1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 . 2. Secretary of Agriculture to administer H–2A program (a) In general Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188 ) is amended by striking the term Secretary of Labor each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Agriculture . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Electronic filing system for H–2A petitions Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a process for receiving petitions for nonimmigrant visas under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) ). In establishing such process, the Secretary shall ensure— (1) that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet on an Internet Web page of the Secretary; (2) that any software developed to process such petitions on such Internet Web page shall indicate to the petitioner any technical deficiency in the application prior to submission