,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,lee introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to provide a special  
rule for the period of admission of     
,h-#b;,a nonimmigrants employed as      
sheepherders1 goat herders1 or dairy    
farmers1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,dairy and ,sheep ,h-#b;,a ,act or 
the ,,dash ,act4  #b4 ,nonimmigrant     
status for dairy workers1 sheepherders1 
and goat herders ,section               
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a77 is
 amended by inserting or who is coming  
temporarily to the ,united ,states to   
perform agricultural labor or services  
as a sheepherder1 goat herder1 or dairy 
worker1 after of a temporary or seasonal

 nature14  #c4 ,special rule for period 
of admission of ,h-#b;,a nonimmigrants  
employed as sheepherders1 goat herders1 
or dairy workers ,section #bah7;h7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahh7;h77 is amended by  
adding at the end of the following3     
7#c7 ,in the case of an alien admitted  
as an ,h-#b;,a worker for employment as 
a sheepherder1 goat herder1 or dairy    
worker--  7,a7 the initial period of    
admission shall be for a period of #c   
years2  7,b7 the period of admission may
 be extended for additional periods of  
#c years2 and  7,c7 no period of absence
 from the ,united ,states may be        
required as a condition of approval of  
an extension under subparagraph 7,b74  4
  #d4 ,provisions by the ,secretary of  
,labor ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall  
issue regulations that address the      
specific requirements for the provision 
of housing to sheepherders1 goat        
herders1 and dairy workers4  #e4        
,savings provision ,nothing in section  

#bah of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahh71 
as amended by this ,act1 may be         
construed to preclude the ,secretary of 
,labor or the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security from continuing to apply      
special procedures and requirements to  
the admission and employment of aliens  
in occupations involving the range      
production of livestock4