,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bh1
 #bjaf ,mr4 ,paul introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to streamline   
the application process for ,h-#b;,a    
employers and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,paperwork ,reduction for ,farmers  
,act4  #b4 ,h-#b;,a workers  7a7 ,joint 
application2 period of authorized       
admission ,section #bad7;c77#a7 of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;c77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 by inserting 7,a7 after 7#a72  7#b7
 by striking ,attorney ,general each    
place such term appears and inserting   
,director of ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and    
,immigration ,services2  7#c7 by        
striking ,for purposes and inserting the
 following3  7,b7 ,for purposes  2 and  
7#d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,c7 ,multiple employers may submit a 

joint petition under subparagraph 7,a7  
to import aliens as nonimmigrants       
described in section                    
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a74 ,upon the    
approval of such petition1 each joint   
employer shall be subject to the        
provisions under section #bah with      
respect to each alien listed in such    
petition4  7,d7 ,the period of          
authorized admission for a nonimmigrant 
described in section                    
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 may not exceed
 the shorter of--  7i7 the period for   
which a petitioner under this paragraph 
has contracted to employ such           
nonimmigrant2 or  7ii7 three years4     
7,e7 ,if a petition to import aliens as 
nonimmigrants described in section      
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 is denied or  
if the issuance of visas requested      
through such petition is delayed due to 
a problem with the petition1 the        
,director shall promptly notify the     
petitioner of the reasons for such      
denial or delay and provide the         

petitioner with reasonable time to      
remedy the problem4  4  7b7 ,labor      
certification2 staggered employment     
dates ,section #bah7;h7 of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahh7;h77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,an employer that is seeking to rehire  
aliens as ,h-#b;,a workers who          
previously worked for the employer as   
,h-#b;,a workers at any time during the 
most recent #ab-month period may submit 
a simplified petition1 to be developed  
by the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,citizenship 
and ,immigration ,services1 in          
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor1 which shall include a           
certification that the employer         
maintains compliance with all applicable
 requirements with respect to the       
employment of such aliens4 ,such        
petitions shall be approved upon        
completion of applicable security       
screenings4  7#d7 ,an employer that is  
seeking to hire aliens as ,h-#b;,a      

workers during different time periods in
 a given fiscal year may submit a single
 petition to ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and    
,immigration ,services that details the 
time period during which each such alien
 is expected to be employed4  4  #c4    
,option for electronic requests for     
evidence ,section #bah7;h7 of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 as  
amended by section #b1 is further       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#e7 ,if ,u4,s4 ,citizenship
 and ,immigration ,services issues a    
,request for ,evidence to an employer-- 
7,a7 the employer may request that      
,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration    
,services deliver such ,request for     
,evidence in an online format2 and  7,b7
 if the employer makes such a request-- 
7i7 the ,request for ,evidence shall be 
provided in an online format2 and  7ii7 
not later than three business days after
 the employer submits the requested     
evidence online1 ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and
 ,immigration ,services shall provide to

 the employer--  7,i7 an online response
 that indicates the submitted evidence  
is sufficient2 or  7,,ii7 an online     
response that explains the reasons such 
evidence is not sufficient and an       
opportunity for the employer to address 
any such deficiency4  4