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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Family Farm Relief Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO ADMINISTER H-2A PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1188) is amended by striking the term ''Secretary of Labor''
each place it appears and inserting ''Secretary of Agriculture''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 3. ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM FOR H-2A PETITIONS.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a process for receiving
petitions for nonimmigrant visas under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)).
In establishing such process, the Secretary shall ensure--
(1) that petitioners may file such petitions over the
Internet on an Internet Web page of the Secretary;
(2) that any software developed to process such petitions
on such Internet Web page shall indicate to the petitioner any
technical deficiency in the application prior to submission;
and
(3) that each petitioner shall be able to file such
petition in a paper format.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF 50-PERCENT DOMESTIC WORKFORCE REQUIREMENT.

Subparagraph (B) of section 218(c)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(3)) is repealed, and any rule made by
the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry
out such subparagraph may not continue in effect.

SEC. 5. PREVAILING PRACTICES SURVEY.

In the case of an employer petitioning under section 218 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188), the submission of a
prevailing practice survey regarding employment practices shall not be
required.

SEC. 6. ALTERATION OF REGION OF REFERENCE.

Section 218(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1188(b)(3)) is amended by striking ''within a multi-state region of
traditional or expected labor supply'' and inserting ''within an area
of 150 square miles in the United States centered around the place of
employment''.

SEC. 7. PROHIBITION AND REPEAL OF CERTAIN RULES.

(a) Rules Regarding Recruitment and Referral Requirement.--The
Secretary of Agriculture may not make any rule for purposes of carrying
out section 218(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act that--
(1) requires that an employer advertise an offer of
employment--
(A) on a particular date; or
(B) in a particular publication;
(2) requires that an employer contact workers who the
employer employed in the prior year or growing season; or
(3) requires that an employer submit a recruitment report.
(b) Prohibition on Requirement of Certification by Employers.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture or the
Secretary of Homeland Security may not make any rule pertaining
to a petition under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, that requires an employer to
provide a certification of--
(A) recruitment advertisements; or
(B) recruitment reports.
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as limiting the authority of the Secretary to require
an attestation regarding such matters from any such employer.
(c) Repeal of Existing Rules.--Any rule that is described in
subsection (a) that is currently in effect may not continue in effect
beginning on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 8. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN YEAR-ROUND LIVESTOCK WORKERS.

(a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) is amended by
inserting '', labor as a year-round livestock worker (including as a
dairy worker)'' before '', and the pressing of apples for cider''.
(b) Length of Stay for Year-Round Livestock Workers.--Section 218
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188), as amended by
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
''(j) Special Rule for Year-Round Livestock Workers.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an H-2A worker who
is admitted for purposes of performing labor as a year-round livestock
worker (including as a dairy worker) may be admitted for a period of
not more than 12 months. At the end of that period, the Secretary of
Homeland Security may not approve a petition to import that alien as an
H-2A worker for a period of 3 months. Such a petition may be filed
pertaining to that alien any number of times. Such petition may not be
filed by any person who, at the time of filing, is an alien who is
unlawfully present in the United States.''.

SEC. 9. REPLACEMENT OF WORKERS AND EXPEDITED ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS.

Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188),
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(k) Replacement of Workers.--On receiving notice that an H-2A
worker recruited or hired by an employer has prematurely abandoned
employment or has failed to appear for employment, the Secretary of
State shall promptly issue a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) to
an eligible alien designated by the employer to replace that worker and
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall expeditiously admit such alien
into the United States.''.

SEC. 10. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS AND POOLING OF WORKERS.

Section 218(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1188(d)) is amended to read as follows:
''(d) Role of Agricultural Associations.--
''(1) Filing by agricultural association permitted.--An
application to hire an H-2A worker may be filed by an
association of agricultural employers which use agricultural
labor.
''(2) Treatment of associations acting as employers.--If an
association is a joint or sole employer of H-2A workers, such
H-2A workers may be transferred among its members to perform
agricultural labor of the same nature for which the application
was approved.
''(3) Treatment of violations.--
''(A) Individual members.--If an individual member
of a joint employer association violates any condition
for approval with respect to the member's application,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall deny such
application only with respect to that member of the
association unless the Secretary determines that the
association or other member participated in, had
knowledge of, or had reason to know of the violation.
''(B) Association of agricultural employers.--
''(i) Joint employer.--If an association
representing agricultural employers as a joint
employer violates any condition for approval
with respect to the association's application,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall deny such
application only with respect to the
association and may not apply the denial to any
individual member of the association, unless
the Secretary determines that the member
participated in, had knowledge of, or had
reason to know of the violation.
''(ii) Sole employer.--If an association of
agricultural employers approved as a sole
employer violates any condition for approval
with respect to the association's application,
no individual member of the association may be
the beneficiary of the services of H-2A workers
admitted under this section in the occupation
in which such H-2A workers were employed by the
association which was denied approval during
the period such denial is in force.''.

SEC. 11. AGENCY REPORT REQUIRED WHEN DELAYS OCCUR.

Section 218(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C (c))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(5) Agency report required when delays occur.--A report
shall be submitted to the Committee on Agriculture of the
Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives for any month in which the average reponse time
under paragraph (2) to a filing is greater than 7 days. The
report shall be submitted not later than the last day of the
month that immediately follows the month in which such average
response time limit was exceeded.''.

SEC. 12. GAO REPORT.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on a study--
(1) evaluating the effects of introducing biometric
identification cards to H-2A workers;
(2) whether the usage of such identification cards would
promote efforts to efficiently enforce the immigration laws and
streamline the visa application and admission process for H-2A
workers; and
(3) examining any delay in the processing of applications
and petitions under the H-2A program and in the administration
of the program.
A:
Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Transfers administration of the H-2A program from the Department of Labor to USDA.) Includes year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum 12-month period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period. Revises H-2A certification provisions.