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(ii) a national security investigation or 
prosecution; and 
(B) an official coroner for purposes of af-
firmatively identifying a deceased individual, 
whether or not the death of such individual re-
sulted from a crime. 
(3) AUDITING AND EVALUATION OF INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary may— 
(A) audit and evaluate information fur-
nished as part of any application filed under 
this section or section 245B of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act for purposes of identifying 
immigration fraud or fraud schemes; and 
(B) use any evidence detected by means of 
audits and evaluations for purposes of inves-
tigating, prosecuting, referring for prosecution, 
or denying or terminating immigration benefits. 
(4) PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in ac-
cordance with paragraph (1), shall require ap-
propriate administrative and physical safe-
guards to protect the security, confidentiality, 
and integrity of personally identifiable informa-
tion collected, maintained, and disseminated 
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pursuant to this section and section 245B of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
(B) ASSESSMENTS.—Notwithstanding the 
privacy requirements set forth in section 222 of 
the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 142) and 
the E–Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–347), the Secretary shall conduct a privacy 
impact assessment and a civil liberties impact 
assessment of the legalization program estab-
lished under this section and section 245B of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act during the 
pendency of the final regulations to be issued 
pursuant to subsection (j). 
(j) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
final regulations to implement this section. 
SEC. 103. ADJUSTMENT TO PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title II of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 245A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 245B. ADJUSTMENT TO PERMANENT RESIDENT STA-
TUS FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), and not earlier than 5 years after the date of the en-
actment of the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2024, 
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the Secretary shall adjust the status of an alien granted 
blue card status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence if the Secretary determines that the 
following requirements are satisfied: 
‘‘(1) QUALIFYING
EMPLOYMENT.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (3), the alien— 
‘‘(A) during the 8-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of the Agricultural 
Worker Program Act of 2024, performed not 
less than 100 work days of agricultural employ-
ment during each of 5 years; or 
‘‘(B) during the 5-year period beginning on 
such date of enactment, performed not less 
than 150 work days of agricultural employment 
during each of 3 years. 
‘‘(2) EVIDENCE.—An alien may demonstrate 
compliance with the requirement under paragraph 
(1) by submitting to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) the alien’s record of employment (as 
described in section 101(d) of the Agricultural 
Worker Program Act of 2024); 
‘‘(B) documentation that may be submitted 
under subsection (e)(4); or 
‘‘(C) any other documentation designated 
by the Secretary for such purpose. 
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‘‘(3) EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In determining wheth-
er an alien has met the requirement under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may credit the 
alien with not more than 12 additional months 
of agricultural employment in the United States 
to meet such requirement if the alien was un-
able to work in agricultural employment due 
to— 
‘‘(i) pregnancy, disabling injury, or 
disease established by the alien through 
medical records; 
‘‘(ii) illness, disease, or other special 
needs of the alien’s child established by the 
alien through medical records; 
‘‘(iii) severe weather conditions that 
prevented the alien from engaging in agri-
cultural employment for a significant pe-
riod; or 
‘‘(iv) termination from agricultural 
employment, if the Secretary determines 
that— 
‘‘(I) the termination was without 
just cause; and 
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‘‘(II) the alien was unable to find 
alternative agricultural employment 
after a reasonable job search. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT OF DETERMINATION.—A de-
termination under subparagraph (A)(iv), with 
respect to an alien, shall not be conclusive, 
binding, or admissible in a separate or subse-
quent judicial or administrative action or pro-
ceeding between the alien and a current or 
prior employer of the alien or any other party. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION PERIOD.—The alien applies 
for adjustment of status before the expiration of the 
alien’s blue card status. 
‘‘(5) FINE.—The alien pays a fine of $400 to 
the Secretary, which shall be deposited into the Im-
migration Examinations Fee Account pursuant to 
section 286(m). 
‘‘(b) GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF ADJUSTMENT OF 
STATUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not ad-
just the status of an alien granted blue card status 
if the alien— 
‘‘(A) is no longer eligible for blue card sta-
tus; or 
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‘‘(B) failed to perform the qualifying em-
ployment required under subsection (a)(1), 
after considering any amount credited by the 
Secretary under subsection (a)(3). 
‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE OF WAIVERS OF INADMIS-
SIBILITY.—The grounds of inadmissibility set forth 
in section 212(a) that were previously waived for the 
alien or made inapplicable shall not apply for pur-
poses of the alien’s adjustment of status under this 
section. 
‘‘(3) PENDING REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS.—If 
the Secretary has notified the applicant that the 
Secretary intends to revoke the applicant’s blue card 
status, the Secretary may not approve an application 
for adjustment of status under this section unless 
the Secretary makes a final determination not to re-
voke the applicant’s status. 
‘‘(4) PAYMENT OF TAXES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An alien may not file 
an application for adjustment of status under 
this section unless the applicant has satisfied 
any applicable Federal tax liability. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION
OF
APPLICABLE
FED-
ERAL TAX LIABILITY.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘applicable federal tax liability’ means all 
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Federal income taxes assessed in accordance 
with section 6203 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 since the date on which the applicant 
was authorized to work in the United States in 
blue card status. 
‘‘(C) COMPLIANCE.—An alien may dem-
onstrate compliance with subparagraph (A) by 
submitting such documentation as the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, may require by regulation. 
‘‘(c) SPOUSES
AND CHILDREN.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall grant per-
manent resident status to the spouse or child of an alien 
whose status was adjusted under subsection (a) if— 
‘‘(1) the spouse or child (including any indi-
vidual who was a child on the date such alien was 
granted blue card status) applies for or received 
such status; 
‘‘(2) the principal alien includes the spouse and 
children in an application for adjustment of status 
to that of a lawful permanent resident; and 
‘‘(3) the spouse or child is not ineligible for 
such status. 
‘‘(d) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—The numerical lim-
itations under sections 201 and 202 shall not apply to the 
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adjustment of aliens to lawful permanent resident status 
under this section. 
‘‘(e) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) INTERVIEW.—The Secretary may interview 
applicants for adjustment of status under this sec-
tion to determine whether the alien meets the eligi-
bility requirements set forth in this section. 
‘‘(2) FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Applicants for adjust-
ment of status under this section shall pay a 
processing fee to the Secretary in an amount 
that will ensure the recovery of the full costs of 
adjudicating such applications, including— 
‘‘(i) the cost of taking and processing 
biometric data; 
‘‘(ii) expenses relating to prevention 
and investigation of fraud; and 
‘‘(iii) costs relating to the collection of 
such fee. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
TO
LIMIT
FEES.—The 
Secretary, by regulation— 
‘‘(i) may limit the maximum proc-
essing fee payable under this paragraph by 
a family, including spouses and children; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) may exempt defined classes of in-
dividuals from the payment of the fee 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) DISPOSITION OF FEES.—All fees collected 
under paragraph (2)(A)— 
‘‘(A) shall be deposited into the Immigra-
tion Examinations Fee Account pursuant to 
section 286(m); and 
‘‘(B) shall remain available until expended 
pursuant to section 286(n). 
‘‘(4) DOCUMENTATION OF WORK HISTORY.— 
‘‘(A) BURDEN OF PROOF.—An alien apply-
ing for blue card status under section 102 of 
the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2024 
or for adjustment of status under subsection (a) 
shall provide evidence that the alien has worked 
the requisite number of hours or days required 
under subsection (a)(1) of such section 102 or 
subsection (a)(1) of this section, as applicable. 
‘‘(B) TIMELY PRODUCTION OF RECORDS.— 
If an employer or farm labor contractor employ-
ing such an alien has kept proper and adequate 
records respecting such employment, the alien’s 
burden of proof under subparagraph (A) may 
be met by securing timely production of those 
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records under regulations to be promulgated by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) SUFFICIENT
EVIDENCE.—An alien 
may meet the burden of proof under subpara-
graph (A) to establish that the alien has per-
formed the days or hours of work referred to in 
subparagraph (A) by producing sufficient evi-
dence to show the extent of that employment as 
a matter of just and reasonable inference. 
‘‘(f) PENALTIES FOR FALSE STATEMENTS IN APPLI-
CATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Any person who— 
‘‘(A) files an application for blue card sta-
tus under section 102 of the Agricultural Work-
er Program Act of 2024 or for an adjustment 
of status under this section and knowingly and 
willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up a mate-
rial fact or makes any false, fictitious, or fraud-
ulent statements or representations, or makes 
or uses any false writing or document knowing 
the same to contain any false, fictitious, or 
fraudulent statement or entry; or 
‘‘(B) creates or supplies a false writing or 
document for use in making such an applica-
tion, 
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shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
both. 
‘‘(2) INADMISSIBILITY.—An alien who is con-
victed of a crime described in paragraph (1) shall be 
deemed inadmissible to the United States on the 
ground described in section 212(a)(6)(C)(i). 
‘‘(3) DEPOSIT.—Fines collected under para-
graph (1) shall be deposited into the Immigration 
Examinations Fee Account pursuant to section 
286(m). 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY FOR LEGAL SERVICES.—Section 
504(a)(11) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–55) may 
not be construed to prevent a recipient of funds under the 
Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.) 
from providing legal assistance directly related to an appli-
cation for blue card status under section 41101 of the Ag-
ricultural Worker Program Act of 2024, to an individual 
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 102 of 
the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2024 or for ad-
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