(1) APPLICABLE
IMMIGRANTS
AND
REFU-
GEES.—The term ‘‘applicable immigrants and refu-
gees’’— 
(A) means individuals who— 
(i)(I) are not citizens or nationals of 
the United States; and 
(II) are lawfully present in the United 
States and authorized to be employed in 
the United States; or 
(ii) are naturalized citizens of the 
United States who were born outside of the 
United States and its outlying possessions; 
and 
(B) includes individuals described in sec-
tion 602(b)(2) of the Afghan Allies Protection 
Act of 2009 (title VI of division F of Public 
Law 111–8; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note). 
(2) OTHER TERMS.—Except as otherwise de-
fined in this section, terms used in this Act have the 
definitions given such terms under section 101(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)). 
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SEC. 3. STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT OP-
PORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFU-
GEES WITH PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS 
OBTAINED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of Education, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Administrator 
of the Internal Revenue Service, and the Commis-
sioner of the Social Security Administration, shall 
conduct a study of the factors affecting employment 
opportunities in the United States for applicable im-
migrants and refugees who have professional creden-
tials that were obtained in a country other than the 
United States. 
(2) WORK WITH OTHER ENTITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall seek to work with relevant non-
profit organizations and State agencies to use the 
existing data and resources of such entities to con-
duct the study required under paragraph (1). 
(3) LIMITATIONS ON DISCLOSURE.—Any infor-
mation provided to the Secretary of Labor in con-
nection with the study required under paragraph 
(1)— 
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(A) may only be used for the purposes of, 
and to the extent necessary to ensure the effi-
cient operation of, such study; and 
(B) may not be disclosed to any other per-
son or entity except as provided under this sub-
section. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The study required under sub-
section (a)(1) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the employment history of 
applicable immigrants and refugees admitted to the 
United States during the 5-year period immediately 
preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, 
which shall include, to the extent practicable— 
(A) a comparison of the employment appli-
cable immigrants and refugees held before im-
migrating to the United States with the employ-
ment they obtained in the United States, if any, 
since their arrival; and 
(B) the occupational and professional cre-
dentials and academic degrees held by applica-
ble immigrants and refugees before immigrating 
to the United States; 
(2) an assessment of any barriers that prevent 
applicable immigrants and refugees from using occu-
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pational experience obtained outside the United 
States to obtain employment in the United States; 
(3) an analysis of available public and private 
resources assisting applicable immigrants and refu-
gees who have professional experience and qualifica-
tions obtained outside of the United States to obtain 
skill-appropriate employment in the United States; 
and 
(4) policy recommendations for better enabling 
applicable immigrants and refugees who have profes-
sional experience and qualifications obtained outside 
of the United States to obtain skill-appropriate em-
ployment in the United States. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor 
shall— 
(1) submit a report to Congress that describes 
the results of the study conducted pursuant to sub-
section (a); and 
(2) make such report publically available on the 
website of the Department of Labor. 
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