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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 518
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 11, 2013
Mr. Begichintroduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to theCommittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize the issuance of H2O nonimmigrant visas for aliens temporarily performing labor in the seafood processing industry.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
H2O Visa for
Seafood Processing Act
.
Availability of H2O nonimmigrant visas for seafood processing industry
Technical amendments; availability of H2O nonimmigrant visas for aliens working in seafood processing industry
Section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H) )is amended—
inclause (i)—
by strikingan alien (i) (b)
subject
and inserting the following “an alien—
subject
;
insubclause (b),
by strikingsection 212(n)(1), or
and inserting
section
212(n)(1);
;
insubclause
(b1), by strikingsection 212(t)(1), or
and inserting
section 212(t)(1);
; and
insubclause (c),
by strikingor
at the end; and
inclause (ii)—
insubclause (a), by strikingnature, or
and insertingnature;
;
insubclause (b), by strikingor
at the end; and
by adding at the end the following:
having a residence in a foreign country, which the alien has no intention of abandoning, who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform labor in the seafood processing industry; or
.
State consultation requirement
Section 212(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A) )is amended—
inclause (i), by
strikingAttorney General
and inserting
Secretary of
Homeland Security
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Seafood processing
TheSecretary of Labormay not make a certification underclause (i)with respect to the seafood processing industry without first consulting with the governor and the labor commissioner of the State in which the alien is to perform such labor.
.