 
something 
not 
described 
in 
clauses (i) through (viii); 
(D) whether the application was a blanket 
petition; 
(E) the total number of temporary foreign 
nonimmigrant workers included in the applica-
tion; 
(F) the application number; 
(G) whether the temporary foreign non-
immigrant worker is eligible for employment au-
thorization based on pre-completion optional 
practical 
training, 
post-completion 
optional 
practical training, or STEM optional practical 
training; 
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(H) if the temporary foreign nonimmigrant 
worker is eligible for employment authorization 
based on STEM optional practical training— 
(i) the worker’s degree; and 
(ii) the name of the worker’s em-
ployer; and 
(I) the name of the person or entity that 
filed a permanent status petition on the behalf 
of the temporary foreign nonimmigrant worker. 
(6) THIRD
PARTY
INTERMEDIARY
INFORMA-
TION.—The information made available in the data-
base established under subsection (a) shall include 
the name and last known domestic and foreign busi-
ness address of any third party intermediary in-
volved in identifying workers for employment in the 
United States with a nonimmigrant visa. 
(c) RECIPIENT ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The database established 
under subsection (a), including all personally identi-
fiable information including in such database, shall 
be made available only to— 
(A) law enforcement; 
(B) service providers to human trafficking 
victims; 
(C) worker protection organizations; or 
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(D) entities agreeing to only use such in-
formation for bona fide research purposes. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Entities receiving data 
under paragraph (1)(D) for bona fide research pur-
poses shall certify that— 
(A) the entity will only use the data for re-
search purposes; and 
(B) the entity will not share or disclose the 
data in disaggregated form, in a manner that 
would make any personally identifiable informa-
tion discernible, with any individual or entity 
that has not been approved by the Department 
of Homeland Security to receive it. 
(3) PRIVACY
PROTECTION.—Any government 
official who uses information contained in the data-
base established under subsection (a) shall take rea-
sonable steps to ensure that such use does not en-
able such information to be manipulated— 
(A) to identify an individual nonimmigrant 
to whom the information relates; or 
(B) to disaggregate such information into 
its component parts. 
(d) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall— 
(1) promulgate a rule that establishes— 
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