1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Guest Worker Reform Initiative Act of 2019 or as the AGRI Act of 2019 . 2. In general (a) Inclusion of dairy or ranch workers Section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H) ) is amended by inserting labor on a dairy or ranch and before agricultural labor defined in . (b) Elimination of 50 percent rule Section 218(c)(3) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking (A) ; and (2) by striking subparagraph (B). (c) Wage rate Section 218(a)(1)(B) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(a)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting , except that no employer shall be required to pay a wage rate greater than the greatest of the Federal, State, and local minimum wage rates. . (d) Legal assistance from the Legal Services Corporation; Expedited procedures for replacement of an absconded worker Section 218(h) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) (A) The Legal Services Corporation may not provide legal assistance for, or on behalf of, any alien, and may not provide financial assistance to any person or entity that provides legal assistance for, or on behalf of, any alien, unless— (i) the alien is present in the United States at the time the legal assistance is provided