; and (ii) the form described in section 249.220f of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; and (B) includes a form that— (i) is the equivalent of, or substantially similar to, the form described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A); and (ii) a foreign issuer files with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) or rules issued under that Act; (7) the term covered jurisdiction means the foreign jurisdiction in which the position described in paragraph (5) is taken with respect to a covered foreign public accounting firm that prepares an audit report for an applicable foreign issuer; (8) the term exchange has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78a(a) ); (9) the term foreign issuer has the meaning given the term in section 240.3b–4 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; (10) the term foreign public accounting firm has the meaning given the term in section 106(g) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7216(g) ); (11) the term national securities exchange means an exchange that is registered with the Commission under section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78f ); and (12) the term public accounting firm has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7201(a) ). 3. Restriction on issuance of nonimmigrant visas to nationals of China (a) Restriction The Secretary of State may not issue a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall deny entry to the United States of, an alien under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ) if the alien is a national of the People’s Republic of China seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of— (1) studying science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a related field; (2) employment in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a related field