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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1778
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a special rule
for the period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy
workers and sheepherders, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 14, 2019
Mr. BRINDISI (for himself and Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and
in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
a special rule for the period of admission of H–2A non-
immigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders,
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 ‘‘Dairy and Sheep H–
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2A Visa Enhancement Act’’.
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SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR DAIRY WORKERS AND
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SHEEPHERDERS.
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Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and
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Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) is
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amended by inserting after ‘‘abandoning’’ the following:
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‘‘who is coming temporarily to the United States to per-
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form agricultural labor or services as a sheepherder or
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dairy worker, or’’.
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SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULE FOR PERIOD OF ADMISSION OF H–2A
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NONIMMIGRANTS
EMPLOYED
AS
SHEEP-
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HERDERS OR DAIRY WORKERS.
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Section 218(h) of the Immigration and Nationality
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Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(h)) is amended by adding at the end
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of the following:
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‘‘(3) In the case of an alien admitted as an H–
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2A worker for employment as a dairy worker or
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sheepherder—
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‘‘(A) the initial period of admission shall
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be for a period of 3 years;
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‘‘(B) the period of admission may be ex-
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tended for additional periods of 3 years; and
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‘‘(C) no period of absence from the United
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States may be required as a condition of ap-
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proval of an extension under subparagraph
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(B).’’.
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SEC. 4. WORKERS ENGAGED IN THE RANGE PRODUCTION
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OF LIVESTOCK.
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The Secretary of Labor shall issue regulations that
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address the specific requirements for the provision of
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housing to workers engaged in the range production of
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livestock.
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SEC. 5. RANGE PRODUCTION OF LIVESTOCK.
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Nothing in section 218 of the Immigration and Na-
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tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188) shall preclude the Secretary
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of Labor and the Secretary of Homeland Security from
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continuing to apply special procedures and requirements
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to the admission and employment of aliens in occupations
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involving the range production of livestock.
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