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than any period in which such individual performs service 
pursuant to optional practical training)’’ after ‘‘as amend-
ed’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to services performed in calendar 
quarters beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
division. 
SEC. 3303. INDIVIDUALS WITH DOCTORAL DEGREES IN 
STEM FIELDS RECOGNIZED AS INDIVIDUALS 
HAVING EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY. 
Section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (INA) is amended by inserting after ‘‘exten-
sive documentation’’ the following: ‘‘or, with regard to a 
field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, 
has earned a doctoral degree in at least one of such fields, 
or in a health profession, from an institution of higher 
education in the United States (as defined in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)))’’. 
SEC. 3304. MODERNIZING VISAS FOR STUDENTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF STUDENT NONIMMIGRANT 
VISA CATEGORY.—Section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i)) 
is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘having a residence in a foreign 
country which he has no intention of abandoning,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and solely’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’. 
(b) DUAL INTENT.—Section 214(h) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(h)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) DUAL INTENT.—The fact that an alien is, or 
intends to be, the beneficiary of an application for a pref-
erence status filed under section 204, seeks a change or 
adjustment of status after completing a legitimate period 
of nonimmigrant stay, or has otherwise sought permanent 
residence in the United States shall not constitute evi-
dence of intent to abandon a foreign residence that would 
preclude the alien from obtaining or maintaining— 
‘‘(1) a visa or admission as a nonimmigrant de-
scribed 
in 
subparagraph 
(E), 
(F)(i), 
(F)(ii), 
(H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(c), (L), (O), (P), (R), or (V) of sec-
tion 101(a)(15); or 
‘‘(2) the status of a nonimmigrant described in 
any such subparagraph.’’. 
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SEC. 3305. RESOURCES FOR VISA PROCESSING. 
(a) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of State, Sec-
retary of Labor, and Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
jointly appoint an Immigration Agency Coordinator to 
oversee the immigration functions at United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services, the Department of 
Labor, and the Department of State. 
(b) DUTIES.—It shall be the duty of the Immigration 
Agency Coordinator— 
(1) to provide recommendations to harmonize 
agency efforts with respect to filing and processing 
of immigration petitions, visas, and labor certifi-
cations; and 
(2) to work to ensure filing and processing in-
formation from each agency is available to the other 
agencies. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026— 
(1) $2,560,000,000 to the Operations and Sup-
port Account at United States Citizenship and Im-
migration Services; 
(2) $825,000,000 to the Bureau of Consular 
Affairs and Visa Service at the Department of State; 
and 
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(3) $225,000,000 to the Office of Foreign 
Labor Certification at the U.S. Department of 
Labor. 
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