S.744 Immigration bill - Sec. 4305: FILING FEE FOR L NONIMMIGRANTS

    (a) In General- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the filing fee for an application for admission of an L nonimmigrant shall be as follows:

      (1) For each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2024, $5,000 for applicants that employ 50 or more employees in the United States if more than 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the applicant's employees are H-1B nonimmigrants or L nonimmigrants.

      (2) For each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2017, $10,000 for applicants that employ 50 or more employees in the United States if more than 50 percent and less than 75 percent of the applicant's employees are H-1B nonimmigrants or L nonimmigrants.

    (b) Definitions- In this section:

      (1) EMPLOYER- The term `employer' does not include a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit research organization/an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of that Code that is--

        (A) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); or

        (B) a research organization.

      (2) H-1B NONIMMIGRANT- The term `H-1B nonimmigrant' means an alien admitted as a nonimmigrant pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)).

      (3) L NONIMMIGRANT- The term `L nonimmigrant' means an alien admitted as a nonimmigrant pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)) to provide services to the alien's employer involving specialized knowledge.

    (c) Exception for Intending Immigrants- In determining the percentage of employees of an employer that are H-1B nonimmigrants or L nonimmigrants under subsection (a), an intending immigrant employee shall not count toward such percentage.

    (d) Conforming Amendment- Section 402 of the Act entitled `An Act making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes', approved August 13, 2010 (Public Law 111-230; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note), as amended by section 4234(d), is further amended by striking subsections (a) and (c).

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FILING FEE FOR L NONIMMIGRANTS