Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 4.djvu/1071

 PUBLIC LAW 99-603—NOV. 6, 1986

100 STAT. 3417

Mexico and of other appropriate countries and advise the Attorney General regarding the operation of the ahen temporary worker program established under section 216 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Ante, p. 3411. (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 215 the following new item: "Sec. 216. Admission of temporary H-2A workers.". SEC. 302. LAWFUL RESIDENCE FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 1 of title II is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

210. (a) LAWFUL RESIDENCE.— 8 USC ii60. "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence if the Attorney General determines that the alien meets the following requirements: "(A) APPLICATION PERIOD.—The alien must apply for such adjustment during the 18-month period beginning on the first day of the seventh month that begins after the date of enactment of this section.

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"(B) PERFORMANCE OF SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AND RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.—The alien must

establish that he has— "(i) resided in the United States, and "(ii) performed seasonal agricultural services in the United States for at least 90 man-days, during the 12-month period ending on May 1, 1986. For purposes of the previous sentence, performance of seasonal agricultural services in the United States for more than one employer on any one day shall be counted as performance of services for only 1 man-day. "(C) ADMISSIBLE AS IMMIGRANT.—The alien must establish that he is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, except as otherwise provided under subsection (c)(2). "(2) ADJUSTMENT TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE.—The Attorney • General shall adjust the status of any alien provided lawful temporary resident status under paragraph (1) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on the follow•' ing date: "(A) GROUP 1.—Subject to the numerical limitation established under subparagraph (C), in the case of an alien who has established, at the time of application for temporary residence under paragraph (1), that the alien performed seasonal agricultural services in the United States for at least 90 man-days during each of the 12-month periods ending on May 1, 1984, 1985, and 1986, the adjustment shall occur on the first day after the end of the one-year period that begins on the later of (I) the date the alien was granted such temporary resident status, or (II) the day after the last day of the application period described in paragraph (I)(A). •*^ (B) GROUP 2.—In the case of aliens to which subparagraph (A) does not apply, the adjustment shall occur on the

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