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H.R. 3736 (105th)

Temporary Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant Program Improvement Act of 1998

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Introduced

28 April 1998

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Received in the Senate.

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Workforce Improvement and Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to temporarily increase the annual number of skilled foreign worker H-1B visas. Obligates (from such allocation) specified visas for nonphysician health care workers. (Sec. 3) Requires a prospective employer to include in the H-1B admission application: (1) specified protections against U.S. worker displacement; and (2) demonstration of a good faith effort to recruit U.S. workers. (Sec. 4) States that with regard to an "H-1B-dependent employer" (as defined by this Act) only the Secretary of Labor may file a complaint for application violations (no private right of action). (Sec. 5) Revises specified enforcement and penalty provisions.

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