[1][2] The Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed by George W. Bush, then President of the United States, in early December 2004.
The L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004 had two main provisions and a slight change to the fee structure.
[2] According to the new rules of the act, a player is now explicitly ineligible for classification as a specialized knowledge worker nonimmigrant (L-1B) visa if the worker will be "stationed primarily" at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioner or an affiliate, subsidiary, or parent and either of the following occurs:[2] This new ground of ineligibility would begin applying for petitions starting June 6, 2005, and includes petitions for initial, amended, or extended L-1B classification.
[4] The Act and its implications for applicants was discussed by Cyrus Mehta in an article for Immigration Daily in August 2005.
[4] A report by Morrison Foerster reviewed the L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004 and its implications for U.S. companies.