and convincing evidence. (b) No-Less-Protection rule (1) In general The Secretary shall not take any action to reduce a protection afforded under this Act, including a regulation under this Act, to a migrant agricultural worker or a seasonal agricultural worker through any regulation, guidance, opinion, ruling, standard, order, adjudicative decision, or other interpretation from the protection provided to the worker through a prior regulation, guidance, opinion, ruling, standard, order, adjudicative decision, or other interpretation in effect on the day before the date of such action, unless such reduction is explicitly and specifically mandated by an Act of Congress. (2) Request for Congressional action The Secretary may submit a proposal to Congress for a reduction described in paragraph (1), but shall not take any action described in such paragraph without an explicit and specific mandate by an Act of Congress. (3) Standard of deference Notwithstanding chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, in any action for judicial review of an agency action under such chapter, a reviewing court shall defer to a regulation, guidance, opinion, ruling, standard, order, adjudicative decision, or other interpretation issued by the agency that increases or otherwise strengthens a protection afforded under this Act, including a regulation under this Act, to a migrant agricultural worker or seasonal agricultural worker unless such regulation, guidance, opinion, ruling, standard, order, adjudicative decision, or other interpretation is plainly erroneous or inconsistent with this Act, including a regulation under this Act. . (f) Davis-Bacon Act (1) In general Subchapter IV of chapter 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 3149. General standards for applying and interpreting workers' rights (a) Interpretation of protections and exemptions (1) Protections All protections afforded under this subchapter to laborers and mechanics who are employees performing labor under a contract or subcontract to