Pub. L. 115-31, div. H, tit. I (as amended)

104.Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals who are older than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training: Provided, That of such funds available before September 30, 2017 up to $20,000,000 shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2018 by the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor to process foreign labor certifications, including wage determinations and associated tasks and grants to States, submitted by employers to employ nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to the extent necessary to eliminate backlogs and delays: Provided further, That of the unobligated funds available under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), $46,000,000 are permanently rescinded.