[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 24 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1485. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1388 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and 
Mr. Schumer) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 815, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to 
the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency 
treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. RECRUITMENT, REFERRAL, AND CONTINUATION OF 
                   EMPLOYMENT.

       (a) Additional Changes to Rules for Recruitment, Referral, 
     and Continuation of Employment.--Section 274A(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``for a fee'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) to hire, continue to employ, or to recruit or refer 
     for employment in the United States an individual without 
     complying with the requirements of subsection (b).''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``after hiring an alien 
     for employment in accordance with paragraph (1),'' and 
     inserting ``after complying with paragraph (1),''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 274A(h) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(5) Definition of recruit or refer.--As used in this 
     section, the term `refer' means the act of sending or 
     directing a person who is in the United States or 
     transmitting documentation or information to another, 
     directly or indirectly, with the intent of obtaining 
     employment in the United States for such person. Only persons 
     or entities referring for remuneration (whether on a retainer 
     or contingency basis) are included in the definition, except 
     that union hiring halls that refer union members or nonunion 
     individuals who pay union membership dues are included in the 
     definition whether or not they receive remuneration, as are 
     labor service entities or labor service agencies, whether 
     public, private, for-profit, or nonprofit, that refer, 
     dispatch, or otherwise facilitate the hiring of laborers for 
     any period of time by a third party. As used in this section, 
     the term `recruit' means the act of soliciting a person who 
     is in the United States, directly or indirectly, and 
     referring the person to another with the intent of obtaining 
     employment for that person. Only persons or entities 
     referring for remuneration (whether on a retainer or 
     contingency basis) are included in the definition, except 
     that union hiring halls that refer union members or nonunion 
     individuals who pay union membership dues are included in 
     this definition whether or not they receive remuneration, as 
     are labor service entities or labor service agencies, whether 
     public, private, for-profit, or nonprofit that recruit, 
     dispatch, or otherwise facilitate the hiring of laborers for 
     any period of time by a third party.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, except that the amendments made 
     by subsection (a) shall take effect 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act insofar as such amendments 
     relate to continuation of employment.
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