,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #h1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to /reaml9e !   
application process = employ]s seek+    
,h-#b;,a agricultural work]s1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction =      
,f>m]s & ,h-#b;,a ,mod]nization ,act4   
#b4 ,h-#b;,a program updates  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h7 ( !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ an ali5 7i77b7    
subject to & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8an ali5--
  7i7 7b7 subject to  2  7#b7 by /rik+  
or 7ii77a7 & all t foll[s ?r\gh seasonal
 nature1 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7ii7 7a7 :o
 has a resid5ce 9 a =eign c\ntry t !    
ali5 has no int5tion ( ab&on+ & is com+ 
tempor>ily to ! ,unit$ ,/ates to p]=m   
agricultural labor or s]vices 7z def9$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 by regulation71

 ( a tempor>y or seasonal nature1       
includ+ agricultural labor 7z def9$ 9   
section #caba7;g7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue  
,act ( #aihf71 agriculture 7z def9$ 9   
section #c7;f7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds  
,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7;f7771 
! press+ ( apples = cid] on a f>m1 fi%  
cutt+ & trimm+1 includ+ labor or s]vices
 relat+ to l&scap+ & gr\ndskeep+1 =e/ry-
 & cons]vation-relat$ s]vices1 s]vices  
relat+ prim>ily to ! cultivation1       
in/allation1 & e/abli%m5t (             
horticultural commodities 7)\t reg>d to 
commodity s\rce or location71 labor z a 
ye>-r\nd equ9e work]1 labor z a ye>-r\nd
 live/ock work] 7includ+ z a dairy1     
cattle1 or p\ltry work]71 labor 9       
aquaculture1 & ! process+ ( wild        
seafood1 & all o!r labor t falls )9     
,/&>d ,occupational ,classification     
,code #cg-cjjj 7,gr\nds ,ma9t5ance      
,work]s71 #de-jjjj 7,f>m+1 ,fi%+1 &     
,=e/ry ,occupations71 or #de-djjj 7,=e/1
 ,cons]vation1 & ,logg+ ,work]s72  2 &  
7#c7 by /rik+ 7iii7 hav+ a resid5ce 9 a 

=eign c\ntry :i* he has no int5tion (   
ab&on+ :o & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7iii7 :o  
has a resid5ce 9 a =eign c\ntry t ! ali5
 has no int5tion ( ab&on+ &  4  7b7     
,jo9t application2 defici5cy rem$y      
,section #bad7;c77#a7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aahd7;c77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+
 7,a7 aft] 7#a72 &  7#b7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,multiple employ]s  
may submit a jo9t petition "u           
subp>agraph 7,a7 to import ali5s z      
nonimmigrants describ$ 9 section        
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a74 ,^u !        
approval ( su* petition1 ea* jo9t       
employ] %all be subject to ! provisions 
"u section #bah ) respect to ea* ali5   
li/$ 9 su* petition4 ,if any individual 
p>ty to su* a jo9t contract violates any
 condition = approval ) respect to !    
application or provisions "u section    
#bah ) respect to ea* ali5 li/$ 9 su*   
petition1 aft] notice & opportunity = a 
he>+1 ! contract may be modifi$ to      
remove ! p>ty 9 violation f ! contract  

at no p5alty to ! rema9+ p>ties4  7,c7  
,if a petition to import ali5s z        
nonimmigrants describ$ 9 section        
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 is d5i$ or if 
! issuance ( visas reque/$ ?r\gh su*    
petition is delay$ due to a problem ) ! 
petition1 ! ,director ( ,u4,s4          
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices %all 
promptly notify ! petition] ( ! reasons 
= su* d5ial or delay & provide !        
petition] ) reasonable "t to rem$y !    
problem4  4  7c7 ,labor c]tification2   
/agg]$ employm5t dates ,section #bah7;h7
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahh7;h77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,an       
employ] t is seek+ to rehire ali5s z    
,h-#b;,a work]s :o previ\sly work$ = !  
employ] z ,h-#b;,a work]s may submit a  
simplifi$ petition1 to be develop$ by ! 
,director ( ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &         
,immigration ,s]vices1 9 consultation ) 
! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 :i* %all include a
 c]tification t ! employ] ma9ta9s       
compliance ) all applicable requirem5ts 

) respect to ! employm5t ( su* ali5s4   
,su* petitions %all be approv$ ^u       
completion ( applicable security        
scre5+s4  7#d7 ,an employ] t is seek+ to
 hire ali5s z ,h-#b;,a work]s dur+      
diff]5t "t p]iods 9 a giv5 fiscal ye>   
may submit a s+le petition to ,u4,s4    
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices t    
details ! "t p]iod dur+ :i* ea* su* ali5
 is expect$ to be employ$4  7#e7 ,^u    
receiv+ notification f an employ] t !   
employ]'s ,h-#b;,a work] has prematurely
 ab&on$ employm5t or has fail$ to appe> 
= employm5t & su* employ] wi%es to      
replace su* work]-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y (  
,/ate %all promptly issue a visa "u     
section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 to an 
eligible ali5 designat$ by ! employ] to 
replace t work]2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y (  
,homel& ,security %all promptly admit   
su* ali5 into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ^u        
completion ( applicable security        
scre5+s4  4  #c4 ,electronic fil+ &     
appeals sy/em = ,h-#b;,a petitions  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 

( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,labor %all e/abli% a process = fil+    
petitions = nonimmigrant visas "u       
section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 ( !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a77 t 
ensures t-- 7#a7 petition]s may file su*
 petitions ?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor's 
website2  7#b7 any s(tw>e develop$ to   
process su* petitions indicates to !    
petition] any te*nical defici5cy 9 !    
application be=e submission2 &  7#c7 any
 petition] may file su* petition 9 a    
pap] =mat if su* petition] pref]s su*   
=mat4  7b7 ,reque/ = evid5ce ,section   
#bah7;h7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act1 z am5d$ by section #b7;c71 is    
fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7#f7 ,if ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &            
,immigration ,s]vices issues a ,reque/ =
 ,evid5ce to an employ]-- 7,a7 ! employ]
 may reque/ su* ,reque/ = ,evid5ce to be
 deliv]$ 9 an onl9e =mat2 &  7,b7 if !  
employ] makes ! reque/ describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 ! ,reque/ =      

,evid5ce %all be provid$ to ! employ] 9 
an onl9e =mat2 &  7ii7 n lat] ?an #aj   
bus9ess days aft] ! employ] submits !   
reque/$ evid5ce onl9e1 ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip
 & ,immigration ,s]vices %all provide an
 onl9e response to ! employ]-- 7,i7     
indicat+ t ! submitt$ evid5ce is        
suffici5t2 or  7,,ii7 expla9+ ! reasons 
t su* evid5ce is n suffici5t & provid+ !
 employ] ) an opportunity to address any
 su* defici5cy4  4  #d4 ,safe h>bor f   
p5alties = docum5t fraud ,section       
#bgd;,c ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbd;c7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7c7 z     
subsection 7g7 & mov+ su* subsection s t
 x appe>s imm$iately foll[+ subsection  
7f72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,safe h>bor ,any     
employ] t uses a ?ird-p>ty prep>] to    
file an application = nonimmigrant visas
 = work]s ! employ] int5ds to hire %all 
n be subject to civil or crim9al        
p5alties "u ?is section = errors or     
omissions on su* application if !       

employ] reasonably believ$ t !          
application 0 accurate & 9 compliance ) 
all applicable /atutory requirem5ts4  4