‘‘(E) any other immigration benefit request 
that the Secretary deems appropriate for pre-
mium processing. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF FEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), with respect to an immigration ben-
efit request designated for premium processing 
by the Secretary on or before August 1, 2020, 
the premium fee shall be $2,500, except that 
the premium fee for a petition for classification 
of a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph 
(H)(ii)(b) or (R) of section 101(a)(15) shall be 
$1,500. 
‘‘(B) OTHER IMMIGRATION BENEFIT RE-
QUESTS.—With respect to an immigration ben-
efit request designated for premium processing 
but not described in subparagraph (A), the ini-
tial premium fee shall be established by regula-
tion, which shall include a detailed methodology 
supporting the proposed premium fee amount. 
‘‘(C) BIENNIAL
ADJUSTMENT.—The Sec-
retary may adjust a premium fee under sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) on a biennial basis by the 
percentage (if any) by which the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the 
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month of June preceding the date on which 
such adjustment takes effect exceeds the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for 
the same month of the second preceding cal-
endar year. The provisions of section 553 of 
title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to 
an adjustment authorized under this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FEE.—Fees collected under this 
subsection may only be used by U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services to— 
‘‘(A) provide the services described in 
paragraph (5) to premium processing reques-
tors; 
‘‘(B) make infrastructure improvements in 
adjudications processes and the provision of in-
formation and services to immigration and nat-
uralization benefit requestors; 
‘‘(C) respond to adjudication demands, in-
cluding by reducing the number of pending im-
migration and naturalization benefit requests; 
and 
‘‘(D) otherwise offset the cost of providing 
adjudication and naturalization services. 
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‘‘(5) PREMIUM
PROCESSING
SERVICES.—The 
Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may suspend the availability of pre-
mium processing for designated immigration 
benefit requests only if circumstances prevent 
the completion of processing of a significant 
number of such requests within the required pe-
riod; and 
‘‘(B) shall ensure that premium processing 
requestors have direct and reliable access to 
current case status information as well as the 
ability to communicate with the premium proc-
essing units at each service center or office that 
provides premium processing services.’’. 
(b) EXPANSION TO NEW BENEFIT REQUESTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirement to set a fee by regulation under section 
286(u)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(u)(3)(B)), as amended by sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
set a fee under that section without regard to the 
provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code, if such fee is consistent with the following: 
(A) For a petition for classification under 
section 203(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and 
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Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(1)(C)), or a 
petition 
for 
classification 
under 
section 
203(b)(2) involving a waiver under section 
203(b)(2)(B) of such Act, the fee is set at an 
amount not greater than $2,500 and the re-
quired processing timeframe is not greater than 
45 days. 
(B) For an application under section 248 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1258) to change status to a classifica-
tion described in subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) 
of section 101(a)(15) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)), the fee is set at an amount not 
greater than $1,750 and the required proc-
essing timeframe is not greater than 30 days. 
(C) For an application under section 248 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1258) to change status to be classified 
as a dependent of a nonimmigrant described in 
subparagraph (E), (H), (L), (O), (P), or (R) of 
section 101(a)(15) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)), or to extend such classification, 
the fee is set at an amount not greater than 
$1,750 and the required processing timeframe 
is not greater than 30 days. 
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(D) For an application for employment au-
thorization, the fee is set at an amount not 
greater than $1,500 and the required proc-
essing timeframe is not greater than 30 days. 
(2) CLARIFICATION.—The required processing 
timeframe for each of the applications and petitions 
described in paragraph (1) shall not commence until 
the date that all prerequisites for adjudication are 
received by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(c) OTHER BENEFIT REQUESTS.—In implementing 
the amendments made by subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall develop and implement processes 
to ensure that the availability of premium processing, or 
its expansion to additional immigration benefit requests, 
does not result in an increase in processing times for im-
migration benefit requests not designated for premium 
processing or an increase in regular processing of immi-
gration benefit requests so designated. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall provide to the appropriate Committees 
a 5-year plan, including projected cost estimates, procure-
ment strategies, and a project schedule with milestones, 
to accomplish each of the following: 
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(1) Establish electronic filing procedures for all 
applications and petitions for immigration benefits. 
(2) Accept electronic payment of fees at all fil-
ing locations. 
(3) Issue correspondence, including decisions, 
requests for evidence, and notices of intent to deny, 
to immigration benefit requestors electronically. 
(4) Improve processing times for all immigra-
tion and naturalization benefit requests. 
(b) SEMI-ANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 
days after submission of the plan described in paragraph 
(1), and on a semi-annual basis thereafter, the Secretary 
shall advise the appropriate Committees on the implemen-
tation status of such plan. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate Committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
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