According to the National Law Review, Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona introduced the "Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act," which amends the definition of targeted employment areas under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Congress passed a government funding bill containing a short-term extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program through December 11, 2015. The National Law Review reports that some reforms will ultimately be made to the EB-5 Regional Center Program.

Analyzing recent government data and independent studies of the program, Bipartisan Policy Center provides an overview of the EB-5 program's history, performance, and impacts to date. This paper also looks at the increasing interest in creating either partnerships with regional centers or in creating their own regional centers to diversify their access to resources.

Invest in the USA (IIUSA) delivered a letter to Congress signed by more than 875 organizations supporting reauthorization of the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program. According to Business Wire, reauthorization is critical to support job creation in sectors ranging from healthcare to construction to energy production.

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