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This bill, known as the FARMS Act (Freeze AEWR and Restore Monetary Sense Act), provides the Secretary of Labor with the authority to maintain the current Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for a two-year period if the Secretary determines that there is no valid method to calculate a new rate. The AEWR is a wage rate set by the Department of Labor that agricultural employers must pay to H-2A temporary agricultural workers to ensure that hiring foreign workers does not adversely affect the wages of similarly employed U.S. workers. Specifically, the bill allows the Secretary to continue using the AEWR that was in effect at the time of the bill's enactment for nonimmigrant workers admitted under the H-2A visa program during a two-year period, if the Secretary cannot establish a reliable method for calculating a new wage rate. This temporary pause is intended to provide stability and predictability for agricultural employers while addressing potential challenges in wage rate determination.

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