; Paperwork Reduction Act. I Securing the Domestic Agricultural Workforce A Temporary status for certified agricultural workers 101. Certified agricultural worker status (a) Requirements for certified agricultural worker status (1) Principal aliens The Secretary may grant certified agricultural worker status to an alien who submits a completed application, including the required processing fees, before the end of the period set forth in subsection (c) and who— (A) performed agricultural labor or services in the United States for at least 1,035 hours (or 180 work days) during the 2-year period preceding the date of the introduction of this Act; (B) on the date of the introduction of this Act— (i) is inadmissible or deportable from the United States; or (ii) is under a grant of deferred enforced departure, has been paroled into the United States, or has temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a ); (C) subject to section 104, has been continuously present in the United States since the date of the introduction of this Act and until the date on which the alien is granted certified agricultural worker status