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                                                 Union Calendar No. 181
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2359

                      [Report No. 108-304, Part I]

     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

                            October 7, 2003

     Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                            October 7, 2003

Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended for a 
              period ending not later than October 7, 2003

                            October 7, 2003

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Ballenger

                            October 7, 2003

 Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Basic Pilot Extension Act 
of 2003''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. USE OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION SYSTEM FOR 
              STATUS INQUIRIES BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``An inquiry described in the preceding sentence may be 
submitted and responded to using the confirmation system established 
under section 404.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).''.</DELETED>

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 1996 (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 (8 U.S.C. 
1324a note) 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).''.

SEC. 4. OPERATION OF BASIC PILOT PROGRAM IN ALL STATES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Scope of operation of basic pilot program.--Section 
        401(c)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
        Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by 
        striking ``in, at'' and all that follows through the semicolon 
        at the end and inserting ``in all States;''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 402(c)(2)(B) of such Act 
        (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ``electing--'' and 
        all that follows through ``(ii) the citizen'' and inserting 
        ``electing the citizen''.
    (b) Maintenance of List of Participants.--Section 402(c)(3) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Maintenance of list of participants.--The Secretary 
        of Homeland Security shall post on the Department of Homeland 
        Security's website the names of the participants in the basic 
        pilot program (described in section 403(a) of this 
        division).''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 181

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2359

                      [Report No. 108-304, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 7, 2003

     Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment

                            October 7, 2003

Referral to the Committee on Education and the Workforce extended for a 
              period ending not later than October 7, 2003

                            October 7, 2003

 Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed