Speech #1040272995

If at a later date the Department of Labor requires changes. the employer would be required to comply with the law only prospectively. This very important provision removes the possibility of retroactive liability if an approved order is changed. With the Illegal Immigration Reform bill on its way to becoming law. action on these H2A reforms would be necessary early next year to avoid jeopardizing the labor supply for American agriculture. Therefore. it is fully my intention to reintroduce this bill at the start of the 105th Congress. I am introducing it at this time. at the end of the 104th Congress. so that those in Congress and around the country who are interested in this issue can get a head start on discussing these issues and examining these vitallyneeded reforms.