Speaker. waives a legal requirement. which is in the 1990 law now. but only waives it for a 4year period. not permanently. and only for a total of 750 Soviet scientists. However. S. 2201 would waive the requirement that currently requires such skilled workers seeking entry into the United States to have a firm job offer from a U.S. employer which has secured a labor certificate for that particular worker. Visa numbers under S. 2201 will be taken from the second preference employment category. which has 40.000 of the 120.000 employmentbased numbers. and that 40.000 in the second preference is designated for persons of exceptional ability in the sciences. the arts. and business. the former Soviet scientists would fit into that category. Again. Mr.