(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the period of 
authorized admission of an alien as an H–1B non-
immigrant under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(B) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(B)) that begins on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. REMOVAL OF EXEMPTION FROM H–1B NUMERICAL 
LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(g)(5) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to the issuance of a visa (or 
other 
provision 
of 
status) 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(B)) on or after the first 
day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT OF A DEGREE FROM CERTAIN INSTI-
TUTIONS FOR H–1B SPECIALTY OCCUPATION 
NONIMMIGRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(i)(2) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, from 
a bona fide educational institution in the United 
States or from an educational institution that is at 
least equivalent to such an institution in the United 
States,’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, or’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(4) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to applications filed on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. TRIPLING H–1B NONIMMIGRANT PETITIONER FEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c)(9)(B) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,500’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 214(c)(9)(A) 
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)(A)) is amended, in the 
matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘before’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to petitions filed on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9. LABOR ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) CENTRALIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND EN-
FORCEMENT FUNCTIONS.—Section 212(n)(2) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(J) The Secretary shall be responsible under this 
paragraph for investigations of wage complaints, as well 
as investigations of allegations of fraud in the filing of 
applications under this subsection.’’. 
(b) AUDITS.—Section 212(n)(2)(A) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(A)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘In addition, the Secretary may conduct 
surveys of the level of compliance by employers with the 
provisions and requirements of this subsection and may 
conduct annual compliance audits in the case of employers 
that employ H–1B nonimmigrants. In the case of an em-
ployer that employs H–1B nonimmigrants that represent 
15 percent or more of the total number of individuals em-
ployed by the employer, the Secretary shall conduct annual 
compliance audits of such employer.’’.
SEC. 10. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(n)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)), as 
amended by section 8(a), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) In addition to any other remedies available 
under this paragraph, a person who is harmed by a viola-
tion by an employer of a requirement of this subsection 
may bring a civil action against the employer in any court 
of competent jurisdiction for damages or other appropriate 
relief.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to violations occurring on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 11. APPLICATION OF NONDISPLACEMENT REQUIRE-
MENT TO ALL H–1B EMPLOYERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(n)(1)(E)(ii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(n)(1)(E)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘an H–1B de-
pendent employer (as defined in paragraph (3))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘an employer that employs H–1B non-immi-
grants’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to applications filed on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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