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                                  DECEMBER 9, 2019
                                       
                            RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 116-42
                                
                         TEXT OF H.R. 5038, FARM WORKFORCE
                             
                              MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2019
                                  
           [Showing the text of H.R. 5038, as reported by the Committee
                         on the Judiciary, with modifications.]
                         
                     1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
                     
                     2 (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the
                     
                     3  Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019.
                     
                     4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents for
                     
                            5 this Act is as follows:
                            
                    Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                    
            TITLE I-SECURING THE DOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE
            
              Subtitle A-Temporary Status for Certified Agricultural Workers

            Sec. 101. Certified agricultural worker status.
            Sec. 102. Terms and conditions of certified status.
            Sec. 103. Extensions of certified status.
            Sec. 104. Determination of continuous presence.
            Sec. 105. Employer obligations.
            Sec. 106. Administrative and judicial review.
            
            Subtitle B-Optional Earned Residence for Long-term Workers
            
            Sec. 111. Optional adjustment of status for long-term 
                      agricultural workers.
            Sec. 112. Payment of taxes.
            Sec. 113. Adjudication and decision; review.
            
                     Subtitle C-General Provisions
            
            Sec. 121. Definitions.
            Sec. 122. Rulemaking; Fees.
            Sec. 123. Background checks.
            Sec. 124. Protection for children.
            Sec. 125. Limitation on removal.
            Sec. 126. Documentation of agricultural work history.
            Sec. 127. Employer protections.
            Sec. 128. Correction of social security records.



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