119-S1292

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1292

1. Short title
2. Exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H–2B nonimmigrant visas

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Save Our Seafood Act".

2. Exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H–2B nonimmigrant visas

(a) In general - Section 214(g)(10) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(10)) is amended—

(1) - by striking "The numerical limitations of paragraph (1)(B)" and inserting "(A) The numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(B)"; and

(2) - by adding at the end the following:

(B)

(i) - The numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) who is employed (or has received an offer of employment)—

(I) - as a fish roe processor, a fish roe technician, or a supervisor of fish roe processing; or

(II) - as a fish processor.

(ii) - As used in clause (i)—

(I) - the term fish means fresh or saltwater finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal life, including the roe of such animals, other than marine mammals and birds; and

(II) - the term processor—

(aa) - means any person engaged in the processing of fish, including handling, storing, preparing, heading, eviscerating, shucking, freezing, changing into different market forms, manufacturing, preserving, packing, labeling, dockside unloading, holding, and all other processing activities; and

(bb) - does not include any person engaged in—

(AA) - harvesting or transporting fish or fishery products without otherwise engaging in processing;

(BB) - practices such as heading, eviscerating, or freezing intended solely to prepare a fish for holding on board a harvest vessel; or

(CC) - operating a retail establishment.

(b) Repeal - Section 14006 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287) is repealed.