Public Law 107-124

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[107th Congress Public Law 124]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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Public Law 107-124
107th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To provide for work <<NOTE: Jan. 16, 2002 -  [H.R. 2277]>> authorization 
    for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 214(e) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(e)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(6) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under section 
101(a)(15)(E), who is accompanying or following to join a principal 
alien admitted under such section, the Attorney General shall authorize 
the alien spouse to engage in employment in the United States and 
provide the spouse with an `employment authorized' endorsement or other 
appropriate work permit.''.

    Approved January 16, 2002.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2277:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-187 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001):
            Sept. 5, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

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