ships shall be awarded to the applicants in a
manner that will tend to result in a geographi-
cally wide distribution throughout the United
States of recipients’ places of permanent resi-
dence.
(3) LIMITATION.—The amount of a scholarship
awarded under this subsection shall be determined
by the Director, except that the Director shall not
award a scholarship in an amount exceeding $2,500
per year.
(4) FUNDING.—The Director shall carry out
this subsection only with funds made available under
section 286(s)(3) of the Immigration and National-
ity Act.
SEC. 105. COMPUTATION OF PREVAILING WAGE LEVEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(p)(1) In computing the prevailing wage level for an
occupational classification in an area of employment for
purposes of subsections (n)(1)(A)(i)(II) and (a)(5)(A) in
the case of an employee of—
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965), or a related or affiliated nonprofit en-
tity; or
‘‘(B) a nonprofit research organization or a
Governmental research organization,
the prevailing wage level shall only take into account em-
ployees at such institutions and organizations in the area
of employment.
‘‘(2) With respect to a professional athlete (as defined
in subsection (a)(5)(A)(iii)(II)) when the job opportunity
is covered by professional sports league rules or regula-
tions, the wage set forth in those rules or regulations shall
be considered as not adversely affecting the wages of
United States workers similarly employed and be consid-
ered the prevailing wage.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to prevailing wage computations
made for applications filed on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 106. IMPROVING COUNT OF H–1B AND H–2B NON-
IMMIGRANTS.
(a) ENSURING ACCURATE COUNT.—The Attorney
General shall take such steps as are necessary to maintain
an accurate count of the number of aliens subject to the
numerical limitations of section 214(g)(1) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)) who are
issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status.
(b) REVISION OF PETITION FORMS.—The Attorney
General shall take such steps as are necessary to revise
the forms used for petitions for visas or nonimmigrant sta-
tus under clause (i)(b) or (ii)(b) of section 101(a)(15)(H)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)) so as to ensure that the forms provide
the Attorney General with sufficient information to permit
the Attorney General accurately to count the number of
aliens subject to the numerical limitations of section
214(g)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)) who are
issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status.
(c) REPORTS.—Beginning with fiscal year 1999, the
Attorney General shall provide to the Congress—
(1) on a quarterly basis a report on the num-
bers of individuals who were issued visas or other-
wise provided nonimmigrant status during the pre-
ceding 
3-month 
period 
under 
section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)); and
(2) on an annual basis a report on the countries
of origin and occupations of, educational levels at-
tained by, and compensation paid to, individuals
issued visas or provided nonimmigrant status under
such sections during such period.
Each report under paragraph (2) shall include the number
of individuals described in paragraph (1) during the year
who were issued visas pursuant to petitions filed by insti-
tutions or organizations described in section 212(p)(1) of
such Act (as added by section 105 of this Act).
SEC. 107. REPORT ON OLDER WORKERS IN THE INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY FIELD.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Commerce shall enter
into a contract with the President of the National Acad-
emy of Sciences to conduct a study, using the best avail-
able data, assessing the status of older workers in the in-
formation technology field. The study shall consider the
following:
(1) The existence and extent of age discrimina-
tion in the information technology workplace.
(2) The extent to which there is a difference,
based on age, in—
(A) promotion and advancement;
(B) working hours;
(C) telecommuting;
(D) salary; and
(E) stock options, bonuses, and other bene-
fits.
(3) The relationship between rates of advance-
ment, promotion, and compensation to experience,
skill level, education, and age.
(4) Differences in skill level on the basis of age.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2000, the
Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committees
on the Judiciary of the United States House of Represent-
atives and the Senate a report containing the results of
the study described in subsection (a).
SEC. 108. REPORT ON HIGH TECHNOLOGY LABOR MARKET
NEEDS; REPORTS ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
INCREASE IN H–1B NONIMMIGRANTS.
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STUDY AND
REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National
Science Foundation shall conduct a study to assess
labor market needs for workers with high technology
skills during the next 10 years. The study shall in-
vestigate and analyze the following:
(A) Future training and education needs of
companies in the high technology and informa-
tion technology sectors and future training and
education needs of United States students to
ensure that students’ skills at various levels are
matched to the needs in such sectors.
(B) An analysis of progress made by edu-
cators, employers, and government entities to
improve the teaching and educational level of
American students in the fields of math,
science, computer science, and engineering since
1998.
(C) An analysis of the number of United
States workers currently or projected to work
overseas in professional, technical, and manage-
rial capacities.
(D) The relative achievement rates of
United States and foreign students in second-
ary schools in a variety of subjects, including
math, science, computer science, English, and
history.
(E) The relative performance, by subject
area, of United States and foreign students in
postsecondary and graduate schools as com-
pared to secondary schools.
(F) The needs of the high technology sec-
tor for foreign workers with specific skills and
the potential benefits and costs to United
States employers, workers, consumers, post-
secondary educational institutions, and the
United States economy, from the entry of