SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION REGARDING H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS.

SEC. 406. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION REGARDING H–2B NONIMMIGRANTS. Section 416 of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (title IV of division C of Public Law 105–277; 8 U.S.C. 1184 note) is amended—(1) by striking “Attorney General” each place that term appears and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(d) Provision of Information.—“(1) Semiannual notification.—Beginning not later than March 1, 2006, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall notify, on a semiannual basis, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the number of aliens who during the preceding 1-year period—“(A) were issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)); or“(B) had such a visa or such status be revoked or otherwise terminated.“(2) Annual submission.—Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall submit, on an annual basis, to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate—119 STAT. 321 “(A) information on the countries of origin of, occupations of, and compensation paid to aliens who were issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) during the previous fiscal year;“(B) the number of aliens who had such a visa or such status expire or be revoked or otherwise terminated during each month of such fiscal year; and“(C) the number of aliens who were provided nonimmigrant status under such section during both such fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year.“(3) Information maintained by state.—If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that information maintained by the Secretary of State is required to make a submission described in paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary of State shall provide such information to the Secretary of Homeland Security upon request.”.