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| Name: | American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act of 2000 - Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-313). |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Subject(s): | Migrant workers |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2000-10-17 |
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| Published on: | Congressional and Administrative News, 2000-12, No. 10, pp. 1251-1265 |
| ISN: | USA-2000-L-58097 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=58097&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Congressional and Administrative News, 2000-12, No. 10, pp. 1251-1265 |
| Abstract/Citation: | Amends Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens. Makes provision for temporary increases in visa allotments; visa allotments for employees of universities, research facilities, and graduate degree recepients; limitation on per country ceiling with respect to employment-based immigrants; increased portability of H-1B status; special rules in cases of lengthy adjudications; recovery of visas used fraudulently; NSF study and report on the digital divide; modification of nonimmigrant petitioner account provisions; demonstration programmes and projects to provide technical skills training for workers; a Kids 2000 crime prevention and computer education initiative; use of fees for duties relating to petitioners; as well as some related matters. |
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