,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 
,van ,orden introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide eligibility for certain     
aliens performing agricultural labor or 
services to apply for agricultural      
worker nonimmigrant status1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,agriculture  
,workforce ,reform ,act of #bjbe4  #b4  
,eligibility for certain aliens         
performing agricultural labor or        
services to apply for agricultural      
worker nonimmigrant status  7a7         
,inadmissibility ,during the covered    
period1 grounds of inadmissibility under
 subsection 7a77#f71 7#g71 and 7#i7 of  
section #bab of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act is 7#h ,u4,s4,c4      
#aahb7 shall not apply to a covered     
alien who-- 7#a7 7,a7 departs from the  
,united ,states2 or  7,b7 was removed   

from the ,united ,states prior to the   
date of enactment of this ,act under a  
ground described in subsection 7b72 and 
7#b7 is seeking admission to the ,united
 ,states under this section as a        
nonimmigrant to perform agricultural    
labor or services described in such a   
section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7       
7whether or not of a temporary or       
seasonal nature71 after the date that is
 #cj days after such departure or       
removal4  7b7 ,removability ,during the 
covered period1 the grounds of          
removability under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 
7,b71 or 7,c71 or paragraph 7#c7 of     
section #bcg7;a7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbg7 
shall not apply to a covered alien4  7c7
 ,fee ,an alien seeking admission to the
 ,united ,states under this section1 and
 an employer petitioning for such       
alien's admission to the ,united        
,states1 shall each pay a fee in an     
amount determined appropriate by the    
,secretary of ,labor1 but not less than 

#b1ejj4  7d7  ,immunity from prosecution
  7#a7  ,employers  ,an employer of a   
covered alien shall be immune from      
prosecution under section #bgd;,a of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #acbd;,a7 with respect to the 
employment of such alien4  7#b7         
,covered aliens  ,a covered alien shall 
be immune from prosecution under        
sections #bge and #bgf of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acbe1 #acbf7 for any conduct 
prior to the date on which the alien    
seeks admission to the ,united ,states  
under subsection 7a77#b74  7e7 ,period  
of admission ,the period of authorized  
admission for an alien admitted under   
this section shall not exceed #c years1 
and may be renewed for additional       
#c-year periods4  7f7 ,definitions ,in  
this ,act3  7#a7 ,the term covered      
period means the period beginning on the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 and    
ending on the date that is #c years     
after the date of enactment of this     

,act4  7#b7 ,the term covered alien     
means an alien who--  7,a7 during the   
period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjba1 
and ending on the date of the alien's   
departure or removal from the ,united   
,states1 performed agricultural labor or
 services described in such a section   
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 in the ,united
 ,states for a total of not less than #b
 years1 whether or not the alien was    
lawfully present in the ,united ,states 
during such period2 and  7,b7 while     
present in the ,united ,states1 did not 
unlawfully receive a ,federal public    
benefit 7as such term is defined in     
section #dja7;c7 of the ,personal       
,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #afaa7;c777 or a ,state or    
local public benefit 7as such term is   
defined in section #daa7;c7 of the      
,personal ,responsibility and ,work     
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act of    
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afba7;c7774