; (ii) upon the request of a worker seeking assistance in locating housing for which the voucher will be accepted, the employer makes a good faith effort to assist the worker in identifying, locating, and securing housing in the area of intended employment; and (iii) payment for the housing is made with a housing voucher that is only redeemable by the housing owner or their agent. An employer who provides housing through one of the foregoing means shall not be deemed a housing provider under section 203 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1823 ) by virtue of providing such housing. . (g) Absconding aliens Section 218(f) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(f) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: If the alien absconds, the employer shall not be liable for any violation of this section. The employer may, in a civil action, recover any costs of transportation paid to the alien and any fees paid pertaining to the importing of the alien. . (h) Biometric identification card The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide each nonimmigrant agricultural worker with an identification card that contains— (1) an encrypted, machine-readable, electronic identification strip that is unique to the alien to whom the card is issued; (2) biometric identifiers, including fingerprints and a digital photograph