; or (2) the employer’s or employee’s failure to comply with the requirements of this section. (i) Definition 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 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) In general The requirements for the electronic verification of identity and employment authorization described in section 274E of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as inserted by section 301 of this Act, 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 (b). (b) Effective dates (1) Hiring Subsection (a) shall apply to a person or entity hiring an individual for agricultural employment in the United States as follows: (A) With respect to employers having 500 or more employees in the United States on the date of the enactment of this Act, on the date that is 6 months after completion of the application period described in section 101(c). (B) With respect to employers having 100 or more employees in the United States (but less than 500 such employees) on the date of the enactment of this Act, on the date that is 9 months after completion of the application period described in section 101(c). (C) With respect to employers having 20 or more employees in the United States (but less than 100 such employees) on the date of the enactment of this Act, on the date that is 12 months after completion of the application period described in section 101(c). (D) With respect to employers having one or more employees in the United States (but less than 20 such employees) on the date of the enactment of this Act, on the date that is 15