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SEC. 80306. RECIPROCAL VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF SOUTH KOREA.
(a) In General.–Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended–
(1) in clause (ii), by striking or” after capital;”;
and
(2) by adding at the end or (iv) solely to perform
services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the
alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect
to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that
the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an
attestation under section 212(t)(1);”.
(b) Numerical Limitation.–Section 214(g) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(12)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of
initial applications submitted for aliens described in section
101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the applicable numerical
limitations set out in this paragraph.
(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in
subparagraph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year.
(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in
subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the
spouses or children of such aliens.”.
(c) Specialty Occupation Defined.–Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking section
101(a)(15)(E)(iii),” and inserting clauses (iii) and (iv) of section
101(a)(15)(E),”.
(d) Attestation.–Section 212(t) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(t)), as
added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-Chile Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 108-77; 117 Stat. 941), is
amended–
(1) by striking or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)” each
place it appears and inserting or clause (iii) or (iv) of
section 101(a)(15)(E)”; and
(2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and
(3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)” each
place it appears.