Increased sanctions for willful misrepresentation or failure to meet the requirements for petitioning for an H–2B worker

Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(13)(B), by striking $150 and inserting $350; and (2) in subsection (c)(14)(A)(i), by striking may, in addition to any other remedy authorized by law, impose such administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per violation) and inserting shall impose civil monetary penalties in an amount of not less than $1,000 but not to exceed $10,000 per violation, in addition to any other remedy authorized by law, and may impose such other administrative remedies.