; and (2) in determining the alien’s admissibility as an immigrant, paragraphs (5)(A), (6)(A), (6)(C), (7), (9)(B), and (9)(C)(i)(I) of section 212(a) shall not apply with respect to conduct that occurred prior to the alien first receiving status as an H–2C worker. . (b) At-Will employment Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 218A (as inserted by subsection (a) of this section) the following: 218B. At-will employment of temporary H–2C workers (a) In general An employer that is designated as a registered agricultural employer pursuant to subsection (c) may employ aliens as H–2C workers. However, an H–2C worker may only perform labor or services pursuant to this section if the worker is already lawfully present in the United States as an H–2C worker, having been admitted or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status pursuant to section 218A, and has completed the period of employment specified in the job offer the worker accepted pursuant to section 218A or the employer has terminated the worker’s employment pursuant to section 218A(j)(3)(D)(i). An H–2C worker who abandons the employment which was the basis for admission or status pursuant to section 218A may not perform labor or services pursuant to this section until the worker has returned to their home country, been readmitted as an H–2C worker pursuant to section 218A and has completed the period of employment specified in the job offer the worker accepted pursuant to section 218A or the employer has terminated the worker’s employment pursuant to section 218A(j)(3)(D)(i). (b) Period of stay H–2C workers performing at-will labor or services for a registered agricultural employer are subject to the period of admission, limitation of stay in status, and requirement to remain outside the United States contained in subsections (m) and (n) of section 218A. (c) Registered agricultural employers The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a process to accept and adjudicate applications