; (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) who is granted blue card status under section 101 of the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 , ; and (4) in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (D), as added by paragraph (3), by striking 1990. and inserting 1990, or in the case of an alien described in subparagraph (D), if such conduct is alleged to have occurred before the date on which the alien was granted blue card status under section 101(a) of the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 . . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. III Definitions 301. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agricultural employment The term agricultural employment has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1802 ), without regard to whether the specific service or activity is temporary or seasonal. (2) Blue card status The term blue card status means the status of an alien who has been lawfully admitted into the United States for temporary residence under section 101. (3) Child The term child has the meaning given such term in section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1) ). (4) Continuous presence An alien shall be deemed to have maintained continuous presence in the United States for purposes of section 101(a)(1)(B)(iii) if any absences from the United States during the applicable period were brief, casual, and innocent, whether or not such absences were authorized by the Secretary. (5) Employer The term employer means any person or entity, including any farm labor contractor and any agricultural association, that employs workers in agricultural employment. (6) Qualified designated entity The term qualified designated entity means— (A) a qualified farm labor organization or an association of employers designated by the Secretary