S.Amdt. 1450

SA 1450. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Thune) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 1145, strike line 3 and insert the following:

SEC. 2244. BEEKEEPERS IN AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Section 4 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 1803) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(c)(1) In this subsection, the term ‘beekeeper' means any person [who is a producer, or who engages in honey production,] as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4602).

“(2) The provisions of title I requiring registration as a farm labor contractor do not apply to a beekeeper, for purposes of determining whether the beekeeper or employees of the beekeeper are eligible to participate in a program under section 2211 of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, section 245F of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 2212 of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, or section 218A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 2232 of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.”.

(b) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 2245, this section takes effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2245. EFFECTIVE DATE.