; and (2) in subsection (d)(1), as redesignated by section 2(b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking or (b) . (d) Establishment of immigration points system (1) In general Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 220. Immigration points system (a) In general An alien is eligible to submit an application for placement in the eligible applicant pool under section 203(b)(1) if the applicant has accrued a total of 20 points under this section. (b) Education (1) In general An applicant may only accrue points for educational attainment under this section based on the highest degree obtained by the applicant as of the date on which the applicant submits an application under section 203(b). (2) United states or foreign high school degree An applicant whose highest degree is a diploma from a high school in the United States, or the foreign equivalent of such a degree, as determined by the Secretary of Education, shall accrue 1 point. (3) Foreign bachelor’s degree An applicant who has received the foreign equivalent of a bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education, as determined by the Secretary of Education, but has not received a degree described in paragraphs (5) through (8), shall accrue 5 points. (4) United states bachelor’s degree An applicant who has received a bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education, but has not received a degree described in paragraphs (5) through (8), shall accrue 6 points. (5) Foreign master’s degree in STEM An applicant whose highest degree is a master’s degree in STEM from a foreign college or university, approved by the Secretary of Education, shall accrue 8 points. (6) United states master’s degree in STEM An applicant whose highest degree is a master’s degree in STEM from an institution of higher education shall accrue 10 points. (7) Foreign professional degree or doctorate degree in STEM An applicant whose highest degree is a foreign professional degree or a doctorate degree in