[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2359 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2359

     To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility 
                 verification, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2003

 Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. Latham) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility 
                 verification, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1966 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is 
amended by striking ``6-year period'' and inserting ``11-year period''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. USE OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION SYSTEM FOR STATUS 
              INQUIRIES BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 642(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
``An inquiry described in the preceding sentence may be submitted and 
responded to using the confirmation system established under section 
404.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 404(h) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C 
of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-664) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(3) Status inquiries by government agencies.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
        confirmation system may be used to submit, and to respond to, 
        inquiries described in section 642(c). In the case of such an 
        inquiry, citizenship or immigration status information may be 
        provided in addition to the identity and employment eligibility 
        information provided under subsections (b) and (c).''.
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