‘‘(ii) OTHER
FEES.—The employer 
shall not be required to reimburse visa, 
passport, 
consular, 
or 
international 
bordercrossing fees or any other fees asso-
ciated with the worker’s lawful admission 
into the United States to perform employ-
ment that may be incurred by the worker. 
‘‘(iii) TIMELY REIMBURSEMENT.—Re-
imbursement to the worker of expenses for 
the cost of the worker’s transportation and 
subsistence to the place of employment 
shall be considered timely if such reim-
bursement is made not later than the 
worker’s first regular payday after the 
worker completes 50 percent of the period 
of employment of the job opportunity as 
provided under this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) FROM PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.—A 
worker who completes the period of employment 
for the job opportunity involved shall be reim-
bursed by the employer for the cost of the 
worker’s transportation and subsistence from 
the place of employment to the place from 
which the worker, disregarding intervening em-
ployment, was approved to enter the United 
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States to work for the employer, or to the place 
of next employment, if the worker has con-
tracted with a subsequent employer who has not 
agreed to provide or pay for the worker’s trans-
portation and subsistence to such subsequent 
employer’s place of employment. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(i) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.— 
Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
amount of reimbursement provided under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) to a worker or 
alien shall not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) the actual cost to the worker 
or alien of the transportation and sub-
sistence involved; or 
‘‘(II) the most economical and 
reasonable common carrier transpor-
tation charges and subsistence costs 
for the distance involved. 
‘‘(ii) DISTANCE TRAVELED.—No reim-
bursement under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
shall be required if the distance traveled is 
100 miles or less, or the worker is not re-
siding in employer-provided housing or 
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housing secured through an allowance as 
provided in paragraph (1)(F). 
‘‘(D) EARLY TERMINATION.—If the worker 
is laid off or employment is terminated for con-
tract impossibility (as described in paragraph 
(5)(D)) before the anticipated ending date of 
employment, the employer shall provide the 
transportation and subsistence required by sub-
paragraph (B) and, notwithstanding whether 
the worker has completed 50 percent of the pe-
riod of employment, shall provide the transpor-
tation reimbursement required by subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(E) TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN LIVING 
QUARTERS
AND
WORK
SITE.—The employer 
shall provide transportation between the work-
er’s living quarters (i.e., housing provided by 
the employer pursuant to paragraph (1), includ-
ing housing provided through a housing allow-
ance) and the employer’s work site without cost 
to the worker, and such transportation will be 
in accordance with applicable laws and regula-
tions. 
‘‘(5) GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT.— 
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