118 STAT. 3353 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 the Department of State. The Secretaries of each Department and each relevant bureau of the Department of Homeland Security shall appoint designees to the L Visa Interagency Task Force. The L Visa Interagency Task Force shall consult with other agencies deemed appropriate. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the submission of the report by the Inspector General of the Department of Home land Security in accordance with section 6, the L Visa Interagency Task Force shall report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the efforts to implement the recommendations set forth by the Inspector General’s report. The L Visa Interagency Task Force shall note specific areas of agreement and disagreement, and make recommendations to Congress on the findings of the Task Force, including any sugges tions for legislation. The Task Force shall also review other addi tional issues as may be raised by the Inspector General’s report or by the Task Force’s own deliberations regarding the policies and purposes of the visa program relative to national goals and transnational commerce. SEC. 417. EFFECTIVE DATE. This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Subtitle B—H–1B Visa Reform SEC. 421. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘H–1B Visa Reform Act of 2004’’. SEC. 422. TEMPORARY WORKER PROVISIONS. (a) ATTESTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR H–1B WORKERS.—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 ‘‘October 1, 2003,’’. (b) H–1B EMPLOYER PETITIONS.—Section 214(c)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500’’; and (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period ‘‘except that the fee shall be half the amount for each such petition by any employer with not more than 25 full time equivalent employees who are employed in the United States (determined by including any affiliate or subsidiary of such employer)’’. SEC. 423. H–1B PREVAILING WAGE LEVEL. Section 212(p) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(p)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) The prevailing wage required to be paid pursuant to sub sections (a)(5)(A), (n)(1)(A)(i)(II), and (t)(1)(A)(i)(II) shall be 100 percent of the wage determined pursuant to those sections. ‘‘(4) Where the Secretary of Labor uses, or makes available to employers, a governmental survey to determine the prevailing wage, such survey shall provide at least 4 levels of wages commen surate with experience, education, and the level of supervision. H–1B Visa Reform Act of 2004. 8 USC 1101 note. 8 USC 1184 note. Deadline.
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