S.Amdt. 1485

SA 1485. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1388 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and
Mr. Schumer) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 815, to amend
title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to
the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency
treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. RECRUITMENT, REFERRAL, AND CONTINUATION OF
EMPLOYMENT.

(a) Additional Changes to Rules for Recruitment, Referral,
and Continuation of Employment.--Section 274A(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``for a fee'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read
as follows:
``(B) to hire, continue to employ, or to recruit or refer
for employment in the United States an individual without
complying with the requirements of subsection (b).''; and
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``after hiring an alien
for employment in accordance with paragraph (1),'' and
inserting ``after complying with paragraph (1),''.
(b) Definition.--Section 274A(h) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(5) Definition of recruit or refer.--As used in this
section, the term `refer' means the act of sending or
directing a person who is in the United States or
transmitting documentation or information to another,
directly or indirectly, with the intent of obtaining
employment in the United States for such person. Only persons
or entities referring for remuneration (whether on a retainer
or contingency basis) are included in the definition, except
that union hiring halls that refer union members or nonunion
individuals who pay union membership dues are included in the
definition whether or not they receive remuneration, as are
labor service entities or labor service agencies, whether
public, private, for-profit, or nonprofit, that refer,
dispatch, or otherwise facilitate the hiring of laborers for
any period of time by a third party. As used in this section,
the term `recruit' means the act of soliciting a person who
is in the United States, directly or indirectly, and
referring the person to another with the intent of obtaining
employment for that person. Only persons or entities
referring for remuneration (whether on a retainer or
contingency basis) are included in the definition, except
that union hiring halls that refer union members or nonunion
individuals who pay union membership dues are included in
this definition whether or not they receive remuneration, as
are labor service entities or labor service agencies, whether
public, private, for-profit, or nonprofit that recruit,
dispatch, or otherwise facilitate the hiring of laborers for
any period of time by a third party.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, except that the amendments made
by subsection (a) shall take effect 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act insofar as such amendments
relate to continuation of employment.
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