46 U.S.C. § 8704
Alien deemed to be employed in the United States
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An alien is deemed to be employed in the United States for purposes of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) if the alien is an unlicensed individual employed on a fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel that—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997