,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjba,mr4 ,thune introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to temporarily  
increase the availability of temporary  
nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for
 the purposes of restoring ,american    
forests1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,exemption from ,h-#b;,b numerical      
limitation for certain forestry         
conservation workers  7a7 ,in general   
,section #bad7;g7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahd7;g77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#ab7 7,a7 ,except  
as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the   
numerical limitation under paragraph    
7#a77;,b7 shall not apply to principal  
aliens described in section             
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77b7 who are       
employed or have received an offer of   
employment for the work of-- 7i7 orchard

 work and seed collection2  7ii7 tree   
planting2  7iii7 nursery care2  7iv7    
forest management2  7v7 harvesting pine 
straw or other minor forest products2   
7vi7 timber stand improvement2  7vii7   
herbicide application2  7viii7 fire     
prevention and fire management          
activities2  7ix7 brush clearing and    
vegetation management2  7x7 maintenance 
of right of ways2  7xi7 habitat         
protection and restoration2  7xii7      
watershed protection and restoration2   
7xiii7 land reclamation2 or  7xiv7 other
 activities with a direct forest health 
or conservation nexus4  7,b7 ,the       
exemptions described in subparagraph    
7,a7 shall not apply to landscaping or  
groundskeeping4  4  7b7 ,sunset ,the    
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
remain in effect until the date that is 
#e years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4