‘‘(E) the number of such petitions which are 
awaiting final action; 
‘‘(F) the number of aliens in the United States 
under 
each 
subcategory 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H); and 
‘‘(G) the number of aliens in the United States 
under 
each 
subcategory 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(L).’’. 
(b) NONIMMIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS REPORT.— 
Section 416(c) of the American Competitiveness and 
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
H–1B
NONIMMIGRANT
CHARAC-
TERISTICS
REPORT.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit an annual report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives that contains— 
‘‘(A) for the previous fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) information on the countries of 
origin of, occupations of, educational levels 
attained by, and compensation paid to, 
aliens who were issued visas or provided 
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nonimmigrant 
status 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)); 
‘‘(ii) a list of all employers who peti-
tioned for H–1B workers, the number of 
such petitions filed and approved for each 
such employer, the occupational classifica-
tions for the approved positions, and the 
number of H–1B nonimmigrants for whom 
each such employer filed an employment- 
based immigrant petition pursuant to sec-
tion 204(a)(1)(F) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(F)); 
and 
‘‘(iii) the number of employment- 
based immigrant petitions filed pursuant 
to such section 204(a)(1)(F) on behalf of 
H–1B nonimmigrants; 
‘‘(B) a list of all employers for whom more 
than 15 percent of their United States work-
force is H–1B or L–1 nonimmigrants; 
‘‘(C) a list of all employers for whom more 
than 50 percent of their United States work-
force is H–1B or L–1 nonimmigrants; 
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‘‘(D) a gender breakdown by occupation 
and by country of origin of H–1B non-
immigrants; 
‘‘(E) a list of all employers who have been 
granted a waiver under section 214(n)(2)(E) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(n)(2)(E)); and 
‘‘(F) the number of H–1B nonimmigrants 
categorized by their highest level of education 
and whether such education was obtained in the 
United States or in a foreign country.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (5); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL L–1 NONIMMIGRANT CHARACTER-
ISTICS REPORT.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit an annual report to the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
that contains— 
‘‘(A) for the previous fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) information on the countries of 
origin of, occupations of, educational levels 
attained by, and compensation paid to, 
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aliens who were issued visas or provided 
nonimmigrant 
status 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)); 
‘‘(ii) a list of all employers who peti-
tioned for L–1 workers, the number of 
such petitions filed and approved for each 
such employer, the occupational classifica-
tions for the approved positions, and the 
number of L–1 nonimmigrants for whom 
each such employer filed an employment- 
based immigrant petition pursuant to sec-
tion 204(a)(1)(F) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(F)); 
and 
‘‘(iii) the number of employment- 
based immigrant petitions filed pursuant 
to such section 204(a)(1)(F) on behalf of 
L–1 nonimmigrants; 
‘‘(B) a gender breakdown by occupation 
and by country of L–1 nonimmigrants; 
‘‘(C) a list of all employers who have been 
granted a waiver under section 214(c)(2)(F)(ii) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(F)(ii)); 
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‘‘(D) the number of L–1 nonimmigrants 
categorized by their highest level of education 
and whether such education was obtained in the 
United States or in a foreign country; 
‘‘(E) the number of applications that have 
been filed for each subcategory of non-
immigrant 
described 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)), based on 
an approved blanket petition under section 
214(c)(2)(A) of such Act; and 
‘‘(F) the number of applications that have 
been approved for each subcategory of non-
immigrant 
described 
under 
such 
section 
101(a)(15)(L), based on an approved blanket 
petition under such section 214(c)(2)(A). 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL H–1B EMPLOYER SURVEY.—The 
Secretary of Labor shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct an annual survey of employ-
ers hiring foreign nationals under the H–1B 
visa program; and 
‘‘(B) issue an annual report that— 
‘‘(i) describes the methods employers 
are using to meet the requirement under 
section 212(n)(1)(G)(i) of the Immigration 
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and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(n)(1)(G)(i)) of taking good faith 
steps to recruit United States workers for 
the occupational classification for which 
the nonimmigrants are sought, using pro-
cedures that meet industry-wide standards; 
‘‘(ii) describes the best practices for 
recruiting among employers; and 
‘‘(iii) contains recommendations on 
which recruiting steps employers can take 
to maximize the likelihood of hiring Amer-
ican workers.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) 
and (3)’’. 
SEC. 210. SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE. 
Section 214(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(B)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B)(i) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(L), the 
term ‘specialized knowledge’— 
‘‘(I) means knowledge possessed by an indi-
vidual whose advanced level of expertise and propri-
etary knowledge of the employer’s product, service, 
research, equipment, techniques, management, or 
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