Speaker. H.R. 2138 would codify the circuit court decision and make it applicable nationwide. H.R. 2138 accords to U.S. longshoremen and their employers the same protection that all other U.S. workers enjoy under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. It imposes no burden on foreign vessels that use U.S. longshoremen to load and unload maritime cargo in U.S. ports. However. vessels which use foreign crewmen or workers to do longshore work in the United States would be required to attest to the legal authorization of each worker to perform such work in the United States. Such documentation would consist merely of a standard verification form which is already required of all U.S. employers. The Immigration and Naturalization Service would be required to investigate only cases of alleged violations. In such investigations. the agency would only need to confirm that maritime cargo was loaded or unloaded in a U.S. port by foreign workers. and that the documentation required for such work was not submitted and retained by a designated agent in the United States. Mr.
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