Since FLCRAs enactment. however. the Department of Labor has misconstrued the terms of the act and has imposed the acts requirements on farmers and agricultural employers who were never intended to be covered by the act. Because farm labor contractors and crew leaders are often transient and difficult to locate. the Department unfortunately began to enforce the stringent terms of the act against fixed site agricultural employers. such as farmers and processors. who were easily located at their farms or plants. These fixed site employers. however. are already held accountable for the treatment of migrant and seasonal workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. the WagnerPeyser Act. the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. the Occupational Health and Safety Act. the Federal Insecticide. Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. as well as several State laws. To impose the additional and unjustified burdens under FLCRA is simply unnecessary and unfair. The legislation we are introducing today is designed to resolve the issue of who is. and who is not. a farm labor contractor under the law. At the same time. the bill guarantees significant rights and protections to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. The bill imposes on all agricultural employers. whether or not they are required to register as farm labor contractors. certain duties and standards in their treatment of migrant agricultural employees. including requirements to provide adequate housing and transportation. I believe this legislation provides a viable solution to the problems of the past. and effectively protects the rights and interests of agricultural employers and migrant and seasonal farm employees. Enactment of this bill is much needed by the agricultural community of this country. and I urge adoption of this bill in the form being introduced today.