; and (ii) that will benefit the United States economy and create full-time employment for not fewer than 10 United States citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or other immigrants lawfully authorized to be employed in the United States (other than the immigrant and the immigrant’s spouse, sons, or daughters). (B) Regional center program Visas made available under subparagraph (A) shall be made available through September 30, 2025, to qualified immigrants pooling their investments with 1 or more additional qualified immigrants in a new commercial enterprise associated with a regional center in the United States that has been designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security on the basis of a proposal for the promotion of economic growth, including prospective job creation and increased domestic capital investment. (C) Reservation for targeted employment areas (i) In general Of the number of visas allocated under subparagraph (A), 30 percent shall be reserved in each fiscal year before fiscal year 2026 for qualified immigrants who invest in a new commercial enterprise in a targeted employment area, of which 50 percent shall be reserved for rural areas. (ii) Unused visas At the end of each fiscal year, any unused visa numbers that were reserved under this subparagraph shall be made generally available in the next fiscal year to immigrants who have filed applications for classification as an immigrant investor under subparagraph (A). (D) Amount of capital required (i) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, the amount of capital required under subparagraph (A) shall be $1,100,000. (ii) Minimum investment for targeted employment areas Subject to clause (iii), the amount of capital required under subparagraph (A) in the case of a targeted employment area shall be $1,000,000. (iii) Program improvement fee Each immigrant investor shall pay, to the Treasury of the United States, a program improvement fee of $50,000 in conjunction with each I–526 petition submitted under this