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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-652 "(ii) to extend the stay of an alien having such status (unless the employer previously has obtained an extension for such alien); or "(iii) to obtain authorization for an alien having such status to change employers. "(B) The amount of the fee shall be $500 for each such petition. "(C) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section 286(s).". (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT; USE OF FEES. —Section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at the end the following: " (s) H-IB NONIMMIGRANT PETITIONER ACCOUNT. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the 'H -IB Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account'. Notwithstanding any other section of this title, there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the account all fees collected under section 214(c)(9). "(2) USE OF FEES FOR JOB TRAINING.—5 6.3 percent of amounts deposited into the H-IB Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for demonstration programs and projects described in section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998. "(3) USE OF FEES FOR LOW-INCOME SCHOLARSHIP PRO- GRAM. —28.2 percent of the amounts deposited into the H- IB Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Director of the National Science Foundation until expended for scholarships described in section 414(d) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 for low-income students enrolled in a program of study leading to a degree in mathematics, engineering, or computer science. "(4) ADDITIONAL NSF USES.— " (A) GRANTS FOR MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, OR SCIENCE ENRICHMENT COURSES.— 4 percent of the amounts deposited into the H-IB Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Director of the National Science Foundation until expended to make merit-reviewed grants, under section 3(a)(1) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862(a)(1)), for programs that provide opportunities for enrollment in year-round academic enrichment courses in mathematics, engineering, or science. "(B) SYSTEMIC REFORM ACTIVITIES. —4 percent of the amounts deposited into the H-IB Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Director of the National Science Foundation until expended to carry out systemic reform activities administered by the National Science Foundation under section 3(a)(l) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862(a)(1)). " (5) USE OF FEES FOR DUTIES RELATING TO PETITIONS.— 1.5 percent of the amounts deposited into the H-IB Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remsiin available to the Attorney General until expended to carry out duties under paragraphs (1) and (9) of section 214(c) related to petitions made for nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), to decrease the processing time for such petitions, and to carry

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