than 28 days before the first date the employer 
requires the labor or services of the H–2A 
worker; and 
‘‘(B) unless the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity determines that the petition is incomplete 
or obviously inaccurate, the Secretary, not later 
than 7 days after the date on which such peti-
tion was filed, shall either approve or reject the 
petition. 
‘‘(3) EXPEDITED
ADJUDICATION.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall— 
‘‘(A) establish a procedure for expedited 
adjudication of petitions filed under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 7 working days after 
such filing, transmit, by fax, cable, or other 
means assuring expedited delivery, a copy of no-
tice of action on the petition— 
‘‘(i) in the case of approved petitions, 
to the petitioner, the Secretary of Labor, 
and to the appropriate immigration officer 
at the port of entry or United States con-
sulate where the petitioner has indicated 
that the alien beneficiary or beneficiaries 
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will apply for a visa or admission to the 
United States; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of denied petitions, to 
the petitioner, including reasons for the de-
nial and instructions on how to appeal 
such denial. 
‘‘(4) PETITION AGREEMENTS.—By filing an H– 
2A petition, a petitioner and each employer consents 
to allow access to the site where the labor is being 
performed to the Department of Labor, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, or a State agency for 
the purpose of investigations to determine compli-
ance with H–2A requirements. 
‘‘(f) ROLES OF AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PERMITTING
FILING
BY
AGRICULTURAL 
ASSOCIATIONS.—A petition to hire an alien as a 
temporary agricultural worker may be filed by an as-
sociation of agricultural employers which use agri-
cultural services. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF ASSOCIATIONS ACTING AS 
EMPLOYERS.—If an association is a joint or sole em-
ployer of temporary agricultural workers, such work-
ers may be transferred among its members to per-
form agricultural services of a temporary nature for 
which the petition was approved. 
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‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) INDIVIDUAL
MEMBER.—If an indi-
vidual member of a joint employer association 
violates any condition for approval with respect 
to the member’s petition, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall deny such petition 
only with respect to that member of the associa-
tion unless the Secretary of Labor determines 
that the association or other member partici-
pated in, had knowledge of, or had reason to 
know of the violation. 
‘‘(B) ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL EM-
PLOYERS.— 
‘‘(i) JOINT EMPLOYER.—If an associa-
tion representing agricultural employers as 
a joint employer violates any condition for 
approval with respect to the association’s 
petition, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall deny such petition only with re-
spect to the association and may not apply 
the denial to any individual member of the 
association, unless the Secretary of Labor 
determines that the member participated 
in, had knowledge of, or had reason to 
know of the violation. 
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