(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘clause (i), 
(ii), or (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i), (ii), (iii), 
or (iv)’’; 
(C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause 
(v); and 
(D) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iv) is a fashion model who is of distin-
guished merit and ability and who is seeking to 
enter the United States temporarily to perform 
fashion modeling services that involve events or 
productions which have a distinguished reputa-
tion or that are performed for an organization 
or establishment that has a distinguished rep-
utation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent 
modeling talent; or’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZED PERIOD OF STAY; NUMERICAL 
LIMITATION.—Section 214(a)(2)(B) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(2)(B)) is 
amended in the second sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or fashion models’’ after 
‘‘athletes’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or fashion model’’ after 
‘‘athlete’’. 
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(b) ELIMINATION
OF H–1B CLASSIFICATION
FOR 
FASHION MODELS.—Section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or as a fashion model’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or, in the case of a fashion 
model, is of distinguished merit and ability’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND
PRECE-
DENTS.—The regulations, guidelines and precedents 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act for 
the adjudication of petitions for fashion models 
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigra-
tion 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)), shall be applied to petitions 
for fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)), as added by this Act, except to 
the extent modified by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security through final regulations (not through in-
terim regulations) promulgated in accordance with 
the Administrative Procedures Act. 
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(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as preventing an alien who is a 
fashion model from obtaining nonimmigrant status 
under section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(O)(i)) if 
such alien is otherwise qualified for such status. 
(4) TREATMENT OF PENDING PETITIONS.—Pe-
titions filed on behalf of fashion models under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) 
that are pending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act shall be treated as if they had been filed 
under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)), 
as added by this Act. 
(5) VISA VALIDITY PERIOD.—The validity pe-
riod for visas issued to beneficiaries of petitions filed 
under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)) 
shall be for the full period of approval notwith-
standing the reciprocity validity periods that would 
otherwise be applicable. 
Æ 
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