Eliminating the optional practical training program

Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following: (s) Prohibition on employment authorization for foreign students (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no alien present in the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(F) or section 101(a)(15)(M) may be provided employment authorization in the United States. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no alien present in the United States under section 101(a)(15)(J), who was admitted for the purpose of attending an educational or training institution, may be provided employment authorization in the United States..