[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 139 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 139

   To prohibit a Federal agency from accepting a form of individual 
 identification issued by a foreign government, except a passport that 
                 is accepted on the date of enactment.


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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 Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, and Armed Services, 
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 prohibit a Federal agency from accepting a form of individual 
 identification issued by a foreign government, except a passport that 
                 is accepted on the date of enactment.

    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 ``Identification Integrity Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF IDENTIFICATION ISSUED BY FOREIGN 
              GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) In General.--A Federal agency may not accept, for any official 
purpose, an identification document for an individual if the 
identification document is issued by a foreign government.
    (b) Exception.--If a passport issued by a foreign government is 
authorized by Federal law to be accepted for a specific official 
purpose on the date of the enactment of this Act, subsection (a) shall 
not be construed to affect such authorization.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Federal 
agency'' means--
            (1) an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 
        5, United States Code);
            (2) a military department (as defined in section 102 of 
        title 5, United States Code);
            (3) an office, agency, or other establishment in the 
        legislative branch of the Government of the United States;
            (4) an office, agency, or other establishment in the 
        judicial branch of the Government of the United States; and
            (5) the government of the District of Columbia.
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