who has been granted blue card status, or for an applica-
tion for an adjustment of status under this section. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE
AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
Aliens applying for blue card status under section 101 of 
the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 or for ad-
justment to permanent resident status under this section 
shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the conditions 
applicable to other classes of aliens under section 242.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 201(b)(1) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (F); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) Aliens granted lawful permanent resi-
dent status under section 245B.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 
note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 245A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 245B. Adjustment to permanent resident status for agricultural work-
ers.’’. 
SEC. 103. USE OF INFORMATION. 
Beginning not later than the first day of the applica-
tion period described in section 101(b)(3), the Secretary, 
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in cooperation with qualified designated entities, shall 
broadly disseminate information regarding— 
(1) the benefits that aliens may receive under 
this title and the amendments made by this title; 
and 
(2) the requirements that an alien is required 
to meet to receive such benefits. 
SEC. 104. REPORTS ON BLUE CARDS. 
Not later than six months after the publication of the 
final rule under section 101(j), and annually thereafter for 
the following eight years, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to Congress that identifies, for the previous fiscal 
year— 
(1) the number of aliens who applied for blue 
card status; 
(2) the number of aliens who were granted blue 
card status; 
(3) the number of aliens who applied for an ad-
justment of status pursuant to section 245B(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by 
section 102; and 
(4) the number of aliens who received an ad-
justment of status pursuant such section 245B(a). 
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SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such amounts as may be necessary to implement 
this title, including any amounts needed for costs associ-
ated with the initiation of such implementation during fis-
cal years 2017 and 2018. 
TITLE II—CORRECTION OF 
SOCIAL SECURITY RECORDS 
SEC. 201. CORRECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY RECORDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(e)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(e)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) who is granted blue card status 
under section 101 of the Agricultural Worker 
Program Act of 2017,’’; and 
(4) in the undesignated matter following sub-
paragraph (D), as added by paragraph (3), by strik-
ing ‘‘1990.’’ and inserting ‘‘1990, or in the case of 
an alien described in subparagraph (D), if such con-
duct is alleged to have occurred before the date on 
which the alien was granted blue card status under 
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section 101(a) of the Agricultural Worker Program 
Act of 2017.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the sev-
enth month that begins after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE III—DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AGRICULTURAL
EMPLOYMENT.—The term 
‘‘agricultural employment’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal 
Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 
1802), without regard to whether the specific service 
or activity is temporary or seasonal. 
(2) BLUE CARD STATUS.—The term ‘‘blue card 
status’’ means the status of an alien who has been 
lawfully admitted into the United States for tem-
porary residence under section 101. 
(3) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101(b)(1) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)). 
(4) CONTINUOUS PRESENCE.—An alien shall be 
deemed to have maintained ‘‘continuous presence’’ in 
the 
United 
States 
for 
purposes 
of 
section 
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101(a)(1)(B)(iii) if any absences from the United 
States during the applicable period were brief, cas-
ual, and innocent, whether or not such absences 
were authorized by the Secretary. 
(5) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ means 
any person or entity, including any farm labor con-
tractor and any agricultural association, that em-
ploys workers in agricultural employment. 
(6) QUALIFIED
DESIGNATED
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘‘qualified designated entity’’ means— 
(A) a qualified farm labor organization or 
an association of employers designated by the 
Secretary; or 
(B) any other entity that the Secretary 
designates as having substantial experience, 
demonstrated competence, and a history of 
long-term involvement in the preparation and 
submission of application for adjustment of sta-
tus under title II of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). 
(7) QUALIFIED
WORK.—The term ‘‘qualified 
work’’ means work performed in agricultural em-
ployment in the United States for not fewer than 
575 hours or 100 work days during the 2-year pe-
riod ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(9) WORK DAY.—The term ‘‘work day’’ means 
any day in which the individual is employed 5.75 or 
more hours in agricultural employment. 
Æ 
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