payment to be made with respect to emer-
gency medical services. 
‘‘(iii) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 
DEFINED.—In this subparagraph, the term 
‘emergency medical services’ means those 
items and services required to be provided 
under section 1867 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd) with respect to an 
individual who is a nonimmigrant agricul-
tural worker and does not include items 
and services for which coverage under 
workers’ compensation is required under 
subsection (f)(3) with respect to the work-
er. 
‘‘(m) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall report to Congress semi-
annually regarding the program under this section. Each 
such report shall include a statement of the number of 
nonimmigrant visas issued under the program, an evalua-
tion of the effectiveness of the program, a description of 
any problems related to the enforcement of the program, 
and any recommendations for legislation relating to the 
program. 
‘‘(n) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) DISQUALIFICATION OF NONIMMIGRANT AG-
RICULTURAL
WORKERS
FROM
FINANCIAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—An alien admitted as a nonimmigrant agri-
cultural worker is not eligible for any program of fi-
nancial assistance under Federal law (whether 
through grant, loan, guarantee, or otherwise) on the 
basis of financial need, as such programs are identi-
fied by the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation 
with other appropriate heads of the various depart-
ments and agencies of Government. 
‘‘(2) EXPANSION OF CONSULATES.—The Sec-
retary of State is authorized to take such steps as 
may be necessary in order to expand and establish 
consulates in foreign countries in which aliens are 
likely to apply to become nonimmigrant agricultural 
workers under the program to the extent such ex-
pansion is fully covered by the funds obtained in 
subsection (l)(3)(A). 
‘‘(3) PREEMPTION.—The provisions of this sec-
tion preempt any State or local law on the same sub-
ject. 
‘‘(o) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section and 
section 101(a)(15)(W): 
‘‘(1) AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT.—The term 
‘agricultural employment’ has the meaning given 
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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) TEMPORARY
PERIOD.—The term ‘tem-
porary period’ means that period during which a 
nonimmigrant agricultural worker may remain in 
the United States to perform agricultural employ-
ment, not to exceed 10 months in any 12 month pe-
riod.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relation to section 219 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 220. Nonimmigrant agricultural worker program.’’. 
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