I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3017 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2011 Mr. Berman (for himself, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Chu, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, and Mr. Baca) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for a more structured and stable domestic agricultural labor market in the United States, and for other purposes.

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Short title, table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Labor Market Reform Act of 2011. (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—EARNED ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 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—Mandatory Use of E-Verify by Farm Labor Contractors Sec. 201. Amendments to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. Sec. 202. Amendments to the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. Title III—Labor Market Reforms Sec. 301. Trust fund for agricultural labor market reform. Sec. 302. Expenditures from trust fund. Title IV—Equal treatment of U.S. and guest workers under the H–2A Program Sec. 401. Amendments to the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Protection Act. Sec. 402. Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code.

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Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Agricultural employment

The term agricultural employment has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1802), without regard to whether the specific service or activity is temporary or seasonal, including the performance of agricultural labor or service described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (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.