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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Workforce Improvement and 
Jobs Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING ALIENS EARNING MASTER'S OR HIGHER DEGREE IN UNITED 
              STATES FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS.

    Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(9) For any fiscal year, the applicable numerical limitation 
contained in paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien 
issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) who has earned a master's or higher degree from an 
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), until the number of 
aliens who are exempted from such numerical limitation during such year 
exceeds 20,000.''.

SEC. 3. MAKING PERMANENT CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORITIES WITH 
              RESPECT TO H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS.

    (a) Attestation Requirements.--Section 212(n)(1)(E)(ii) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(E)(ii)) is amended 
by striking ``subparagraph, and before October 1, 2003,'' and inserting 
``subparagraph''.
    (b) Fee.--Section 214(c)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ``before October 1, 
2003''.
    (c) Department of Labor Investigative Authorities.--Section 
413(e)(2) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 
of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is repealed.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Attestation requirements.--The amendment made by 
        subsection (a) shall apply to applications under section 
        212(n)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act filed on or 
        after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
            (2) Fee.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply 
        to petitions under section 214(c) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act filed on or after the date that is 30 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Department of labor investigative authority.--The 
        amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION FEE.

    (a) Imposition of Fee.--Section 214(c) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(12)(A) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall impose a fraud prevention and 
detection fee on an employer filing a petition under paragraph (1)--
            ``(i) initially to grant an alien nonimmigrant status 
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 
        101(a)(15); or
            ``(ii) to obtain authorization for an alien having such 
        status to change employers.
    ``(B) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the 
Secretary of State shall impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on 
an alien filing an application abroad for a visa authorizing admission 
to the United States as a nonimmigrant described in section 
101(a)(15)(L), if the alien is covered under a blanket petition 
described in paragraph (2)(A).
    ``(C) The amount of the fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
shall be $500.
    ``(D) The fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall only 
apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children who are 
accompanying or following to join such principal aliens.
    ``(E) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the 
Treasury in accordance with section 286(v).''.
    (b) Establishment of Account; Use of Fees.--Section 286 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(v) H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund 
        of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the 
        `H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account'. 
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be 
        deposited as offsetting receipts into the account all fees 
        collected under section 214(c)(12).
            ``(2) Use of fees to combat fraud.--
                    ``(A) Secretary of state.--One-third of the amounts 
                deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and 
                Detection Account shall remain available to the 
                Secretary of State until expended for programs and 
                activities at United States embassies and consulates 
                abroad--
                            ``(i) to increase the number diplomatic 
                        security personnel assigned exclusively to the 
                        function of preventing and detecting fraud by 
                        applicants for visas described in subparagraph 
                        (H)(i) or (L) of section 101(a)(15);
                            ``(ii) otherwise to prevent and detect such 
                        fraud pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of 
                        understanding or other cooperative agreement 
                        between the Secretary of State and the 
                        Secretary of Homeland Security; and
                            ``(iii) upon request by the Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security, to assist such Secretary in 
                        carrying out the fraud prevention and detection 
                        programs and activities described in 
                        subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Secretary of homeland security.--One-third of 
                the amounts deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud 
                Prevention and Detection Account shall remain available 
                to the Secretary of Homeland Security until expended 
                for programs and activities to prevent and detect fraud 
                with respect to petitions under paragraph (1) or (2)(A) 
                of section 214(c) to grant an alien nonimmigrant status 
                described in subparagraph (H)(i) or (L) of section 
                101(a)(15).
                    ``(C) Secretary of labor.--One-third of the amounts 
                deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and 
                Detection Account shall remain available to the 
                Secretary of Labor until expended for enforcement 
                programs and activities described in section 212(n).
                    ``(D) Consultation.--The Secretary of State, the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of 
                Labor shall consult one another with respect to the use 
                of the funds in the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and 
                Detection Account.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and the fees imposed 
under such amendments shall apply to petitions under section 214(c) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, and applications for nonimmigrant 
visas under section 222 of such Act, filed on or after the date that is 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. ENSURING INTEGRITY OF VISAS FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES.

    (a) Nonimmigrant L-1 Visa Category.--
            (1) In general.--Section 214(c)(2) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
    ``(F) An alien who will serve in a capacity involving specialized 
knowledge with respect to an employer for purposes of section 
101(a)(15)(L) and will be stationed primarily at the worksite of an 
employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate, 
subsidiary, or parent shall not be eligible for classification under 
section 101(a)(15)(L) if--
            ``(i) the alien will be controlled and supervised 
        principally by such unaffiliated employer; or
            ``(ii) the placement of the alien at the worksite of the 
        unaffiliated employer is part of an arrangement merely to 
        provide labor for the unaffiliated employer rather than in 
        connection with the provision of a product or service for which 
        specialized knowledge specific to the petitioning employer is 
        necessary.''.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply to petitions filed on or after the effective date 
        of this section, whether for initial, extended, or amended 
        classification.
    (b) Requirement for Prior Continuous Employment for Certain 
Intracompany Transferees.--
            (1) In general.--Section 214(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(A)) is amended by 
        striking the last sentence (relating to reduction of the 1-year 
        period of continuous employment abroad to 6 months).
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply only to petitions for initial classification filed 
        on or after the effective date of this section.
    (c) Maintenance of Statistics.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        maintain statistics regarding petitions filed, approved, 
        extended, and amended with respect to nonimmigrants described 
        in section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
        (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)), including the number of such 
        nonimmigrants who are classified on the basis of specialized 
        knowledge and the number of nonimmigrants who are classified on 
        the basis of specialized knowledge in order to work primarily 
        at offsite locations.
            (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to petitions 
        filed on or after the effective date of this section.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

A: American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt up to 20,000 aliens holding a master's or higher degree from the numerical limitation on H-1B (temporary employment in a specialty occupation) nonimmigrants in any fiscal year.

Makes permanent: (1) the attestation requirement concerning nondisplacement of U.S. workers applicable to H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators; (2) the filing fee applicable to H-1B petitioners; and (3) the Secretary of Labor's authority under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act to investigate an employer's alleged failure to meet specified labor attestation conditions (by repealing a sunset provision in that Act).

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on H-1B or L (intracompany business personnel) petitioners for use in combating fraud and carrying out labor attestation enforcement activities. Establishes an H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for the deposit of such fees.

Renders ineligible for L visa status those aliens who will serve in a capacity involving specialized knowledge at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate if: (1) the alien will be controlled principally by the unaffiliated employer; or (2) the placement with the unaffiliated employer is part of an arrangement merely to provide labor rather than to use the alien's specialized knowledge.

Eliminates the current reduction in the continuous employment requirement for aliens seeking L visa status pursuant to an employer's blanket petition.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain statistics regarding L visa petitions.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Safety Education Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Nation's fire losses are estimated at 5,000 deaths 
        and 29,000 injuries annually, producing an economic loss 
        conservatively estimated at $10,000,000,000 a year plus more 
        than $1,000,000,000 a year in health care costs;
            (2) sustained and targeted fire safety education at the 
        State and local levels, particularly in identifiable high-risk 
        populations, produces dramatic results in preventing fires, 
        fire deaths, and dollar loss from fire;
            (3) in recent years, the Nation's fire departments have 
        seen their fire safety education budgets cut dramatically and, 
        in many cases, eliminated;
            (4) there is a need to expand the availability of State and 
        local fire prevention programs and supporting resources and 
        materials to help State agencies and local fire departments in 
        carrying out effective public education;
            (5) fire departments in other countries with fewer fire 
        deaths per capita than the United States spend an average of 4-
        10 percent of their budgets on fire prevention, versus less 
        than 3 percent for United States departments; and
            (6) only by accurately collecting and analyzing data on 
        fire deaths, injuries and dollar loss can the Nation's fire 
        departments pinpoint the populations and regions where they 
        most need to direct their educational efforts, thus leading to 
        a more efficient and effective use of resources.

SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION.

    (a) Awards.--The Administrator may enter into contracts, 
cooperative agreements, or grants with eligible entities to obtain and 
distribute at the State and local level fire safety and prevention 
education programs and supporting educational resources.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Of the amounts received by an entity under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) not more than 25 percent may be used for statewide fire 
        safety and prevention programs;
            (2) not more than 25 percent may be used to implement new 
        regional or local fire safety and prevention programs targeting 
        high risk populations; and
            (3) at least 50 percent shall be used for awards of not 
        more than $10,000 for existing regional or local fire safety 
        and prevention programs that have been demonstrated to be 
        effective in preventing fires, fire deaths and injuries, and 
        dollar losses from fire.

SEC. 4. DATA COLLECTION.

    The Administrator may enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, 
or grants with States for the purpose of implementing the revised 
National Fire Incident Reporting System, established under section 9 of 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2208), 
to improve and enhance the collection and analysis of fire data at the 
State and local levels.

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.

    Each eligible entity desiring a contract, cooperative agreement, or 
grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Administrator 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as 
the Administrator may reasonably require.

SEC. 6. REPORTS AND EVALUATION.

    (a) Annual Report to Administrator.--An entity receiving funds 
under section 3 shall prepare and submit to the Administrator an annual 
report which contains such information as the Administrator may 
require. At a minimum, the report shall describe the program activities 
undertaken with such funds, including--
            (1) any program that has been developed directly or 
        indirectly by the entity, and the target population of such 
        program;
            (2) support materials that have been obtained and the 
        method by which such materials are distributed; and
            (3) any initiatives undertaken by the entity to develop 
        public-private partnerships to secure non-Federal support for 
        the development and distribution of programs and material in 
        furtherance of this Act.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Administrator shall prepare and submit 
to the Congress an annual report which includes a description of the 
programs undertaken and materials developed and distributed by entities 
receiving funds under section 3.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Fire Safety Education.--For the purposes of carrying out 
section 3 of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, of which no 
more than $500,000 may be spent in any fiscal year on administrative 
costs.
    (b) Data Collection.--For the purposes of carrying out section 4 of 
this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for fiscal 
year 1995, of which no more than $300,000 shall be spent on 
administrative costs.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
        the United States Fire Administration;
            (2) the term ``eligible entity'' means the office of the 
        State fire marshal for a State or an equivalent State office 
        having primary responsibility for fire safety and prevention in 
        the State;
            (3) the term ``fire safety and prevention education 
        programs'' includes publications, audiovisual presentations, 
        and demonstrations; and
            (4) the term ``State'' means any State of the United 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or 
        possession of the United States.

A: Fire Safety Education Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants with entities to obtain and distribute at the State and local level fire safety and prevention education programs and supporting educational resources. 
Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants with States for the purpose of implementing the revised National Fire Incident Reporting System to improve the collection and analysis of fire data at the State and local levels. 
Authorizes appropriations.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Results Through Innovation Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. TARGETED EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROJECTS.

    Section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2025(h)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Targeted employment and training projects.--
                            ``(i) Establishment of program.--The 
                        Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
                        program that provides grants, on a competitive 
                        basis, to States to carry out 3-year projects 
                        as determined by the Secretary to provide 
                        targeted employment and training services 
                        designed--
                                    ``(I) to raise short-term and long-
                                term employment and increase earnings 
                                for members of households that receive 
                                supplemental nutrition assistance 
                                program benefits by using innovative 
                                approaches to remove barriers to 
                                employment and training;
                                    ``(II) to support a holistic, 2-
                                generation approach to serving 
                                households;
                                    ``(III) to explore alternative 
                                integrated models for providing 
                                supportive services; or
                                    ``(IV) to target hard-to-serve 
                                populations such as homeless 
                                individuals, recently incarcerated 
                                individuals, or individuals with other 
                                substantial barriers to employment.
                            ``(ii) Eligibility requirements for 
                        applicants.--To be eligible to receive in a 
                        fiscal year a grant under clause (i) to carry 
                        out a project, a State shall submit to the 
                        Secretary a separate application for such 
                        project that--
                                    ``(I) contains such terms and 
                                conditions as the Secretary may 
                                require;
                                    ``(II) except as provided in this 
                                subparagraph, proposes to carry out a 
                                project that satisfies the requirements 
                                of sections 6(d) and 20;
                                    ``(III) proposes to carry out a 
                                project that provides at least one of 
                                the following--
                                            ``(aa) services or benefits 
                                        authorized under section 
                                        6(d)(4) or 20;
                                            ``(bb) other services or 
                                        benefits designed to remove 
                                        barriers or provide enhanced 
                                        case management for--

                                                    ``(AA) members of 
                                                households 
                                                participating in the 
                                                supplemental nutrition 
                                                assistance program who 
                                                are employed or 
                                                participating in an 
                                                allowable employment 
                                                and training activity;

                                                    ``(BB) members of 
                                                households 
                                                participating in the 
                                                supplemental nutrition 
                                                assistance program who 
                                                formerly participated 
                                                in employment and 
                                                training and who are 
                                                employed for a period 
                                                of up to 180 days after 
                                                an individual who 
                                                received employment and 
                                                training services under 
                                                the program gains 
                                                employment, or 90 days 
                                                after the household has 
                                                exceeded the gross 
                                                income limit for 
                                                program eligibility, 
                                                whichever occurs first; 
                                                or

                                                    ``(CC) household 
                                                members of individuals 
                                                described in subitem 
                                                (AA) or (BB) if such 
                                                benefits or services 
                                                are necessary for 
                                                supporting the 
                                                employment or 
                                                employment and training 
                                                activities of an 
                                                individual described in 
                                                subitem (AA) or (BB); 
                                                and

                                            ``(cc) technical assistance 
                                        for other States, local 
                                        governments, or employment and 
                                        training providers to assist in 
                                        expanding or replicating proven 
                                        approaches;
                                    ``(IV) specifies that such project 
                                will provide for the voluntary 
                                participation in employment and 
                                training programs by members of 
                                households that do not include an 
                                individual who receives cash assistance 
                                under part A of title IV of the Social 
                                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                                    ``(V) provides that such project 
                                will be carried out by the State agency 
                                directly, or through a State or local 
                                government entity or a nonprofit 
                                private entity; and
                                    ``(VI) provides that the State 
                                agency may use not more than 5 percent 
                                of such grant for activities associated 
                                with administering the project, such as 
                                oversight and data reporting.
                            ``(iii) Selection criteria.--In selecting 
                        for approval on a competitive basis 
                        applications for grants under this 
                        subparagraph, the Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) consider the capacity and 
                                relevant experience of the State agency 
                                (and the State or local government 
                                entity or the nonprofit private entity 
                                (if any)) that is proposed to carry out 
                                the project to achieve the goals of 
                                such project specified in the 
                                application, in providing effective 
                                employment and training programs 
                                (including employment and training 
                                programs under this Act and part A of 
                                title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 601 et seq.)) for low-skill 
                                individuals;
                                    ``(II) consider whether such 
                                project has relevance for and could be 
                                replicated in other States;
                                    ``(III) consider the capacity of 
                                the applicant to measure the outcomes 
                                of such project;
                                    ``(IV) ensure that the projects, 
                                when considered as a group, will be 
                                carried out in a range of rural and 
                                urban areas, including those with high 
                                levels of poverty; and
                                    ``(V) in order to expand the number 
                                of households served or replicate 
                                successful strategies in other areas, 
                                give priority to--
                                            ``(aa) projects with proven 
                                        results under the pilot 
                                        projects authorized by 
                                        subparagraph (F); and
                                            ``(bb) other successful 
                                        programs, as measured by 
                                        increased employment and 
                                        earnings under the reporting 
                                        requirements in paragraph (5).
                            ``(iv) Reporting.--
                                    ``(I) Performance reports by grant 
                                recipients.--States that receive grants 
                                made under this subparagraph shall--
                                            ``(aa) measure and report 
                                        the performance of their 
                                        projects in accordance with 
                                        paragraph (5);
                                            ``(bb) include a cost-
                                        benefit analysis that shows the 
                                        benefits to project 
                                        participants and to taxpayers 
                                        under this Act; and
                                            ``(cc) satisfy any other 
                                        reporting requirements the 
                                        Secretary considers to be 
                                        appropriate.
                                    ``(II) Annual report by the 
                                secretary.--The Secretary shall submit 
                                to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
                                House of Representatives and the 
                                Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
                                and Forestry of the Senate an annual 
                                report that includes a description of 
                                the outcomes measured by each State 
                                operating a project (during the project 
                                period and any subsequent evaluation 
                                period as determined by the Secretary) 
                                and of the extent to which such State 
                                achieved the goals of the project.
                            ``(v) Funding.--
                                    ``(I) Authorization of 
                                appropriations.--There are authorized 
                                to be appropriated to carry out this 
                                subparagraph--
                                            ``(aa) $300,000,000 for 
                                        fiscal year 2019;
                                            ``(bb) $350,000,000 for 
                                        fiscal year 2020;
                                            ``(cc) $300,000,000 for 
                                        each of the fiscal years 2021 
                                        and 2022;
                                            ``(dd) $400,000,000 for 
                                        each of the fiscal years 2023 
                                        and 2024;
                                            ``(ee) $500,000,000 for 
                                        each of the fiscal years 2025 
                                        and 2026; and
                                            ``(ff) $600,000,000 for 
                                        each of the fiscal years 2027 
                                        and each fiscal year 
                                        thereafter.
                                    ``(II) Maintenance of effort.--
                                Funds made available under this 
                                subparagraph may be used by States only 
                                to supplement, not to supplant, Federal 
                                or non-Federal funds used to provide 
                                current employment and training 
                                activities and services.''.

A:
Results Through Innovation Act of 2017  This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture to establish and carry out a program that provides grants on a competitive basis to states to carry out three-year projects to provide targeted employment and training services for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries or hard-to-serve populations such as homeless and recently incarcerated individuals.
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