§ 411. 9-11 RESPONSE AND BIOMETRIC ENTRY-EXIT FEE.
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Temporary L- 1 Visa Fee Increase .— Notwithstanding section 281 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1351 ) or any other provision of law, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section [ Dec. 18, 2015 ] and ending on September 30, 2027 , the combined filing fee and fraud prevention and detection fee required to be submitted with an application for admission as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L) ), including an application for an extension of such status, shall be increased by $4,500 for applicants that employ 50 or more employees in the United States if more than 50 percent of the applicant’s employees are nonimmigrants admitted pursuant to subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or
(L)of section 101(a)(15) of such Act. Temporary H- 1 b Visa Fee Increase .— Notwithstanding section 281 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1351 ) or any other provision of law, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2027 , the combined filing fee and fraud prevention and detection fee required to be submitted with an application for admission as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) ), including an application for an extension of such status, shall be increased by $4,000 for applicants that employ 50 or more employees in the United States if more than 50 percent of the applicant’s employees are such nonimmigrants or nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L) of such Act. Response and Biometric Exit Account.— Establishment .— There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the ‘9–11 Response and Biometric Exit Account’. Deposits.— In general .— Subject to subparagraph (B), of the amounts collected pursuant to the fee increases authorized under subsections
(a)and (b)— 50 percent shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury; and 50 percent shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the 9–11 Response and Biometric Exit Account, and shall remain available until expended. Termination of deposits in account .— After a total of $1,000,000,000 is deposited into the 9–11 Response and Biometric Exit Account under subparagraph (A)(ii), all amounts collected pursuant to the fee increases authorized under subsections
(a)and
(b)shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. Use of funds .— For fiscal year 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter, amounts in the 9–11 Response and Biometric Exit Account shall be available to the Secretary of Homeland Security without further appropriation for implementing the biometric entry and exit data system described in section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 8 U.S.C. 1365b ).
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