Summary: Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award competitive, renewable, five-year grants to eligible partnerships to assist them in providing disconnected youth with the support needed to: (1) attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; (2) attain a postsecondary credential, including those offered by institutions of higher education, industry groups, or registered apprenticeship programs; and (3) secure and succeed in a family-supporting career. Requires each eligible partnership to include: (1) the head of the local government assisted by the grant; (2) a local workforce system serving the community; (3) representatives from certain state and local service agencies; (4) a representative from an institution of higher education; (5) a representative of a community-based organization, from business or industry, and with expertise in labor management relations; and (6) disconnected youth and their caregivers. Requires grantees to award subgrants and contracts to community-based organizations and other entities for the provision of a comprehensive array of coordinated services to disconnected youth that include workforce preparation, education support, and youth support services. Directs the Secretary to award planning grants to eligible partnerships to enable them to submit competitive applications for grants to support disconnected youth. Establishes an accountability system for measuring the performance of each grantee against specified interim, transitional, and long-term indicators of success. Directs the Secretary to: (1) award a grant or contract to an entity outside the Department of Labor for an evaluation of grant-assisted activities; (2) disseminate best practices that emerge from the partnership grant program; and (3) provide training, technical assistance, and professional development for organizations serving disconnected youth, including organizations that do not receive funding under this Act.

americans education uniting programs act directs secretary labor award competitive renewable year grants eligible partnerships assist providing disconnected youth support needed attain secondary school diploma recognized equivalent attain postsecondary credential including offered institutions higher education industry groups registered apprenticeship programs secure succeed family supporting career requires eligible partnership include head local government assisted grant local workforce system serving community representatives certain state local service agencies representative institution higher education representative community based organization business industry expertise labor management relations disconnected youth caregivers requires grantees award subgrants contracts community based organizations entities provision comprehensive array coordinated services disconnected youth include workforce preparation education support youth support services directs secretary award planning grants eligible partnerships enable submit competitive applications grants support disconnected youth establishes accountability system measuring performance grantee specified interim transitional long term indicators success directs secretary award grant contract entity outside department_of_labor evaluation grant assisted activities disseminate best practices emerge partnership grant program provide training technical assistance professional development organizations serving disconnected youth including organizations receive funding act


Summary: National Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award 5-year competitive grants to eligible local government units to provide summer employment, including job readiness activities, work experiences, and job placement, for out-of-school youths age 14 to 21 who are enrolled in a public or private secondary school or have received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent but are basic-skills deficient, unemployed, or underemployed. Allows eligible entities that operate existing youth summer jobs programs to use grants to expand their programs, in lieu of establishing new job placement programs, by providing job training and support services, including health and nutrition referral, housing referral, financial literacy, and instruction on basic daily living skills.

directs secretary labor award year competitive grants eligible local government units provide summer employment including job readiness activities work experiences job placement school youths age enrolled public private secondary school received secondary school diploma equivalent basic skills deficient unemployed allows eligible entities operate existing youth summer jobs programs use grants expand programs lieu establishing new job placement programs providing job training support services including health nutrition referral housing referral financial literacy instruction basic daily living skills


Summary: Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011 - Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Treasury the Pathways Back to Work Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5 billion. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and Native American program grantees to provide: (1) subsidized employment to unemployed, low-income adults; and (2) summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment. Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.

pathways work act pathways work act establishes treasury pathways work fund initial appropriation billion requires secretary labor certain fund allocations states approved plans qualifying outlying areas guam american_samoa commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands republic_of_palau native american program grantees provide subsidized employment unemployed low income adults summer year round employment opportunities low income youth requires secretary award competitive grants local entities work based training work related educational strategies activities demonstrated effectiveness provide unemployed low income adults low income youths skills lead employment subjects activities funded act federal labor standards nondiscrimination protections


Summary: Port Opportunity Reinvestment and Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to award renewable one-year grants to ports to provide summer jobs to high school students who live within each port's Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Requires the Secretary, when considering grant applications and amounts, to favor ports located in cities with high unemployment rates and also consider each port's cargo volume and the size of its MSA. Allows ports to use the grants to provide job training to such students, provided no more than 15% of the students' time is spent training and they are compensated at their normal pay rate while training.

training act directs secretary transportation dot award renewable year grants ports provide summer jobs high school students live port metropolitan_statistical_area msa requires secretary considering grant applications amounts favor ports located cities high unemployment rates consider port cargo volume size msa allows ports use grants provide job training students provided students time spent training compensated normal pay rate training


Summary: Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Treasury the Pathways Back to Work Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5 billion. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and Native American program grantees to provide: (1) subsidized employment to unemployed, low-income adults; and (2) summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment. Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.

pathways work act establishes treasury pathways work fund initial appropriation billion requires secretary labor certain fund allocations states approved plans qualifying outlying areas guam american_samoa commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands republic_of_palau native american program grantees provide subsidized employment unemployed low income adults summer year round employment opportunities low income youth requires secretary award competitive grants local entities work based training work related educational strategies activities demonstrated effectiveness provide unemployed low income adults low income youths skills lead employment subjects activities funded act federal labor standards nondiscrimination protections


Summary: Youth Corps Act of 2012 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to eligible public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out Youth Corps programs that utilize the Youth Corps model to provide eligible youth age 16 through 24 with education and work readiness training to enable them to find employment in the economy of the 21st century, and instill in them a sense of civic engagement and environmental stewardship. Defines "Youth Corps model" as a youth education and training program for which an eligible entity provides eligible youth, among other things, with stipended or paid work experience and basic and technical skills training leading to: (1) enrollment in postsecondary education or training, (2) attainment of an industry-recognized certification or credential, (3) meaningful employment in the economy of the 21st century, or (4) military service.

amends workforce investment act authorize secretary labor grants eligible public private nonprofit agencies organizations carry youth_corps programs utilize youth_corps model provide eligible youth age education work readiness training enable find employment economy 21st century sense civic engagement environmental stewardship defines youth_corps model youth education training program eligible entity provides eligible youth things paid work experience basic technical skills training leading enrollment postsecondary education training attainment industry recognized certification credential meaningful employment economy 21st century military service


Summary: Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2012 - Establishes in the Treasury the Youth Summer Employment Success Fund, consisting of $2 billion of discretionary federal funds permanently rescinded in this Act. Rescinds permanently $15 billion in unobligated discretionary federal funds for each of FY2012 and FY2013. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved modification plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian program grantees to provide summer employment opportunities youth aged 16-24. Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination requirements.

youth summer jobs act establishes treasury consisting billion discretionary federal funds permanently rescinded act rescinds permanently billion unobligated discretionary federal funds fy2012 fy2013 requires secretary labor certain fund allocations states approved modification plans qualifying outlying areas guam american_samoa commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands republic_of_palau native american alaska_native native hawaiian program grantees provide summer employment opportunities youth aged subjects activities funded act federal labor standards nondiscrimination requirements


Summary:
Youth Jobs Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Youth Jobs Fund, with an initial appropriation of $3 billion for FY2014.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.

Requires the Secretary to award allocations and competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment.

Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.

youth jobs act establishes treasury initial appropriation billion fy2014 requires secretary labor certain fund allocations state approved workforce investment system plan modification specified requests funds native american program grantees provide summer year round employment opportunities low income youth requires secretary award allocations competitive grants local entities work based training work related educational strategies activities demonstrated effectiveness provide unemployed low income young adults low income youths skills lead employment subjects activities funded act federal labor standards nondiscrimination protections


Summary:
Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Treasury the Pathways Back to Work Fund, with an initial appropriation of $12.5 billion.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and Native American program grantees to provide: (1) subsidized employment to unemployed, low-income adults; and (2) summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.

Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment.

Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.


Summary:
Youth Corps Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to eligible public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out Youth Corps programs that utilize the Youth Corps model to provide eligible youth age 16 through 24 with education and work readiness training to enable them to find employment in the economy of the 21st century, and instill in them a sense of civic engagement and environmental stewardship.

Defines "Youth Corps model" as a youth education and training program for which an eligible entity provides eligible youth, among other things, with stipended or paid work experience and basic and technical skills training leading to: (1) enrollment in postsecondary education or training, (2) attainment of an industry-recognized certification or credential, (3) meaningful employment in the economy of the 21st century, or (4) military service.


Summary:
Community Economic Opportunity Act of 2014 - Revises the Community Services Block Grant Act, reauthorizing and extending the Act and its community services block grant program at specified levels for FY2014-2018, and at unspecified levels for FY2019-2023.

Prescribes requirements for a Community Action Innovations Program.

Eliminates requirements for: (1) community food and nutrition programs, (2) national or regional programs designed to provide instructional activities for low-income youth, and (3) demonstration partnership agreements addressing the needs of the poor.

community economic opportunity act revises community services block grant act reauthorizing extending act community services block grant program specified levels fy2014 unspecified levels fy2019 prescribes requirements eliminates requirements community food nutrition programs national regional programs designed provide instructional activities low income youth demonstration partnership agreements addressing needs poor


Summary: Empowering Youth Through Summer Employment Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to states to help local areas with high concentrations of eligible youth to carry out summer employment programs to provide those youth with summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic and occupational learning.

empowering youth summer employment act amends workforce investment act direct secretary labor award grants states help local areas high concentrations eligible youth carry summer employment programs provide youth summer employment opportunities directly linked academic occupational learning


Summary:
Employ Young Americans Now Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2015.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.

Requires the Secretary to award allocations and competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment.

Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.

employ young americans act establishes treasury employ initial appropriation billion fy2015 requires secretary labor certain fund allocations state approved workforce investment system plan modification specified requests funds native american program grantees provide summer year round employment opportunities low income youth requires secretary award allocations competitive grants local entities work based training work related educational strategies activities demonstrated effectiveness provide unemployed low income young adults low income youths skills lead employment subjects activities funded act federal labor standards nondiscrimination protections


Summary:
Community Economic Opportunity Act of 2015

 This bill amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to revise the Act and reauthorize it through FY2023.

States must adopt performance requirements and performance benchmarks to be included as part of the performance measurement system under this Act.

States that receive grants must reserve 2% of the funds for a new Community Action Innovations Program (CAIP) and use not less than 90% of the remainder to make subgrants to eligible entities to enable the entities to implement programs, projects, or services to reduce poverty.

Authority is repealed for specific nationally administered grants for: (1) community food and nutrition programs, (2) national or regional programs designed to provide instructional activities for low-income youth, and (3) demonstration partnership agreements addressing the needs of the poor.

A state may use certain grant funds for training and technical assistance to eligible entities and innovative projects to reduce poverty conditions.

Two or more eligible entities shall receive state assistance to merge if the geographic areas of the state they serve can be more effectively served under a single corporate structure. The same assistance must be given any eligible public organization that determines the area it serves can be more effectively served if it becomes a private public charity.

An incentive is repealed for states to enact a charity tax credit.

The Department of Health and Human Services must conduct, in at least one-third of the states in each fiscal year, evaluations (including investigations) of state compliance with the Community Services Block Grant Program.

community economic opportunity act bill amends revise act reauthorize fy2023 states adopt performance requirements performance benchmarks included performance measurement system act states receive grants reserve funds new use remainder subgrants eligible entities enable entities implement programs projects services reduce poverty authority repealed specific nationally administered grants community food nutrition programs national regional programs designed provide instructional activities low income youth demonstration partnership agreements addressing needs poor state use certain grant funds training technical assistance eligible entities innovative projects reduce poverty conditions eligible entities shall receive state assistance merge geographic areas state serve effectively served single corporate structure assistance given eligible public organization determines area serves effectively served private public charity incentive repealed states enact charity tax credit department_of_health_and_human_services conduct states fiscal year evaluations including investigations state compliance


Summary:
Intern Protection Act

Prohibits certain employers from refusing to employ, discriminating against, or harassing interns because of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, military status, disability, gender identity, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic violence.

Bars employers from compelling a pregnant intern to take a leave of absence, unless the intern is prevented by such pregnancy from performing internship activities in a reasonable manner.

Prohibits employers from engaging in certain unwelcome sexual advances or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature to an intern when: (1) submission is a condition for continuing the internship or a basis for employment decisions; or (2) the conduct unreasonably interferes with work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

Makes the age discrimination prohibitions of this Act applicable only to individuals who are at least 40 years of age.

Authorizes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Librarian of Congress, the Board of Directors of Congress's Office of Compliance, the Department of Justice, the President, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and U.S. courts to enforce this Act under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, and other laws granting rights and protections to certain applicants and employees.

intern protection act prohibits certain employers refusing employ discriminating harassing interns age race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation military status disability gender identity genetic characteristics marital status status victim domestic violence bars employers compelling pregnant intern leave absence intern prevented pregnancy performing internship activities reasonable manner prohibits employers engaging certain sexual advances verbal physical conduct sexual nature intern submission condition continuing internship basis employment decisions conduct unreasonably interferes work performance creating intimidating hostile offensive working environment makes age discrimination prohibitions act applicable individuals years age authorizes equal_employment_opportunity_commission librarian congress board_of_directors department_of_justice president merit_systems_protection_board courts enforce act specified provisions civil rights act government employee rights act congressional_accountability_act laws granting rights protections certain applicants employees


Summary:
Stop Blood Tomatoes Act

This bill requires each public or private company that produces or sells products in interstate commerce and has gross annual revenues exceeding $1 million to submit to annual audits of its supply chains by an independent auditor to determine if the chains are free of child labor and forced labor.

The independent auditor shall determine in each audit either that:

 the company's products are produced without the use of child labor or forced labor; or if the auditor cannot be certain that child labor or forced labor was used, that the company's products may have been produced with the use of such labor.

stop blood act bill requires public private company produces sells products interstate commerce gross annual revenues exceeding million submit annual audits supply chains independent auditor determine chains free child labor forced labor independent auditor shall determine audit company products produced use child labor forced labor auditor certain child labor forced labor company products produced use labor


Summary:
Employ Young Americans Now Act

 Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2016.

Requires the Department of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.

Requires the Department to award allocations and competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment.

Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.

employ young americans act establishes treasury employ initial appropriation billion fy2016 requires department_of_labor certain fund allocations state approved workforce investment system plan modification specified requests funds native american program grantees provide summer year round employment opportunities low income youth requires department award allocations competitive grants local entities work based training work related educational strategies activities demonstrated effectiveness provide unemployed low income young adults low income youths skills lead employment subjects activities funded act federal labor standards nondiscrimination protections


Summary:
Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2015 or the CARE Act of 2015

 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to define "oppressive child labor," for purposes of the Act's child labor prohibitions, as the employment of any employee who is:

 16 or 17 in any occupation found by the Department of Labor to be particularly hazardous for their employment or detrimental to their health or well-being; 14 or 15, unless the employment is confined to periods which do not interfere with the employee's schooling, health, or well-being; or under 14. Revises the Act's exemptions to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to the following:

 employment in agriculture of an employee under age 18 by his or her parent, or by a person standing in the place of the parent, on a farm owned by the parent or person (current law uses an age- and consent-based scheme); and employment of an employee under age 16 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, other than in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or any other employment the Department finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children age 16 or 17 or detrimental to their health or well-being. (Current law applies the child labor restrictions to particularly hazardous agricultural employment, except where the child is employed by a parent or a person standing in place of the parent on a farm owned or operated by such person). Eliminates any waiver of such prohibitions for hand-harvesting of certain crops.

Increases civil and establishes criminal penalties for child labor violations.

Directs the Department to revise federal child labor regulations to prohibit the employment of children under age 18 in duties involving the handling of pesticides.

children act responsible employment care act amends fair labor standards act define oppressive child labor purposes act child labor prohibitions employment employee occupation found department_of_labor particularly hazardous employment detrimental health employment confined periods interfere employee schooling health revises act exemptions restrictions oppressive child labor inapplicable following employment agriculture employee age parent person standing place parent farm owned parent person current law uses consent based scheme employment employee age parent person standing place parent agriculture manufacturing mining employment department finds particularly hazardous employment children age detrimental health current law applies child labor restrictions particularly hazardous agricultural employment child employed parent person standing place parent farm owned operated person eliminates waiver prohibitions hand harvesting certain crops increases civil establishes criminal penalties child labor violations directs department revise federal child labor regulations prohibit employment children age duties involving handling pesticides


Summary:
Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2015

 Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award grants to states to help local areas with high concentrations of eligible youth to carry out summer employment programs to provide those youth with summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic and occupational learning.

youth summer jobs public service act amends workforce innovation opportunity act direct department_of_labor award grants states help local areas high concentrations eligible youth carry summer employment programs provide youth summer employment opportunities directly linked academic occupational learning


Summary:
Securing America's Next Generation of Safe Loggers and Truckers Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to employment of an employee age 16 or 17 exclusively by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging operation owned or operated by that parent or person.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall establish a test program to allow states to enter into interstate compacts with contiguous states, approved by the governor of each state, to standardize the requirements for operators of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.

A commercial driver's license issued by one state participating in a compact shall be recognized as valid in every state participating in the compact.

securing_america generation safe truckers act bill amends fair labor standards act restrictions oppressive child labor inapplicable employment employee age exclusively parent person standing place parent logging operation owned operated parent person federal_motor_carrier_safety_administration shall establish test program allow states enter interstate compacts contiguous states approved governor state standardize requirements operators commercial motor vehicles interstate commerce commercial driver license issued state participating compact shall recognized valid state participating compact


Summary:
Child Performers Protection Act of 2015

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the application of child labor requirements and prohibitions with respect to child performers to specify new limitations on the number of hours such children may be employed at the place of employment.

An employer or contractor may not: (1) employ any child performer unless a trust meeting specified requirements has been established on the child performer's behalf and the employer has obtained the account number of the trust account or other proof of its existence; or (2) compensate a child performer in any form besides cash wages, exclusive of board, lodging, or facilities.

Any employment or contracting of a child performer that is not in accordance with such limitations and requirements shall be treated as oppressive labor.

Certain work hour restrictions shall not apply to child performers employed in a live theatrical production.

Any individual in a supervisory role with respect to a child performer shall be liable for unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex against a child performer whether or not the individual is employed by or contracted by a covered employer or contractor.

Any child performer aggrieved by unlawful harassment on the basis of sex, or the performer's parent or guardian, may bring a civil action in any federal court of competent jurisdiction to recover equitable relief and compensatory and punitive damages, costs, and attorneys fees.

The employer of an individual who is alleged to have engaged in unlawful harassment on the basis of sex against a child performer shall conduct an internal review of its policies and procedures for protecting child performers and ensuring appropriate compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

child protection act bill amends fair labor standards act revise application child labor requirements prohibitions respect child specify new limitations number hours children employed place employment employer contractor employ child trust meeting specified requirements established child behalf employer obtained account number trust account proof existence compensate child form cash wages exclusive board lodging facilities employment contracting child accordance limitations requirements shall treated oppressive labor certain work hour restrictions shall apply child employed live theatrical production individual supervisory role respect child shall liable unlawful discrimination basis sex child individual employed contracted covered employer contractor child aggrieved unlawful harassment basis sex parent guardian bring civil action federal court competent jurisdiction recover equitable relief compensatory punitive damages costs attorneys fees employer individual alleged engaged unlawful harassment basis sex child shall conduct internal review policies procedures protecting child ensuring appropriate compliance fair labor standards act


Summary:
21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2015

This bill establishes a 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) that provides work and training opportunities for youth and veterans in certain federal agencies. Work and training provided in 21CSC must involve:

 protecting, restoring, and enhancing natural, cultural, and historical resources and treasures, including public and tribal land or water; supporting outdoor recreation and urban green spaces; restoring and safeguarding U.S. natural resources; or service that is primarily indoors with a clear benefit for natural, cultural, or historic resources or treasures. Participating federal agencies may develop public-private partnerships with organizations to support and carry out 21CSC projects.

Participating federal agencies must compensate 21CSC participants with a wage, a stipend, a living allowance, or an educational credit at a participating institution of higher education.

Participating federal agencies must also provide participants with: (1) job skill development; (2) community skill development to help participants acquire an ethic of service to others and become more effective resource and community stewards; and (3) a greater understanding of U.S. natural, cultural, or historic resources or treasures.

21st century bill establishes 21st century conservation service corps provides work training opportunities youth veterans certain federal agencies work training provided involve protecting restoring enhancing natural cultural historical resources treasures including public tribal land water supporting outdoor recreation urban green spaces restoring safeguarding natural resources service primarily clear benefit natural cultural historic resources treasures participating federal agencies develop public private partnerships organizations support carry projects participating federal agencies compensate participants wage stipend living allowance educational credit participating institution higher education participating federal agencies provide participants job skill development community skill development help participants acquire service effective resource community greater understanding natural cultural historic resources treasures


Summary:
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015

This bill extends protections against discrimination in a federal workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in a federal agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation) and applicants for internships.

bill extends protections discrimination federal workplace based race color religion sex national origin age disability interns individuals perform uncompensated voluntary service federal agency earn credit awarded educational institution learn trade occupation applicants internships


Summary: Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise employer and employee association application requirements for admission of H-2A temporary agricultural workers, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary, and is not the result of a labor dispute; (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; (3) respecting wages and benefits, and labor law compliance; (4) respecting nondisplacement of U.S. workers; and (5) respecting placement with other employers. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a mandatory employment verification program. Revises related provisions respecting: (1) penalties; and (2) admissions and extensions of stay. Provides special provisions for alien sheepherders, goatherders, and dairy workers. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to H-2A employers for the transportation costs of workers whose employment is cut short by natural disaster; and (2) direct the Secretary to establish an H-2A Worker Program Ombudsman within the Office of the Chief Economist of the Department of Agriculture. Amends the Immigrant Reform and Control Act of 1986 to limit the conditions under which the Legal Services Corporation may: (1) provide legal assistance for, or on behalf of, any alien; (2) bring a civil action for damages on behalf of an H-2A nonimmigrant (requires prior mediation); and (3) enter onto an employer's property.

temporary agricultural labor reform act amends immigration nationality act revise employer employee association application requirements admission h-2a temporary agricultural workers including assurances job opportunity temporary result labor dispute attempts hire workers respecting wages benefits labor law compliance respecting workers respecting placement employers requires secretary homeland_security establish mandatory employment verification program revises related provisions respecting penalties admissions extensions stay provides special provisions alien dairy workers amends consolidated_farm rural development act authorize secretary agriculture grants h-2a employers transportation costs workers employment cut short natural disaster direct secretary establish department_of_agriculture amends immigrant reform control act limit conditions legal_services_corporation provide legal assistance behalf alien bring civil action damages behalf h-2a nonimmigrant requires prior mediation enter employer property


Summary: American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural worker) from annual numerical limitations in FY2009.

exempt certain returning h-2b aliens temporary nonagricultural worker annual numerical limitations fy2009


Summary: Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 or the AgJOBS Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to confer "blue card status" upon an alien who: (1) has performed agricultural employment in the United States for at least 863 hours or 150 work days during the 24-month period ending on December 31, 2008, or earned at least $7,500 from U.S. agricultural employment; (2) applied for such status during the 18-month application period beginning on the first day of the seventh month that begins after the date of enactment of this Act; (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States; and (4) has not been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor, an element of which involves bodily injury, threat of serious bodily injury, or harm to property in excess of $500. Limits the number of blue cards that may be issued during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to adjust a blue card alien (and spouse and minor children) to permanent resident status if the alien has fulfilled specified periods of agricultural employment. Amends the Social Security Act to exempt blue card aliens from prosecution for social security-related identity or payment false statements if such conduct occurred prior to the granting of blue card status. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise H-2A visa (agricultural labor or temporary or seasonal services) provisions. Replaces the existing labor certification requirement with a labor attestation requirement containing: (1) a description of the nature and location of the job; (2) the job's expected beginning and ending dates; (3) the number of jobs; and (4) specified labor assurances respecting job opportunities covered by collective bargaining agreements and non-covered job opportunities.

agricultural_job_opportunities benefits security act agjobs act directs secretary homeland_security dhs confer blue card status alien performed agricultural employment united_states hours work days month period ending december earned agricultural employment applied status month application period beginning day seventh month begins date enactment act admissible united_states convicted felony misdemeanor element involves bodily injury threat bodily injury harm property excess limits number blue cards issued year period beginning date enactment act directs secretary adjust blue card alien spouse minor children permanent resident status alien fulfilled specified periods agricultural employment amends social security act exempt blue card aliens prosecution social security related identity payment false statements conduct occurred prior granting blue card status amends immigration nationality act revise h-2a visa agricultural labor temporary seasonal services provisions replaces existing labor certification requirement labor attestation requirement containing description nature location job job expected beginning ending dates number jobs specified labor assurances respecting job opportunities covered collective bargaining agreements non covered job opportunities


Summary: Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make it unlawful for a person to knowingly commit specified fraudulent acts relating to a Pigford claim (relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture). Subjects a violator to criminal fine and/or up to five years in prison. Provides for: (1) access to the permanent judgment fund for additional claims payments or debt relief after the expenditure of amounts otherwise made available for claims payments; and (2) reasonable attorney fees, administrative costs, and expenses to be paid from such fund.

amends energy act unlawful person knowingly commit specified fraudulent acts relating claim relating racial discrimination department_of_agriculture subjects violator criminal fine years prison provides access permanent judgment fund additional claims payments debt relief expenditure amounts available claims payments reasonable attorney fees administrative costs expenses paid fund


Summary: H-2A Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker. Exempts an employer filing a petition to employ such a worker from the requirement to show that the position is of a seasonal or temporary nature. Provides for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions. Authorizes such alien to petition to become a lawful permanent resident after having worked as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker in the United States for not fewer than 33 of the preceding 36 months.

h-2a improvement act amends immigration nationality act include h-2a nonimmigrant visa category temporary agricultural workers alien coming temporarily united_states work sheepherder goat herder dairy worker exempts employer filing petition employ worker requirement position seasonal temporary nature provides year initial period admission additional year extensions authorizes alien petition lawful permanent resident having worked sheepherder goat herder dairy worker united_states fewer preceding months


Summary: Helping Agriculture Receive Verifiable Employees Securely and Temporarily Act of 2010 or the HARVEST Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to redefine "H-2A worker" to include a nonimmigrant who: (1) is seeking to perform agricultural labor in the United States in a job for which U.S. workers are not available and willing to perform such service or labor; and (2) commutes each day across the U.S. border and returns to his or her foreign residence and place of abode at the end of each business day. Defines "Level 2 H-2A worker" as an H-2A worker who has been employed as an H-2A worker for at least 30 months, has not violated a material term of H-2A employment, and works in a supervisory capacity. Sets forth employer and employee association petition and attestation requirements. Requires H-2A employers to participate in the the E-Verify program. Requires: (1) the Secretary of Labor to conduct investigations and random audits of employer work sites; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide each H-2A worker with a single machine-readable, counterfeit-resistant document that authorizes the alien's U.S. entry, serves as an employment eligibility document, and has at least one biometric identifier. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) penalties; (2) working conditions, wages, transportation, and housing; (3) admissions and extensions of stay; and (4) worker replacement. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to: (1) limit the conditions under which the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) may provide legal assistance for any alien, or provide financial assistance to any person or entity that provides legal assistance for any alien; (2) require a good faith mediation attempt prior to bringing a civil action for damages on behalf of an H-2A worker; (3) require an H-2A employer to post LSC contact information in the dwelling and at the work site of each nonimmigrant employee in a language in which all employees can understand; and (4) require that the LSC pay a prevailing defendant's costs. Authorizes appropriations to adjudicate H-2A petitions.

securely temporarily act harvest act amends immigration nationality act redefine h-2a worker include nonimmigrant seeking perform agricultural labor united_states job workers available willing perform service labor commutes day border returns foreign residence place abode end business day defines level h-2a worker h-2a worker employed h-2a worker months violated material term h-2a employment works supervisory capacity sets forth employer employee association petition attestation requirements employers participate verify program requires secretary labor conduct investigations random audits employer work sites secretary homeland_security dhs provide h-2a worker single machine readable counterfeit resistant document authorizes alien entry serves employment eligibility document biometric identifier sets forth provisions penalties working conditions wages transportation housing admissions extensions stay worker replacement amends migrant seasonal agricultural worker protection act limit conditions legal_services_corporation provide legal assistance alien provide financial assistance person entity provides legal assistance alien require good faith mediation attempt prior bringing civil action damages behalf h-2a worker require h-2a employer post contact information dwelling work site nonimmigrant employee language employees understand require pay prevailing defendant costs authorizes appropriations adjudicate h-2a petitions


Summary: 10k Run for the Border Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase employer civil fines for: (1) hiring, or recruiting or referring for a fee, an alien that the employer knows is not authorized for employment; and (2) continuing to employ such alien. Sets forth a federal-state (and local) allocation of such additional penalty funds.

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Summary: American Specialty Agriculture Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2C nonimmigrant visa for an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he or she has no intention of abandoning and who is coming temporarily (10-month maximum per contract period) to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services, including the pressing of apples for cider on a farm. Requires an employer or employer association to file an H-2C petition with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) which shall include specified employment-related attestations. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) penalties; (2) working conditions, wages, and transportation reimbursement; (3) admissions and extensions of stay; (4) abandonment of employment and worker replacement; (5) legal assistance; and (6) arbitration and mediation. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct investigations and random audits of employer work sites. Requires an employer to guarantee to offer the worker employment for the hourly equivalent of at least 50% of the work hours during the total anticipated period of employment. Limits the number of annual fiscal year H-2C admissions. Prohibits the admission of spouses and children of H-2C workers. Extends coverage under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to H-2C workers. Makes the provisions of this Act effective two years after its enactment. Terminates authority to petition for H-2A temporary agricultural workers two years after enactment of this Act.

american specialty agriculture act amends immigration nationality act establish h-2c nonimmigrant visa alien having residence foreign country intention abandoning coming temporarily month maximum contract period united_states perform agricultural labor services including pressing apples cider farm requires employer employer association file h-2c petition department_of_agriculture usda shall include specified employment related attestations sets forth provisions penalties working conditions wages transportation reimbursement admissions extensions stay abandonment employment worker replacement legal assistance arbitration mediation requires secretary agriculture conduct investigations random audits employer work sites requires employer guarantee offer worker employment hourly equivalent work hours total anticipated period employment limits number annual fiscal year h-2c admissions prohibits admission spouses children h-2c workers extends coverage migrant seasonal agricultural worker protection act h-2c workers makes provisions act effective years enactment terminates authority petition h-2a temporary agricultural workers years enactment act


Summary: Legal Agricultural Workforce Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a W-visa nonimmigrant classification for temporary agricultural workers. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish: (1) a nonimmigrant temporary agricultural worker program (W-visa) which shall include annual numerical limitations and monthly limitations based on enrollment requests, historical agricultural employment needs, and the reports of U.S. workers applying for agricultural employment; and (2) a trust fund to administer and enforce the program and provide a monetary incentive for such workers to return to their countries upon visa expiration. Sets forth program provisions, including: (1) enrollment requirements, (2) a visa preference allocation system, (3) a biometric identification card requirement, (4) U.S. worker protections, and (5) visa increases due to extraordinary and unusual employment circumstances. Makes such agricultural workers ineligible for need-based federal financial assistance.

legal agricultural workforce act amends immigration nationality act establish visa nonimmigrant classification temporary agricultural workers directs secretary agriculture usda establish nonimmigrant temporary agricultural worker program visa shall include annual numerical limitations monthly limitations based enrollment requests historical agricultural employment needs reports workers applying agricultural employment trust fund administer enforce program provide monetary incentive workers return countries visa expiration sets forth program provisions including enrollment requirements visa preference allocation system biometric identification card requirement worker protections visa increases extraordinary unusual employment circumstances makes agricultural workers ineligible need based federal financial assistance


Summary: Agricultural Labor Market Reform Act of 2011- Confers "blue card status" upon an alien who: (1) during the 24-month period ending on December 31, 2010, has performed specified lengths of, or earned a specified amount from, agricultural employment in the United States; (2) applied for such status during the 18-month application period; (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States; and (4) has not been convicted of specified felonies or misdemeanors. Sets forth grounds for termination of blue card status, including: (1) deportability, and (2) commission or conviction of certain crimes. Provides for adjustment of blue card status to permanent resident status based upon completed periods of agricultural employment. Exempts an alien from certain Social Security-related violations if committed prior to receiving blue card status. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require farm labor contractors to participate in the E-verify Program. Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to prohibit farm labor contractors from hiring an alien who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or who has not been otherwise authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to work. Establishes a trust fund for agricultural labor market reform.

agricultural labor market reform act confers blue card status alien month period ending december performed specified lengths earned specified agricultural employment united_states applied status month application period admissible united_states convicted specified felonies misdemeanors sets forth grounds termination blue card status including deportability commission conviction certain crimes provides adjustment blue card status permanent resident status based completed periods agricultural employment exempts alien certain social_security related violations committed prior receiving blue card status amends illegal immigration reform immigrant responsibility act require farm labor contractors participate verify program amends migrant seasonal agricultural worker protection act prohibit farm labor contractors hiring alien lawfully admitted permanent residence authorized secretary homeland_security dhs work establishes trust fund agricultural labor market reform


Summary: H-2A Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker. Exempts an employer filing a petition to employ such a worker from the requirement to show that the position is of a seasonal or temporary nature. Provides for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions.

h-2a improvement act amends immigration nationality act include h-2a nonimmigrant visa category temporary agricultural workers alien coming temporarily united_states work sheepherder goat herder dairy worker exempts employer filing petition employ worker requirement position seasonal temporary nature provides year initial period admission additional year extensions


Summary: Better Agriculture Resources Now Act or the BARN Act - Revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including provisions regarding: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.

act barn act revises h-2a nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program including provisions agricultural labor services application requirements wages period authorized nonimmigrant status housing legal assistance violations


Summary: Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from issuing a final rule that prevents or otherwise affects the agricultural employment of minors to detassel, rogue, or otherwise engage in seed production or related and incidental agricultural employment.

prohibits secretary labor issuing final rule prevents affects agricultural employment minors rogue engage seed production related incidental agricultural employment


Summary: Family Farm Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Transfers administration of the H-2A program from the Department of Labor to USDA.) Includes dairy workers in the H-2A category with a maximum 12-month period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period. Revises H-2A certification provisions.

directs secretary agriculture usda establish process receiving h-2a nonimmigrant visas temporary agricultural workers shall ensure petitioners file petitions internet paper form transfers administration h-2a program department_of_labor usda includes dairy workers h-2a category maximum month period admissions renewed months end period revises h-2a certification provisions


Summary: American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, as a component of the H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) labor certification process, to take specified actions to recruit U.S. workers before petitioning to hire H-2B workers. Requires a prospective H-2B employer to submit a separate petition for each state in which the employer plans to employ H-2B non-immigrants for a period of at least seven days. Prohibits the Secretary from granting a temporary labor certification to a prospective H-2B employer until the Director of the state workforce agency has determined that: (1) employer recruitment requirements have been met, and (2) U.S. nationals are not qualified or available to fill such employment opportunities.

american_jobs american forests act directs secretary labor component h-2b temporary nonagricultural workers labor certification process specified actions recruit workers petitioning hire h-2b workers requires prospective h-2b employer submit separate petition state employer plans employ h-2b non immigrants period seven days prohibits secretary granting temporary labor certification prospective h-2b employer director state workforce agency determined employer recruitment requirements met nationals qualified available fill employment opportunities


Summary:
Legal Agricultural Workforce Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a W-visa nonimmigrant classification for temporary agricultural workers.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish: (1) a nonimmigrant temporary agricultural worker program (W-visa) which shall include annual numerical limitations and monthly limitations based on enrollment requests, historical agricultural employment needs, and the reports of U.S. workers applying for agricultural employment; and (2) a trust fund to administer and enforce the program and provide a monetary incentive for such workers to return to their countries upon visa expiration.

Sets forth program provisions, including: (1) enrollment requirements, (2) a visa preference allocation system, (3) a biometric identification card requirement, (4) U.S. worker protections, and (5) visa increases due to extraordinary and unusual employment circumstances.

Makes such agricultural workers ineligible for need-based federal financial assistance.


Summary:
Agricultural Guestworker Act or the AG Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2C nonimmigrant visa for an alien having a residence in a foreign country which he or she has no intention of abandoning and who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services, including those related to fish or shellfish industries.

(Sec. 3) Requires an employer, or an association acting as an agent or joint employer for its members, to file an H-2C petition with the Department of Agriculture which shall include specified attestations concerning the temporary work or services, benefits, wages, working conditions, and the nondisplacement of U.S. workers.

Requires the employer as a prerequisite to: (1) have conducted adequate recruitment in the area of intended employment before filing the attestations, (2) been unsuccessful in locating a qualified U.S. worker for the job opportunity for which the H-2C worker is sought, but (3) agree to offer the job to any eligible qualified U.S. worker who applies and will be available before the first day the work begins for the H-2C worker.

Prescribes requirements for consideration of petitions and the treatment of associations acting as employers. Requires each individual employer and each employer-member of a joint employer association to pay, for each approved petition, a fee of $100 plus $10 for each approved H-2C worker (not to exceed $1,000). Prohibits the charging of a separate fee to a joint employer association. Sets forth further requirements regarding: (1) investigations, random audits, and penalties; (2) failure to pay wages and benefits or provide attested working conditions; (3) maximum periods of admission (18 months for temporary or seasonal employment or in certain other cases 36 months) and extensions of stay; and (4) abandonment of employment and worker replacement.

Requires an employer to guarantee to offer either a U.S. worker or an H-2C worker employment for the hourly equivalent of at least 50% of the work hours during the total anticipated period of employment.

Makes an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States on April 25, 2013, eligible to adjust to H-2C status.

 Establishes in the Treasury a trust fund to provide a monetary incentive for H-2C workers to return to their country of origin upon expiration of their visas.

Permits an H-2C worker to perform agricultural labor or services as at-will employment for any "registered agricultural employer" if such worker: (1) is already lawfully present in the United States as an H-2C worker; and (2) has completed the period of employment specified in the job offer the worker accepted, or the employer has terminated the worker's employment. Subjects such workers to the same limitations on period of admission and stay in status, as well as the requirement to remain outside the United States for a specified period after employment, as apply to other H-2C workers.

Limits the number of annual fiscal year H-2C admissions to 500,000, subject to decrease in certain circumstances or increase on an emergency basis for severe shortages of agricultural labor or services.

Prohibits the admission of spouses and children of H-2C workers.

Transfers from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to waive bars to admissibility for aliens unlawfully present in the United States for certain periods of time. Requires the Secretary to waive such bars for a former H-2C worker solely if necessary to allow that alien to come temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services, except to the extent that the alien's unlawful presence followed after the alien's having H-2C status.

(Sec. 4) Prohibits any civil action for damages by or on behalf of an H-2C nonimmigrant against the nonimmigrant's employer unless at least 90 days before the action is brought: (1) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has been requested to assist the parties in reaching a satisfactory resolution of all issues involving all parties to the dispute, and (2) mediation has been attempted.

(Sec. 5) Excludes H-2C workers from coverage by the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.

(Sec. 6) Allows an H-2C worker, as a condition of employment but with proper notice, to be subject to mandatory binding arbitration and mediation of any grievance relating to the employment relationship.

(Sec. 7) Requires the DHS Secretary to waive the grounds of inadmissibility or deportability for certain aliens solely to allow them to perform agricultural labor or services.

Limits such a waiver to aliens physically present in the United States on April 25, 2013, who performed agricultural labor or services in the United States for at least 575 hours, or 100 days in which the alien was employed 5.75 or more hours per day, during the 2-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 8) Denies H-2C workers and aliens performing agricultural labor or services: (1) specified benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and (2) the child and earned income tax credits under the Internal Revenue Code.

(Sec. 9) Terminates authority to petition for H-2A temporary agricultural workers two years after enactment of this Act.

agricultural act act sec amends immigration nationality act establish h-2c nonimmigrant visa alien having residence foreign country intention abandoning coming temporarily united_states perform agricultural labor services including related fish shellfish industries sec requires employer association acting agent joint employer members file h-2c petition department_of_agriculture shall include specified attestations concerning temporary work services benefits wages working conditions workers requires employer prerequisite conducted adequate recruitment area intended employment filing attestations unsuccessful locating qualified worker job opportunity h-2c worker sought agree offer job eligible qualified worker applies available day work begins h-2c worker prescribes requirements consideration petitions treatment associations acting employers requires individual employer employer member joint employer association pay approved petition fee plus approved h-2c worker exceed prohibits charging separate fee joint employer association sets forth requirements investigations random audits penalties failure pay wages benefits provide working conditions maximum periods admission months temporary seasonal employment certain cases months extensions stay abandonment employment worker replacement requires employer guarantee offer worker h-2c worker employment hourly equivalent work hours total anticipated period employment makes alien unlawfully present united_states april eligible adjust h-2c status establishes treasury trust fund provide monetary incentive h-2c workers return country origin expiration visas permits h-2c worker perform agricultural labor services employment registered agricultural employer worker lawfully present united_states h-2c worker completed period employment specified job offer worker accepted employer terminated worker employment subjects workers limitations period admission stay status requirement remain outside united_states specified period employment apply h-2c workers limits number annual fiscal year h-2c admissions subject decrease certain circumstances increase emergency basis severe shortages agricultural labor services prohibits admission spouses children h-2c workers transfers attorney general secretary homeland_security dhs authority waive bars admissibility aliens unlawfully present united_states certain periods time requires secretary waive bars h-2c worker solely necessary allow alien come temporarily united_states perform agricultural labor services extent alien unlawful presence followed alien having h-2c status sec prohibits civil action damages behalf h-2c nonimmigrant nonimmigrant employer days action brought federal_mediation_and_conciliation_service requested assist parties reaching satisfactory resolution issues involving parties dispute mediation attempted sec excludes h-2c workers coverage migrant seasonal agricultural worker protection act sec allows h-2c worker condition employment proper notice subject mandatory binding arbitration mediation grievance relating employment relationship sec requires dhs secretary waive grounds inadmissibility deportability certain aliens solely allow perform agricultural labor services limits waiver aliens physically present united_states april performed agricultural labor services united_states hours days alien employed hours day year period ending date enactment act sec denies h-2c workers aliens performing agricultural labor services specified benefits patient_protection affordable care act child earned income tax credits internal revenue code sec terminates authority petition h-2a temporary agricultural workers years enactment act


Summary: Growing Small Farms Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the liability of employers of agricultural labor for federal unemployment tax under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), to increase from $20,000 or more to $40,000 or more the amount of wages which such employers must pay in a calendar quarter for agricultural labor before being treated as employers for FUTA purposes. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such increased wage threshold after 2014.

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Summary:
Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2016

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand nonimmigrant employer annual data reporting requirements to include all nonimmigrant worker categories and compensated cultural exchange, training, and business classifications.

Expanded reporting requirements include information regarding: (1) the age and gender of admitted nonimmigrants; (2) categories and numbers of visas issued; (3) numbers of persons admitted under each visa classification and subclassification; (4) blanket petitions; (5) the occupation and country of origin of beneficiaries; (6) nonimmigrant worker employers; (7) compensation; and (8) citizens of nations with Compacts of Free Association with the United States who are authorized to reside permanently in the United States as nonimmigrants and their ports of U.S. entry.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) submit such report and post the information along with the corresponding raw data and a searchable database to a public website, and (2) ensure that such posted information does not include information that would identify a specific person with reasonable certainty.

Any government official who uses such information shall take steps to: (1) protect individual identities, and (2) prevent the information from being disaggregated into its component parts.

 The Department of State or the Department of Labor, if requested by DHS, shall share information necessary for Labor to file its annual report regarding employer petitions for H-, P-, O-, and Q-visa nonimmigrant aliens.

"Employment" means employment in the United States and includes cultural exchanges, training, or business activities for which the nonimmigrant receives any form of compensation.

bill amends immigration_and_nationality_act expand nonimmigrant employer annual data reporting requirements include nonimmigrant worker categories compensated cultural exchange training business classifications expanded reporting requirements include information age gender admitted nonimmigrants categories numbers visas issued numbers persons admitted visa classification blanket petitions occupation country origin beneficiaries nonimmigrant worker employers compensation citizens nations compacts_of_free_association united_states authorized reside permanently united_states nonimmigrants ports entry department_of_homeland_security dhs shall submit report post information corresponding raw data searchable database public website ensure posted information include information identify specific person reasonable certainty government official uses information shall steps protect individual identities prevent information disaggregated component parts department_of_state department_of_labor requested dhs shall share information necessary labor file annual report employer petitions visa nonimmigrant aliens employment means employment united_states includes cultural exchanges training business activities nonimmigrant receives form compensation


Summary:
Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit multiple employers to submit a joint petition to import nonimmigrant H-2A visa temporary agricultural workers. Upon approval of such petition, each joint employer shall be subject to the Act's H-2A provisions with respect to each alien listed in the petition.

The period of authorized H-2A admission may not exceed the shorter of three years or the contract period.

An employer seeking to rehire H-2A workers who previously worked for the employer as H-2A workers at any time during the most recent 12-month period may submit a simplified petition, to be developed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), which shall include a certification that the employer maintains compliance with all applicable employment requirements. Such petitions shall be approved upon completion of applicable security screenings.

An employer may apply for workers with staggered start and end dates in the same application.

An employer that has received a request for evidence from the CIS may request that such evidence request be delivered in an online format. The CIS, within three days of the employer's submission of evidence, shall: (1) provide an online response indicating whether the evidence is sufficient; and (2) if the evidence is insufficient, shall provide evidence thereof and an opportunity for the employer to address the deficiencies.

paperwork reduction farmers act bill amends immigration_and_nationality_act permit multiple employers submit joint petition import nonimmigrant h-2a visa temporary agricultural workers approval petition joint employer shall subject act h-2a provisions respect alien listed petition period authorized h-2a admission exceed shorter years contract period employer seeking rehire h-2a workers previously worked employer h-2a workers time recent month period submit simplified petition developed shall include certification employer maintains compliance applicable employment requirements petitions shall approved completion applicable security screenings employer apply workers staggered start end dates application employer received request evidence request evidence request delivered online format days employer submission evidence shall provide online response indicating evidence sufficient evidence insufficient shall provide evidence thereof opportunity employer address deficiencies


Summary: Summer of Service Act of 2007 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to create Summer of Service programs providing at least 100 hours of summer community service learning opportunities to youth who will subsequently enroll in grades six through nine. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide competitive three-year grants to: (1) states under a State Grant program; and (2) public or private organizations under a National Direct Grant program, when a state does not apply for funding or the community service program includes multiple states. Requires states and organizations, in making project subgrants, to favor entities with established track records that: (1) have leadership positions in the communities from which participating youth will be drawn; (2) focus on youth service during the transition year before high school; (3) encourage or enable youth to continue providing community service throughout the school year; (4) involve youth in the design and operation of the community service project; and (5) include youth of diverse backgrounds, at least 50% of which are from low-income families. Permits such entities to charge the parents of participants an income-based fee to contribute to the nonfederal share of project costs. Makes each youth serving at least 100 hours in a service-learning project eligible for an educational award of up to $500.

amends national_and_community_service_act create summer_of_service programs providing hours summer community service learning opportunities youth subsequently enroll grades requires chief executive officer corporation_for_national_and_community_service provide competitive year grants states state grant program public private organizations program state apply funding community service program includes multiple states requires states organizations making project subgrants favor entities established track records leadership positions communities participating youth drawn focus youth service transition year high school encourage enable youth continue providing community service school year involve youth design operation community service project include youth diverse backgrounds low income families permits entities charge parents participants income based fee contribute nonfederal share project costs makes youth serving hours service learning project eligible educational award


Summary: Assistance to Individuals Delivering for America Act of 2007 or the AID for America Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit for 50 percent of the wages paid to employees serving as disaster relief volunteers. Limits the amount of such credit to $100 per day per employee.

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