[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 138 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 138

   To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot 
            program for employment eligibility verification.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot 
            program for employment eligibility verification.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS TO PARTICIPATE IN BASIC 
              PILOT PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 402(e)(1) of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Federal contractors and subcontractors.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any Federal contractor 
                        described in clause (ii), and any subcontractor 
                        described in clause (iii), shall elect to 
                        participate in the basic pilot program 
                        described in section 403(a) and shall comply 
                        with the terms and conditions of such election.
                            ``(ii) Federal contractors described.--A 
                        Federal contractor is described in this clause 
                        if the contractor--
                                    ``(I) employs individuals; and
                                    ``(II) has been awarded (and has 
                                not completed performance of) a 
                                contract by the Federal government for 
                                the procurement of goods or services in 
                                an amount exceeding the simplified 
                                acquisition threshold.
                            ``(iii) Subcontractors described.--A 
                        subcontractor is described in this clause if 
                        the subcontractor--
                                    ``(I) employs individuals; and
                                    ``(II) has been awarded (and has 
                                not completed performance of) a 
                                subcontract by a Federal contractor 
                                described in clause (ii).
                            ``(iv) Coverage of entire workforce.--In 
                        implementing this subparagraph, the Attorney 
                        General shall ensure that the pilot program is 
                        applied to all of the employees of a Federal 
                        contractor or subcontractor, not just the 
                        employees performing the contract or 
                        subcontract, as the case may be.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to contracts entered into on or after the expiration of the 60-
day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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