### Question
How is the "migratory agricultural worker" defined?


### Answer
The term **migratory agricultural worker** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 6399* as follows -

> an individual who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months and, after doing so, engaged in new temporary or seasonal employment or personal subsistence in agriculture, which may be dairy work or the initial processing of raw agricultural products

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6399*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER I-IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED > Part C-Education of Migratory Children**

