Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State to incorporate anti-trafficking and anti-slavery priorities into other aspects of foreign assistance to ensure that assistance programs do not contribute to vulnerability to, or the prevalence of, human trafficking and slavery.
Requires a foreign labor contractor to disclose in writing in English and in the primary language of the worker being recruited specified information, including the identity of the employer and the recruiter, worker protections, and a signed copy of the work contract. Prohibits a foreign labor contractor from providing related false or misleading information.
Prohibits certain recruitment fees.
Requires a foreign labor contractor to obtain from the Secretary of Labor a certificate of registration which shall be valid for two years. Provides for a registration fee.
Exempts from such certificate requirement an employer who engages in foreign labor contracting solely to find workers for the employer's own use without the participation of any other foreign labor contractor.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) maintain a list of all registered foreign labor contractors and a list of all such ontractors whose registration has been revoked; and (2) establish a process for receipt, investigation, and disposition of complaints.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a consular officer, before issuing specified work visas, to: (1) provide the alien with certain trafficking information, and (2) review and include in the alien's visa file the foreign labor recruiter's disclosures.
Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that: (1) each U.S. diplomatic mission has a person responsible for receiving information from any worker who has been subject to violations of this Act, and (2) consulates maintain and make public any information regarding the identities of foreign labor contractors and the employers to whom those contractors supply workers.
Sets forth administrative and civil action enforcement requirements.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3344 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3344
To ensure that the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute
to human trafficking and to combat human trafficking by requiring
greater transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 28, 2013
Mr. Royce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the
Committees on Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To ensure that the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute
to human trafficking and to combat human trafficking by requiring
greater transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and
Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Foreign labor contracting activity.--The term ``foreign
labor contracting activity'' means recruiting, soliciting, or
related activities with respect to an individual who resides
outside of the United States in furtherance of employment in
the United States, including when such activity occurs wholly
outside of the United States.
(2) Foreign labor contractor.--The term ``foreign labor
contractor'' means any person who performs foreign labor
contracting activity, including any person who performs foreign
labor contracting activity wholly outside of the United States,
except that the term does not include any entity of the United
States Government.
(3) Person.--The term ``person'' means any natural person
or any corporation, company, firm, partnership, joint stock
company or association or other organization or entity (whether
organized under law or not), including municipal corporations.
(4) Secretary.--Except as otherwise specified, the term
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Labor.
(5) Worker.--The term ``worker'' means an individual who is
the subject of foreign labor contracting activity and does not
include an exchange visitor (as defined in section 62.2 of
title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or any similar successor
regulation).
SEC. 3. ENSURING THAT FOREIGN ASSISTANCE DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO HUMAN
TRAFFICKING.
Section 106 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7104) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections
(j) and (k), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
``(i) Prevention of Trafficking in Conjunction With Foreign
Assistance.--The United States Agency for International Development and
the Department of State shall make reasonable efforts to incorporate
anti-trafficking and anti-slavery priorities into other aspects of
foreign assistance, including the maintenance of systems, such as
appropriate supply chain monitoring, to ensure that assistance programs
do not contribute to vulnerability to, or the prevalence of, human
trafficking and slavery, consistent with this Act.''.
SEC. 4. TRANSPARENCY IN FOREIGN RECRUITING.
(a) Requirement for Disclosure.--Any foreign labor contractor shall
ascertain and disclose to each worker in writing in English and in the
primary language of the worker at the time of the worker's recruitment,
the following information:
(1) The identity and address of the employer and the
identity and address of the person conducting the recruiting on
behalf of the employer, including any subcontractor or agent
involved in such recruiting.
(2) All assurances and terms and conditions of employment,
from the prospective employer for whom the worker is being
recruited, including the work hours, level of compensation to
be paid, the place and period of employment, a description of
the type and nature of employment activities, and any penalties
for terminating employment.
(3) An itemized list of any costs or expenses to be charged
to the worker and any deductions to be taken from wages,
including any costs for housing or accommodation,
transportation to and from the worksite, meals, health
insurance, workers' compensation, costs of benefits provided,
medical examinations, health care, tools, or safety equipment
costs.
(4) A signed copy of the work contract between the worker
and the employer.
(5) The type of visa under which the foreign worker is to
be employed, the length of time for which the visa will be
valid, the terms and conditions under which the visa may be
renewed, and a clear statement of any expenses associated with
securing or renewing the visa.
(6) Whether and the extent to which workers will be
compensated through workers' compensation, private insurance,
or otherwise for injuries or death, including work-related
injuries and death, during the period of employment and, if so,
the name of the State workers' compensation insurance carrier
or the name of the policyholder of the private insurance, the
name and the telephone number of each person who must be
notified of an injury or death, and the time period within
which such notice must be given.
(7) A statement, in a form specified by the Secretary--
(A) stating that--
(i) no foreign labor contractor, agent, or
employee of a foreign labor contractor, may
lawfully assess any fee (including visa fees,
processing fees, transportation fees, legal
expenses, placement fees, and other costs) to a
worker for any foreign labor contracting
activity; and
(ii) the employer may bear such costs or
fees for the foreign labor contractor, but that
these fees cannot be passed along to the
worker;
(B) explaining that--
(i) no additional significant requirements
or changes may be made to the original contract
signed by the worker without at least 24 hours
to consider such changes and the specific
consent of the worker, obtained voluntarily and
without threat of penalty; and
(ii) any significant changes made to the
original contract that do not comply with
clause (i) shall be a violation of this Act and
be subject to the provisions of section 10 of
this Act; and
(C) describing the protections afforded the worker
by this section and by section 202 of the William
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1375b) and any
applicable visa program, including--
(i) relevant information about the
procedure for filing a complaint provided for
in section 10; and
(ii) the telephone number for the national
human trafficking resource center hotline
number.
(8) Any education or training to be provided or required,
including--
(A) the nature, timing, and cost of such training;
(B) the person who will pay such costs;
(C) whether the training is a condition of
employment, continued employment, or future employment;
and
(D) whether the worker will be paid or remunerated
during the training period, including the rate of pay.
(b) Relationship to Labor and Employment Laws.--Nothing in the
disclosure required by subsection (a) shall constitute a legal
conclusion as to the worker's status or rights under any labor or
employment law.
(c) Prohibition on False and Misleading Information.--No foreign
labor contractor or employer who engages in any foreign labor
contracting activity shall knowingly provide materially false or
misleading information to any worker concerning any matter required to
be disclosed under subsection (a). The disclosure required by this
section is a document concerning the proper administration of a matter
within the jurisdiction of a department or agency of the United States
for the purposes of section 1519 of title 18, United States Code.
SEC. 5. RECRUITMENT FEES.
No employer, foreign labor contractor, or agent or employee of a
foreign labor contractor, shall assess any fee (including visa fees,
processing fees, transportation fees, legal expenses, placement fees,
and other costs) to a worker for any foreign labor contracting
activity.
SEC. 6. REGISTRATION.
(a) Requirement To Register.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), prior to
engaging in any foreign labor contracting activity, any person
who is a foreign labor contractor or who, for any money or
other valuable consideration paid or promised to be paid,
performs a foreign labor contracting activity on behalf of a
foreign labor contractor, shall obtain a certificate of
registration from the Secretary of Labor pursuant to
regulations promulgated by the Secretary under subsection (c).
(2) Exception for certain employers.--An employer, or
employee of an employer, who engages in foreign labor
contracting activity solely to find workers for that employer's
own use, and without the participation of any other foreign
labor contractor, shall not be required to register under this
section.
(b) Notification.--
(1) Annual employer notification.--Each employer shall
notify the Secretary, not less frequently than once every year,
of the identity of any foreign labor contractor involved in any
foreign labor contracting activity for, or on behalf of, the
employer, including at a minimum, the name and address of the
foreign labor contractor, a description of the services for
which the foreign labor contractor is being used, whether the
foreign labor contractor is to receive any economic
compensation for the services, and, if so, the identity of the
person or entity who is paying for the services.
(2) Annual foreign labor contractor notification.--Each
foreign labor contractor shall notify the Secretary, not less
frequently than once every year, of the identity of any
subcontractor, agent, or foreign labor contractor employee
involved in any foreign labor contracting activity for, or on
behalf of, the foreign labor contractor.
(3) Noncompliance notification.--An employer shall notify
the Secretary of the identity of a foreign labor contractor
whose activities do not comply with this Act.
(4) Agreement.--Not later than 7 days after receiving a
request from the Secretary, an employer shall provide the
Secretary with the identity of any foreign labor contractor
with which the employer has a contract or other agreement.
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to
establish an efficient electronic process for the timely investigation
and approval of an application for a certificate of registration of
foreign labor contractors, including--
(1) a declaration, subscribed and sworn to by the
applicant, stating the applicant's permanent place of
residence, the foreign labor contracting activities for which
the certificate is requested, and such other relevant
information as the Secretary may require;
(2) a set of fingerprints of the applicant;
(3) an expeditious means to update registrations and renew
certificates;
(4) providing for the consent of any foreign labor
contractor to the designation by a court of the Secretary as an
agent available to accept service of summons in any action
against the applicant, if the applicant has left the
jurisdiction in which the action is commenced, otherwise has
become unavailable to accept service, or is subject to personal
jurisdiction in no State;
(5) providing for the consent of any foreign labor
contractor to jurisdiction in any Federal or State court in the
United States for any action brought by any aggrieved
individual or worker;
(6) providing for cooperation in any investigation by the
Secretary or other appropriate authorities;
(7) providing for consent to the forfeiture of any bond for
failure to cooperate with these provisions;
(8) providing for consent to be liable for violations of
this Act by any agents or subcontractors of any level in
relation to the foreign labor contracting activity of the agent
or subcontractor to the same extent as if the foreign labor
contractor had committed the violation; and
(9) providing for consultation with other appropriate
Federal agencies to determine whether any reason exists to deny
registration to a foreign labor contractor.
(d) Term of Registration.--Unless suspended or revoked, a
certificate under this section shall be valid for 2 years.
(e) Application Fee.--
(1) Requirement for fee.--In addition to any other fees
authorized by law, the Secretary shall impose a fee, to be
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, on a foreign
labor contractor that submits an application for a certificate
of registration under this section.
(2) Amount of fee.--The amount of the fee required by
paragraph (1) shall be set at a level that the Secretary
determines sufficient to cover the full costs of carrying out
foreign labor contract registration activities under this Act,
including worker education and any additional costs associated
with the administration of the fees collected.
(f) Refusal To Issue; Revocation.--In accordance with regulations
promulgated by the Secretary, the Secretary shall refuse to issue or
renew, or shall revoke and debar from eligibility to obtain a
certificate of registration for a period of not greater than 5 years,
after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, a certificate of
registration under this section if--
(1) the applicant for, or holder of, the certification has
knowingly made a material misrepresentation in the application
for such certificate;
(2) the applicant for, or holder of, the certification is
not the real party in interest in the application or
certificate of registration and the real party in interest--
(A) is a person who has been refused issuance or
renewal of a certificate;
(B) has had a certificate revoked; or
(C) does not qualify for a certificate under this
section;
(3) the applicant for, or holder of, the certification has
been convicted within the preceding 5 years of--
(A) any felony under State or Federal law or crime
involving robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement,
grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics
laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill,
assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury,
prostitution, peonage, or smuggling or harboring
individuals who have entered the United States
illegally; or
(B) any crime relating to gambling, or to the sale,
distribution or possession of alcoholic beverages, in
connection with or incident to any labor contracting
activities; or
(4) the applicant for, or holder of, the certification has
materially failed to comply with this section.
(g) Re-Registration of Violators.--The Secretary shall establish a
procedure by which a foreign labor contractor that has had its
registration revoked under subsection (f) may seek to re-register under
this subsection by demonstrating to the Secretary's satisfaction that
the foreign labor contractor has not violated this Act in the previous
5 years and that the foreign labor contractor has taken sufficient
steps to prevent future violations of this Act.
(h) Bonding Requirement.--The Secretary is authorized to require a
foreign labor contractor to post a bond in an amount sufficient to
ensure the protection of workers recruited by the foreign labor
contractor, and to establish, by regulation, the conditions under which
the bond amount is determined, paid, and forfeited. Any bond
requirements or the forfeiture of any bond under this subsection are in
addition to other remedies under this Act or any other law.
SEC. 7. MAINTENANCE AND POSTING OF LISTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall maintain--
(1) a list of all foreign labor contractors registered
under this subsection, including--
(A) the countries from which the contractors
recruit;
(B) the employers for whom the contractors recruit;
(C) the visa categories and occupations for which
the contractors recruit; and
(D) the States where recruited workers are
employed; and
(2) a list of all foreign labor contractors whose
certificate of registration the Secretary has revoked.
(b) Updates and Availability.--The Secretary shall--
(1) update the lists required by subsection (a) on an
ongoing basis, not less frequently than every 6 months;
(2) make such lists publicly available, including through
continuous publication on Internet websites; and
(3) provide such lists to the Secretary of State, who shall
make such lists available in written form at, and on the
websites of, each United States diplomatic mission in the
official language of the host country.
SEC. 8. OBLIGATIONS OF UNITED STATES CONSULAR OFFICERS.
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s) A visa shall not be issued under the subparagraph (A)(iii),
(B)(i) (but only for domestic servants described in clause (i) or (ii)
of section 274a.12(c)(17) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (as
in effect on December 4, 2007)), (G)(v), (H), (J), (L), (Q), or (R) of
section 101(a)(15) until the consular officer--
``(1) has provided to and reviewed with the applicant, in
the applicant's language (or a language the applicant
understands), a copy of the information and resources pamphlet
required by section 202 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C.
1375b); and
``(2) has reviewed and made a part of the visa file the
foreign labor recruiter disclosures required by section 4 of
the Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination
Act of 2013, as well as a notation of whether the foreign labor
recruiter is registered pursuant section 6 of that Act.''.
SEC. 9. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(a) Overseas Availability of Foreign Labor Contractor Lists.--The
Secretary of State shall make the lists required by section 7(a)
publicly available in written form at, and on the websites of, each
United States diplomatic and consular post in the official language of
the host country.
(b) Designation of Personnel To Receive Complaints Overseas.--The
Secretary of State shall--
(1) designate personnel at each such post who are
responsible for receiving information regarding alleged
violations of this Act by foreign labor contractors, and for
conveying such information to the Secretary of Labor for
potential use in a complaint or investigation pursuant to
section 10; and
(2) make publicly available on the website of each such
post, in the official language of the host country, information
on how to contact the personnel designated at that mission
pursuant to paragraph (1).
SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.
(a) Complaints and Investigations.--The Secretary--
(1) shall establish a process for the receipt,
investigation, and disposition of complaints filed by any
person regarding the compliance of any employer or foreign
labor contractor with this Act; and
(2) either pursuant to the process required by paragraph
(1) or otherwise, may investigate employers or foreign labor
contractors, including actions occurring in a foreign country,
as necessary to determine compliance with this Act.
(b) Enforcement.--
(1) In general.--A worker who believes that he or she has
suffered harm from a violation of section 4 or 5 may seek
relief from an employer or foreign labor contractor by--
(A) filing a complaint with the Secretary within 3
years after the date on which the violation occurred or
date on which the worker became aware of the violation;
or
(B) if the Secretary has not issued a final
decision within 120 days of the filing of the complaint
and there is no showing that such delay is due to the
bad faith of the claimant, bringing an action at law or
equity for de novo review in the appropriate district
court of the United States, which shall have
jurisdiction over such an action without regard to the
amount in controversy.
(2) Procedure.--
(A) In general.--Unless otherwise provided herein,
a complaint under paragraph (1)(A) shall be governed
under the rules and procedures set forth in paragraphs
(1) and (2)(A) of section 42121(b) of title 49, United
States Code.
(B) Exception.--Notification of a complaint under
paragraph (1)(A) shall be made to each person or entity
named in the complaint as a defendant and to the
employer.
(C) Statute of limitations.--An action filed in a
district court of the United States under paragraph
(1)(B) shall be commenced not later than 180 days after
the last day of the 120-day period referred to in that
paragraph.
(D) Jury trial.--A party to an action brought under
paragraph (1)(B) shall be entitled to trial by jury.
(c) Administrative Enforcement.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary finds, after notice and
an opportunity for a hearing, that any foreign labor contractor
or employer failed to comply with any of the requirements of
this Act, the Secretary may impose the following against such
contractor or employer--
(A) a fine in an amount not more than $10,000 per
violation; and
(B) upon the occasion of a third violation or a
failure to comply with representations, a fine of not
more than $25,000 per violation.
(d) Authority To Ensure Compliance.--The Secretary is authorized to
take other such actions, including issuing subpoenas and seeking
appropriate injunctive relief and recovery of damages, as may be
necessary to assure compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Act.
(e) Bonding.--Pursuant to any bond required pursuant to section
6(h), bond liquidation and forfeitures shall be in addition to other
remedies under this section or any other law.
(f) Civil Action.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary or any person aggrieved by a
violation of this Act may bring a civil action against any
foreign labor contractor that does not meet the requirements
under subsection (g)(2) in any court of competent
jurisdiction--
(A) to seek remedial action, including injunctive
relief;
(B) to recover damages on behalf of any worker
harmed by a violation of section 4 or 5; and
(C) to ensure compliance with requirements of this
section.
(2) Actions by the secretary.--
(A) Sums recovered.--Any sums recovered by the
Secretary on behalf of a worker under paragraph (1) or
through liquidation of any bond held pursuant to
section 6(h) shall be held in a special deposit account
and shall be paid, on order of the Secretary, directly
to each worker affected. Any such sums not paid to a
worker because of inability to do so within a period of
5 years shall be credited as an offsetting collection
to the appropriations account of the Secretary for
expenses for the administration of this section and
shall remain available to the Secretary until expended
or may be used for enforcement of the laws within the
jurisdiction of the wage and hour division or may be
transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services for the purpose of providing support to
programs that provide assistance to victims of
trafficking in persons or other exploited persons. The
Secretary shall work with any attorney or organization
representing workers to locate workers owed sums under
this section.
(B) Representation.--Except as provided in section
518(a) of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney
General may appear for and represent the Secretary in
any civil litigation brought under this paragraph. All
such litigation shall be subject to the direction and
control of the Attorney General.
(3) Actions by individuals.--
(A) Award.--If the court finds in a civil action
filed by an individual under this section that the
defendant has violated any provision of this Act (or
any regulation issued pursuant to this Act), the court
may award--
(i) damages, up to and including an amount
equal to the amount of actual damages, and
statutory damages of up to $1,000 per plaintiff
per violation, or other equitable relief,
except that with respect to statutory damages--
(I) multiple infractions of a
single provision of this Act (or of a
regulation under this Act) shall
constitute only 1 violation for
purposes of section 3(a) to determine
the amount of statutory damages due a
plaintiff; and
(II) if such complaint is certified
as a class action the court may award--
(aa) damages up to an
amount equal to the amount of
actual damages; and
(bb) statutory damages of
not more than the lesser of up
to $1,000 per class member per
violation, or up to $500,000;
and other equitable relief;
(ii) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs;
and
(iii) such other and further relief,
including declaratory and injunctive relief, as
necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
Act.
(B) Criteria.--In determining the amount of
statutory damages to be awarded under subparagraph (A),
the court is authorized to consider whether an attempt
was made to resolve the issues in dispute before the
resort to litigation.
(C) Bond.--To satisfy the damages, fees, and costs
found owing under this subparagraph, the Secretary
shall release as much of any bond held pursuant to
section 6(h) as necessary.
(D) Appeal.--Any civil action brought under this
section shall be subject to appeal as provided in
chapter 83 of title 28, United States Code (28 U.S.C.
1291 et seq.).
(E) Access to legal services corporation.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Legal
Services Corporation and recipients of its funding may
provide legal assistance on behalf of any alien with
respect to any provision of this Act.
(g) Agency Liability.--
(1) In general.--Beginning 180 days after the Secretary has
promulgated regulations pursuant to section 6(c), an employer
who retains the services of a foreign labor contractor shall
only use those foreign labor contractors who are registered
under section 6.
(2) Safe harbor.--An employer shall not have any liability
under this section if--
(A) each worker claiming harm for any violation of
this Act was referred to the employer by a foreign
labor contractor that had a valid registration with the
Secretary pursuant to section 6 at the time of
referral; and
(B) prior to the initiation of any complaint or
investigation under subsection (a), the employer did
not fail to notify the Secretary of any violation of
this Act by a foreign labor contractor of which the
employer had actual knowledge.
(3) Liability for agents.--Foreign labor contractors shall
be subject to the provisions of this section for violations
committed by the foreign labor contractor's agents or
subcontractors of any level in relation to their foreign labor
contracting activity to the same extent as if the foreign labor
contractor had committed the violation.
(h) Retaliation.--
(1) In general.--No person shall intimidate, threaten,
restrain, coerce, discharge, or in any other manner
discriminate or retaliate against any worker or their family
members (including a former employee or an applicant for
employment) because such worker disclosed information to any
person that the worker reasonably believes evidences a
violation of this section (or any rule or regulation pertaining
to this section), including seeking legal assistance of counsel
or cooperating with an investigation or other proceeding
concerning compliance with this section (or any rule or
regulation pertaining to this section).
(2) Enforcement.--An individual who is subject to any
conduct described in paragraph (1) may, in a civil action,
recover appropriate relief, including reasonable attorneys'
fees and costs, with respect to that violation. Any civil
action under this subparagraph shall be stayed during the
pendency of any criminal action arising out of the violation.
(i) Waiver of Rights.--Agreements by workers purporting to waive or
to modify their rights under this Act shall be void as contrary to
public policy.
(j) Presence During Pendency of Actions.--
(1) In general.--If other immigration relief is not
available, the Attorney General and the Secretary shall grant
advance parole to permit a nonimmigrant to remain legally in
the United States for time sufficient to fully and effectively
participate in all legal proceedings related to any action
taken pursuant to this section.
(2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations to carry out paragraph (1).
SEC. 11. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or alter any
other rights or remedies, including any causes of action, available
under any other Federal or State law.
SEC. 12. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations to implement
this Act and to develop policies and procedures to enforce the
provisions of this Act.
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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