'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §872-A is enacted to read:'

Further amend the bill in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "§872." and inserting in its place the following: '§872-A.'

Further amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:

'Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §872-B is enacted to read:

§872-B.__False representation for purpose of hiring foreign

workers

1.__False representation prohibited.__An employer may not make a statement or representation the employer knows is false to the United States Department of Labor; the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; the Department of Labor; or any other governmental entity in an application for permission to hire a