; or (2) the employer’s or employee’s failure to comply with the requirements under this section. (i) Defined term In this section, the term date of hire means the date on which employment for pay or other remuneration commences. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 274D the following: Sec. 274E. Requirements for the electronic verification of employment eligibility. . 302. Mandatory electronic verification for the agricultural industry (a) Defined term In this section, the term agricultural employment means agricultural labor or services (as defined in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii) )). (b) In general The requirements for the electronic verification of identity and employment authorization described in section 274E of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as add by section 301, shall apply to a person or entity hiring, recruiting, or referring for a fee an individual for agricultural employment in the United States in accordance with the effective dates set forth in subsection (c). (c) Effective dates (1) Hiring The requirements described in subsection (b) shall apply to a person or entity hiring an individual for agricultural employment in the United States— (A) with respect to employers that, on the date of the enactment of this Act, have 500 or more employees in the United States, beginning on the later of— (i) the date that is 6 months after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security makes the certification required under section 274E(a)(11) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by section 301(a); or (ii) 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act