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 118 STAT. 3352 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 ‘‘(F) An alien who will serve in a capacity involving specialized knowledge with respect to an employer for purposes of section 101(a)(15)(L) and will be stationed primarily at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate, subsidiary, or parent shall not be eligible for classification under section 101(a)(15)(L) if— ‘‘(i) the alien will be controlled and supervised principally by such unaffiliated employer; or ‘‘(ii) the placement of the alien at the worksite of the unaffiliated employer is essentially an arrangement to provide labor for hire for the unaffiliated employer, rather than a placement in connection with the provision of a product or service for which specialized knowledge specific to the peti tioning employer is necessary.’’. (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to petitions filed on or after the effective date of this subtitle, whether for initial, extended, or amended classification. SEC. 413. REQUIREMENT FOR PRIOR CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT FOR CERTAIN INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking the last sentence (relating to reduction of the 1 year period of continuous employment abroad to 6 months). (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply only to petitions for initial classification filed on or after the effective date of this subtitle. SEC. 414. MAINTENANCE OF STATISTICS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Homeland Security shall maintain statistics regarding petitions filed, approved, extended, and amended with respect to nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)), including the number of such nonimmigrants who are classified on the basis of specialized knowledge and the number of nonimmigrants who are classified on the basis of specialized knowledge in order to work primarily at offsite locations. (b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall apply to petitions filed on or after the effective date of this subtitle. SEC. 415. INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON L VISA PROGRAM. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the authority granted the Department under section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 236), examine and report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the vulnerabilities and potential abuses in the visa program carried out under section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) with respect to nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)). SEC. 416. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, there shall be established an L Visa Interagency Task Force that consists of representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and Deadline. 8 USC 1184 note. Deadline. 8 USC 1184 note. 8 USC 1380.

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