skilled foreign professionals in the fields of
science and engineering.
(G) The needs of the high technology sec-
tor to adapt products and services for export to
particular local markets in foreign countries.
(H) An examination of the amount and
trend of moving the production or performance
of products and services now occurring in the
United States abroad.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2000,
the Director of the National Science Foundation
shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of
the United States House of Representatives and the
Senate a report containing the results of the study
described in paragraph (1).
(3) INVOLVEMENT.—The study under para-
graph (1) shall be conducted in a manner that en-
sures the participation of individuals representing a
variety of points of view.
(b) REPORTING ON STUDIES SHOWING ECONOMIC
IMPACT
OF
H–1B NONIMMIGRANT
INCREASE.—The
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System, the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, the Chair of the Council of Economic Advis-
ers, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of Labor, and any other member of
the Cabinet, shall promptly report to the Congress the re-
sults of any reliable study that suggests, based on legiti-
mate economic analysis, that the increase effected by sec-
tion 101(a) of this Act in the number of aliens who may
be issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act has had an impact on any national eco-
nomic indicator, such as the level of inflation or unemploy-
ment, that warrants action by the Congress.
TITLE II—SPECIAL IMMIGRANT
STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATO
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
SEC. 201. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATO
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(27) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(27)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
(J);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (K) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(L) an immigrant who would be described in
clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (I) if
any reference in such a clause—
‘‘(i) to an international organization de-
scribed in paragraph (15)(G)(i) were treated as
a reference to the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization (NATO);
‘‘(ii) to a nonimmigrant under paragraph
(15)(G)(iv) were treated as a reference to a
nonimmigrant classifiable under NATO–6 (as a
member of a civilian component accompanying
a force entering in accordance with the provi-
sions of the NATO Status-of-Forces Agree-
ment, a member of a civilian component at-
tached to or employed by an Allied Head-
quarters under the ‘Protocol on the Status of
International Military Headquarters’ set up
pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty, or as a
dependent); and
‘‘(iii) to the Immigration Technical Correc-
tions Act of 1988 or to the Immigration and
Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994
were a reference to the Temporary Access to
Skilled Workers and H–1B Nonimmigrant Pro-
gram Improvement Act of 1998.’’.
(b) CONFORMING NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CER-
TAIN PARENTS
OF SPECIAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN.—
Section 101(a)(15)(N) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(N)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(or under analogous authority
under paragraph (27)(L))’’ after ‘‘(27)(I)(i)’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘(or under analogous authority
under paragraph (27)(L))’’ after ‘‘(27)(I)’’.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISION
SEC. 301. ACADEMIC HONORARIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182), as
amended by section 105, is further amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(q) Any alien admitted under section 101(a)(15)(B)
may accept an honorarium payment and associated inci-
dental expenses for a usual academic activity or activities
(lasting not longer than 9 days at any single institution),
as defined by the Attorney General in consultation with
the Secretary of Education, if such payment is offered by
an institution or organization described in subsection
(p)(1) and is made for services conducted for the benefit
of that institution or entity and if the alien has not accept-
ed such payment or expenses from more than 5 institu-
tions or organizations in the previous 6-month period.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to activities occurring on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives September 24,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.