The Farm Workforce Support Act directs the Comptroller General, a government watchdog agency, to conduct a comprehensive study of the H-2A temporary agricultural visa program and submit findings to Congress within two years of the bill's enactment. The report must examine how the program affects hiring of both domestic and foreign workers, whether American employers are increasingly relying on guest workers, challenges in providing affordable housing to foreign workers, and whether wage requirements make it harder to recruit American workers. The study will also analyze the economic impact on families of guest workers left behind and investigate whether employers are complying with labor contract guarantees. The bill affects agricultural employers who use the H-2A program, as well as both American workers and temporary foreign workers in the agricultural industry, though it does not propose new policies but rather seeks to gather data for future policy decisions.
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