,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aggh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjai,mr4
 ,brindisi 7for himself and ,mr4 ,joyce 
of ,pennsylvania7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,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  
dairy workers and sheepherders1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,dairy and     
,sheep ,h-#b;,a ,visa ,enhancement ,act4
  #b4 ,nonimmigrant status for dairy    
workers and sheepherders ,section       
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  

,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a77 is
 amended by inserting after abandoning  
the following3 who is coming temporarily
 to the ,united ,states to perform      
agricultural labor or services as a     
sheepherder or dairy worker1 or4  #c4   
,special rule for period of admission of
 ,h-#b;,a nonimmigrants employed as     
sheepherders 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 dairy worker 
or sheepherder-- 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 ,workers engaged in the range     
production of livestock ,the ,secretary 

of ,labor shall issue regulations that  
address the specific requirements for   
the provision of housing to workers     
engaged in the range production of      
livestock4  #e4 ,range production of    
livestock ,nothing in section #bah of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahh7 shall preclude the 
,secretary of ,labor and 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