I have received over the past several months numerous questions and complaints about the 1974 amendments from growers and other agricultural employers. farmworkers. and farmworker advocates expressing dissatisfaction with various provisions and with administration of the act by the Department of Labor. We now know that the sometimes erratic Federal enforcement practices. coupled with conflicting judicial decisions construing the act. have led to legitimate concerns expressed by employers. farmworkers and others familiar with farm labor conditions in the United States. The legislation we propose today seeks to resolve these concerns and is the product of extensive consultation with major associations of agricultural employers. migrant worker representatives. and other experts. Before explaining this bill in more detail. I believe it is useful to describe briefly the background of the act.