Everyone loses when the private sector is denied access to skilled people. Mr. Speaker. the compromise crafted through intense bipartisan negotiations over the past 2 weeks addresses the very legitimate concerns raised about the actions of a tiny minority of companies that abuse the H1B program. using it in a way that was never intended by the proponents of this valuable program. In addition to the current requirement that H1B workers be paid the same as American employees in similar positions. and I underscore that once again. Mr. Speaker. the requirement that H1B workers be paid the same as American employees in similar positions and previously agreedto changes that would allow the Department of Labor to audit many companies which use HIB workers to ensure that they are recruiting American workers and not replacing them with foreign workers. todays compromise inserts additional requirements as well. Companies that hire a significant number of HIB workers will be subjected to unprecedented scrutiny by the Department of Labor to ensure that they are making efforts to recruit American workers and that HBs are not taking jobs from Americans. Mr. Speaker. a fee of $500 per application will also be charged companies that seek to use H1B workers. with the revenues being used to fund math and science scholarships. to retrain displaced workers and to permit the Department of Labor to police the program. Now it is an unfortunate reality. Mr.