| H-1B Bills
Finally Signed by President and Become Law
President Clinton late yesterday signed S. 2045, the H-1B bill, and H.R. 5362, the fee increase bill, with the official
date of enactment thereby being October 17, 2000. Since most of S. 2045's provisions do
not have separate enacting clauses, those provisions become effective as of yesterday. The
only exceptions are Section 105, Portability of H-1B Status, which in subsection (b) states that the section will apply to
"petitions filed before, on or after" October 17, 2000, and the H-1B Cap increase provisions of Section 102, which are effective as if
enacted with ACWIA in 1998. The education and training fee, currently $500, will increase
to $1000 two months after October 17, 2000, or by December 17, 2000. However, the new
exceptions from the fee for elementary and secondary schools and nonprofits engaging in
established curriculum-related clinical training of students at higher educational
institutions are effective immediately.
In his statement, the President also reaffirmed his
commitment to the passage this year of the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act measures
(restoration of Section 245(i), NACARA Parity, and updating the registry date.) |
