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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 427
To transfer the administration of the H–2A program from the Secretary
of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 21, 2021
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To transfer the administration of the H–2A program from
the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Moving H–2A to
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United States Department of Agriculture Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF H–2A PROGRAM.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 218 of the Immigration
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and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’.
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(b) TIMING.—
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(1) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.—The
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amendments made in subsection (a) shall take effect
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on the date that is 60 days after the date of the en-
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actment of this section.
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(2) TRANSFER
OF
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRA-
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TION.—On the date that is 60 days after the date
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of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of
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Labor shall take such actions as are necessary to
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provide to the Secretary of Agriculture any per-
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sonnel, funding, and other materials necessary to
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transfer administration of the H–2A program under
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section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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(8 U.S.C. 1188), to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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