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Bill applies to agricultural workers

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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:

      (1) AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT- The term `agricultural employment' means any service or activity that is considered to be agricultural under section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(f)) or agricultural labor under section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3121(g)). For purposes of this paragraph, agricultural employment includes employment under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)).

      (2) EMPLOYER- The term `employer' means any person or entity, including any farm labor contractor and any agricultural association, that employs workers in agricultural employment.

      (3) JOB OPPORTUNITY- The term `job opportunity' means a job opening for temporary full-time employment at a place in the United States to which United States workers can be referred.

      (4) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

      (5) TEMPORARY- A worker is employed on a `temporary' basis where the employment is intended not to exceed 10 months.

      (6) UNITED STATES WORKER- The term `United States worker' means any worker, whether a United States citizen or national, a lawfully admitted permanent resident alien, or any other alien, who is authorized to work in the job opportunity within the United States, except an alien admitted or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)).

      (7) WORK DAY- The term `work day' means any day in which the individual is employed 1 or more hours in agriculture.