1. Short title This Act may be cited as the High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act . 2. H–1B nonimmigrant reform (a) Numerical limitations Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking 65,000 and inserting 130,000 ; and (2) in paragraph (5), by striking , until the number of aliens who are exempted from such numerical limitation during such year exceeds 20,000 . (b) Expansion of H–1B-Dependent employer Section 212(n)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(3)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking 25 and inserting 50 ; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking 7 and inserting 12 ; (2) in clause (ii)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking at least 26 but not more than 50 and inserting at least 51 but not more than 100 ; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking 12 and inserting 24 ; and (3) in clause (iii)(I), by striking 51 and inserting 101 . 3. Promoting American Ingenuity Grant Program (a) Authorization The Secretary of Education may make grants to States, on a competitive basis, to— (1) strengthen elementary school and secondary school education in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology; (2) retain teachers at the elementary school and secondary school levels in such fields