S.Amdt. 1497

1. 1

   Change 1: Replaces “575 hours or 100 work days” with “1000 hours or 180 work days”

   ReplacesPage 1042, line 12Printed page

   In S. 744 · Reported to Senate

   (a) Requirements for Blue Card Status.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, after conducting the national security and law enforcement clearances required under section 245B(c)(4), may grant blue card status to an alien who--

   (1)(A) performed agricultural employment in the United States for not fewer than [struck: 575][inserted: 1000] hours or [struck: 100][inserted: 180] work days during the 2-year period ending on December 31, 2012; or

   (B) is the spouse or child of an alien described in subparagraph (A) and was physically present in the United States on or before December 31, 2012, and has maintained continuous presence in the United States from that date until the date on which the alien is granted blue card status, with the exception of absences from the United States that are brief, casual, and innocent, whether or not such absences were authorized by the Secretary;

   Original wording

   On page 1042, line 12, strike “575 hours or 100 work days” and insert “1000 hours or 180 work days”.

2. 2

   Change 2: Rewrites page 1071, line 24 through page 1072, line 5

   ReplacesPrinted page

   Removes page 1071, line 24 through page 1072, line 5 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (C) Sufficient evidence.--An alien who cannot meet the burden of proof otherwise required by subparagraph (A) may, in an interview with the Secretary, establish that the alien has performed the days or hours of work referred to in subparagraph (A) by producing sufficient evidence to show the extent of that employment as a matter of just and reasonable inference.

   Original wording

   On page 1071, strike line 24 and all that follows through page 1072, line 5, and insert the following:

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As printed