PUBLIC LAW 106-311—OCT. 17, 2000 114 STAT. 1247 Public Law 106-311 106th Congress An Act To increase the amount of fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the Oct. 17, 2000 employment of H-IB non-immigrant workers, and for other purposes. [H R 5362] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE IMPOSITION OF FEES. 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 "(excluding" and all that follows through "2001)" and inserting "(excluding any employer that is a primary or secondary education institution, an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a), a nonprofit entity related to or affiliated with any such institution, a nonprofit entity which engages in established curriculum-related clinical training of students registered at any such institution, a nonprofit research organization, or a governmental research organization) filing before October 1, 2003"; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking "$500" and inserting "$1,000". SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 8 USC 1184 note. The amendment made by section 1(2) shall apply only to petitions that are filed on or after the date that is 2 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved October 17, 2000. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5362: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): Oct. 6, considered and passed House. Oct. 10, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 36 (2000): Oct. 17, Presidential statement.
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