[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2711 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 596
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2711

   To improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of 
              unauthorized aliens and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2008

 Mr. Sessions introduced the following bill; which was read the first 
                                  time

                             March 6, 2008

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
   To improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of 
              unauthorized aliens 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 ``Worksite Enforcement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS.

    Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 274A. UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS.

    ``(a) Making Employment of Unauthorized Aliens Unlawful.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is unlawful for an employer--
                    ``(A) to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, an 
                alien for employment in the United States knowing or 
                with reckless disregard that the alien is an 
                unauthorized alien with respect to such employment; or
                    ``(B) to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, 
                for employment in the United States an individual 
                without complying with the requirements under 
                subsections (c) and (d).
            ``(2) Continuing employment.--It is unlawful for an 
        employer, after hiring an alien for employment, to continue to 
        employ the alien in the United States knowing or with reckless 
        disregard that the alien is (or has become) an unauthorized 
        alien with respect to such employment.
            ``(3) Use of labor through contract.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, an 
                employer who uses a contract, subcontract, or exchange 
                to obtain the labor of an alien in the United States 
                knowing that the alien is an unauthorized alien (as 
                defined in subsection (b)(3)) with respect to 
                performing such labor, shall be considered to have 
                hired the alien for employment in the United States in 
                violation of paragraph (1)(A).
                    ``(B) Rulemaking.--The Secretary may promulgate 
                regulations--
                            ``(i) to require, for purposes of ensuring 
                        compliance with the immigration laws of the 
                        United States, that an employer include in a 
                        written contract, subcontract, or exchange an 
                        effective and enforceable requirement that the 
                        contractor or subcontractor adhere to such 
                        immigration laws, including use of EEVS;
                            ``(ii) to establish procedures by which an 
                        employer may obtain confirmation from the 
                        Secretary that the contractor or subcontractor 
                        has registered with EEVS and is utilizing EEVS 
                        to verify its employees; and
                            ``(iii) to establish such other 
                        requirements for employers using contractors or 
                        subcontractors as the Secretary determines to 
                        be necessary to prevent knowing violations of 
                        this paragraph after rulemaking pursuant to 
                        section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
                    ``(C) Guidelines.--The Secretary may issue 
                guidelines to clarify and supplement the regulations 
                issued pursuant to subparagraph (B)(iii) and broadly 
                disseminate such guidelines, in coordination with the 
                Private Sector Office of the Department of Homeland 
                Security.
            ``(4) Defense.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) 
                through (D), an employer that establishes that it has 
                complied in good faith with the requirements of 
                paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c), 
                pertaining to document verification requirements, and 
                subsection (d) has established an affirmative defense 
                that the employer has not violated paragraph (1)(A) 
                with respect to hiring, recruiting, or referral.
                    ``(B) Limited exception.--A defense is established 
                without a showing of compliance with subsection (d) 
                until such time as the Secretary has required an 
                employer to participate in EEVS or such participation 
                is permitted on a voluntary basis pursuant to 
                subsection (d).
                    ``(C) Additional requirements.--The employer may 
                not establish a defense unless the employer is in 
                compliance with any additional requirements that the 
                Secretary may promulgate by regulation pursuant to 
                subsections (c), (d), and (k).
                    ``(D) Failure to comply with standards.--An 
                employer is presumed to have acted with knowledge or 
                reckless disregard if the employer fails to comply with 
                written standards, procedures or instructions issued by 
                the Secretary. Such standards, procedures or 
                instructions shall be objective and verifiable.
            ``(5) Preemption.--This section preempts any State or local 
        law that--
                    ``(A) requires the use of EEVS in a manner that--
                            ``(i) conflicts with any Federal policy, 
                        procedure, or timetable;
                            ``(ii) requires employers to verify whether 
                        or not an individual is authorized to work in 
                        the United States; or
                            ``(iii) imposes a civil or criminal 
                        sanction (other than through licensing or other 
                        similar laws) on a person that employs, or 
                        recruits or refers for a fee for employment, 
                        any unauthorized alien; and
                    ``(B) requires, as a condition of conducting, 
                continuing, or expanding a business, a business 
                entity--
                            ``(i) provide, build, fund, or maintain a 
                        shelter, structure, or designated area at or 
                        near the place of business of the entity for 
                        use by--
                                    ``(I) any individual who is not an 
                                employee of the business entity who 
                                enters or seeks to enter the property 
                                of the entity for the purpose of 
                                seeking employment by the entity; or
                                    ``(II) any contractor, customer or 
                                other person over which the business 
                                entity has no authority; or
                            ``(ii) carry out any other activity to 
                        facilitate the employment by others of--
                                    ``(I) any individual who is not an 
                                employee of the business entity who 
                                enters or seeks to enter the property 
                                of the entity for the purpose of 
                                seeking employment by the entity; or
                                    ``(II) any contractor, customer, or 
                                other person over which the business 
                                entity has no authority.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Critical infrastructure.--The term `critical 
        infrastructure' means agencies and departments of the United 
        States, States, their suppliers or contractors, and any other 
        employer whose employees have access as part of their jobs to a 
        government building, military base, nuclear energy site, weapon 
        site, airport, or seaport.
            ``(2) Employer.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `employer'--
                            ``(i) means any person or entity hiring, 
                        recruiting, or referring for a fee an 
                        individual for employment in the United States; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) includes the Federal Government and 
                        State, local, and tribal governments.
                    ``(B) Franchised businesses.--Franchised businesses 
                that operate independently do not constitute a single 
                employer solely on the basis of sharing a common brand.
            ``(3) Unauthorized alien.--The term `unauthorized alien' 
        means, with respect to the employment of an alien at a 
        particular time, that the alien is not at that time either--
                    ``(A) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
                residence; or
                    ``(B) authorized to be so employed by the Secretary 
                of Homeland Security under this Act.
    ``(c) Document Verification Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any employer hiring, recruiting, or 
        referring for a fee an individual for employment in the United 
        States shall take all reasonable steps to verify that the 
        individual is authorized to work in the United States, 
        including the requirements under this subsection and under 
        subsection (d).
            ``(2) Attestation after examination of documentation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Requirement.--The employer shall 
                        attest, under penalty of perjury and on a form 
                        prescribed by the Secretary, that the employer 
                        has verified the identity and work 
                        authorization status of the individual by 
                        examining--
                                    ``(I) a document described in 
                                subparagraph (B); or
                                    ``(II) a document described in 
                                subparagraph (C) and a document 
                                described in subparagraph (D).
                            ``(ii) Form of attestation.--An attestation 
                        under clause (i) may be manifested by a 
                        handwritten or electronic signature. An 
                        employer has complied with the requirement of 
                        this paragraph with respect to examination of 
                        documentation if the employer has followed 
                        applicable regulations and any written 
                        procedures or instructions provided by the 
                        Secretary and if a reasonable person would 
                        conclude that the documentation is genuine and 
                        establishes the employee's identity and 
                        authorization to work, taking into account any 
                        information provided to the employer by the 
                        Secretary, including photographs.
                    ``(B) Documents establishing both employment 
                authorization and identity.--A document described in 
                this subparagraph is an individual's--
                            ``(i) United States passport, or passport 
                        card issued pursuant to the Secretary of 
                        State's authority under the first section of 
                        the Act of July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a);
                            ``(ii) permanent resident card or other 
                        document issued by the Secretary or Secretary 
                        of State to aliens authorized to work in the 
                        United States, if the document--
                                    ``(I) contains a photograph of the 
                                individual, biometric data, such as 
                                fingerprints, or such other personal 
                                identifying information relating to the 
                                individual as the Secretary finds, by 
                                regulation, sufficient for the purposes 
                                of this subsection;
                                    ``(II) is evidence of authorization 
                                for employment in the United States; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) contains security features 
                                to make it resistant to tampering, 
                                counterfeiting, and fraudulent use; or
                            ``(iii) social security card (other than a 
                        card that specifies on its face that the card 
                        is not valid for establishing employment 
                        authorization in the United States) that bears 
                        a photograph and meets the standards 
                        established under section 4 of the Worksite 
                        Enforcement Act of 2008, upon the 
                        recommendation of the Secretary of Homeland 
                        Security, in consultation with the Commissioner 
                        of Social Security.
                    ``(C) Documents establishing identity of 
                individual.--A document described in this subparagraph 
                includes--
                            ``(i) an individual's driver's license or 
                        identity card issued by a State, the 
                        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
                        or an outlying possession of the United States, 
                        provided that the issuing State or entity has 
                        certified to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
                        that it is in compliance with the minimum 
                        standards required under section 202 of the 
                        REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 
                        109-13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) and implementing 
                        regulations issued by the Secretary of Homeland 
                        Security once those requirements become 
                        effective;
                            ``(ii) an individual's driver's license or 
                        identity card issued by a State, the 
                        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
                        or an outlying possession of the United States 
                        which is not compliant under section 202 of the 
                        REAL ID Act of 2005 if--
                                    ``(I) the driver's license or 
                                identity card contains the individual's 
                                photograph as well as the individual's 
                                name, date of birth, gender, height, 
                                eye color and address;
                                    ``(II) the card has been approved 
                                for this purpose by the Secretary in 
                                accordance with timetables and 
                                procedures established by the Secretary 
                                pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(F); and
                                    ``(III) the card is presented by 
                                the individual and examined by the 
                                employer in combination with a U.S. 
                                birth certificate, or a Certificate of 
                                Naturalization, or a Certificate of 
                                Citizenship, or such other documents as 
                                may be prescribed by the Secretary;
                            ``(iii) for individuals under 16 years of 
                        age who are unable to present a document listed 
                        in clause (i) or (ii), documentation of 
                        personal identity of such other type as the 
                        Secretary finds provides a reliable means of 
                        identification, provided it contains security 
                        features to make it resistant to tampering, 
                        counterfeiting, and fraudulent use; or
                            ``(iv) other documentation evidencing 
                        identity as identified by the Secretary in his 
                        discretion, with notice to the public provided 
                        in the Federal Register, to be acceptable for 
                        purposes of this section, provided that the 
                        document, including any electronic security 
                        measures linked to the document, contains 
                        security features that make the document as 
                        resistant to tampering, counterfeiting, and 
                        fraudulent use as a document described in 
                        clause (i) or subparagraph (B)(i) or (B)(ii).
                    ``(D) Documents evidencing employment 
                authorization.--The following documents shall be 
                accepted as evidence of employment authorization:
                            ``(i) A social security account number card 
                        issued by the Commissioner of Social Security 
                        (other than a card which specifies on its face 
                        that the card is not valid for employment in 
                        the United States). The Secretary, in 
                        consultation with the Commissioner of Social 
                        Security, may require by publication of a 
                        notice in the Federal Register that only a 
                        social security account number card described 
                        in section 4 of the Worksite Enforcement Act of 
                        2008 be accepted for this purpose.
                            ``(ii) Any other documentation evidencing 
                        authorization of employment in the United 
                        States which the Secretary declares, by 
                        publication in the Federal Register, to be 
                        acceptable for purposes of this section, 
                        provided that the document, including any 
                        electronic security measures linked to the 
                        document contains security features to make it 
                        resistant to tampering, counterfeiting, and 
                        fraudulent use.
                    ``(E) Authority to prohibit use of certain 
                documents.--If the Secretary determines that any 
                document or class of documents described in 
                subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) as establishing 
                employment authorization or identity does not reliably 
                establish such authorization or identity or is being 
                used fraudulently to an unacceptable degree, the 
                Secretary shall, with notice to the public provided in 
                the Federal Register, prohibit or restrict the use of 
                that document or class of documents for purposes of 
                this subsection.
            ``(3) Individual attestation of employment authorization.--
        The individual shall attest, under penalty of perjury on the 
        form prescribed by the Secretary, that the individual is a 
        citizen or national of the United States, an alien lawfully 
        admitted for permanent residence, or an alien who is authorized 
        under this Act or by the Secretary to be hired, recruited, or 
        referred for such employment. Such attestation may be 
        manifested by either a handwritten or electronic signature.
            ``(4) Retention of verification form.--After completing a 
        form under paragraphs (1) and (2), the employer shall retain a 
        paper, microfiche, microfilm, or electronic version of the form 
        and make such version available for inspection by officers of 
        the Department of Homeland Security (or persons designated by 
        the Secretary), the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related 
        Unfair Employment Practices, or the Department of Labor during 
        a period beginning on the date of the hiring, recruiting, or 
        referral of the individual and ending--
                    ``(A) in the case of the recruiting or referral for 
                a fee (without hiring) of an individual, 7 years after 
                the date of the recruiting or referral; and
                    ``(B) in the case of the hiring of an individual--
                            ``(i) 7 years after the date of such 
                        hiring; or
                            ``(ii) 2 years after the date the 
                        individual's employment is terminated, 
                        whichever is earlier.
            ``(5) Copying of documentation and recordkeeping 
        required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the employer shall copy all documents 
                presented by an individual pursuant to this subsection 
                and shall retain a paper, microfiche, microfilm, or 
                electronic copy as prescribed in paragraph (4), but 
                only (except as otherwise permitted under law) for the 
                purposes of complying with the requirements of this 
                subsection. Such copies shall reflect the signatures of 
                the employer and the employee and the date of receipt.
                    ``(B) SSA records.--The employer shall also 
                maintain records of Social Security Administration 
                correspondence regarding name and number mismatches or 
                no-matches and the steps taken to resolve such issues.
                    ``(C) Resolution of identity.--The employer shall 
                maintain records of all actions and copies of any 
                correspondence or action taken by the employer to 
                clarify or resolve any issue that raises reasonable 
                doubt as to the validity of the alien's identity or 
                work authorization.
                    ``(D) Other records.--The employer shall maintain 
                such records as prescribed in this subsection. The 
                Secretary may prescribe the manner of recordkeeping and 
                may require that additional records be kept or that 
                additional documents be copied and maintained. The 
                Secretary may require that these documents be 
                transmitted electronically, and may develop automated 
                capabilities to request such documents.
            ``(6) Penalties.--An employer that fails to comply with any 
        requirement under this subsection shall be penalized under 
        subsection (e)(4)(B).
            ``(7) No authorization of national identification cards.--
        Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize, 
        directly or indirectly, the issuance or use of national 
        identification cards or the establishment of a national 
        identification card.
            ``(8) All employees.--The employer shall use the procedures 
        for document verification set forth in this paragraph for all 
        employees without regard to national origin or citizenship 
        status.
    ``(d) Employment Eligibility Verification System.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation and 
        consultation with the Secretary of State, the Commissioner of 
        Social Security, and the States, shall implement and specify 
        the procedures for EEVS. The participating employers shall 
        timely register with EEVS and shall use EEVS in accordance with 
        paragraph (5).
            ``(2) Implementation schedule.--
                    ``(A) As of the date of enactment of this section, 
                the Secretary, with notice to the public provided in 
                the Federal Register, is authorized to require any 
                employer or industry which the Secretary determines to 
                be part of the critical infrastructure, a Federal 
                contractor, or directly related to the national 
                security or homeland security of the United States to 
                participate in EEVS. This requirement may be applied to 
                both newly hired and current employees. The Secretary 
                shall notify employers not later than 30 days before 
                such employers are required to participate in EEVS 
                pursuant to this subparagraph.
                    ``(B) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
                enactment of this section, the Secretary shall require 
                additional employers or industries to participate in 
                EEVS. This subparagraph shall apply to new employees 
                hired, and current employees subject to reverification 
                because of expiring work authorization documentation or 
                expiration of immigration status, on or after the date 
                on which the requirement takes effect. The Secretary, 
                by notice in the Federal Register, shall designate 
                these employers or industries, in the discretion of the 
                Secretary, based upon risks to critical infrastructure, 
                national security, immigration enforcement, or homeland 
                security needs.
                    ``(C) Not later than 18 months after the date of 
                the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
                require all employers to participate in EEVS with 
                respect to newly hired employees and current employees 
                subject to reverification because of expiring work 
                authorization documentation or expiration of 
                immigration status.
                    ``(D) Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
                enactment of this section, all employers shall 
                participate in EEVS with respect to new employees, all 
                employees whose identity and employment authorization 
                have not been previously verified through EEVS. The 
                Secretary may specify earlier dates for participation 
                in EEVS, in the discretion of the Secretary, for some 
                or all classes of employer or employee.
                    ``(E) The Secretary shall create the necessary 
                systems and processes to monitor the functioning of 
                EEVS, including the volume of the workflow, the speed 
                of processing of queries, and the speed and accuracy of 
                responses. The Comptroller General of the United States 
                shall audit these systems and processes not later than 
                9 months after the date of the enactment of this 
                section and not later than 24 months after the date of 
                the enactment of this section. The Comptroller General 
                shall report the results of the audits conducted under 
                this subparagraph to Congress.
            ``(3) Participation in eevs.--The Secretary may--
                    ``(A) permit any employer that is not required to 
                participate in EEVS to participate on a voluntary 
                basis; and
                    ``(B) require any employer that is required to 
                participate in EEVS with respect to its newly hired 
                employees also to do so with respect to its current 
                workforce if the Secretary has reasonable cause to 
                believe that the employer has engaged in any violation 
                of the immigration laws.
            ``(4) Consequence of failure to participate.--If an 
        employer fails to comply with the requirements of EEVS with 
        respect to an individual--
                    ``(A) such failure shall be treated as a violation 
                of subsection (a)(1)(B) with respect to that 
                individual; and
                    ``(B) a rebuttable presumption is created that an 
                employer has acted with knowledge or reckless disregard 
                if the employer is shown by clear and convincing 
                evidence to have materially failed to comply with 
                written standards, procedures, or instructions issued 
                by the Secretary, which shall be objective and 
                verifiable.
            ``(5) Procedures for participants in eevs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An employer participating in 
                EEVS shall register in EEVS and conform to the 
                procedures under this paragraph in the event of hiring, 
                recruiting, or referring any individual for employment 
                in the United States.
                    ``(B) Registration of employers.--The Secretary of 
                Homeland Security, through notice in the Federal 
                Register, shall prescribe procedures that employers 
                shall follow to register in EEVS. In prescribing these 
                procedures, the Secretary may require employers to 
                provide--
                            ``(i) the name of the employer;
                            ``(ii) the employer's employment 
                        identification number;
                            ``(iii) the address of the employer;
                            ``(iv) the name, position, and social 
                        security number of the employees of the 
                        employer for whom EEVS is being accessed; and
                            ``(v) such other information as the 
                        Secretary deems necessary to ensure proper use 
                        and security of EEVS.
                    ``(C) Training.--The Secretary shall require 
                employers to undergo such training as the Secretary 
                determines to be necessary to ensure proper use and 
                security of EEVS. Such training shall be made available 
                electronically, if practicable.
                    ``(D) Provision of additional information.--Each 
                prospective employee shall provide to the employer, and 
                the employer shall record in such manner as the 
                Secretary may specify--
                            ``(i) the prospective employee's social 
                        security account number;
                            ``(ii) if the prospective employee does not 
                        attest to being a national of the United States 
                        under subsection (c)(2), such identification or 
                        authorization number established by the 
                        Department of Homeland Security as the 
                        Secretary of Homeland Security shall specify; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) such other information as the 
                        Secretary may require to determine the identity 
                        and work authorization of the prospective 
                        employee.
                    ``(E) Presentation of documentation.--The employer 
                and each prospective employee shall fulfill the 
                requirements under subsection (c).
                    ``(F) Presentation of biometrics.--Employers who 
                are enrolled in the Voluntary Advanced Verification 
                Program to Combat Identity Theft established under 
                section 6 of the Worksite Enforcement Act of 2008 
                shall, in addition to documentary evidence of identity 
                and work eligibility, electronically provide the 
                fingerprints of the prospective employee to the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security.
            ``(6) Seeking confirmation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The employer shall use EEVS to 
                provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with all 
                required information to obtain confirmation of the 
                identity and employment eligibility of any employee 
                before the date on which the individual is employed, 
                recruited, or referred. An employer may not make the 
                starting date of an individual's employment contingent 
                on the receipt of a confirmation of the identity and 
                employment eligibility.
                    ``(B) Limited work authorization.--For 
                reverification of an employee with a limited period of 
                work authorization, all required verification 
                procedures shall be completed not later than the date 
                the employee's work authorization expires.
                    ``(C) Notification.--The Secretary shall provide, 
                and the employer shall utilize, as part of EEVS, a 
                method of communicating notices and requests for 
                information or action on the part of the employer with 
                respect to expiring work authorization or status and 
                other matters. The Secretary shall provide a method of 
                notifying employers of a confirmation, nonconfirmation 
                or a notice that further action is required (referred 
                to in this subsection as the `further action notice'). 
                The employer shall communicate to the prospective 
                employee that is the subject of the verification all 
                information provided to the employer by EEVS for 
                communication to such prospective employee.
            ``(7) Confirmation or nonconfirmation.--
                    ``(A) Initial response.--EEVS shall provide a 
                confirmation, a nonconfirmation, or a further action 
                notice of an prospective employee's identity and 
                employment eligibility at the time of the inquiry, 
                unless for technological reasons or due to unforeseen 
                circumstances, EEVS is unable to provide such 
                confirmation or further action notice. In such 
                situations, the system shall provide confirmation or 
                further action notice not later than 2 business days 
                after the initial inquiry. If providing confirmation or 
                further action notice, EEVS shall provide an 
                appropriate code indicating such confirmation or such 
                further action notice.
                    ``(B) Confirmation upon initial inquiry.--If the 
                employer receives an appropriate confirmation of an 
                prospective employee's identity and work eligibility 
                under EEVS, the employer shall record the confirmation 
                in such manner as the Secretary may specify.
                    ``(C) Further action notice upon initial inquiry 
                and secondary verification.--
                            ``(i) Further action notice.--If the 
                        employer receives a further action notice of a 
                        prospective employee's identity or work 
                        eligibility under EEVS, the employer shall 
                        immediately inform the prospective employee of 
                        the further action notice and any procedures 
                        specified by the Secretary for addressing the 
                        further action notice. The employee shall 
                        acknowledge in writing the receipt of the 
                        further action notice from the employer.
                            ``(ii) Contest.--Not later than 5 business 
                        days after the date on which a prospective 
                        employee is notified under this subparagraph, 
                        the employee shall contact the appropriate 
                        agency to contest the further action notice 
                        and, if required by the Secretary, appear in 
                        person at the appropriate Federal or State 
                        agency to verify the employee's identity and 
                        employment authorization. The Secretary, in 
                        consultation with the Commissioner of Social 
                        Security and other appropriate Federal and 
                        State officials, shall specify an available 
                        secondary verification procedure to confirm the 
                        validity of information provided and to provide 
                        a final confirmation or nonconfirmation. An 
                        employee contesting a further action notice 
                        shall attest under penalty of perjury to the 
                        employee's identity and employment 
                        authorization.
                            ``(iii) No contest.--If the prospective 
                        employee does not contest the further action 
                        notice within the period specified in clause 
                        (ii), a final nonconfirmation shall be issued 
                        and the employer shall record the 
                        nonconfirmation in such manner as the Secretary 
                        may specify.
                            ``(iv) Finality.--EEVS shall provide a 
                        final confirmation or nonconfirmation not later 
                        than 10 business days after a prospective 
                        employee contests the further action notice. If 
                        the employee is taking the steps required by 
                        the Secretary and the agency that the employee 
                        has contacted to resolve a further action 
                        notice, the Secretary shall extend the period 
                        of investigation until the secondary 
                        verification procedure allows the Secretary to 
                        provide a final confirmation or 
                        nonconfirmation. If the employee fails to take 
                        the steps required by the Secretary and the 
                        appropriate agency, a final nonconfirmation may 
                        be issued to that employee.
                            ``(v) Reexamination.--Nothing in this 
                        section may be construed to prevent the 
                        Secretary from reexamining a case where a final 
                        confirmation has been provided if subsequently 
                        received information indicates that the 
                        individual may not be work authorized.
                    ``(D) Termination of employment.--An employer may 
                not terminate the employment of an individual solely 
                because of the failure of the individual to have 
                identity and work eligibility confirmed under this 
                section until a nonconfirmation becomes final. When 
                final confirmation or nonconfirmation is provided, the 
                confirmation system shall provide an appropriate code 
                indicating such confirmation or nonconfirmation.
            ``(8) Consequences of nonconfirmation.--
                    ``(A) Termination of continued employment.--If the 
                employer has received a final nonconfirmation regarding 
                a prospective employee, the employer shall terminate 
                employment, recruitment, or referral of the employee.
                    ``(B) Continued employment after final 
                nonconfirmation.--If the employer violates subparagraph 
                (A), a rebuttable presumption is created that the 
                employer has violated paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of 
                subsection (a).
                    ``(C) Exception.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply 
                in any prosecution under section 274A(e)(1).
            ``(9) Obligation to respond to queries and additional 
        information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Employers shall comply with 
                requests from the Secretary through EEVS for 
                information, including queries concerning current and 
                former employees that relate to the functioning of 
                EEVS, the accuracy of the responses provided by EEVS, 
                and any suspected fraud or identity theft in the use of 
                EEVS. Failure to comply with such a request is a 
                violation of subsection (a)(1)(B).
                    ``(B) Further action.--Individuals being verified 
                through EEVS may be required to take further action to 
                address irregularities identified in the documents 
                relied upon for purposes of employment verification. 
                The employer shall communicate to the individual any 
                such requirement for further actions and shall record 
                the date and manner of such communication. The 
                individual shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of 
                this communication from the employer. Failure to 
                communicate such a requirement is a violation of 
                subsection (a)(1)(B).
                    ``(C) Additional requirements.--The Secretary, with 
                notice to the public provided in the Federal Register, 
                may implement, clarify, and supplement the requirements 
                of this paragraph to facilitate the functioning of EEVS 
                or to prevent fraud or identity theft in the use of 
                EEVS.
            ``(10) Impermissible use of eevs.--
                    ``(A) An employer may not use EEVS to verify an 
                individual before extending to the individual an offer 
                of employment.
                    ``(B) An employer may not require an individual to 
                verify the individual's employment eligibility through 
                EEVS as a condition of extending to that individual an 
                offer of employment. Nothing in this subparagraph may 
                be construed to prevent an employer from encouraging an 
                employee or a prospective employee from verifying the 
                employee's or a prospective employee's employment 
                eligibility before obtaining employment pursuant to 
                paragraph (12).
                    ``(C) An employer may not terminate an individual's 
                employment solely because that individual has been 
                issued a further action notice.
                    ``(D) An employer may not take the following 
                actions solely because an individual has been issued a 
                further action notice:
                            ``(i) Reduce the salary, bonuses, or other 
                        compensation due to the employee.
                            ``(ii) Suspend the employee without pay.
                            ``(iii) Reduce the hours that the employee 
                        is required to work if such reduction is 
                        accompanied by a reduction in salary, bonuses, 
                        or other compensation due to the employee. An 
                        employer, with the agreement of an employee, 
                        may provide the employee with reasonable time 
                        off without pay in order to contest and resolve 
                        the further action notice received by the 
                        employee.
                            ``(iv) Deny the employee the training 
                        necessary to perform the employment duties for 
                        which the employee has been hired.
                    ``(E) An employer may not, in the course of 
                utilizing the procedures for document verification set 
                forth in subsection (c), require that a prospective 
                employee present additional documents or different 
                documents than those prescribed under that section.
                    ``(F) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
                develop the necessary policies and procedures to 
                monitor the use of EEVS by employers and their 
                compliance with the requirements set forth in this 
                section. Employers shall comply with requests from the 
                Secretary for information related to any monitoring, 
                audit or investigation undertaken pursuant to this 
                paragraph.
                    ``(G) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
                consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
                establish and maintain a process by which any employee 
                (or any prospective employee who would otherwise have 
                been hired) who has reason to believe that an employer 
                has violated any of subparagraphs (A) through (E) may 
                file a complaint against the employer.
                    ``(H) Any employer found to have violated any of 
                subparagraphs (A) through (E) shall pay a civil penalty 
                in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each violation.
                    ``(I) This paragraph is not intended to, and does 
                not, create any right, benefit, trust, or 
                responsibility, whether substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or equity by a party against the 
                United States, its departments, agencies, 
                instrumentalities, entities, officers, employees, or 
                agents, or any person, nor does it create any right of 
                review in a judicial proceeding.
            ``(11) Modification of requirements.--If, based on a 
        regular review of EEVS and the document verification procedures 
        to identify fraudulent use and to assess the security of the 
        documents being used to establish identity or employment 
        authorization, the Secretary determines that modifications are 
        necessary to ensure that EEVS accurately and reliably 
        determines the work authorization of employees while providing 
        protection against fraud and identity theft, the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security and after 
        publishing a notice the Federal Register, may modify--
                    ``(A) the documents required to be presented to the 
                employer;
                    ``(B) the information required to be provided to 
                EEVS by the employer; and
                    ``(C) the procedures required to be followed by 
                employers with respect to any aspect of EEVS.
            ``(12) Secure self-verification procedures.--Subject to 
        appropriate safeguards to prevent misuse of EEVS, the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social 
        Security, shall establish secure procedures to permit an 
        individual, seeking to verify the individual's employment 
        eligibility before obtaining or changing employment, to contact 
        the appropriate agency and, in a timely manner, correct or 
        update the information used by EEVS.
    ``(e) Protection From Liability for Actions Taken on the Basis of 
Information Provided by EEVS.--No employer participating in EEVS may be 
held liable under any law for any employment-related action taken with 
respect to the employee in good faith reliance on information provided 
through EEVS.
    ``(f) Administrative Review.--
            ``(1) Filing requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An individual who receives a 
                final nonconfirmation notice may, not later than 15 
                days after the date that such notice is received, file 
                an administrative appeal of such final notice. An 
                individual who did not timely contest a further action 
                notice may not file an administrative appeal under this 
                paragraph. Unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
                in consultation with the Commissioner of Social 
                Security, specifies otherwise, all administrative 
                appeals shall be filed in accordance with this 
                paragraph.
                    ``(B) Nationals of the united states.--An 
                individual claiming to be a national of the United 
                States shall file the administrative appeal with the 
                Commissioner.
                    ``(C) Aliens.--An individual claiming to be an 
                alien authorized to work in the United States shall 
                file the administrative appeal with the Secretary.
            ``(2) Review for error.--The Secretary and the Commissioner 
        shall each develop procedures for resolving administrative 
        appeals regarding final nonconfirmations based upon the 
        information that the individual has provided, including any 
        additional evidence that was not previously considered. Appeals 
        shall be resolved not later than 30 days after the individual 
        submits all evidence relevant to the appeal. The Secretary and 
        the Commissioner may, on a case by case basis for good cause, 
        extend this period in order to ensure accurate resolution of 
        the appeal. Administrative review under this subsection shall 
        be limited to whether the final nonconfirmation notice is 
        supported by the weight of the evidence.
            ``(3) Administrative relief.--Relief available under this 
        subsection is limited to an administrative order upholding, 
        reversing, modifying, amending, or setting aside the final 
        nonconfirmation notice.
            ``(4) Damages, fees and costs.--Money damages, fees, or 
        costs may not be awarded in the administrative review process, 
        and no court shall have jurisdiction to award any damages, fees 
        or costs relating to such administrative review under the Equal 
        Access to Justice Act (Public Law 96-481) or under any other 
        law.
    ``(g) Judicial Review.--
            ``(1) Exclusive procedure.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, including sections 1361 and 1651 of title 28, 
        United States Code, no court shall have jurisdiction to 
        consider any claim against the United States, or any of its 
        agencies, officers, or employees, challenging or otherwise 
        relating to a final nonconfirmation notice or to EEVS, except 
        as specifically provided under this subsection.
            ``(2) Petition for review.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A petition for review of a 
                denial of a final administrative order upholding a 
                final nonconfirmation notice shall be filed with the 
                United States Court of Appeals for the judicial circuit 
                in which the petitioner resided when the final 
                nonconfirmation notice was issued.
                    ``(B) Scope and standard for review.--The court of 
                appeals shall decide the petition only on the 
                administrative record on which the final 
                nonconfirmation order is based. The burden shall be on 
                the petitioner to show that the administratively final 
                nonconfirmation decision was arbitrary, capricious, not 
                supported by substantial evidence, or otherwise not in 
                accordance with law. Administrative findings of fact 
                are conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would 
                be compelled to reach a contrary conclusion.
            ``(3) Exhaustion of administrative remedies.--A court may 
        review an administratively final order of a nonconfirmation 
        notice only if the petitioner has exhausted all administrative 
        remedies available to the petitioner as of right.
            ``(4) Limit on injunctive relief.--Regardless of the nature 
        of the action or claim or of the identity of the party or 
        parties bringing the action, no court (other than the Supreme 
        Court) shall have jurisdiction or authority to enjoin or 
        restrain the operation of the provisions in this section.
    ``(h) Management of Employment Eligibility Verification System.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish, manage, 
        and modify EEVS to--
                    ``(A) respond to inquiries made by participating 
                employers at any time through the Internet concerning 
                an individual's identity and whether the individual is 
                authorized to be employed;
                    ``(B) maintain records of the inquiries that were 
                made, of confirmations provided (or not provided), and 
                of the codes provided to employers as evidence of their 
                compliance with their obligations under EEVS; and
                    ``(C) provide information to, and request action 
                by, employers and individuals using the system, 
                including notifying employers of the expiration or 
                other relevant change in an employee's employment 
                authorization, and directing an employer to convey to 
                the employee a request to contact the appropriate 
                Federal or State agency.
            ``(2) Design and operation of system.--EEVS shall be 
        designed and operated--
                    ``(A) to maximize its reliability and ease of use 
                by employers consistent with insulating and protecting 
                the privacy and security of the underlying information;
                    ``(B) to respond accurately to all inquiries made 
                by employers on whether individuals are authorized to 
                be employed and to register any times when the system 
                is unable to receive inquiries;
                    ``(C) to maintain appropriate administrative, 
                technical, and physical safeguards to prevent 
                unauthorized disclosure of personal information;
                    ``(D) to allow for auditing use of the system to 
                detect fraud and identify theft, and to preserve the 
                security of the information in EEVS, including--
                            ``(i) the development and use of algorithms 
                        to detect potential identity theft, such as 
                        multiple uses of the same identifying 
                        information or documents;
                            ``(ii) the development and use of 
                        algorithms to detect misuse of EEVS by 
                        employers and employees;
                            ``(iii) the development of capabilities to 
                        detect anomalies in the use of EEVS that may 
                        indicate potential fraud or misuse of EEVS; and
                            ``(iv) auditing documents and information 
                        submitted by potential employees to employers, 
                        including authority to conduct interviews with 
                        employers and employees;
                    ``(E) to confirm identity and work authorization 
                through verification of records maintained by the 
                Secretary, other Federal departments, States, the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or an 
                outlying possession of the United States, as determined 
                necessary by the Secretary, including--
                            ``(i) records maintained by the Social 
                        Security Administration as specified in 
                        paragraph (4), including photographs and any 
                        other biometric information as may be required;
                            ``(ii) birth and death records maintained 
                        by vital statistics agencies of any State or 
                        other United States jurisdiction;
                            ``(iii) passport and visa records, 
                        including photographs, maintained by the United 
                        States Department of State; and
                            ``(iv) State driver's license or identity 
                        card information, including photographs, 
                        maintained by the department of motor vehicles 
                        of a State;
                    ``(F) to electronically confirm the issuance of the 
                employment authorization or identity document and to 
                display the digital photograph that the issuer placed 
                on the document so that the employer can compare the 
                photograph displayed to the photograph on the document 
                presented by the employee; and
                    ``(G) if in exceptional cases a photograph is not 
                available from the issuer, to implement an alternative 
                procedure, as specified by the Secretary, for 
                confirming the authenticity of a document described in 
                subparagraph (F).
            ``(3) Rulemaking.--The Secretary is authorized, with notice 
        to the public provided in the Federal Register, to issue 
        regulations concerning operational and technical aspects of 
        EEVS and the efficiency, accuracy, and security of EEVS.
            ``(4) Access to information.--
                    ``(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
                the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have access to 
                relevant records described in paragraph (2)(E), for the 
                purposes of preventing identity theft and fraud in the 
                use of EEVS and enforcing the provisions of this 
                section governing employment verification. A State or 
                other non-Federal jurisdiction that does not provide 
                such access shall not be eligible for any grant or 
                other program of financial assistance administered by 
                the Secretary.
                    ``(B) The Secretary, in consultation with the 
                Commissioner of Social Security and other appropriate 
                Federal and State officials, shall develop policies and 
                procedures to ensure protection of the privacy and 
                security of personally identifiable information and 
                identifiers contained in the records accessed pursuant 
                to this subsection and subsection (e)(5)(A). The 
                Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner and 
                other appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall 
                develop and deploy appropriate privacy and security 
                training for the Federal and State employees accessing 
                the records pursuant to this subsection and subsection 
                (e)(5)(A).
                    ``(C) The Chief Privacy Officer of the Department 
                of Homeland Security shall conduct regular privacy 
                audits of the policies and procedures established under 
                subparagraph (B), including any collection, use, 
                dissemination, and maintenance of personally 
                identifiable information and any associated information 
                technology systems, as well as scope of requests for 
                this information. The Chief Privacy Officer shall 
                review the results of the audits and recommend to the 
                Secretary and the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
                Board any changes necessary to improve the privacy 
                protections of the program.
            ``(5) Responsibilities of the secretary of homeland 
        security.--
                    ``(A) As part of EEVS, the Secretary shall 
                establish a reliable, secure method, that--
                            ``(i) compares the name, alien 
                        identification or authorization number, or 
                        other relevant information provided in an 
                        inquiry against such information maintained or 
                        accessed by the Secretary in order to confirm 
                        (or not confirm) the validity of the 
                        information provided, the correspondence of the 
                        name and number, whether the alien is 
                        authorized to be employed in the United States 
                        (or, to the extent that the Secretary 
                        determines to be feasible and appropriate, 
                        whether the Secretary's records verify United 
                        States citizenship), and such other information 
                        as the Secretary may prescribe; and
                            ``(ii) displays the digital photograph 
                        described in paragraph (2)(F).
                    ``(B) The Secretary shall have authority to 
                prescribe when a confirmation, nonconfirmation or 
                further action notice shall be issued.
                    ``(C) The Secretary shall perform regular audits 
                under EEVS in accordance with paragraph (2)(D) and 
                shall utilize the information obtained from such audits 
                and any information obtained from the Commissioner of 
                Social Security pursuant to section 4 of the Worksite 
                Enforcement Act of 2008, to improve immigration 
                enforcement.
                    ``(D) The Secretary shall make appropriate 
                arrangements to allow employers who are otherwise 
                unable to access EEVS to use Federal Government 
                facilities or public facilities in order to utilize 
                EEVS.
            ``(6) Responsibilities of the secretary of state.--As part 
        of EEVS, the Secretary of State shall provide to the Secretary 
        access to passport and visa information as needed to confirm 
        that a passport or passport card presented under subsection 
        (c)(1)(B) belongs to the subject of EEVS check, or that a 
        passport or visa photograph matches an individual;
            ``(7) Updating information.--The Commissioner of Social 
        Security, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary 
        of State shall update their information in a manner that 
        promotes maximum accuracy and shall provide a process for the 
        prompt correction of erroneous information.
    ``(i) Limitation on Use of EEVS.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, nothing in this section may be construed to permit 
any agency of the United States Government to utilize any information, 
database, or other records assembled under this section for any purpose 
other than for the enforcement and administration of the immigration 
laws, antiterrorism laws, or for enforcement of Federal criminal law 
related to the functions of EEVS, including prohibitions on forgery, 
fraud and identity theft.
    ``(j) Unauthorized Use or Disclosure of Information.--Any employee 
of the Department of Homeland Security or another Federal or State 
agency who knowingly uses or discloses the information assembled under 
this subsection for a purpose other than the purpose authorized under 
this section shall pay a civil penalty for each such violation in an 
amount not less than $5,000 and not to exceed $50,000.
    ``(k) Funds.--In addition to any funds otherwise appropriated, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security may use funds made available under 
subsections (m) and (n) of section 286, for the maintenance and 
operation of EEVS, which shall be considered an immigration 
adjudication service for purposes of such subsections.
    ``(l) Scope.--The employer shall use the procedures for EEVS 
specified in this section for all employees without regard to national 
origin or citizenship status.
    ``(m) Conforming Amendment.--Title IV of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) 
is repealed.
    ``(n) Compliance.--
            ``(1) Complaints and investigations.--The Secretary of 
        Homeland Security shall establish procedures--
                    ``(A) for individuals and entities to file 
                complaints respecting potential violations of 
                subsection (a) or (f)(1);
                    ``(B) for the investigation of those complaints 
                which the Secretary determines should be investigated; 
                and
                    ``(C) for the investigation of such other 
                violations of subsection (a) or (f)(1) as the Secretary 
                determines to be appropriate.
            ``(2) Authority in investigations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In conducting investigations and 
                hearings under this subsection--
                            ``(i) immigration officers shall have 
                        reasonable access to examine evidence of any 
                        employer being investigated; and
                            ``(ii) immigration officers designated by 
                        the Secretary may compel by subpoena the 
                        attendance of witnesses and the production of 
                        evidence at any designated place in an 
                        investigation or case under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Enforcement of subpoenas.--In case of 
                contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena lawfully issued 
                under this paragraph, the Secretary may request that 
                the Attorney General apply in an appropriate district 
                court of the United States for an order requiring 
                compliance with such subpoena, and any failure to obey 
                such order may be punished by such court as a contempt 
                of such court. Failure to cooperate with such subpoena 
                shall be subject to further penalties, including 
                further fines and the voiding of any mitigation of 
                penalties or termination of proceedings under paragraph 
                (3)(B).
            ``(3) Compliance procedures.--
                    ``(A) Pre-penalty notice.--If the Secretary has 
                reasonable cause to believe that there has been a civil 
                violation of this section and determines that further 
                proceedings are warranted, the Secretary shall issue to 
                the employer concerned a written notice of the 
                Department's intention to issue a claim for a monetary 
                or other penalty. Such prepenalty notice shall--
                            ``(i) describe the violation;
                            ``(ii) specify the laws and regulations 
                        allegedly violated;
                            ``(iii) disclose the material facts which 
                        establish the alleged violation; and
                            ``(iv) inform such employer that he or she 
                        shall have a reasonable opportunity to make 
                        representations as to why a claim for a 
                        monetary or other penalty should not be 
                        imposed.
                    ``(B) Remission or mitigation of penalties.--If any 
                employer receives written prepenalty notice of a fine 
                or other penalty in accordance with subparagraph (A), 
                the employer may, not later than 15 days after 
                receiving such notice, file with the Secretary a 
                petition for the remission or mitigation of such fine 
                or penalty, or a petition for termination of the 
                proceedings. The petition may include any relevant 
                evidence or proffer of evidence the employer wishes to 
                present, and shall be filed and considered in 
                accordance with procedures to be established by the 
                Secretary. If the Secretary determines that such fine, 
                penalty, or forfeiture was incurred erroneously, or 
                that mitigating circumstances as to justify the 
                remission or mitigation of such fine or penalty, the 
                Secretary may remit or mitigate the same upon such 
                terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
                reasonable and just, or order termination of any 
                related proceedings. Such mitigating circumstances may 
                include good faith compliance and participation in, or 
                agreement to participate in, EEVS, if not otherwise 
                required. This subparagraph shall not apply to an 
                employer that has or is engaged in a pattern or 
                practice of violating paragraph (1)(A), (1)(B), or (2) 
                of subsection (a) or of any other requirement under 
                this section.
                    ``(C) Penalty claim.--After considering any 
                evidence and representations offered by the employer 
                pursuant to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
                determine whether there was a violation and promptly 
                issue a written final determination setting forth the 
                findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the 
                determination is based. If the Secretary determines 
                that there was a violation, the Secretary shall issue 
                the final determination with a written penalty claim. 
                The penalty claim shall specify all charges in the 
                information provided under clauses (i) through (iii) of 
                subparagraph (A) and any mitigation or remission of the 
                penalty that the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate.
            ``(4) Civil penalties.--
                    ``(A) Hiring or continuing to employ unauthorized 
                aliens.--Any employer that violates any provision under 
                paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of subsection (a)--
                            ``(i) shall pay a civil penalty of $5,000 
                        for each unauthorized alien with respect to 
                        which such violation occurred;
                            ``(ii) if an employer has previously been 
                        fined under subsection (d)(4)(A), shall pay a 
                        civil penalty of $10,000 for each unauthorized 
                        alien with respect to which such violation 
                        occurred;
                            ``(iii) if an employer has previously been 
                        fined more than once under subsection 
                        (d)(4)(A), shall pay a civil penalty of $25,000 
                        for each unauthorized alien with respect to 
                        which such violation occurred in addition to 
                        any penalties previously assessed if the 
                        employer failed to comply with a previously 
                        issued and final order under this section;
                            ``(iv) if an employer has previously been 
                        fined more than twice under subsection 
                        (d)(4)(A), shall pay a civil penalty of $75,000 
                        for each alien with respect to which such 
                        violation occurred; and
                            ``(v) shall, in addition to any penalties 
                        assessed under clauses (i) through (iv), be 
                        fined $75,000 for each violation if the 
                        employer failed to comply with a previously 
                        issued and final order under this section.
                    ``(B) Recordkeeping or verification practices.--Any 
                employer that violates or fails to comply with any 
                requirement under subsection (b), (c), or (d)--
                            ``(i) shall pay a civil penalty of $1,000 
                        for each such violation;
                            ``(ii) if an employer has previously been 
                        fined under subsection (d)(4)(B), shall pay a 
                        civil penalty of $2,000 for each such 
                        violation;
                            ``(iii) if an employer has previously been 
                        fined more than once under subsection 
                        (d)(4)(B), shall pay a civil penalty of $5,000 
                        for each such violation in addition to any 
                        penalties previously assessed if the employer 
                        failed to comply with a previously issued and 
                        final order under this section;
                            ``(iv) if an employer has previously been 
                        fined more than twice under subsection 
                        (d)(4)(B), shall pay a civil penalty of $15,000 
                        for each violation; and
                            ``(v) shall, in addition to any penalties 
                        previously assessed, be fined $15,000 for each 
                        such violation if the employer failed to comply 
                        with a previously issued and final order under 
                        this section.
                    ``(C) Other penalties.--The Secretary may impose 
                additional penalties for violations, including cease 
                and desist orders, specially designed compliance plans 
                to prevent further violations, suspended fines to take 
                effect in the event of a further violation, and in 
                appropriate cases, the remedy provided by subsection 
                (f)(2). All penalties in this section may be adjusted 
                every 4 years to account for inflation as provided by 
                law.
                    ``(D) Reduction or mitigation of penalties.--The 
                Secretary may reduce or mitigate penalties imposed upon 
                employers, based upon factors including the employer's 
                hiring volume, compliance history, good-faith 
                implementation of a compliance program, participation 
                in a temporary worker program, and voluntary disclosure 
                of violations of this subsection to the Secretary.
            ``(5) Order of internal review and certification of 
        compliance.--If the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe 
        that an employer has failed to comply with this section, the 
        Secretary is authorized, at any time, to require that the 
        employer certify that it is in compliance with this section, or 
        has instituted a program to come into compliance. Not later 
        than 60 days after receiving a notice from the Secretary 
        requiring such a certification, the employer's chief executive 
        officer or similar official with responsibility for, and 
        authority to bind the company on, all hiring and immigration 
        compliance notices shall certify under penalty of perjury that 
        the employer is in conformance with the requirements of 
        paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c), pertaining to 
        document verification requirements, and with any additional 
        requirements that the Secretary may promulgate by regulation 
        pursuant to subsections (c) and (k), or that the employer has 
        instituted a program to come into compliance with these 
        requirements. At the request of the employer, the Secretary may 
        extend the 60-day deadline for good cause. The Secretary may 
        publish in the Federal Register standards or methods for such 
        certification, require specific recordkeeping practices with 
        respect to such certifications, and audit such records at any 
        time. The authority granted under this paragraph may not be 
        construed to diminish or qualify any other penalty provided 
        under this section.
            ``(6) Judicial review.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, including sections 1361 and 1651 of 
                title 28, United States Code, no court shall have 
                jurisdiction to consider a final determination or 
                penalty claim issued under paragraph (3)(C), except as 
                specifically provided under this paragraph. Except as 
                specifically provided in this paragraph, judicial 
                review of a final determination under paragraph (4) 
                shall be governed exclusively under chapter 158 of such 
                title 28. The filing of a petition under this paragraph 
                shall stay the Secretary's determination until entry of 
                judgment by the court. The Secretary may require that 
                petitioner provide, prior to filing for review, 
                security for payment of fines and penalties through 
                bond or other guarantee of payment acceptable to the 
                Secretary.
                    ``(B) Requirements for review of a final 
                determination.--With respect to judicial review of a 
                final determination or penalty claim issued under 
                paragraph (3)(C), the following requirements shall 
                apply:
                            ``(i) Deadline.--The petition for review 
                        shall be filed not later than 30 days after the 
                        date of the final determination or penalty 
                        claim issued under paragraph (3)(C).
                            ``(ii) Venue and forms.--The petition for 
                        review shall be filed with the court of appeals 
                        for the judicial circuit wherein the employer 
                        resided when the final determination or penalty 
                        claim was issued. The record and briefs do not 
                        have to be printed. The court of appeals shall 
                        review the proceeding on a typewritten record 
                        and on typewritten briefs.
                            ``(iii) Service.--The respondent is either 
                        the Secretary of Homeland Security or the 
                        Commissioner of Social Security, but not both, 
                        depending upon who issued (or affirmed) the 
                        final nonconfirmation notice. In addition to 
                        serving the respondent, the petitioner must 
                        also serve the Attorney General.
                            ``(iv) Petitioner's brief.--The petitioner 
                        shall serve and file a brief in connection with 
                        a petition for judicial review not later than 
                        40 days after the date on which the 
                        administrative record is available, and may 
                        serve and file a reply brief not later than 14 
                        days after service of the brief of the 
                        respondent, and the court may not extend these 
                        deadlines, except for good cause shown. If a 
                        petitioner fails to file a brief within the 
                        time provided in this paragraph, the court 
                        shall dismiss the appeal unless a manifest 
                        injustice would result.
                            ``(v) Scope and standard for review.--The 
                        court of appeals shall decide the petition only 
                        on the administrative record on which the final 
                        determination is based. The burden shall be on 
                        the petitioner to show that the final 
                        determination was arbitrary, capricious, not 
                        supported by substantial evidence, or otherwise 
                        not in accordance with law. Administrative 
                        findings of fact are conclusive unless any 
                        reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to 
                        conclude to the contrary.
                    ``(C) Exhaustion of administrative remedies.--A 
                court may review a final determination under paragraph 
                (3)(C) only if--
                            ``(i) the petitioner has exhausted all 
                        administrative remedies available to the 
                        petitioner as of right; and
                            ``(ii) another court has not decided the 
                        validity of the order, unless the reviewing 
                        court finds that the petition presents grounds 
                        that could not have been presented in the prior 
                        judicial proceeding or that the remedy provided 
                        by the prior proceeding was inadequate or 
                        ineffective to test the validity of the order.
                    ``(D) Limit on injunctive relief.--Regardless of 
                the nature of the action or claim or of the identity of 
                the party or parties bringing the action, no court, 
                except for the Supreme Court, shall have jurisdiction 
                or authority to enjoin or restrain the operation of the 
                provisions in this section, other than with respect to 
                the application of such provisions to an individual 
                petitioner.
            ``(7) Enforcement of orders.--If an employer fails to 
        comply with a final determination issued against such employer 
        under this subsection, and the final determination is not 
        subject to review under paragraph (6), the Attorney General may 
        file suit to enforce compliance with the final determination in 
        any appropriate district court of the United States. In any 
        such suit, the validity and appropriateness of the final 
        determination shall not be subject to review.
            ``(8) Liens.--
                    ``(A) Creation of lien.--If any employer is held 
                liable for a fee or penalty under this section, 
                neglects or refuses to pay such liability, and fails to 
                file a petition for review under paragraph (6), such 
                liability is a lien in favor of the United States on 
                all property and rights to property of such person as 
                if the liability of such person were a liability for a 
                tax assessed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
                If a petition for review is filed under paragraph (6), 
                the lien shall arise upon the entry of a final judgment 
                by the court and shall continue for 20 years or until 
                the liability is satisfied, remitted, set aside, or 
                terminated.
                    ``(B) Effect of filing notice of lien.--Upon filing 
                a notice of lien in the manner in which a notice of tax 
                lien would be filed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
                section 6323(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
                the lien shall be valid against any purchaser, holder 
                of a security interest, mechanic's lien or judgment 
                lien creditor, except with respect to properties or 
                transactions specified in subsection (b), (c), or (d) 
                of such section 6323 for which a notice of tax lien 
                properly filed on the same date would not be valid. The 
                notice of lien shall be considered a notice of lien for 
                taxes payable to the United States for the purpose of 
                any State or local law providing for the filing of a 
                notice of a tax lien. A notice of lien that is 
                registered, recorded, docketed, or indexed in 
                accordance with the rules and requirements relating to 
                judgments of the courts of the State where the notice 
                of lien is registered, recorded, docketed, or indexed 
                shall be considered for all purposes as the filing 
                prescribed by this section. The provisions of section 
                3201(e) of title 28, United States Code, shall apply to 
                liens filed under this section.
                    ``(C) Enforcement of a lien.--A lien obtained 
                through this process shall be considered a debt (as 
                defined in section 3002 of title 28, United States 
                Code) and enforceable pursuant to subchapter C of 
                chapter 176 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 
                known as the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act).
    ``(o) Criminal Penalties and Injunctions for Pattern or Practice 
Violations.--
            ``(1) Criminal penalty.--Any employer that engages in a 
        pattern or practice of knowing violations of paragraph (1)(A) 
        or (2) of subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $75,000 
        for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom such a 
        violation occurs, imprisoned for not more than 6 months for the 
        entire pattern or practice, or both.
            ``(2) Enjoining of pattern or practice violations.--If the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General has 
        reasonable cause to believe that an employer is engaged in a 
        pattern or practice of employment, recruitment, or referral in 
        violation of paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of subsection (a), the 
        Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate 
        district court of the United States requesting such relief, 
        including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining 
        order, or other order against the employer, as the Secretary 
        determines to be necessary.
    ``(p) Prohibition of Indemnity Bonds.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--It is unlawful for an employer, in the 
        hiring, recruiting, or referring for employment of any 
        individual, to require the individual to post a bond or 
        security, to pay or agree to pay an amount, or otherwise to 
        provide a financial guarantee or indemnity, against any 
        potential liability arising under this section relating to such 
        hiring, recruiting, or referring of the individual.
            ``(2) Civil penalty.--If the Secretary determines, after 
        notice and opportunity for mitigation of the monetary penalty 
        under subsection (d), that an employer has violated paragraph 
        (1), the employer shall be subject to a civil penalty of 
        $10,000 for each violation and to an administrative order 
        requiring the return of any amounts received in violation of 
        such paragraph to the employee or, if the employee cannot be 
        located, to the general fund of the Treasury.
    ``(q) Government Contracts.--
            ``(1) Employers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that 
                an employer who does not hold Federal contracts, 
                grants, or cooperative agreements is a repeat violator 
                of this section or is convicted of a crime under this 
                section, the employer shall be subject to debarment 
                from the receipt of Federal contracts, grants, or 
                cooperative agreements for a period not to exceed 2 
                years in accordance with the procedures and standards 
                prescribed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
                    ``(B) Notification; listing.--The Secretary or the 
                Attorney General shall notify the Administrator of 
                General Services of any such debarment, and the 
                Administrator of General Services shall list the 
                employer on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal 
                Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs for the period 
                of the debarment.
                    ``(C) Waiver; limitation.--The Administrator of 
                General Services, in consultation with the Secretary 
                and Attorney General, may waive operation of this 
                subsection or may limit the duration or scope of the 
                debarment.
                    ``(D) Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall promulgate a 
                regulation, in accordance with the requirements under 
                section 553 of title 5, United States Code, that 
                defines the term `repeat violator' for purposes of this 
                subsection.
            ``(2) Contractors and recipients.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that 
                an employer who holds Federal contracts, grants, or 
                cooperative agreements is a repeat violator of this 
                section or is convicted of a crime under this section, 
                the employer shall be subject to debarment from the 
                receipt of Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative 
                agreements for a period not to exceed 2 years in 
                accordance with the procedures and standards prescribed 
                by the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
                    ``(B) Notification.--Before such debarment, the 
                Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator of 
                General Services, shall notify all agencies holding 
                contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with the 
                employer of the proceedings to debar the employer from 
                the receipt of new Federal contracts, grants, or 
                cooperative agreements for a period not to exceed 2 
                years.
                    ``(C) Waiver; limitation.--After consideration of 
                the views of agencies holding contracts, grants or 
                cooperative agreements with the employer, the Secretary 
                may, instead of debarring the employer from receiving 
                new Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative 
                agreements for a period not to exceed 2 years, waive 
                operation of this subsection, limit the duration or 
                scope of the proposed debarment, or may refer to an 
                appropriate lead agency the decision of whether to seek 
                debarment of the employer, for what duration, and under 
                what scope in accordance with the procedures and 
                standards prescribed by the Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation.
                    ``(D) Review.--Any proposed debarment predicated on 
                an administrative determination of liability for civil 
                penalty by the Secretary or the Attorney General shall 
                not be reviewable in any debarment proceeding.
            ``(3) Suspension.--Indictments for violations of this 
        section or adequate evidence of actions that could form the 
        basis for debarment under this subsection shall be considered a 
        cause for suspension under the procedures and standards for 
        suspension prescribed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
            ``(4) Inadvertent violations.--Inadvertent violations of 
        recordkeeping or verification requirements, in the absence of 
        any other violations of this section, shall not be a basis for 
        determining that an employer is a repeat violator for purposes 
        of this subsection.
    ``(r) Documentation.--In providing documentation or endorsement of 
authorization of aliens (other than aliens lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence) authorized to be employed in the United States, 
the Secretary shall provide that any limitations with respect to the 
period or type of employment or employer shall be conspicuously stated 
on the documentation or endorsement.
    ``(s) Deposit of Amounts Received.--Except as otherwise specified, 
civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited by the 
Secretary into the general fund of the Treasury.
    ``(t) No Match Notice.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of this subsection, a no 
        match notice is written notice from the Social Security 
        Administration to an employer reporting earnings on a Form W-2 
        that employees' names or corresponding social security account 
        numbers fail to match SSA records. The Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, is 
        authorized to establish by regulation requirements for 
        verifying the identity and work authorization of employees who 
        are the subject of no-match notices.
            ``(2) Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall establish, by 
        regulation, a reasonable period during which an employer shall 
        allow an employee who is subject to a no match notice to 
        resolve the no match notice with no adverse employment 
        consequences to the employee. The Secretary may establish, by 
        regulation, penalties for noncompliance.
    ``(u) Challenges to Validity.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any right, benefit, or claim not 
        otherwise waived or limited under this section is available in 
        an action instituted in the United States District Court for 
        the District of Columbia. Such action shall be limited to 
        determinations of--
                    ``(A) whether this section, or any regulation 
                issued to implement this section, violates the 
                Constitution of the United States; or
                    ``(B) whether such a regulation issued by or under 
                the authority of the Secretary to implement this 
                section, is contrary to applicable provisions of this 
                section or was issued in violation of chapter 5 of 
                title 5, United States Code.
            ``(2) Deadlines for bringing actions.--Any action 
        instituted under this paragraph shall be filed not later than 
        90 days after the date the challenged section or regulation 
        described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) is first 
        implemented.
            ``(3) Class actions.--The court may not certify a class 
        under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in any 
        action under this section.
            ``(4) Rule of construction.--In determining whether the 
        Secretary's interpretation regarding any provision of this 
        section is contrary to law, a court shall accord to such 
        interpretation the maximum deference permissible under the 
        Constitution.
            ``(5) No attorneys' fees.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the court shall not award fees or other 
        expenses to any person or entity based upon any action relating 
        to this section that is brought under this subsection.
    ``(v) Notification of Expiration of Admission.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, an employer or educational institution 
shall notify an alien in writing of the expiration of the alien's 
period of authorized admission not later than 14 days before such 
eligibility expires.''.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN TAXPAYER INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN 
              IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Disclosure of Certain Taxpayer Identity Information.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6103(l) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(21) Disclosure of certain taxpayer identity information 
        by social security administration to department of homeland 
        security.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From taxpayer identity 
                information or other information which has been 
                disclosed or otherwise made available to the Social 
                Security Administration and upon written request by the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security (referred to in this 
                paragraph as the `Secretary'), the Commissioner of 
                Social Security shall disclose directly to officers, 
                employees, and contractors of the Department of 
                Homeland Security--
                            ``(i) the taxpayer identity information of 
                        each person who has filed an information return 
                        required by reason of section 6051 after 
                        calendar year 2005 and before the date 
                        specified in subparagraph (D) which contains--
                                    ``(I) 1 (or any greater number the 
                                Secretary shall request) taxpayer 
                                identifying number, name, and address 
                                of any employee (within the meaning of 
                                such section) that did not match the 
                                records maintained by the Commissioner 
                                of Social Security, or
                                    ``(II) 2 (or any greater number the 
                                Secretary shall request) names, and 
                                addresses of employees (within the 
                                meaning of such section), with the same 
                                taxpayer identifying number,
                        and the taxpayer identity of each such 
                        employee, and
                            ``(ii) the taxpayer identity of each person 
                        who has filed an information return required by 
                        reason of section 6051 after calendar year 2005 
                        and before the date specified in subparagraph 
                        (D) which contains the taxpayer identifying 
                        number (assigned under section 6109) of an 
                        employee (within the meaning of section 6051)--
                                    ``(I) who is under the age of 14 
                                (or any lesser age the Secretary shall 
                                request), according to the records 
                                maintained by the Commissioner of 
                                Social Security,
                                    ``(II) whose date of death, 
                                according to the records so maintained, 
                                occurred in a calendar year preceding 
                                the calendar year for which the 
                                information return was filed,
                                    ``(III) whose taxpayer identifying 
                                number is contained in more than one 
                                (or any greater number the Secretary 
                                shall request) information return filed 
                                in such calendar year, or
                                    ``(IV) who is not authorized to 
                                work in the United States, according to 
                                the records maintained by the 
                                Commissioner of Social Security,
                        and the taxpayer identity and date of birth of 
                        each such employee.
                    ``(B) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall transfer 
                to the Commissioner the funds necessary to cover the 
                additional cost directly incurred by the Commissioner 
                in carrying out the searches or manipulations requested 
                by the Secretary.''
            (2) Compliance by dhs contractors with confidentiality 
        safeguards.--Section 6103(p) of such Code is amended by adding 
        at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Disclosure to dhs contractors.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of this section, no return or return 
        information shall be disclosed to any contractor of the 
        Department of Homeland Security unless such Department, to the 
        satisfaction of the Secretary--
                    ``(A) has requirements in effect which require each 
                such contractor which would have access to returns or 
                return information to provide safeguards (within the 
                meaning of paragraph (4)) to protect the 
                confidentiality of such returns or return information,
                    ``(B) agrees to conduct an on-site review every 3 
                years (mid-point review in the case of contracts or 
                agreements of less than 3 years in duration) of each 
                contractor to determine compliance with such 
                requirements,
                    ``(C) submits the findings of the most recent 
                review conducted under subparagraph (B) to the 
                Secretary as part of the report required by paragraph 
                (4)(E), and
                    ``(D) submits a certification to the Secretary for 
                the most recent annual period that includes the name 
                and address of each contractor, a description of the 
                contract or agreement with such contractor, and the 
                duration of such contract or agreement, and certifies 
                that such contractor is in compliance with all such 
                requirements.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 6103(a)(3) of such Code is amended by 
                striking ``or (20)'' and inserting ``(20), or (21)''.
                    (B) Section 6103(p)(3)(A) of such Code is amended 
                by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
                Commissioner of Social Security shall provide to the 
                Secretary such information as the Secretary may require 
                in carrying out this paragraph with respect to return 
                information inspected or disclosed under the authority 
                of subsection (l)(21).''.
                    (C) Section 6103(p)(4) of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``or (17)'' both places it 
                        appears and inserting ``(17), or (21)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or (20)'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``(20), or (21)''.
                    (D) Section 6103(p)(8)(B) of such Code is amended 
                by inserting ``or paragraph (9)'' after ``subparagraph 
                (A)''.
                    (E) Section 7213(a)(2) of such Code is amended by 
                striking ``or (20)'' and inserting ``(20), or (21)''.
    (b) Falsely Claiming Citizenship or Nationality.--Section 
212(a)(6)(C)(ii)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(6)(C)(ii)(I) is amended by inserting ``or national'' after 
``citizen''.
    (c) Repeal of Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Report on earnings of aliens not authorized to work.--
        Section 290(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1360) is repealed.
            (2) Report on fraudulent use of social security account 
        numbers.--Section 414(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
        Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 
        104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1360 note) is repealed.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as are 
necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
        shall apply to disclosures made on or after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Certifications.--The first certification under section 
        6103(p)(9)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by 
        subsection (a)(2), shall be made with respect to calendar year 
        2007.
            (3) Repeals.--The repeals made by subsection (c) shall take 
        effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. INCREASING SECURITY AND INTEGRITY OF SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS.

    (a) Fraud-Resistant, Tamper-Resistant, and Wear-Resistant Social 
Security Cards.--
            (1) Issuance.--Not later than the first day of the second 
        fiscal year in which amounts are appropriated pursuant to 
        subsection (e), the Commissioner of Social Security shall begin 
        to administer and issue fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant, and 
        wear-resistant social security cards displaying a photograph.
            (2) Interim.--Not later than the first day of the seventh 
        fiscal year in which amounts are appropriated pursuant to 
        subsection (e), the Commissioner of Social Security shall issue 
        only fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant, and wear-resistant 
        social security cards displaying a photograph.
            (3) Completion.--Not later than the first day of the tenth 
        fiscal year in which amounts are appropriated pursuant to 
        subsection (e), all social security cards that are not fraud-
        resistant, tamper-resistant, and wear-resistant shall be 
        invalid for establishing employment authorization for any 
        individual 16 years of age or older.
            (4) Exemption.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
        to--
                    (A) require an individual under the age of 16 years 
                to be issued or to present for any purpose a social 
                security card described in this subsection, unless 
                needed to establish employment authorization; or
                    (B) prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security 
                from issuing a social security card that does not meet 
                the requirements under this subsection to an individual 
                under the age of 16 years who otherwise meets the 
                eligibility requirements for a social security card.
    (b) Additional Duties of the Social Security Administration.--In 
accordance with the responsibilities of the Commissioner of Social 
Security under section 205(c)(2)(I) of the Social Security Act, as 
added by section 7 of this Act, the Commissioner--
            (1) shall issue a social security card to an individual at 
        the time of the issuance of a social security account number to 
        such individual, which card shall--
                    (A) contain such security and identification 
                features as determined by the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security, in consultation with the Commissioner; and
                    (B) be fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant, and wear-
                resistant;
            (2) in consultation with the Secretary, shall issue 
        regulations specifying such particular security and 
        identification features, renewal requirements (including 
        updated photographs), and standards for the social security 
        card as necessary to be acceptable for purposes of establishing 
        identity and employment authorization under the immigration 
        laws of the United States; and
            (3) may not issue a replacement social security card to any 
        individual unless the Commissioner determines that the purpose 
        for requiring the issuance of the replacement document is 
        legitimate.
    (c) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Report on the use of identification documents.--Not 
        later than the first day of the tenth fiscal year in which 
        amounts are appropriated pursuant to subsection (e), the 
        Secretary shall submit to Congress a report recommending which 
        documents, if any, among those described in section 274A(c)(1) 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act, should continue to be 
        used to establish identity and employment authorization in the 
        United States.
            (2) Report on implementation.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the 
                date on which the Commissioner begins to administer and 
                issue fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant, and wear-
                resistant cards under subsection (d)(1), and annually 
                thereafter, the Commissioner shall submit to Congress a 
                report on the implementation of this section.
                    (B) Contents.--The report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include an analysis of--
                            (i) the amounts needed to be appropriated 
                        to implement this section; and
                            (ii) any measures taken to protect the 
                        privacy of individuals who hold social security 
                        cards described in this section.
    (d) Access to Social Security Card Information.--Section 
205(c)(2)(I)(i) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 7 of 
this Act, is further amended by inserting at the end of the flush text 
at the end the following: ``As part of the employment eligibility 
verification system established under section 274A of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall provide 
to the Secretary of Homeland Security access to any photograph, other 
feature, or information included in the social security card.''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section 
and the amendments made by this section.

SEC. 5. INCREASING SECURITY AND INTEGRITY OF IDENTITY DOCUMENTS.

    (a) Purpose.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish 
the State Records Improvement Grant Program (referred to in this 
section as the ``Program''), under which the Secretary may award grants 
to States for the purpose of advancing the purposes of this Act and of 
issuing or implementing plans to issue driver's license and identity 
cards that--
            (1) can be used for purposes of verifying identity under 
        section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added 
        by section 2 of this Act; and
            (2) comply with the State license requirements under 
        section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public 
        Law 109-13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note).
    (b) Ineligibility.--States that do not certify their intent to 
comply with the provisions of the REAL ID Act of 2005 or do not submit 
a compliance plan acceptable to the Secretary are not eligible to 
receive a grant under the Program. Driver's license or identification 
cards issued by States that do not comply with the provisions of the 
REAL ID Act of 2005 may not be used to verify identity under section 
274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, except under conditions 
approved by the Secretary.
    (c) Grants and Contracts Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants, subject to the availability of appropriations, to a 
        State to provide assistance to such State agency to meet the 
        deadlines for the issuance of a driver's license which meets 
        the requirements of section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 
        (division B of Public Law 109-13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note).
            (2) Duration.--Grants may be awarded under this subsection 
        during fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
            (3) Competitive basis.--The Secretary shall give priority 
        to States whose plan to implement the provisions of the REAL ID 
        Act of 2005 is compatible with the employment verification 
        systems, processes, and implementation schedules set forth in 
        section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
        determined by the Secretary. Minimum standards for 
        compatibility will include the ability of the State to promptly 
        verify the document and provide access to the digital 
        photograph displayed on the document.
            (4) Funding options.--If the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        determines that compliance with the provisions of the REAL ID 
        Act of 2005 and with the requirements of the employment 
        verification system can best be met by awarding grants or 
        contracts to a State, a group of States, a government agency, 
        or a private entity, the Secretary may utilize Program funds to 
        award such a grant, grants, contract or contracts.
            (5) Improving accuracy and availability of records.--On an 
        expedited basis, the Secretary shall award grants or contracts 
        for the purpose of improving the accuracy and electronic 
        availability of states' records of births, deaths, driver's 
        licenses, and of other records necessary for implementation of 
        the Employment Eligibility Verification System and as otherwise 
        necessary to advance the purposes of this Act.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Grants or contracts awarded pursuant to the 
Program may be used to assist State compliance with the requirements 
under the REAL ID Act of 2005, including--
            (1) upgrading and maintaining technology;
            (2) obtaining equipment;
            (3) hiring additional personnel;
            (4) covering operational costs, including overtime; and
            (5) acquiring such other resources as are available to 
        assist such grantee.
    (e) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each eligible state seeking a grant under 
        this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
        such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information 
        as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            (2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) describe the activities for which assistance 
                under this section is sought; and
                    (B) provide such additional assurances as the 
                Secretary determines to be essential to ensure 
                compliance with the requirements of this section.
    (f) Conditions.--All grants under the Program shall be conditioned 
on the recipient--
            (1) certifying compliance with the provisions under the 
        REAL ID Act of 2005 and providing implementation plans that are 
        acceptable to the Secretary, including--
                    (A) the adoption of appropriate security measures 
                to protect against improper issuance of driver's 
                licenses and identity cards, tampering with electronic 
                issuance systems, and identity theft as the Secretary 
                may prescribe;
                    (B) ensuring introduction and maintenance of such 
                security features and other measures necessary to make 
                the documents issued by recipient resistant to 
                tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulent use as the 
                Secretary may prescribe; and
                    (C) ensuring implementation and maintenance of such 
                safeguards for the security of the information 
                contained on these documents as the Secretary may 
                prescribe;
            (2) agreeing to adhere to the timetables and procedures for 
        issuing driver's licenses and identification cards that comply 
        with the provisions of the REAL ID Act of 2005, as required 
        under section 274A(c)(1)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality 
        Act; and
            (3) agreeing to implement the requirements of this Act and 
        any implementing regulations to the satisfaction of the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to 
carry out the provisions of this section.
    (h) Supplement Not Supplant.--Amounts appropriated for grants under 
this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other State 
and local public funds obligated for the purposes provided under this 
title.
    (i) Additional Uses.--Amounts authorized under this section may 
also be used to assist in sharing of law enforcement information 
between States and the Department of Homeland Security, at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security.

SEC. 6. VOLUNTARY ADVANCED VERIFICATION PROGRAM TO COMBAT IDENTITY 
              THEFT.

    (a) Voluntary Advanced Verification Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and 
        make available to willing employers a voluntary program, to be 
        known as the Voluntary Advanced Verification Program, to allow 
        employers to submit and verify an employee's fingerprints for 
        purposes of determining the identity and work authorization of 
        the employee.
            (2) Voluntary participation.--Nothing in this section may 
        be construed to require employers to participate in the 
        Voluntary Advanced Verification Program.
    (b) Limited Retention Period for Fingerprints.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may only maintain 
        fingerprint records of any citizen of the United States that 
        were submitted by an employer through the Employment 
        Eligibility Verification System (referred to in this section as 
        ``EEVS'') for 10 business days. At the end of such period, such 
        records shall be purged from any EEVS-related system unless the 
        fingerprints have been ordered to be retained for purposes of a 
        fraud or similar investigation by a government agency with 
        criminal or other investigative authority.
            (2) Exception.--For purposes of preventing identity theft 
        or other harm, an employee who is a citizen of the United 
        States may submit a written request that the employee's 
        fingerprint records be retained for employee verification 
        purposes by the Secretary. Upon receiving written consent, the 
        Secretary may retain such fingerprint records until the 
        employee notifies the Secretary in writing that such consent 
        has been withdrawn, at which time the Secretary shall purge 
        such fingerprint records within 10 business days unless the 
        fingerprints have been ordered to be retained for purposes of a 
        fraud or similar investigation by a government agency with an 
        independent criminal or other investigative authority.
    (c) Limited Use of Fingerprints Submitted for Program.--The 
Secretary and the employer may use any fingerprints taken from the 
employee and transmitted for querying EEVS solely for the purposes of 
verifying identity and employment eligibility during the employee 
verification process. Such transmitted fingerprints may not be used for 
any other purpose. This provision does not alter any other provisions 
regarding the use of non-fingerprint information in EEVS.
    (d) Safeguarding of Fingerprint Information.--The Secretary, 
subject to specifications and limitations set forth under this section 
and other relevant provisions of this Act, shall be responsible for 
safely and securely maintaining and storing all fingerprints submitted 
under this program.

SEC. 7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)), 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(I)(i) As part of the verification system established 
        under this paragraph, the Commissioner of Social Security 
        shall, subject to the provisions of section 274A(d) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act, establish a reliable, secure 
        method that, operating through the Employment Eligibility 
        Verification System--
                    ``(I) compares the name, social security account 
                number and available citizenship information provided 
                in an inquiry against such information maintained by 
                the Commissioner in order to confirm (or not confirm) 
                the validity of the information provided regarding an 
                individual whose identity and employment eligibility 
                must be confirmed;
                    ``(II) analyzes the correspondence of the name, 
                number, and any other identifying information;
                    ``(III) determines whether the name and number 
                belong to an individual who is deceased;
                    ``(IV) determines whether an individual is a 
                national of the United States (when available);
                    ``(V) determines whether the individual has 
                presented a social security account number that is not 
                valid for employment; and
                    ``(VI) does not disclose or release social security 
                information to employers through the confirmation 
                system (other than such confirmation or 
                nonconfirmation).
            ``(ii) For purposes of preventing identity theft, 
        protecting employees, and reducing burden on employers, and 
        notwithstanding section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986, the Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with 
        the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall--
                    ``(I) review the Social Security Administration 
                databases and information technology to identify any 
                deficiencies and discrepancies related to name, birth 
                date, citizenship status, or death records of the 
                social security accounts and social security account 
                holders that are likely to contribute to fraudulent use 
                of documents, or identity theft, or to affect the 
                proper functioning of EEVS;
                    ``(II) correct any errors identified under 
                subclause (I); and
                    ``(III) ensure that a system for identifying and 
                correcting such deficiencies and discrepancies is 
                adopted to ensure the accuracy of the Social Security 
                Administration's databases.
            ``(iii) The Commissioner of Social Security, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
        establish a secure process whereby an individual can request 
        that the Commissioner preclude any confirmation under EEVS 
        based on that individual's Social Security number until it is 
        reactivated by that individual.''.

SEC. 8. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 
              AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Tightening Requirements for the Provision of Social Security 
Numbers on Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements.--Section 6724 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to waiver; definitions and 
special rules) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f) Special Rules With Respect to Social Security Numbers on 
Withholding Exemption Certificates.--
            ``(1) Reasonable cause waiver not to apply.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall not apply with 
        respect to the social security account number of an employee 
        furnished under section 6051(a)(2).
            ``(2) Exception.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) shall not apply in any 
                case in which the employer--
                            ``(i) receives confirmation that the 
                        discrepancy described in section 205(c)(2)(I) 
                        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        405(c)(2)(I)) has been resolved, or
                            ``(ii) corrects a clerical error made by 
                        the employer with respect to the social 
                        security account number of an employee not 
                        later than 60 days after receiving notification 
                        under section 205(c)(2)(I) of the Social 
                        Security Act that the social security account 
                        number contained in wage records provided to 
                        the Social Security Administration by the 
                        employer with respect to the employee does not 
                        match the social security account number of the 
                        employee contained in relevant records 
                        otherwise maintained by the Social Security 
                        Administration.
                    ``(B) Exception not applicable to frequent 
                offenders.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply--
                            ``(i) in any case in which not fewer than 
                        50 of the statements required to be made by an 
                        employer pursuant to section 6051 either fail 
                        to include an employee's social security 
                        account number or include an incorrect social 
                        security account number, or
                            ``(ii) with respect to any employer who has 
                        received written notification under section 
                        205(c)(2)(1) of the Social Security Act during 
                        each of the 3 preceding taxable years that the 
                        social security account numbers in the wage 
                        records provided to the Social Security 
                        Administration by such employer with respect to 
                        10 more employees do not match relevant records 
                        otherwise maintained by the Social Security 
                        Administration.''.
    (b) Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
        consultation with the Secretary, shall establish a unit within 
        the Criminal Investigation Office of the Internal Revenue 
        Service to investigate violations of the Internal Revenue Code 
        of 1986 related to the employment of individuals who are not 
        authorized to work in the United States.
            (2) Special agents; support staff.--The Secretary of the 
        Treasury--
                    (A) shall assign to the unit established pursuant 
                to paragraph (1) not fewer than 10 full-time special 
                agents and necessary support staff; and
                    (B) may employ not more than 200 full time special 
                agents for this unit based on investigative 
                requirements and work load.
            (3) Reports.--During each of the first 5 calendar years 
        beginning after the date on which the unit was established, and 
        biennially thereafter, the unit shall transmit to Congress a 
        report that describes its activities and includes the number of 
        investigations and cases referred for prosecution.
    (c) Increase in Penalty on Employer Failing To File Correct 
Information Returns.--Section 6721 of such Code (relating to failure to 
file correct information returns) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``$50'' and inserting ``$200''; and
                    (B) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting 
                ``$1,000,000'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$15 
                        in lieu of $50'' and inserting ``$60 instead of 
                        $200''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph(B), by striking 
                        ``$75,000'' and inserting ``$300,000''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$30 
                        in lieu of $50'' and inserting ``$120 instead 
                        of $200''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``$150,000'' and inserting ``$600,000''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ```$100,000' for `$250,000''' and inserting 
                        ```$400,000' for `$1,000,000''';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ```$25,000' for `$75,000''' and inserting 
                        ```$100,000' for `$300,000'''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ```$50,000' for `$150,000''' and inserting 
                        ```$200,000' for `$600,000''';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``$5,000,000'' 
                and inserting ``$2,000,000''; and
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``$100'' and inserting ``$400'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 
                        ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
                        ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$400,000''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``$250,000'' 
                and inserting ``$1,000,000''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) 
shall apply to failures occurring after December 31, 2006.

SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR MISUSE OF SOCIAL SECURITY 
              ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 208(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 408(a)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
            ``(7) for any purpose--
                    ``(A) knowingly possesses or uses a social security 
                account number or social security card knowing that 
                such number or card was obtained from the Commissioner 
                of Social Security by means of fraud or false 
                statements;
                    ``(B) knowingly and falsely represents a number to 
                be the social security account number assigned by the 
                Commissioner of Social Security to the person or to 
                another person, when in fact such number is not the 
                social security account number assigned by the 
                Commissioner of Social Security to such person or to 
                such other person;
                    ``(C) knowingly buys, sells, or possesses with 
                intent to buy or sell a social security account number 
                or a social security card that is or purports to be a 
                number or card issued by the Commissioner of Social 
                Security;
                    ``(D) knowingly alters, counterfeits, forges, or 
                falsely makes a social security account number or a 
                social security card; or
                    ``(E) knowingly possesses, uses, distributes, or 
                transfers a social security account number or a social 
                security card knowing the number or card to be altered, 
                counterfeited, forged, falsely made, or stolen; or'';
            (2) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) by inserting ``knowingly'' before 
                ``discloses'';
                    (B) by inserting ``account'' after ``security''; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the 
                end;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) without lawful authority, knowingly produces or 
        acquires for any person a social security account number, a 
        social security card, or a number or card that purports to be a 
        social security account number or social security card,''; and
            (4) in the flush text at the end, by striking ``five'' and 
        inserting ``10''.
    (b) Conspiracy and Disclosure.--Section 208 of such Act is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Whoever attempts or conspires to violate any criminal 
provision under this section shall be punished in the same manner as a 
person who completes a violation of such provision.
    ``(g)(1) Subject to paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Commissioner of Social Security shall disclose to 
any Federal law enforcement agency the records described in paragraph 
(2) if such law enforcement agency requests such records for the 
purpose of investigating a violation of this section or any other 
felony offense.
    ``(2) The records described in this paragraph are records of the 
Social Security Administration concerning--
            ``(A) the identity, address, location, or financial 
        institution accounts of the holder of a social security account 
        number or social security card;
            ``(B) the application for and issuance of a social security 
        account number or social security card; and
            ``(C) the existence or nonexistence of a social security 
        account number or social security card.
    ``(3) The Commissioner of Social Security may not disclose any tax 
return or tax return information pursuant to this subsection except as 
authorized under section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
including--
            (1) in each of the 2 fiscal years beginning on the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the appropriations necessary to hire 
        not fewer than 2,500 new personnel at the Department of 
        Homeland Security assigned exclusively or principally to an 
        office or offices dedicated to monitoring and enforcing 
        compliance with sections 274A and 274C of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a and 1324c), including 
        compliance with the requirements of the Employment Eligibility 
        Verification System, which personnel shall monitor compliance 
        by--
                    (A) verifying the Employment Identification Numbers 
                of employers participating in the Employment 
                Eligibility Verification System (referred to in this 
                section as ``EEVS'');
                    (B) verifying compliance of employers participating 
                in EEVS with the requirements for participation that 
                are prescribed by the Secretary;
                    (C) monitoring EEVS for multiple uses of Social 
                Security numbers and any immigration identification 
                numbers for evidence that could indicate identity theft 
                or fraud;
                    (D) monitoring EEVS to identify discriminatory 
                practices;
                    (E) monitoring EEVS to identify employers who are 
                not using the system properly, including employers who 
                fail to make appropriate records with respect to their 
                queries and any notices of confirmation, 
                nonconfirmation, or further action;
                    (F) identifying instances in which employees allege 
                that an employer violated their privacy rights;
                    (G) analyzing and auditing the use of EEVS and the 
                data obtained through EEVS to--
                            (i) identify fraud trends, including fraud 
                        trends across industries, geographical areas, 
                        or employer size; and
                            (ii) develop compliance tools as necessary 
                        to respond to changing patterns of fraud;
                    (H) providing employers with additional training 
                and other information on the proper use of EEVS;
                    (I) performing threshold evaluation of cases for 
                referral to United States Immigration and Customs 
                Enforcement and to liaise with such agency with respect 
                to these referrals;
                    (J) any other compliance and monitoring activities 
                that, in the Secretary's judgment, are necessary to 
                ensure the functioning of EEVS;
                    (K) investigating identity theft and fraud detected 
                through EEVS and undertake the necessary enforcement 
                actions;
                    (L) investigating the use of fraudulent documents 
                or access to fraudulent documents through local 
                facilitation and undertake the necessary enforcement 
                actions;
                    (M) providing support to United States Citizenship 
                and Immigration Services with respect to the evaluation 
                of cases for referral to United States Immigration and 
                Customs Enforcement; and
                    (N) performing any other investigation that the 
                Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure the 
                functioning of EEVS, and undertake any enforcement 
                actions necessary as a result of these investigations; 
                and
            (2) the appropriations necessary to acquire, install, and 
        maintain technological equipment necessary to support the 
        functioning of EEVS and the connectivity between United States 
        Citizenship and Immigration Services and United States 
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement with respect to the sharing 
        of information to support EEVS and related immigration 
        enforcement actions.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) Commission of social security.--There are authorized to 
        be appropriated to Commissioner of Social Security such sums as 
        may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commissioner 
        under this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.
            (2) Secretary of homeland security.--In addition to any 
        other amounts authorized to be appropriated in this Act, there 
        are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, in each of 
        the 2 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, such sums as may be necessary to annually hire not 
        fewer than 2,500 personnel of the Department of Homeland 
        Security, who shall be assigned exclusively or principally to 
        an office or offices dedicated to monitoring and enforcing 
        compliance with sections 274A and 274C of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a and 1324c), including 
        compliance with the requirements of EEVS. These personnel shall 
        perform the compliance and monitoring activities described in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (N) of subsection (a)(1).
                                                       Calendar No. 596

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2711

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                                 A BILL

   To improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of 
              unauthorized aliens and for other purposes.

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                             March 6, 2008

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar