H–2A AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.

SEC. 301. H–2A AGRICULTURAL WORKERS. (a) Providing New “H–2A” Nonimmigrant Classification for Temporary Agricultural Labor.—[Omitted; amended §101(a)(15)(H)(ii).] (b) Involvement of Departments of Labor and Agriculture in H–2A Program.—[Omitted; added a sentence at the end of §214(c).] (c) Admission of H–2A Workers.—[Omitted; added §218, as redesignated by §2(l)(2) of the Immigration Technical Corrections Amendments of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–525, 102 Stat. 2612).] (d) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section apply to petitions and applications filed under sections 214(c) and 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act on or after the first day of the seventh month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “effective date”). (e) Regulations.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall approve all regulations to be issued implementing sections 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) and 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, final regulations to implement such sections shall first be issued, on an interim or other basis, not later than the effective date. (f) Sense of Congress Respecting Consultation with Mexico.—It is the sense of Congress that the President should establish an advisory commission which shall consult with the Governments of Mexico and of other appropriate countries and advise the Attorney General regarding the operation of the alien temporary worker program established under section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (g) Conforming Amendment to Table of Contents.—[Omitted.]