I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1279 
To authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E–3 visas per 
year to nationals of the Republic of Korea (South). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2013 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 
E–3 visas per year to nationals of the Republic of Korea 
(South). 
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 ‘‘United States-Korea 
Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Although it was not formally a part of the 
United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the 
E–3 visa category was created for up to 10,500 Aus-
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tralian nationals per year in the aftermath of the 
ratification of that agreement. 
(2) The Republic of Korea has been a critical 
treaty ally and trading partner of the United States 
for the past 60 years. 
(3) Ever since the signing of the 1882 Treaty 
of Peace, Amity, Commerce, and Navigation between 
the Kingdom of Chosun (Korea) and the United 
States, the two countries have stood at the forefront 
in the promotion of freedom, democracy, peace, sta-
bility, and human rights. 
(4) With the unwavering commitment and sup-
port of the United States, the Republic of Korea has 
undergone a remarkable economic and political 
transformation, rising from poverty to become the 
11th largest economy in the world and a thriving, 
multiparty democracy. 
(5) The alliance between the United States and 
the Republic of Korea has been forged in blood and 
further advanced by struggles against common ad-
versaries in the Korean peninsula, Vietnam, Iraq, 
and Afghanistan. 
(6) The Republic of Korea ranked, as of De-
cember 2012, as the 7th largest trading partner of 
the United States. 
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(7) The United States and the Republic of 
Korea signed the United States-Korea Free Trade 
Agreement on June 30, 2007, and that agreement 
was entered into force on March 15, 2012. 
(8) There are deep cultural and personal ties 
between the people of the United States and the peo-
ple of the Republic of Korea, as exemplified by the 
large flow of visitors and exchanges each year, en-
hanced by adoption of the Visa Waiver Program 
(VWP). 
(9) The almost 2,000,000 members of the Ko-
rean-American community have made significant 
contributions to the commercial, academic, profes-
sional, medical, scientific, engineering, educational, 
military, artistic, musical, and athletic development 
of the United States. 
(10) Immigration from the Republic of Korea 
has been an important part of the history, identity, 
and culture of the United States. 
(11) The Republic of Korea continues to be a 
vital strategic ally, trade partner and friend to the 
United States. 
SEC. 3. E-VISA REFORM. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
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1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or solely 
to perform services as an employee who meets the require-
ments under section 203(c)(2) if the alien is a national 
of the Republic of Korea’’ after ‘‘Australia’’. 
(b) 
NUMERICAL
LIMITATION.—Section 
214(g)(11)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘for each 
of 
the 
nationalities 
identified 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(E)(iii)’’ before the period at the end. 
Æ 
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