,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,budd 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4       
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4       
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,tillis1   
,ms4 ,lummis1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to authorize1 if applicable1 the       
,secretary of ,labor to annually        
establish a #b-tiered wage rate for     
,h-#b;,a workers that distinguishes     
between entry-level and experience-level
 workers and to annually establish a    
compensation adjustment factor to       
account for the value of housing        
provided to ,h-#b;,a workers4  #a4      
,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,farmworker ,access and ,retention 
,modernization ,stability ,act or the   
,,farm ,stability ,act4  #b4 ,annual    
wage rates and adjustments for ,h-#b;,a 

workers ,section #bah7;a7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahh7;a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,if the ,secretary of ,labor determines 
a minimum wage rate other than the      
,federal or ,state minimum wage rate    
applicable to agricultural employment is
 required to be paid to ,h-#b;,a        
workers1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7    
annually establish a #b-tiered wage rate
 based on the skill level required for  
,h-#b;,a occupations that-- 7i7         
classifies positions requiring          
entry-level workers as ,skill ,level ,i2
  7ii7 classifies positions requiring   
experience-level workers with formal    
education1 training certificates1 or    
significant experience in agricultural  
operations as ,skill ,level ,,ii2 and   
7iii7 sets the wage rate for ,skill     
,level ,,ii ,h-#b ,a workers higher than
 the wage rate for ,skill ,level ,i     
,h-#b;,a workers2 and  7,b7 account for 
the value of housing provided to        

,h-#b;,a workers by-- 7i7 annually      
establishing a compensation adjustment  
factor to the wage rate established for 
each ,state pursuant to subparagraph    
7,a72  7ii7 computing such compensation 
adjustment factor as an equivalent      
hourly rate based on the weighted       
statewide average of fair market rents  
for a #d-;bedroom housing unit available
 from the ,department of ,housing and   
,urban ,development2 and  7iii7 keeping 
such compensation adjustment factor at  
or below #cj percent of the relevant    
wage rate established pursuant to       
subparagraph 7,a74  4