Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act”.
H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act
A BILL
To authorize the issuance of H2O nonimmigrant visas for aliens temporarily performing labor in the seafood processing industry.
Sec. 2 Availability of H2O nonimmigrant visas for seafood processing industry
Technical amendments; availability of H2O nonimmigrant visas for aliens working in seafood processing industry— Section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) is amended—
in clause (i)—
by striking “an alien (i) (b) subject” and inserting the following “an alien—
“(i)
“(b) subject”
in subclause (b), by striking “section 212(n)(1), or” and inserting “section 212(n)(1);”;
in subclause (b1), by striking “section 212(t)(1), or” and inserting “section 212(t)(1);”; and
in subclause (c), by striking “or” at the end; and
in clause (ii)—
in subclause (a), by striking “nature, or” and inserting “nature;”;
in subclause (b), by striking “or” at the end; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(o) having a residence in a foreign country, which the alien has no intention of abandoning, who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform labor in the seafood processing industry; or”
State consultation requirement— Section 212(a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) is amended—
in clause (i), by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(v) Seafood processing—The Secretary of Labor may not make a certification under clause (i) with respect to the seafood processing industry without first consulting with the governor and the labor commissioner of the State in which the alien is to perform such labor.”