And it seems to me this bill is entirely consistent with doing what is best for our economy and our workers. Some people argue this bill will hurt American workers. The principal protection for American workers that has been in H1B programs before. and continues to be a part of the program under this bill. is that an H1B worker must be paid at least as much as other employees with similar qualifications and experience. There have been some abuses in the H1B program. as there have been in many other government programs. and the problems have been particularly in the area of paying the required wage. This bill that we are considering today provides additional enforcement and includes tighter restrictions on H1B dependent employers. I would also note that H.R. 3736 has an important provision to generate additional funds for training and education of American workers in technology fields where there is such a demand for workers right now. Hopefully. as some of the reforms of JTPA that we have recently passed go into effect. these funds will be used to improve retraining programs for Americans so that Americans can fill the technical jobs that are increasingly the jobs available in this economy.