following: (k) replacement of workers On receiving notice that an H–2A worker recruited or hired by an employer has prematurely abandoned employment or has failed to appear for employment, the Secretary of State shall promptly issue a visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) to an eligible alien designated by the employer to replace that worker and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall expeditiously admit such alien into the United States. . 10. Agricultural Associations and pooling of workers Section 218(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Role of agricultural associations (1) Filing by agricultural association permitted An application to hire an H–2A worker may be filed by an association of agricultural employers which use agricultural labor. (2) Treatment of associations acting as employers If an association is a joint or sole employer of H–2A workers, such H–2A workers may be transferred among its members to perform agricultural labor of the same nature for which the application was approved. (3) Treatment of violations (A) Individual members If an individual member of a joint employer association violates any condition for approval with respect to the member's application, the Secretary of Agriculture shall deny such application only with respect to that member of the association unless the Secretary determines that the association or other member participated in, had knowledge of, or had reason to know of the violation. (B) Association of agricultural employers (i) Joint employer If an association representing agricultural employers as a joint employer violates any condition for approval with respect to the association's application, the Secretary of Agriculture shall deny such application only with respect to the association and may not apply the denial to any individual member of the association, unless the Secretary determines that the member participated in, had knowledge of, or had reason to know of the violation. (ii) Sole employer If an