Limitation on extension of H–1B petition

Section 214(g)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(4)) is amended to read as follows: (4) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the period of authorized admission of a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) may not exceed 3 years. (B) The period of authorized admission of a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (A) who is the beneficiary of an approved employment-based immigrant petition under section 204(a)(1)(F) may be authorized for a period of up to 3 additional years if the total period of stay does not exceed six years, except for an extension under section 104(c) or 106(b) of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note)..