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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-470—JAN. 14, 1983

96 STAT. 2595

tion of migrant workers, shall, for purposes of paragraph (1)(A), be deemed to be the standards prescribed by the Secretary under this paragraph, and shall, as appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances, apply (i) without regard to the mileage and boundary line limitations contained in such section, and (ii) until superseded by standards actually prescribed by the Secretary in accordance with this paragraph. (3) The level of the insurance required by paragraph (1)(C) shall be at least the amount currently required for common carriers of passengers under part II of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), and any successor provision of subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, and regulations prescribed thereunder. 49 USC loioi. (c) If an agricultural employer, agricultural association, or farm labor contractor is the employer of any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker for purposes of a State workers' compensation law and such employer provides workers' compensation coverage for such worker in the case of bodily injury or death as provided by such State law, the following adjustments in the requirements of subsectionflaXlXC)relating to having an insurance policy or liability bond apply: (1) No insurance policy or liability bond shall be required of the employer, if such workers are transported only under circumstances for which there is coverage under such State law. (2) An insurance policy or liability bond shall be required of the employer for circumstances under which coverage for the transportation of such workers is not provided under such State law. (d) The Secretary shall, by r^ulations promulgated in accordance with section 511 not later than the effective date of this Act, prescribe the standards required for the purposes of iniplementing this section. Any subsequent revision of such standards shall also be accomplished by regulation promulgated in accordance with such section. CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION

SEC. 402. No person shall utilize the services of any farm labor 29 USC 1842. contractor to supply any migrant or seasonal agricultural worker unless the person first takes reasonable steps to determine that the farm labor contractor possesses a certificate of registration which is valid and which authorizes the activity for which the contractor is utilized. In making that determination, the person may rely upon either possession of a certificate of registration, or confirmation of such registration by the Department of Labor. The Secretary shall maintain a central public registry of all persons issued a certificate of registration. INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

SEC. 403. Each farm labor contractor, without regard to any other 29 USC 1843. provisions of this Act, shall obtain at each place of employment and make available for inspection to every worker he furnishes for employment, a written statement of the conditions of such employment as described in sections 201(b) and 301(b) of this Act.