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HAMDT 979 (104th)

An amendment to change the current temporary agriculture worker program by replacing the labor certification requirement with a labor attestation requirement. The end result is a three year alternative pilot program which would require employers to file a form with the state employment security agency in the area of intended employment. The amendment requires employers to offer temporary agriculture workers housing or to offer a "reasonable" housing allowance; directs the employer to hold 25% of the temporary worker's salary in a trust fund to be administered by the Justice Department and accessible only when guest workers return to their native countries; and requires that guest workers be issued an identification card including a picture and fingerprints that the employee must present to access the fund in the trust account.

Housing · Agriculture