S.744 Immigration bill - Sec. 2233: TRANSITION OF H-2A WORKER PROGRAM
Posted Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:56 pm
- (a) Sunset of Program- An employer may not petition to
employ an alien present in the United States pursuant to section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) after the date that is 1 year after the effective
date of the regulations issued pursuant to section 2241(b).
- (b) Conforming Amendments-
- (1) REPEAL OF H-2A NONIMMIGRANT CATEGORY- Section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)) is amended by striking subclause (a).
- (2) REPEAL OF ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR H-2A WORKER-
Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188) is
repealed.
- (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS-
- (A) AMENDMENT OF PETITION REQUIREMENTS- Section
214(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9))
is amended by striking `For purposes of this subsection' and all that
follows.
- (4) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this
subsection shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the
effective date of the regulations issued pursuant to section 2241(b).
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TRANSITION OF H-2A WORKER PROGRAM