是这个吗?
H.R.6429 -- STEM Jobs Act of 2012 (Engrossed in House [Passed House] - EH
`(6) ALIENS HOLDING DOCTORATE DEGREES FROM U.S. DOCTORAL INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Visas shall be made available, in a number not to
exceed the number specified in section 201(d)(2)(D)(ii), to qualified
immigrants who--
`(i) hold a doctorate degree in a field of science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics from a United States doctoral institution of
higher education; and
`(ii) have taken all doctoral courses in a field of science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics, including all courses taken by
correspondence (including courses offered by telecommunications) or by
distance education, while physically present in the United States.
`(B) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this paragraph, paragraph (7), and
sections 101(a)(15)(F)(i)(I) and 212(a)(5)(A)(iii)(III):
`(i) The term `distance education' has the meaning given such term
in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).
`(ii) The term `field of science, technology, engineering, or
mathematics' means a field included in the Department of Education's
Classification of Instructional Programs taxonomy within the summary groups
of computer and information sciences and support services, engineering,
mathematics and statistics, and physical sciences.(根据这个定义,博士专业里
不包括生物)
`(iii) The term `United States doctoral institution of higher
education' means an institution that--
`(I) is described in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) or is a proprietary institution of higher
education (as defined in section 102(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)));
`(II) was classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching on January 1, 2012, as a doctorate-granting
university with a very high or high level of research activity or classified
by the National Science Foundation after the date of enactment of this
paragraph, pursuant to an application by the institution, as having
equivalent research activity to those institutions that had been classified
by the Carnegie Foundation as being doctorate-granting universities with a
very high or high level of research activity;
`(III) has been in existence for at least 10 years; and
`(IV) is accredited by an accrediting body that is itself
accredited either by the Department of Education or by the Council for
Higher Education Accreditation.
`(C) LABOR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED-
`(i) IN GENERAL- Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary of Homeland
Security may not approve a petition filed for classification of an alien
under subparagraph (A) unless the Secretary of Homeland Security is in
receipt of a determination made by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the
provisions of section 212(a)(5)(A), except that the Secretary of Homeland
Security may, when the Secretary deems it to be in the national interest,
waive this requirement.
`(ii) REQUIREMENT DEEMED SATISFIED- The requirement of clause (i)
shall be deemed satisfied with respect to an employer and an alien in a case
in which a certification made under section 212(a)(5)(A)(i) has already
been obtained with respect to the alien by that employer.
`(7) ALIENS HOLDING MASTER'S DEGREES FROM U.S. DOCTORAL INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICS-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Any visas not required for the class specified in
paragraph (6) shall be made available to the class of aliens who--
`(i) hold a master's degree in a field of science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics from a United States doctoral institution of
higher education that was either part of a master's program that required at
least 2 years of enrollment or part of a 5-year combined baccalaureate-
master's degree program in such field; (根据这个规定,硕士的学位也不包括生
物)
`(ii) have taken all master's degree courses in a field of science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics, including all courses taken by
correspondence (including courses offered by telecommunications) or by
distance education, while physically present in the United States; and
`(iii) hold a baccalaureate degree in a field of science, technology
, engineering, or mathematics or in a field included in the Department of
Education's Classification of Instructional Programs taxonomy within the
summary group of biological and biomedical sciences.(根据这个定义,拿生物本
科其他STEM专业硕士的应该是可以的)
`(B) LABOR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED-
`(i) IN GENERAL- Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary of Homeland
Security may not approve a petition filed for classification of an alien
under subparagraph (A) unless the Secretary of Homeland Security is in
receipt of a determination made by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the
provisions of section 212(a)(5)(A), except that the Secretary of Homeland
Security may, when the Secretary deems it to be in the national interest,
waive this requirement.
`(ii) REQUIREMENT DEEMED SATISFIED- The requirement of clause (i)
shall be deemed satisfied with respect to an employer and an alien in a case
in which a certification made under section 212(a)(5)(A)(i) has already
been obtained with respect to the alien by that employer.
`(C) DEFINITIONS- The definitions in paragraph (6)(B) shall apply for
purposes of this paragraph.'.