I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5197 
To amend section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify 
the data reporting requirements relating to nonimmigrant employees, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2014 
Ms. FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. HIMES) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act to modify the data reporting requirements relat-
ing to nonimmigrant employees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency in Re-
porting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human 
Trafficking Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DATA REPORTING ON NONIMMIGRANT EMPLOYEES. 
Section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(8)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(8)(A)(i)(I) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
annually shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives and of the Senate and 
timely upload to a public website a report (along with the 
corresponding raw data set) with respect to each of the 
subparagraphs of sections 101(a)(15) and 214(e) that per-
mit employment in the United States under any cir-
cumstances, including cultural exchange, training, or busi-
ness activities which result in receiving any form of com-
pensation, including a stipend, from any source. 
‘‘(II) Each report under subclause (I) shall contain 
the following data regarding any nonimmigrant visa or 
any grant of nonimmigrant status: 
‘‘(aa) The number of aliens who were granted 
such a visa or status. 
‘‘(bb) The number of aliens who had such visas 
or statuses that were expired, revoked, or otherwise 
terminated during each month of the preceding fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(cc) Information on the countries of origin of 
(including local region or state if available), age, 
gender, and occupations of, educational levels at-
tained by, and compensation paid to aliens issued 
such visa or status. 
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‘‘(dd) The names and addresses of employers 
and the number of aliens authorized per category 
and subclass to work for each employer, including 
the country of origin, age, and gender of each alien 
authorized to work for each employer, the alien’s 
primary work location, and secondary work location 
if one exists. 
‘‘(III) Each report under subclause (I) shall contain 
the following data regarding any nonimmigrant visa cat-
egory or status (including extensions and transfers to an-
other visa category or subclass, or request to switch to 
another employer) that requires approval from the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security through a Petition for Non-
immigrant Worker, Form I–129 (or any successor form): 
‘‘(aa) The number of petitions filed. 
‘‘(bb) The number of petitions approved and 
the number of workers (by occupation) included in 
such approved petitions. 
‘‘(cc) The number of petitions denied and the 
number of workers (by occupation) requested in 
such denied petitions. 
‘‘(dd) The Standard Occupational Classification 
(SOC) code for each occupation in each approved pe-
tition. 
‘‘(ee) The number of petitions withdrawn. 
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‘‘(ff) The number of petitions awaiting final ac-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security annually 
shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and of the Senate and timely 
upload to a public website a report (along with the cor-
responding raw data set) that contains the following: 
‘‘(I) A list of all employers who petition for 
visas under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). 
‘‘(II) The number of such petitions filed and 
approved for each such employer. 
‘‘(III) The Standard Occupational Classifica-
tions (SOC) for the approved positions. 
‘‘(IV) The number of nonimmigrants for whom 
each such employer files for adjustment to perma-
nent resident status. 
‘‘(V) A list of all employers who are H–1B-de-
pendent 
employers 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
212(n)(3)(A)). 
‘‘(VI) A list of all employers for whom more 
than 30 percent of their United States workforce are 
nonimmigrants described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) 
or (L) of section 101(a)(15). 
‘‘(VII) A list of all employers for whom more 
than 50 percent of their United States workforce are 
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nonimmigrants described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) 
or (L) of section 101(a)(15). 
‘‘(VIII) A gender breakdown by occupation and 
by country of origin for the nonimmigrants described 
in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). 
‘‘(IX) A list of all employers who conduct out-
placement of nonimmigrants described in section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). 
‘‘(X) The number of nonimmigrants described 
in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) categorized by their 
highest level of education and major or primary field 
of study, and whether such education was obtained 
in the United States or in a foreign country. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary of Homeland Security annually 
shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and of the Senate and timely 
upload to a public website a report (along with the cor-
responding raw data set) that contains the following: 
‘‘(I) A list of all employers who have filed peti-
tions with the Secretary of Homeland Security for 
nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(L). 
‘‘(II) The number of such petitions filed and 
approved for each such employer, whether each peti-
tion was processed by the Department of Homeland 
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Security or the Department of State as a blanket pe-
tition under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(III) The Standard Occupational Classifica-
tions (SOC) code for each occupation in each ap-
proved positions. 
‘‘(IV) The amount of compensation paid to each 
beneficiary. 
‘‘(V) The number of nonimmigrants described 
in section 101(a)(15)(L) for whom each such em-
ployer files for adjustment to permanent resident 
status. 
‘‘(VI) A list of all employers for whom more 
than 30 percent of their United States workforce are 
nonimmigrants described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) 
or (L) of section 101(a)(15). 
‘‘(VII) A list of all employers for whom more 
than 50 percent of their United States workforce are 
nonimmigrants described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) 
or (L) of section 101(a)(15). 
‘‘(VIII)(aa) A list of all employers who have 
been authorized to file blanket petitions under para-
graph (2)(A), including those who were identified by 
aliens 
applying 
for 
a 
visa 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(L) as the employer seeking to employ 
such aliens; and 
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