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‘‘(1) AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT.—The term 
‘agricultural employment’ means any service or ac-
tivity that is considered to be agricultural under sec-
tion 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 203(f)) or agricultural labor under sec-
tion 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
or the performance of agricultural labor or services 
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a). 
‘‘(2) BONA FIDE UNION.—The term ‘bona fide 
union’ means any organization in which employees 
participate and which exists for the purpose of deal-
ing with employers concerning grievances, labor dis-
putes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or 
other terms and conditions of work for agricultural 
employees. Such term does not include an organiza-
tion formed, created, administered, supported, domi-
nated, financed, or controlled by an employer or em-
ployer association or its agents or representatives. 
‘‘(3) DISPLACE.—The term ‘displace’, in the 
case of an application with respect to 1 or more H– 
2A workers by an employer, means laying off a 
United States worker from a job for which the H– 
2A worker or workers is or are sought. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE.—The term ‘eligible’, when used 
with respect to an individual, means an individual 
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who is not an unauthorized alien (as defined in sec-
tion 274A). 
‘‘(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) H–2A EMPLOYER.—The term ‘H–2A em-
ployer’ means an employer who seeks to hire 1 or 
more nonimmigrant aliens described in section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a). 
‘‘(7) H–2A WORKER.—The term ‘H–2A worker’ 
means 
a 
nonimmigrant 
described 
in 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a). 
‘‘(8) JOB OPPORTUNITY.—The term ‘job oppor-
tunity’ means a job opening for temporary or sea-
sonal full-time employment at a place in the United 
States to which United States workers can be re-
ferred. 
‘‘(9) LAYING OFF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘laying off’, 
with respect to a worker— 
‘‘(i) means to cause the worker’s loss 
of employment, other than through a dis-
charge for inadequate performance, viola-
tion of workplace rules, cause, voluntary 
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departure, voluntary retirement, contract 
impossibility 
(as 
described 
in 
section 
218A(b)(4)(D)), or temporary suspension 
of employment due to weather, markets, or 
other temporary conditions; but 
‘‘(ii) does not include any situation in 
which the worker is offered, as an alter-
native to such loss of employment, a simi-
lar employment opportunity with the same 
employer (or, in the case of a placement of 
a worker with another employer under sec-
tion 218(b)(2)(E), with either employer de-
scribed in such section) at equivalent or 
higher compensation and benefits than the 
position from which the employee was dis-
charged, regardless of whether or not the 
employee accepts the offer. 
‘‘(B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph is intended to limit an 
employee’s rights under a collective bargaining 
agreement or other employment contract. 
‘‘(10) REGULATORY DROUGHT.—The term ‘reg-
ulatory drought’ means a decision subsequent to the 
filing of the application under section 218 by an en-
tity not under the control of the employer making 
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such filing which restricts the employer’s access to 
water for irrigation purposes and reduces or limits 
the employer’s ability to produce an agricultural 
commodity, thereby reducing the need for labor. 
‘‘(11) SEASONAL.—Labor is performed on a 
‘seasonal’ basis if— 
‘‘(A) ordinarily, it pertains to or is of the 
kind exclusively performed at certain seasons or 
periods of the year; and 
‘‘(B) from its nature, it may not be contin-
uous or carried on throughout the year. 
‘‘(12) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
‘‘(13) TEMPORARY.—A worker is employed on a 
‘temporary’ basis where the employment is intended 
not to exceed 10 months. 
‘‘(14) UNITED
STATES
WORKER.—The term 
‘United States worker’ means any worker, whether 
a national of the United States, an alien lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence, or any other alien, 
who is authorized to work in the job opportunity 
within the United States, except an alien admitted 
or 
otherwise 
provided 
status 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).’’. 
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