110th U.S. Congress (2007-200
H.R. 371: AgJOBS Act of 2007
HR 371 IH

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 371
To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 10, 2007

Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. CANNON, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. COSTA, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. BOYD of Florida, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. BACA, Mr. WALSH of New York, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. NUNES, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. FARR, and Mr. MCHUGH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary


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A BILL
To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007' or the `AgJOBS Act of 2007'.

(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title, table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.


TITLE I--PILOT PROGRAM FOR EARNED STATUS ADJUSTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS


Subtitle A--Blue Card Status

Sec. 101. Requirements for blue card status.

Sec. 102. Treatment of aliens granted blue card status.

Sec. 103. Adjustment to permanent residence.

Sec. 104. Applications.

Sec. 105. Waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility.

Sec. 106. Administrative and judicial review.

Sec. 107. Use of information.

Sec. 108. Regulations, effective date, authorization of appropriations.


Subtitle B--Correction of Social Security Records

Sec. 111. Correction of Social Security records.


TITLE II--REFORM OF H-2A WORKER PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act.


TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Determination and use of user fees.

Sec. 302. Regulations.

Sec. 303. Reports to Congress.

Sec. 304. Effective date.


SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT- The term `agricultural employment' means any service or activity that is considered to be agricultural under section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(f)) or agricultural labor under section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the performance of agricultural labor or services described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)).

(2) BLUE CARD STATUS- The term `blue card status' means the status of an alien who has been lawfully admitted into the United States for temporary residence under section 101(a).

(3) DEPARTMENT- The term `Department' means the Department of Homeland Security.

(4) EMPLOYER- The term `employer' means any person or entity, including any farm labor contractor and any agricultural association, that employs workers in agricultural employment.

(5) SECRETARY- Except as otherwise provided, the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

(6) TEMPORARY- A worker is employed on a `temporary' basis when the employment is intended not to exceed 10 months.

(7) WORK DAY- The term `work day' means any day in which the individual is employed 5.75 or more hours in agricultural employment.

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