1.This Act may be cited as the
New Employee Verification Act of
2009
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Electronic
Employment Verification</header>
<subtitle id="HCF7DBC87674C429C87E03F1D5E70341A"><enum>A</enum><header>Implementation of
new systems</header>
<section id="H8EDBCF0B9B8045FE909D072482086B68"><enum>101.</enum><header>Extenstion of
basic pilot until new systems operating</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7E71ABE6EE59457F9F64524F1CA50A76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>11-year period</quote> and inserting <quote>16-year period</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82943B7D17DA4E59B7654DC5DCFB71EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting the following: <quote>, except that this
subtitle is repealed effective on the date that is 36 months after the date of
the enactment of the New Employee Verification Act of 2009.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HFC2346D2CCB84143AFC3F2451240AD53"><enum>102.</enum><header>Amendments to
immigration laws to improve employment authorization verification</header>
<subsection id="H855A33C3F51C4EF78DD157F037003911"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="H703B66358DB14C0993A54CB90079AD7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Change in
employment eligibility verification process</header><text>Section 274A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55BEEA0EC20B4F2086B5A14BE9FDA858"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1)(B)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H34F8B6BD95EC4F799D005B58A9385EC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>(b), (c), or
(d)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H1E8DD1963DD54C6AA98B7C6300F08C50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>subsection (b).</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b),
(c), or (d).</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF540FDF7517B4259BC7D552398F50865"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>United
States,</quote> and inserting <quote>United States who is subject to compliance
with this subsection,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2BB07F3BC6543CB81F002248DCD3347"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Verification via
EEVS and SEEVS systems</header><text>Subsections (c) and (d) of section 274A of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) are amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53923742EDD34CFC8E08E5A058B9009F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H177FE1A807534C4E82A514A7C0A32932"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Electronic
Employment Verification System</header>
<paragraph id="HB5BAC8CC3B75492F9913A630E27B3FAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Enrollment</header>
<subparagraph id="H6EF59784919D4839BE8B2E59F3ECFFEE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every person or other
entity subject to subsection (a)(1)(B), and that is not in compliance with such
subsection by reason of compliance with subsection (d), shall participate in
the Electronic Employment Verification System established under section 235(a)
of the Social Security Act (the <quote>EEVS</quote>) on a schedule established
in accordance with section 235(a)(4) of the Social Security Act with respect to
all hiring, recruitment, and referral described in subsection (a)(1)(B)
occurring after the earlier of the date on which the entity—</text>
<clause id="HC57C2363F1E24879BFACCA42B4089BBC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
required to register under this paragraph; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HAA888DD58F034BD1AAC4CFDAE4AE41E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>voluntarily
registers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDB45AE0E7814E1A9FA833339B4B0900"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Voluntary
participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security,
may permit any person or other entity subject to subsection (a)(1)(B), and that
is not yet required to participate in the EEVS under section 235(a)(4) of the
Social Security Act to participate in the EEVS on a voluntary basis.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB5E9C7E1B0B645758F45DF77772EA6EB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Expedited
participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
of Homeland Security, on a case-by-case or classwide basis, may require any
person or other entity subject to subsection (a)(1)(B), and that is not yet
required to participate in the EEVS under section 235(a)(4) of the Social
Security Act, to participate in the EEVS (or, alternatively, the Secure
Employment Eligibility Verification System established under section 235(b) of
the Social Security Act (the <quote>SEEVS</quote>)) on an expedited basis if
the Secretary designates such person or entity as—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H9A8AC1E9F7D3416194BE32111291C7CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>employing
individuals having access to locations or information that have a direct impact
on the security of the United States; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF46627B8D8D84D14B7A3A775F78781BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>having engaged in
material violations of this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB38C00A14BB24DCA8B3839ED001CA533"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Requirement to
notify</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall notify persons or entities required to register not
less than 60 days prior to the effective date of such requirement through
publication in the Federal Register regarding the requirement for participation
in the EEVS under subparagraphs (A) and (C)(i) and by mail regarding the
requirement for participation in the EEVS under subparagraph (C)(ii). Such
notice shall include the training materials described in section 235(a)(5) of
the Social Security Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7F4BFD3B6FF494E8D84CADF1A8D2D7"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person or other entity shall register to
participate in the EEVS or the SEEVS in the manner prescribed by the
Commissioner of Social Security prior to the date the person or entity is
required or permitted to submit information with respect to an individual under
this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA39717F37E98488B907FF9E2F7EE4938"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Consequence of
failure to participate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a
person or other entity is required or has elected to participate in the EEVS or
the SEEVS and fails to comply with the requirements thereof, such
failure—</text>
<clause id="HCBBEE1B6331F4C67AAF963414C009B62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be treated
as a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) punishable under subsection (e)(5);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE288F1B0B493498D81323BDDCD74A41D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall create a rebuttable presumption that
the person or other entity has violated subsection (a)(1)(A), except that such
presumption shall not apply to a prosecution under subsection (f)(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC942E8DDFD8348449C1B897D541E8EF2"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Protection from
liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person or other
entity that participates in the EEVS or the SEEVS shall be liable under any law
for any employment-related action taken with respect to an individual in
reliance on information provided by the EEVS or the SEEVS (as applicable) in
connection with such participation, if such action is taken in accordance with
the requirements of this subsection, section 235 of the Social Security Act,
and applicable regulations prescribed thereunder.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF286448521644121A445C7A6088B5959"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Exclusive means
of verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person
or other entity is required or has elected to participate in the EEVS,
subsections (b) and (d) shall not apply to the person or other entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C15D054C6754DE891F82AE725E35A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Obtaining
documents for EEVS</header>
<subparagraph id="H4259E39DCB614B94A7E85450C9823DCD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Information
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person or other
entity registered to participate in the EEVS shall, with respect to the hiring,
or recruiting or referring for a fee, any individual for employment in the
United States, obtain from the individual—</text>
<clause id="HE2FDDC3ED10A4C39AB74C2F548A72C48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the individual's
name and date of birth;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAA5D28B34C4B4477AF2FE623491EB195"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the individual's
social security account number; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8FDE0736689745FF99C9B4255854CB06"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of
an individual who does not claim to be a national of the United States, such
alien identification or authorization number as the Secretary shall
require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37066286F3CF403596FF61BE1901CA77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Documents
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The person or entity
shall require that the individual produce one of the following documents
consistent with the status claimed by the individual and bearing identifying
information consistent with that obtained from the individual:</text>
<clause id="H9D56505234D646D0B283F54C9185F9CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an individual who is a
national of the United States—</text>
<subclause id="H2041BC8D25CB493781ACFFE13F588300"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a United States
passport; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDF5B20648DEB458E9F7DCA202B72F1CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a 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, that contains
a photograph of the individual, other identifying information (including the
individual’s name, date of birth, gender, and address) and security features to
make the license or card resistant to tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulent
use.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H65D5015A00144A51BCC578FA00AF613E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence in the United States, a permanent resident card, as
specified by the Secretary, that contains a photograph of the individual, other
identifying information (including name, date of birth, gender, and address),
and contains security features to make the document resistant to tampering,
counterfeiting, and fraudulent use.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5008C44A602B46698BEF23BAC2003E6B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an alien who is authorized
under the Immigration and Nationality Act or by the Secretary of Homeland
Security to be employed in the United States, an employment authorization card,
issued by the Secretary that contains a photograph of the individual, other
identifying information (including name, date of birth, gender, and address),
and security features to make the document resistant to tampering,
counterfeiting, and fraudulent use.</text>
</clause><clause id="H361AC12B62E54E50007F2FDB9107942D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an individual who is unable
to obtain a document described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii), a document
designated by the Secretary that contains a photograph of the individual, other
identifying information (including name, date of birth, gender, and address)
and security features to make the document resistant to tampering,
counterfeiting, and fraudulent use.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54CCB0CBE6004AA8A056FDBC28770318"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Unacceptable
documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
finds that a document or class of documents described in clause (ii) is not
reliable to establish identity or is being used fraudulently to an unacceptable
degree, the Secretary shall prohibit, or impose conditions, on the use of such
documents or class of documents for purposes of this subsection. The Secretary
shall publish notice of any findings under this clause in the Federal
Register.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H29FAC9B8606B4FDDBE6E06A948DC279E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Attestation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person or other entity registered to
participate in the EEVS shall attest, under penalty of perjury using an
electronic signature or code approved by the Commissioner of Social Security
through an internet or telephonic connection prescribed by the Commissioner,
that registrant has obtained the information required by paragraph (2)(A) and
examined a consistent document required by paragraph (2)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07044720CA7F48B3BE19004D838198FD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consequences of
certain EEVS determinations</header>
<subparagraph id="H7280E1F4E90643FCB765DC8356623815"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory
dismissal if no contest of initial disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual does not contest the
initial disapproval notice described in section 235(a)(3)(C)(ii) of the Social
Security Act by the end of the 10-day period beginning on the date on which the
notice is received from the employer, the disapproval shall become final, and
the employer shall, within 3 business days after the end of such 10-day period,
terminate the employment, recruitment, or referral of the individual by the
employer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EE9138BC02F4805B07F927122A63332"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mandatory
dismissal if disapproval notice issued after contest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which a disapproval notice
described in section 235(a)(3)(C)(v) of the Social Security Act is issued, the
employer shall, within 3 business days after receipt of such notice, terminate
the employment, recruitment, or referral of the individual who is the subject
of the notice.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H444A822C76B246399FC96F2DB629374E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rule on
dismissal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer shall
not terminate an employee until receiving a final disapproval notice, unless
there is good cause for dismissal for a reason other than the failure to obtain
approval of employment eligibility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27AC00316E3B4257AC339B95C00A9B5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Presumption of
violation</header><text>If a person or other entity registered to participate
in the EEVS continues, in violation of this subparagraph, to employ, recruit,
or refer an individual, a rebuttable presumption is created that the registrant
has violated subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2) of this section, except that such
presumption shall not apply to a prosecution under subsection (f)(1) of this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA5BAFBCCE084E8BBE9929EA793E51AF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Secure
Employment Eligibility Verification System</header>
<paragraph id="HC3A23E07AAC44C7395EF763139E3A01F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning with the
first day of operation of the SEEVS a person or other entity subject to
subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section may elect to comply with such subsection
by participating in the SEEVS. Such participation shall be in lieu of
participation in the EEVS established under section 235(a) of the Social
Security Act. Such participation shall be subject to the requirements of
section 235(b) of such Act and the regulations issued under such
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H89A8267AA6984657A78EA175196E0064"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement to
notify</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall notify persons or entities subject to subsection
(a)(1)(B) about the opportunity to participate in the SEEVS not less than 60
days prior to the first day of operation of the system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FF3043149884DD5A7C959EA3079DFC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Presumption</header><text>Participation
in SEEVS by an employer that follows the required procedures of the system
shall create a presumption that the employer has not violated the requirements
of this Act with respect to its hiring decisions, which presumption shall only
be overcome by clear and convincing evidence of willful noncompliance resulting
in the hiring of an unauthorized employee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2104EA2E68D447C58BC08C90C692C2D5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exclusive means
of verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person
or other entity is required or has elected to participate in the SEEVS,
subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to the person or other entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AA7A871A5FC48A29F4D6C638E08E327"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compliance with
EEVS requirements upon termination of election</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person or other entity terminates its
election to participate in the SEEVS, the person or entity shall be subject to
compliance with subsection (c) with respect to all employment actions beginning
on the date of such
termination.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF61A356BF434224BA6048B4D7C3B5D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enhancement of
Federal preemption standards</header><text>Section 274A(h)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(2)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3EFD3A24322476491F5E20049235403" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA94129BAFD844E3386C03F1F05DB81"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preemption; no
national identification card</header>
<subparagraph id="H16BB0C5915C34BE4AE47D2A4008304A3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Preemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this section preempt any
provision of any law of any State or political subdivision thereof or any
contract entered into by any State or political subdivision thereof
which—</text>
<clause id="HB562C74C8FE6408BB39612AF942896E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>imposes civil or
criminal sanctions upon employers for actions governed by the Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4109DFDD5885455DA55BAFB4BA78724"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requires,
authorizes or permits a system of verification of the immigration status of
employees or employment applicants;</text>
</clause><clause id="HACA9EDE2FECE4CFD97B48E86F8EC0355"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>requires,
authorizes, or permits the use of a federally mandated employment verification
system for any purpose other than that required by Federal law, including
verifying status of renters, determining eligibility for receipt of benefits,
enrollment in school, obtaining or retaining a business or other license
provided by the unit of government, or conducting a background check; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H5198992A3FC4494AB9C0512481D9C554"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>requires or
prohibits the use of an immigration status employment verification system for
any purpose, except as required by Federal law, including without limitation,
such purposes as—</text>
<subclause id="H374BB18F50D646FE92BD4C9C826775AE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a condition of
receiving a government contract;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H408DA49B323147139C4E90D59EA92C22"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a condition of
receiving a business license; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H40D2888881814875A8C0592FE37FB538"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the basis of
assessing a penalty.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46DFB0A3EC114E76A4B3AA11281F8FF3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No authorization
of national identification card</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1F81C9E437C14C85A91443C09F860411"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
amendments made by this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7F15723851C5452E9C78353C09777611"><enum>103.</enum><header>Amendments to
Social Security Act to improve employment authorization verification</header>
<subsection id="H43555C341B424E80B444EDA7A5C414A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to
title II</header>
<paragraph id="H0C8B7F2C90D44D80996EE289E2DE4BFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H099B1B6E5DAD4F1680BB2448D512271E" style="traditional">
<section id="HB3025F96E8B54D0800E9CCAFFFD6C557"><enum>235.</enum><header>Electronic employment verification</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1F0299F74423454C8569F6FC1834B8C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Electronic Employment
Verification System</header>
<paragraph id="H97B16FBCF03F46D5ABDFE5561ACF746"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of
Social Security, in cooperation and consultation with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, Secretary of Homeland Security, the States, and the
Advisory Panel created in subsection (c) of this section, shall establish an
Electronic Employment Verification System (the <quote>EEVS</quote>) using the
employer data entry infrastructure of the National Directory of New Hires
(established pursuant to section 453(i)). The EEVS—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9CCF39E4AEB4717B68B02BCB0CA07C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall, as is appropriate and effective,
utilize elements of the employment eligibility confirmation system
infrastructure established under section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat.
3009–664);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H437A7FA6F06A4FD48D6BE8F1A039CE03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be
accessible over the Internet and a toll-free telephone line maintained by the
Commissioner; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H784176D6B0FE4F478C45942D10E31F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall have the
capacity to determine whether—</text>
<clause id="HEE3B4F2666E048F69F068407D405AA3D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifying
information with respect to an individual, submitted by the subject employer,
is consistent with the information maintained by the Commissioner (with respect
to both citizens and nationals of the United States) and by the Secretary of
Homeland Security (solely with respect to aliens); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA87132C411941AD8FBAEE3C3477197"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the individual is
a citizen or national or is not an unauthorized alien (as defined in section
274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3))) with
respect to the employment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4902FF5FDC0E441DB3411BAEDF000410"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subject
employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
section, the term <term>subject employer</term> means, in connection with any
individual, an employer (within the meaning of section 453A(a)(2)(B)(i)) of
such individual and includes any person who recruits or refers for employment
such individual for a fee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39F59C4ACCCC4C4D8759DC2817E1DE1B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Verification of
employment authorization</header>
<subparagraph id="H1F5F2292791145D395348038DC1B3B90"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner
shall, through the EEVS—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H4E3DC2FF96F94064B5CE7603021DFCEF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>respond to each
inquiry regarding an individual's identifying information and eligibility for
employment in the United States for the subject employer, as recorded in the
information maintained by the Commissioner or the Secretary of Homeland
Security as appropriate, and include in the response the time period (which may
be unlimited) for which the individual is authorized to be employed in the
United States by such employer, as so recorded; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE48A1C2357B14EEBAC008F982E0345E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maintain a record
of each such inquiry and the information provided in response to such
inquiry.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD1E9FE3795B417B918C118DFB00A823"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission to
system</header>
<clause id="H4444BA149C5D455980778978B1F453F2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A subject employer
shall submit an inquiry through the EEVS to seek confirmation of an
individual's identifying information and eligibility for employment in the
United States—</text>
<subclause id="HF3579C91A6324F6EBA26A59104014370"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of
hiring subject to clause (i) of section 274A(a)(1)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(1)(B)), during the period beginning on the
date of hire and ending at the end of the third business day after the employee
has reported for duty; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HABA0090814164C20A7C390E91990089C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of
recruitment or referral for a fee subject to clause (ii) of such section, not
later than the first day of such recruitment or referral.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H4B015AEC3DC3433395A5C12100F55418"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Required
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such inquiry
shall include—</text>
<subclause id="H9BC28D00E5F14DBB832C3C97779C955D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the individual's
name and date of birth;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFD7934C39A1843528DCE070252DC16E1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the individual's
social security account number;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4D685453162D49FCB9A51D07C88FCF13"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the case of
an individual who does not claim to be a national of the United States, such
alien identification or authorization number as the Secretary shall
require.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAF13A72FD3444E1B44DE89320C2DB34"><enum>(C)</enum><header>EEVS screening
of employment eligibility</header>
<clause id="H2765B2A77D9A466491595168ED4CF048"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as possible,
but not later than 3 business days after a subject employer submits an inquiry
to the EEVS regarding an individual, the EEVS shall provide to the subject
employer, through the EEVS, approval or initial disapproval of the employment
of the individual in the United States.</text>
</clause><clause id="H92A59E05870448CF9FECFEF3AE57CC99"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Initial
disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a subject
employer receives an initial disapproval from the system for an individual, the
subject employer shall notify such individual of the issuance of such
disapproval in writing, on the form described in paragraph (5)(E), not later
than 3 business days after receiving such notice. Such individual shall
acknowledge receipt of such notice in writing on a form prescribed by the
Commissioner. The Commissioner shall provide the individual an opportunity to
contest the initial disapproval, and the notification of the individual by the
subject employer shall include a description of the individual’s right to
contest such disapproval.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF751CD1DFC5641CC8C4BBC4B5E2EDDF8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Contest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the individual contests the initial
disapproval, the individual shall submit appropriate information to contest
such notice under the procedures established by the Commissioner, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, not later than 10
business days after receiving the notice from the subject employer.</text>
</clause><clause id="H924B4DD94E194D018CA4318D22F8172F"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>No
contest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the individual
does not contest the initial disapproval notice by the end of the 10-day period
beginning on the date on which the notice is received from the subject
employer, the disapproval shall become final, and the subject employer shall
record on the system the appropriate code, in accordance with regulations of
the Commissioner, to indicate the individual did not contest the initial
disapproval. An individual's failure to contest an initial disapproval shall
not be considered an admission of any fact with respect to any violation of
this title, the Immigration and Nationality Act, or any other provision of
law.</text>
</clause><clause id="H79520492B2EA4197AD03AC3CBC778BAE"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Approval or
disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner,
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall ensure prompt
resolution of the individual’s contest of the initial disapproval and issue
either an approval or disapproval notice to the subject employer through the
EEVS not later than 10 business days after the date on which the individual
contests their initial disapproval.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H780A0746B84F4D11A6FF39E13D7D13BE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Administrative
review of disapprovals</header>
<clause id="H1C25F488932F46038DB297683E5CBBD3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who is
terminated from employment pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (C) of section
274A(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act may, not later than 30
business days after the date of such termination, file an appeal of the
disapproval notice resulting in such termination.</text>
</clause><clause id="H4A67EAC989834F9E92E285F25C850402"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall jointly develop procedures to review appeals filed
under clause (i) and—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H69262B0C51F449149011F01E9F3CF5BF"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to disapprovals based on
information maintained by the Commissioner, the appeal shall be filed with the
Commissioner and the Commissioner shall make the final determinations;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HF91BEBA63C9D420DA955A8DAD01FEE9B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to disapprovals based on
information maintained by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the appeal shall
be filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary shall make
the final determinations on such appeals and provide certification of such
final determinations to the Commissioner.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HCB8E5B20881E4C5CA63CE8E67F0A013"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Review for
errors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a final
determination on an appeal filed under clause (i) results in approval of an
individual's eligibility to work in the United States, the Commissioner (in the
case of a final determination under clause (ii)(I)) or the Secretary of
Homeland Security (in the case of a final determination under clause (ii)(II))
shall determine if the final disapproval notice issued for the individual was
the result of an act or omission that was the responsibility of the individual
or from another cause.</text>
</clause><clause id="H68C7E662C41E4249AD23457D2911AD31"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Compensation
for errors</header>
<subclause id="H64D0601086A94EFA805E4770E7D47DFE"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which
the Commissioner makes a determination under this subparagraph that the
disapproval notice issued for an individual was caused by a negligent,
reckless, willful, or malicious act of the Government and was not caused by an
act or omission that was the responsibility of the individual, or the Secretary
of Homeland Security provides to the Commissioner certification of such a
determination pursuant to clause (ii)(II), the Commissioner shall certify to
the Treasury the amount of the lost wages and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall compensate the individual for such lost wages from the general fund of
the Treasury.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFB20B907E4104531AEB07717F8A8CF7"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Calculation of
lost wages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lost wages shall
be calculated based on the wage rate and work schedule that prevailed prior to
termination. The individual shall be compensated for wages lost beginning on
the first scheduled work day after employment was terminated and ending 180
days after completion of the administrative review process described in this
paragraph or the day after the individual is reinstated or obtains employment
elsewhere, whichever occurs first.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H22FD2213FBCF43E4906DA9813B8F2F9F"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Limitation on
compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
determining an individual's compensation for the loss of employment, such
compensation shall be reduced by any compensation earned from any employment
during such period and shall not include any period in which the individual was
ineligible for employment in the United States.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H439C521A29ED4EC284A7E9D3BFF80072"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Judicial review
of disapprovals</header>
<clause id="H1F5F3B69F3C444E4B261006E08CA2876"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An individual described in subparagraph (D)(i) may obtain
judicial review of a final determination under subparagraph (D) by a civil
action commenced not later than 30 days after the date of such
determination.</text>
</clause><clause id="H172FD040CAF242E58EDCD9FDC8300D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A civil action for such judicial review
shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the judicial
district in which the plaintiff resides, or has a principal place of business,
or, if the plaintiff does not reside or have a principal place of business
within any such judicial district, in the District Court of the United States
for the District of Columbia.</text>
</clause><clause id="H43092F4C72DA466B8D454B032F905C4C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Answer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certified copy of the administrative
record compiled during the administrative review under subparagraph (D),
including the evidence received during such review, shall be filed in such
civil action. The court shall have power to enter, upon the pleadings and
administrative record, a judgment affirming, modifying or reversing such
administrative decision, with or without remanding the matter for further
proceedings.</text>
</clause><clause id="HFF8EAC0B6C7B44EEAC63BB9662D24607"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Compensation
for error</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In cases in which
such judicial review results in a determination that compensation for lost
wages is due, such compensation shall be computed and paid in accordance with
subparagraph (D)(iv).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D6E7EFBCE3B455B99982B81EB429FD7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation
of the EEVS</header>
<subparagraph id="H96BD2676E90E44A983C89DAB44FEBF1B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner
shall establish a schedule for implementation of the EEVS that is designed to
assure that the capacity of all aspects of the EEVS, including the equipment
and personnel required to complete reviews of contested initial disapprovals
and corrections of erroneous records, within the time limits established by
subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6BE4E915B8B42D50097097C38493346"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The schedule established pursuant to
subparagraph (A) shall be established based on the priority of maximizing the
deterrent effect on illegal migration and unauthorized employment on the most
expeditious basis possible.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53D18BC9A83546989CD45138FA456800"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Basic pilot
participants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The schedule
established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall assure that all participants in
the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification described in
section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) are registered in the EEVS as soon as
feasible after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>New Employee Verification Act of
2009</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H119BBB2E712F45D1AB17D07C96A2C1F6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>All
others</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every person that is a
subject employer with respect to one or more individuals as of the date of
enactment of the <short-title>New Employee Verification
Act of 2009</short-title> shall be required to register in the EEVS, or be
compliant under subsection (b) of this section, not later than 36 months after
such date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7F9D2D8861EF419A8DCEF512F54D5A9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Standards for
operation</header>
<subparagraph id="HEA846C3E385D4BD1955BFF77F4EC7BA4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Policies and
procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall establish procedures for collecting, updating, removing, and
adding data to the EEVS to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data and to
limit access to the data to authorized personnel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8E3D350B7604458AB95BA791103AA2F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6
months before the first registration date, the Commissioner, in cooperation
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and the States, shall develop a public education campaign regarding
the obligations imposed by this section, as well as instructional materials
provided without cost to the public regarding how to use the EEVS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C6140A8F25E422FA2AD009721475067"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Registrant
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6
months before the first registration date, the Commissioner, in cooperation
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, and the States, shall institute a comprehensive program of outreach
and training for employers regarding the operation and benefits of using the
verification systems described in this section and informing them of ongoing
assistance resources for the implementation and use of such systems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H020EC9A500514F059DE221E927438497"><enum>(D)</enum><header>EEVS design and
technology standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Commissioner and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure the following
with respect to the development and operation of the EEVS:</text>
<clause id="HBD34F416AC18460CABB519ED6DCDD243"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The development
and implementation of the system in accordance with technology standards that
are sufficiently comprehensive and robust to verify the employment eligibility
of all persons applying for employment in the United States at all
times.</text>
</clause><clause id="H9628DAAEF03D4D1B8DDA836A75A6987E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The dependable
operation of a cross-agency, cross-platform electronic system that is a
cost-effective, efficient, fully integrated means to share identifying
information, immigration information, and Social Security information necessary
to confirm the employment eligibility of all persons seeking employment.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7AC80C5F1A544C6B8185A4E03DF34422"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The real-time
data entry of employment eligibility with respect to all individuals that is
accomplished on a contemporaneous basis with the establishment or change of
immigration, citizenship, work authorization, or identifying information
maintained by the Commissioner, such that this information is immediately
available to be accessed through the EEVS.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5ECA8208DFBA427AA45B88956CD52B38"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The operation of
EEVS on a fully electronic basis that shall not require the creation or
maintenance of paper records or electronic copies of documents other than a log
of inquiries and responses for those employers that employ telephonic access to
the system.</text>
</clause><clause id="H26C0937265974E4381C946FF0B97894B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The accessibility
to all employers via the Internet and telephone through a system that permits a
subject employer to utilize any appropriate technology to access the EEVS,
including technology that is maintained or operated by the private sector
vendors.</text>
</clause><clause id="H72A61C9C54C349DEBDDA7F7DD90C6EF9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The provision of
an expeditious method exists for correcting errors regarding immigration,
citizenship, work authorization, and identifying information maintained by the
Commissioner, or any other relevant data in a timely and effective manner, for
determining the source of data to ascertain its accuracy and correcting
procedures known to lead to errors in such data.</text>
</clause><clause id="HFCC0819DCA6A40D0812817061C2EAC8F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The enforcement
of strict limitations on agency and contractor personnel authorized to input
data into the EEVS, and identify classes of prejudicial information requiring
authorization of supervisory personnel before entry into the System.</text>
</clause><clause id="H38E209BD381D4ED7BF8669D527A29A04"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>The operation
of a centralized system through which individuals who have been notified of
ineligibility for employment or benefits based on their immigration,
citizenship, work authorization, or identifying information maintained by the
Commissioner can seek to correct erroneous or inaccurate information within
specific time schedules for reviewing data correction requests, rendering
decisions on such requests, and implementing appropriate corrective action in a
timely manner.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC4896859D0894A1A8EFC7F4429047722"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>The provision of
a 24-hour Internet and telephonic help-desk available to respond to questions
about the use of the system as well as to resolve questions about employment
status.</text>
</clause><clause id="H40F50FA8B74B4D77B7CF943CD53E475A"><enum>(x)</enum><text>The Commissioner
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a study of the feasibility
of a mechanism to update all Social Security records on a continuous basis with
immigration and work authorization status to permit the Commissioner to respond
to employer inquiries pursuant to subparagraph (C) without the necessity of
accessing of other data bases. Study findings shall be provided to the
Committees of jurisdiction in the Congress not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CBD34E998AF4D95A0DC218113B31E2B"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Notices to
employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner,
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop a
written form for employers to provide to individuals for whom they receive an
initial disapproval and disapproval notices that shall include—</text>
<clause id="H7B9446EA9D9A47C600F180EEAAFBD2CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the case of an initial disapproval—</text>
<subclause id="H11C3CD030AAD4E95AED29FE818BF40C1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the right to
contest such initial disapproval; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF13F58F96A6D417AA6D307A88126F31C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>contact
information for initiating such contest, including the appropriate agency to
contact and the procedures to follow in doing so; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H3D046A226FB540AFAFE7A6C44B1F234F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a
disapproval, the right to appeal the disapproval, including the appropriate
agency to contact and the procedures to follow in doing so.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H79372A4B8E6E4DB59D3ECE27AF01194"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Additional
responsibilities of Commissioner in support of the EEVS</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall establish—</text>
<clause id="H04235C09C4914D3690E6214CEF732E2C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
reliable, secure method for determining, through the EEVS—</text>
<subclause id="H6EF342E02A474D8FB1BB14C48578DA8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whether the name,
date of birth, and social security account number of an individual provided in
an inquiry made to the EEVS by an employer is consistent with such information
maintained by the Commissioner;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H64292EA69A174334980046590024391F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the citizenship
status associated with such name and social security account number, according
to the records maintained by the Commissioner;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4ADC7EB4454B4CB3BA2364EAFC1612E0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>whether the name
and number belongs to an individual who is deceased or a child, according to
the records maintained by the Commissioner;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDB9D4DD0EE6B4200B1FF98EBABDF82AD"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>whether the name
belongs to an individual whose record has a fraud indicator; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H241665D299564402B2908BBF405DD130"><enum>(V)</enum><text>whether the name
and number is blocked in accordance with paragraph (7); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HC02F6F5993A5444D90B9109E8F309F04"><enum>(ii)
</enum><text>in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, a
reliable, secure method for an individual to verify such individual’s own
eligibility for employment in the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B6AD8C26C4A412CA81E19EC3CF06FE2"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Annual report
and certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 24 months after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>New Employee Verification Act of
2009</short-title>, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner, in cooperation
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Congress a report
that includes—</text>
<clause id="H849DDAA4499D43CEA4394F00D9EA049"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
certified determination of the percentage of inquiries to the EEVS and SEEVS
that result in a final approval or disapproval notice, within the applicable
period described in paragraph (3)(C), that are not overturned in a subsequent
appeal, and if that percentage is less than 99 percent of the cases, the steps
being taken to bring the percentage to 99 percent or higher within specified
time frames; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4F65B87A8E004913ABA1AB07EE750764"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an assessment of
the privacy and security of the EEVS and SEEVS.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44592BAE77624324AF886AECE5260660"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Enumeration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall seek to assign
social security account numbers to all aliens who are authorized to work in the
United States, at the time of entry to the United States or at the time of
acquisition of work authorized status in accordance with section
205(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) by employing enumeration procedures administered jointly by
the Commissioner, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland
Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8AD97B660BC54C8E902EA181F9C1E7C3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitation on
collection and use of data</header>
<subparagraph id="H4E14EE3337AA4F2E85588E6EA9E3777F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Collection</header>
<clause id="H1BB5BD3DF77C46BA86F6644D0018BCAB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The EEVS shall
collect and maintain only the minimum data necessary to facilitate the
successful operation of the EEVS, and in no case shall the data be other than
information necessary—</text>
<subclause id="H7AC26A765625491F86A7EE3B88B5D97C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to register
subject employers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4CF588A24D6B4649AC4DB300671420F3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to initiate and
respond to inquiries or contests;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD62AD1A456E94B0F905E00D5169007EE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to establish and
enforce compliance with paragraphs (3) and (4); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDC3E90AE69454413BDA6295603A734DC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to detect and
prevent employment related identity fraud.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HBBB7E2E7B0C24CA9B1FE59E4E75201F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any officer, employee, or contractor who
willfully and knowingly collects and maintains data in the EEVS other than data
described in clause (i) shall be, for each such violation, guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, fined as provided in title 18, United States
Code, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7418615CEE114DD6AB4179EE7D09D8D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever willfully and knowingly accesses,
discloses, or uses any information obtained or maintained by the EEVS—</text>
<clause id="H068D3BFD280F45319D09228C4B180748"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for the purpose of
committing identity fraud, or assisting another person in committing identity
fraud, as defined in section 1028 of title 18, United States Code;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA8800FFA68F9496FA93FD140F1DFA6C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for the purpose
of unlawfully obtaining employment in the United States or unlawfully obtaining
employment in the United States for any other person; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HD7669B06967D44010068FBF6E0384302"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for any purpose
other than as provided for under any provision of law,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">shall
be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined under title 18, United
States Code, or be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA091800498749398CE22B5FB1732E5E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in subparagraph (A) or (B) may be
construed to limit the collection, maintenance, or use of data by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue or the Commissioner of Social Security as
provided by law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H64FA0F102E1C417F82D77ECAEB453124"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Right to block
use of number</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Commissioner shall establish secure procedures under which an individual who
has been assigned a social security account number may block the use of such
number under the EEVS and may remove any such block. Such procedures shall
ensure the authentication of the identity of such individual.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H415F517CE7344D1EAB8656C054C553A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secure
Employment Eligibility Verification System</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H5D0D72D368264C1BB9D7A6469973788C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
of the <short-title>New Employee Verification Act of
2009</short-title>, the Commissioner shall, after consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, and the Employment Verification Advisory Panel
established under paragraph (5), establish by regulation a Secure Employment
Eligibility Verification System (referred to in this subsection as the
<quote>SEEVS</quote>). The purpose of the SEEVS shall be to provide for
identity authentication and employment eligibility verification with respect to
enrolled new employees which shall be available to subject employers who elect
to participate in the SEEVS in lieu of the EEVS. Any subject employer may
cancel the employer’s participation in the SEEVS after one year after electing
to participate without prejudice to future participation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC36D79AD5E0541F8BFCF6B7D0518CB6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance
with the regulations prescribed by the Commissioner pursuant to paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H225D459F136045E598F521F44737A622"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Identity
authentication and employment eligibility verification by enrollment
providers</header><text>The SEEVS shall utilize the services of private sector
entities (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as <quote>enrollment
providers</quote>), with appropriate expertise, which shall be subject to
initial and periodic certification by the Commissioner, to provide—</text>
<clause id="H63FA47F479254A47B43E13A97CA4DA29"><enum>(i)</enum><text>enrollment under
the SEEVS of new employees by means of identity authentication in a manner that
provides a high level of certainty as to their true identities, using
immigration and identifying information maintained by the Social Security
Administration and the Department of Homeland Security, review of identity
documents, and background screening verification techniques using publicly
available information;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0E300F26C9474873B4EEDF2C20447700"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>protection of the
authenticated information through biometric technology; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H04A492B27A47449BBC04B78237FD04CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>verification of
employment eligibility of such new employees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4768FCBCEF2C47239061D1E1ECBB93D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Database
management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The SEEVS shall
provide for databases of identifying information which may be retained by the
enrollment providers. Databases controlled by the Commissioner and Secretary of
Homeland Security shall be maintained in a manner to capture new entries and
new status information in a timely manner and to interact with the private
enrollment databases to keep employment authorization status and identifying
information current on a daily basis. The information maintained in such
databases shall be subject to the requirements established pursuant to
paragraph (5), except that—</text>
<clause id="H6E8F925C886A4A3E00E40896022C671"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use
of the data shall be limited to obtaining employment eligibility verification
only, unless the new employee consents to use the data for other purposes, as
provided in regulations prescribed by the Commissioner, and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAA4D4238DD004252BE79BFDA1A1DE4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other identifying
traits of the new employees shall be stored through an encoding process that
keeps their accurate names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and
immigration identification numbers (if any) separate, except during electronic
verification.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9018239753EB4D8DAD00C3AC6900969D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Accessibility to
employers</header><text>Availability of data maintained in the SEEVS shall be
managed so that any subject employer who participates in the SEEVS can obtain
verification with respect to any new employee enrolled with any enrollment
provider serving in the SEEVS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC04E8FF55787431480C7CE4B8461914F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitations
relating to biometric data</header><text>Any biometric data maintained in the
SEEVS relating to any new employee shall be—</text>
<clause id="HC7AE83AE46EE4B40A7FB95815CB63D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>encrypted and
segregated from identifying information relating to the new employee,
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C8BBFBB42364FE0B981D4B6E6B5983D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maintained and
linked to identifying information relating to the new employee only by consent
of the new employee for the purpose of verifying employment eligibility or
approved correction processes or for other purposes specifically authorized by
the employee as provided in regulations prescribed by the Commissioner.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6895EA699664092B300AAF937B274D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Accuracy of
association of data with enrolled new employees</header><text>The enrollment
process under the SEEVS shall be managed, in the case of each new employee
enrolled in the SEEVS, so as to result in the accurate association of data
consisting of name, date of birth, Social Security number, and immigration
identification number (if any) with the established identity of the new
employee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H104850583FEA49CD95155EA624BD6196"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Limitations on
accessibility of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data stored in SEEVS relating to any
enrolled new employee shall not be accessible to any person other than those
operating the SEEVS and for the sole purpose of identity authentication and
employment eligibility verification in connection with the new employee,
except—</text>
<clause id="H41D34D2DFA4B4C92B1E43E0077E5F558"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
the written consent of the new employee given specifically for each instance or
category of disclosure for any other purpose as provided in regulations
prescribed by the Commissioner, or</text>
</clause><clause id="HF660B68C7ABA42B4BF90A6F5800AF02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
response to a warrant issued by a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction
in a criminal proceeding.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E0AD7FC4C784C1FB1314766454F00BE"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Public
education</header><text>The Commissioner shall conduct a program of ongoing,
comprehensive public education campaign relating to the SEEVS.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H04CF2D8B4E154AB5AEBD118E2FDA52E4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employer
responsibilities</header><text>Under the regulations prescribed by the
Commissioner pursuant to paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE444EDB5DDF94D2E00EB76332448BCAC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use limited to
enrolled new employees</header><text>Use of the SEEVS by subject employers
participating in the SEEVS shall be limited to use in connection with the
hiring of new employees occurring after their enrollment in the SEEVS.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE84FBAD8031442098AF489FFB978E41"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use for limited
period</header><text>Use of the SEEVS by any subject employer participating in
the SEEVS in connection with any new employee may occur only during the period
beginning on the date of hire and ending at the end of the third business day
after the employee has reported for duty. Use of the SEEVS with respect to
recruitment or referral for a fee may occur only until the first day of such
recruitment or referral.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A8FED50277844C3BCEED2F0FB00CC31"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Responsibility
of employers to enroll new employees</header><text>In connection with the
hiring by any subject employer of a new employee who has not been previously
enrolled in the SEEVS, enrollment of the new employee shall occur only upon
application by the subject employer submitted to an enrollment provider,
together with payment of any costs associated with the enrollment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AB2D3C31BF6464E925BCF14CF47D981"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitations on
selective use</header><text>No subject employer may use the SEEVS selectively
to verify any class, level, or category of new employees. Nothing in this
subparagraph shall be construed to preclude subject employers from utilizing
the SEEVS in connection with hiring at selected employment locations without
implementing such usage at all locations of the employer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A392D144FFB4C8CA8D8F42D5878DD89"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Employee
protections</header><text>Under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner
pursuant to paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF890E0C14ED745B7A7FA02F9FFEE7133"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Access for
employees to correct and update information</header><text>Employees enrolled in
the SEEVS shall be provided access to the SEEVS to verify information relating
to their employment authorization and readily available processes to correct
and update their enrollment information and information relating to employment
authorization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BF69DAB7E4B4A44961CF13B66F500E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Same rights and
protections as those provided under the EEVS</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employees shall be provided the same rights
and protections in connection with responses to inquiries under the SEEVS
relating to identity authentication or employment eligibility verification as
are afforded under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82D9C356EC334ADAB685625C5B93FF61"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Right to cancel
enrollment</header><text>Each employee enrolled in the SEEVS shall have the
right to cancel such employee’s enrollment at any time after the identity
authentication and employment eligibility verification processes are completed
by the subject employer described in paragraph (3)(C). Such cancellation shall
remove from the SEEVS all identifying information and biometrics in connection
with such employee without prejudice to future enrollments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C78EFE8C85C4122B75E7B16FB2BEC22"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Maintenance of
security and confidentiality of information</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB289433A3BE477D94D7B256F8E100A7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every person who is a
subject employer participating in the SEEVS or an officer or contractor of such
a subject employer and who has access to any information obtained at any time
from the Social Security Administration shall maintain the security and
confidentiality of such information. No such person may disclose any file,
record, report, paper, or other item containing information so obtained at any
time by any such person from the Commissioner of Social Security or from any
officer or employee of the Social Security Administration except as the
Commissioner of Social Security may by regulations prescribe or as otherwise
provided by Federal law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C6FB9E2CD8342F395BF758E0083CFA0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalty for
disclosure in violation of subparagraph (A)</header><text>Any person described
in subparagraph (A) who violates subparagraph (A) shall be guilty of a felony
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $10,000
for each occurrence of a violation, or by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years,
or both.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8E54E7257574517BA4209458312A2C0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Penalty for
knowing disclosure of fraudulent information</header><text>Any person who
willfully and knowingly accesses, discloses, or uses any information which such
person purports to be information obtained as described in subparagraph (A)
knowing such information to be false shall be guilty of a felony and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $10,000 for each
occurrence of a violation, or by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or
both.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9B097CE1B2744A2B06EF5CE50746080"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Restitution</header><text></text>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECB4D3FAE1B845508FFC642DCAE2B300"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any Federal court, when sentencing a defendant convicted
of an offense under this paragraph, may order, in addition to or in lieu of any
other penalty authorized by law, that the defendant make restitution to the
victims of such offense specified in clause (ii). Sections 3612, 3663, and 3664
of title 18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to the issuance and
enforcement of orders of restitution to victims of such offense under this
subparagraph. If the court does not order restitution, or orders only partial
restitution, under this subsection, the court shall state on the record the
reasons therefor.</text>
</clause><clause id="H814CBF0AE30B4B428C4BA09272071DAD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Victims
specified</header><text>The victims specified in this clause are the
following:</text>
<subclause id="HA941BF7AF3C24240A0D047282484AA98"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Any individual who
suffers a financial loss as a result of the disclosure described in
subparagraph (B) or (C).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7B4AB096E08B441E00294CA345C8ECC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The Commissioner
of Social Security, to the extent that the disclosure described in subparagraph
(B) or (C) results in the inappropriate payment of a benefit by the
Commissioner.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H82ED5E11D9C14585A5DFC20DF8830DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Deposit in the
Trust Funds of amounts paid as restitution to the
Commissioner</header><text>Funds paid to the Commissioner as restitution
pursuant to a court order under this subparagraph shall be deposited in the
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability
Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HABDF53D96F8541DB80D3C5BEA44C7835"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Creation of
Employment Verification Advisory Panel</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H7DBD955A618C452C9890802D3879081B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of the <short-title>New Employee Verification Act of
2009</short-title>, the Commissioner shall establish an Employment Verification
Advisory Panel (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the
<quote>Advisory Panel</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14C7AAE09A3848E7AFE95C9BDD10612"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Advisory Panel should consist of members appointed by the Commissioner, after
consulting with the Secretary of Homeland Secretary, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Director of National Institutes of Standards and Technology, and
other appropriate Federal agencies. Such members should include representatives
from appropriate Federal agencies and private sector representatives of
affected industries and groups, including immigration policy, human resource,
employer and employee organizations, experts in fields including database
security, biometrics, and privacy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H649A6D2BBE244FBCB2526FCEBBC77B1E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
Advisory Panel shall advise the Commissioner and the Secretary of Homeland
Security on the implementation and deployment of the verification systems
established under this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE8A56454547400E93FBD5F1F8EA1FFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the best means of
promoting efficiency, responsiveness, accuracy, public education, user support,
interoperability, and cost-effectiveness of the systems established under this
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB43D96D284D4AD6B7DCD4793F5E9B12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>best practices and
procedures in order to protect the privacy and identities of individuals
enrolled in the systems established under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76E4141680CD49FD953D1626A735DA27"><enum>(C)</enum><text>standards of
database accuracy, error rates, privacy, and measurable compliance that should
be met before implementation begins and before each additional phase of
implementation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EA3D069D4424497917175FAC64836E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the best means by
which data obtained through the EEVS and the SEEVS may be used to timely
improve the accuracy of databases maintained by the Commissioner and the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF468DE58481443F281E241DF1D8B2F08"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Advisory Panel shall terminate 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78E4F78498494E2EBE41867470C53EF2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations and limitation of responsibilities</header>
<subparagraph id="HE5FBF87F3D2C4DD891C625EA90003226"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Commissioner of Social Security such sums as may be necessary to carry out
the amendments made by this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1D9117EC39846C9AC6CAB4C67D9EF3D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Commissioner of Social Security may carry out the Commissioner’s
responsibilities under the amendment made by paragraph (1) only to the extent
that funds are appropriated in advance to cover the Commissioner’s full costs
in carrying out such responsibilities. In no case shall funds from the Federal
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance
Trust Fund be used to carry out such responsibilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE54FCEF6674E4503AF1DF56CFF17E855"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments
relating to provision of information by employers to the State Directory of New
Hires</header><text>Section 453A(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
653a(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD05A96DF80B14C1784417C847311275F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>and
social security number of the employee</quote> and inserting <quote>date of
birth, and social security number (or such alien identification or
authorization number as the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require) of
the employee, the date the employee first reported for duty</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EC6FBD7A18E4392A9826B3FA5203434"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>—</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>not
later than the 3rd business day after the employee first reported for
duty.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H9890F54F7EE1476B83C83BD43A56C57"><enum>104.</enum><header>Antidiscrimination
protections</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H38118D24C6D74EDCA3A016E6BF411F90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application of
Prohibition of Discrimination to Verification System</header><text>Section
274B(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC02EC8676C6D4EBD87DE77792408F139"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H28F69F42D28842DDB63EF601D0EAC28E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, the verification of the
individual’s work authorization through the Electronic Employment Verification
System described in section 235(a) of the Social Security Act or the Secure
Employment Eligibility Verification System described in section 235(b) of such
Act,</quote> after <quote>the individual for employment</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4CAEA5ABACC7434A831DA215F359102C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>in the case of a protected individual (as defined in
paragraph (3)),</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H55EBD1DF4787472199A9C146E967829"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H958A5F0FAFB646D1BC10DC38E6EFB843" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4D52860ED500409D8E2754828F53546F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Antidiscrimination
requirements of the Electronic Employment Verification System and the Secure
Employment Eligibility Verification System</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF35F2832CF3E434E8186D9497EF715"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>It is an unfair immigration-related employment practice
for a person or other entity, in the course of participating in the Electronic
Employment Verification System described in section 235(a) of the Social
Security Act or the Secure Employment Eligibility Verification System described
in section 235(b) of such Act—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H7F5B45E1D42145AEB0B29CBBBF5E023"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to terminate or
undertake any adverse employment action due to an initial disapproval or
disapproval unless authorized or required under such sections;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HBB45C628F9BB4771B73F31AFFAC469F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to use the
verification system for screening of an applicant prior to an offer of
employment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HE0DD79277EB0497688A300F736DDA048"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as described in subsections
(a)(3)(C) and (b)(4)(A) of section 235 of such Act, to use the verification
system for a current employee after the first day of employment, or for the
re-verification of an employee after the employee has satisfied the process
described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 235 of such Act; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HFF0F0C38433B4608B0CC26365E0895D3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to require an
individual to make an inquiry under the self-verification procedures
established under section 235(b)(5)(A) of such Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6F3BA9697EAE421B91119ECD4711F397"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Preemployment
screening and background check</header><text>Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall
be construed to preclude a preemployment screening or background check that is
required or permitted under any other provision of law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H995E628F84794443AFA02656D9F6563F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Re-verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person or other entity, in the course of
participating in the Electronic Employment Verification System described in
section 235(a) of the Social Security Act, shall not repeat the verification
process established by such section unless—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H67D8B282278C419681553CB91041FF00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the previously
approved period of employment provided by the system has expired, or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H4233A4B72F9940FEA8F9D4F588F18B8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if such person or
other entity is the most recent such person or other entity in connection with
the employee, the Commissioner of Social Security, in cooperation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, has provided specific notice to re-verify the
employee based on specific information about the employee’s authorization to be
employed by such person or
entity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD4A1FC08E83B492BB1CEC435D91F2694"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in
Civil Money Penalties</header><text>Section 274B(g)(2)(B)(iv) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1324b(g)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF7C62CBF66B345F2B776B8BA545F0024"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subclause (I),
by striking <quote>$250 and not more than $2,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$1,000 and not more than $4,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC010CB68EDBC4B65A1CDF398F595071"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subclause (II),
by striking <quote>$2,000 and not more than $5,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$4,000 and not more than $10,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5253F4A3E65C45AAB39F03D4B180369C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subclause
(III), by striking <quote>$3,000 and not more than $10,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$6,000 and not more than $20,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6632F91455E349A9BEEF9344F335A9E0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subclause (IV),
by striking <quote>$100 and not more than $1,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$500 and not more than $5,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF242CAD954104EB28E6B413118CCDFAC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to violations occurring on or
after such date.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H770AF95C8EB642C981A2701857A6A26B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1324a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBE31822978EB450CAD257EBA8BB66579"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HACD85FC6299B4633B1BCDC8FE71DB59F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), in the matter before clause (i), by inserting <quote>, subject to
paragraphs (10) through (12),</quote> after <quote>in an amount</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97E9F66582134165B3C29E6512561016"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(i), by striking <quote>not less than $250 and not more than $2,000</quote>
and inserting <quote>not less than $5,000 and not more than
$7,500</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACB082E2195B4A4AB3BDE10315471607"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by striking <quote>not less than $2,000 and not more than
$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than $10,000 and not more than
$15,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF5B7B34C134492500F8637018D6F389"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(iii), by striking <quote>not less than $3,000 and not more than
$10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than $25,000 and not more than
$40,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3820213DEA804B4300AAAD002D58C099"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB89F74570E46467791B00000913DAF65">
<subparagraph id="H3741F46B6C834435B26F12C8A62F99A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may require the
person or entity to take such other remedial action as is
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B14560B20A34CF7BECD644C636E6090"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H802310FD4B68485B83142097A507DEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, subject to paragraphs (10) through (12),</quote> after <quote>in an
amount</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6D204ADF5A84B2AA4F7AF51D75088CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$100</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44DA8A0575FF447A96B9250017C6781"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$1,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H258960FD7A2C4CEE006698994E3E513F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the size of the business of the employer being charged, the good faith
of the employer</quote> and inserting <quote>the good faith of the employer
being charged</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E75D22693D54C989DA23C2399A53E28"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following sentence: <quote>Failure by a person or entity to utilize the
employment eligibility verification system as required by law, or providing
information to the system that the person or entity knows or reasonably
believes to be false, shall be treated as a violation of subsection
(a)(1)(A).</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0134FF273C38452DA9CE4E23DA643377"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of subsection (e) the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H98B7430064C14077B0F77850859144A">
<paragraph id="H686AB3509E5449C39C23DBEDF1687CFD"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Mitigation of
civil money penalties for smaller employers</header><text>In the case of
imposition of a civil penalty under paragraph (4)(A) with respect to a
violation of subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) for hiring or continuation of
employment by an employer and in the case of imposition of a civil penalty
under paragraph (5) for a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) for hiring by an
employer, the dollar amounts otherwise specified in the respective paragraph
shall be reduced as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB4CB3F5521C4F37AB9E8300CAD971C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In the case of an
employer with an average of fewer than 26 full-time equivalent employees (as
defined by the Secretary of Homeland Security), the amounts shall be reduced by
60 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81FBD76221C94C73876EFDE0C2DB3D00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the case of an
employer with an average of at least 26, but fewer than 101, full-time
equivalent employees (as so defined), the amounts shall be reduced by 40
percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43418CCD8E7445B5BEB9C8DA767CFBAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In the case of an
employer with an average of at least 101, but fewer than 251, full-time
equivalent employees (as so defined), the amounts shall be reduced by 20
percent.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">The last
sentence of paragraph (4) shall apply under this paragraph in the same manner
as it applies under such paragraph.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE460AB22F59A4338A858B1B995CDD667"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Exemption from
penalty for initial good faith violation</header><text>In the case of
imposition of a civil penalty under paragraph (4)(A) with respect to a
violation of subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) for hiring or continuation of
employment or recruitment or referral by person or entity and in the case of
imposition of a civil penalty under paragraph (5) for a violation of subsection
(a)(1)(B) for hiring or recruitment or referral by a person or entity, the
penalty otherwise imposed shall be waived if the violator establishes that it
was the first such violation of such provision by the violator and the violator
acted in good faith.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DFBAFA046AA4DF88CE42B2669426F20"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Safe harbor for
contractors</header><text>A person or other entity shall not be liable for a
penalty under paragraph (4)(A) with respect to the violation of subsection
(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), or (a)(2) with respect to the hiring or continuation of
employment of an unauthorized alien by a subcontractor of that person or entity
unless the person or entity knew that the subcontractor hired or continued to
employ such alien in violation of such
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E5CB4E00F234F1B90BA654041B0BD95"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (1) of subsection (f) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9B21CB686EC34B6CA5613CF67C001B39">
<paragraph id="H9CAAF225643045C28C57790799A7AA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criminal
penalty</header><text>Any person or entity which engages in a pattern or
practice of violations of subsection (a)(1) or (2) shall be fined not more than
$50,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to which such a violation
occurs, imprisoned for not less than one year, or both, notwithstanding the
provisions of any other Federal law relating to fine
levels.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E59C5CFFBD7478886D11C2148ED57D7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(2), by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H491EDA102A20486FB766A3ACE5EC1B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Annual GAO study and
report</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA862A234522444848D468F64E874F3F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an annual study of the Employment Eligibility Verification
System described in section 235(a) of the Social Security Act as added by this
Act (hereinafter in the Act referred to as the <quote>EEVS</quote>) and the
Secure Employment Eligibility Verification System described in section 235(b)
of such Act as added by this Act (hereinafter in the Act referred to as the
<quote>SEEVS</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF39172423D3D47F4B832DA7839C8811F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
study shall evaluate the accuracy, efficiency, integrity, and impact of the
EEVS and the SEEVS.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H81D593770BD541D097757F51629BDAFF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than the date that is 15 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, ending once the System has been fully implemented
for 5 years, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report
containing the findings of the study carried out under this section. Each such
report shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2D5E3C8196634AE0953FA3006FDA0083"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of
the EEVS and SEEVS performance with respect to the rate at which individuals
who are eligible for employment in the United States are correctly approved
within the time periods specified in section 235(a)(3)(B) of the Social
Security Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFB5BD6E199F941D7A67CF9C4CB2EC7F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of
the privacy and security of the EEVS and the SEEVS and its effects on identity
fraud or the misuse of personal data.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0F78FEDE11334D92919474D632E65896"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An assessment of
the effects of the EEVS and SEEVS on the employment of unauthorized aliens (as
defined in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDEFF07A109A74636ACAA81879CA55430"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An assessment of
the effects of the EEVS and the SEEVS, including the effects of initial
disapprovals on unfair immigration-related employment practices, and employment
discrimination based on national origin or citizenship status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC16E48DD30E54A5CBC6C428F0020844F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An assessment of
the effects of the EEVS and SEEVS on employers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H62AB3450741F443ABB4115C528046333"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An assessment of
whether the Secretary and the Commissioner of Social Security have adequate
resources to carry out the duties and responsibilities set forth in section 235
of the Social Security Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85F024174AB74216B045BB4794A8D1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header>Disclosure to the
Secretary of Homeland Security of information in the National Directory of New
Hires about employers with the greatest number or percentage of employees with
mismatched social security information</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H6B73148A52BC4D2A9D3DA735A2DD5427"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 453(j) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF654D7781F20412DABB0109276269111" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6C384B5FF5DE4CC28D253BB08E75A476"><enum>(11) </enum><header>Disclosure to
Secretary of Homeland Security of information about employers with the greatest
number or percentage of employees with mismatched social security
information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6479993F401F4E08ADD229007BAFB0F0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Disclosure
requirement</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HB4F16A599F6249F2A5741F004EC7F1E0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 4 months after
the Secretary receives from the Secretary of Homeland Security, in accordance
with clause (ii) of this subparagraph, a written request for the information
described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall disclose the information to
the Secretary of Homeland Security, based on the information available on new
hires for the 12 months preceding compilation of information in response to the
request.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HB2706D80D3F3442FAAFA868DEB1F131E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A request is received in accordance with
this clause if the request is received in the 3-year period that begins with
the date of the enactment of this paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2986F73A0A9E4F3790D0ADCF64EFDCC6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information to
be disclosed</header><text>The information described in this subparagraph is
the following:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H92159D00C37446F5A54E69E9A58D9889"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Top 1,000
employers with greatest number of employees with mismatched social security
information</header><text>The name, taxpayer identification number, and address
of each employer who is among the 1,000 employers ranked highest under
subparagraph (C)(i), and the total number of mismatches with respect to the
employees of each such employer. If there is more than 1 employer so ranked
1,000th, then such information with respect to all employers so ranked shall be
included.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H980830D7F2274982B9041E4C41A512AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Top 1,000
employers with greatest percentage of employees with mismatched social security
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The name,
taxpayer identification number, and address of each employer who is among the
1,000 employers ranked highest under subparagraph (C)(ii), the total number of
mismatches with respect to the employees of each such employer, and the total
percentage of the employees of each such employer with respect to whom there is
a mismatch. If there is more than 1 employer so ranked 1,000th, then such
information with respect to all employers so ranked shall be included.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H9F31877AAAF44100BF19F6B3E4BEC7EF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Top 500
employers with greatest number of employees with same reported social security
numbers</header><text>The name, taxpayer identification number, and address of
each employer who is among the 500 employers ranked highest under subparagraph
(C)(iii), and the total number of employees of each such employer who have the
same social security account number as another employee of the employer. If
there is more than 1 employer so ranked 500th, then such information with
respect to all employers so ranked shall be included.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5507D027200841238CBA00F12508AEF9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rankings of
employers</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H2868AC27D62443099D5D5382D8005FA5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Ranking by
number of mismatched employees</header><text>The Secretary shall assign a rank
to each employer with respect to whom there is new hire information which has
been submitted to the National Directory of New Hires, based on the number of
employees of the employer with respect to whom there is a mismatch, as
described in clause (iv). The Secretary shall assign a rank of 1 to the
employer with the greatest number of such employees, and a lower rank to
employers with lesser numbers of such employees. The Secretary shall assign the
same rank to employers with the same number of such employees.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HDFAB90D80726437A98E92D222C9CA600"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Ranking by
percentage of mismatched employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall assign a rank to each
employer with respect to whom there is new hire information which has been
submitted to the National Directory of New Hires, based on the percentage of
employees of the employer with respect to whom there is a mismatch, as
described in clause (iv). The Secretary shall assign a rank of 1 to the
employer with the greatest percentage of such employees, and a lower rank to
employers with lesser percentages of such employees. The Secretary shall assign
the same rank to employers with the same percentage of such employees.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H60B17C81D0124F89AC94037D4818F683"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Ranking by
number of employees with same social security account number</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall assign a rank to each
employer with respect to whom there is new hire information which has been
submitted to the National Directory of New Hires, based on the number of
employees of the employer whose social security account number reported to the
National Directory of New Hires is the same as the social security account
number of another employee of the employer, so reported. The Secretary shall
assign a rank of 1 to the employer with the greatest number of such employees,
and a lower rank to employers with lesser numbers of such employees. The
Secretary shall assign the same rank to employers with the same number of such
employees.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HED51C0C251EE43EF96FCBE17E650C103"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Mismatches</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, there is a
mismatch with respect to an employee if the Secretary determines that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HAAA36DB8B0604E50BD5CCBB40097FE1B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the social
security account number of the employee, as reported to the National Directory
of New Hires (taking into account possible correction by the Social Security
Administration), is invalid; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H1B3E55BEA41D4F7E8ED1DF1DB21CF897"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the name and
social security account number of the employee, as so reported (taking into
account such possible correction), do not match the name and social security
account number of the employee in the records of the Social Security
Administration.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H130BFA59EF384AE7975939CF2BE16E78"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation on
use of disclosed information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may use
the information disclosed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph only
for the purpose of establishing and enforcing compliance with the Immigration
and Nationality Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC65D0E16E28741D2A871A765FCFEA2A5"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Condition on
disclosure</header><text>The Secretary shall make a disclosure in accordance
with subparagraph (A) only to the extent that the Secretary determines that the
disclosure would not interfere with the effective operation of the program
under this part.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA15B1A4C9F24A28AE9D00F43764E325"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Reimbursement of
HHS costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall reimburse the Secretary, in accordance with subsection
(k)(3), for the costs incurred by the Secretary in making the disclosures
required by subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H21DC03F3D5684346B4C8C4C5043CC63D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment to IEVS</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6886E5091E7B422DAAC90002FA55E942"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 1137(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–7(a)(3))
is amended by inserting <quote>(including the full name and social security
account number of, and the aggregate wages paid to, each employee during the
reporting period, and the name, address, and Federal employer identification
number of each employer reporting wages)</quote> after <quote>quarterly wage
reports</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H718FBBFE2E304A61B5DA3C00B1E200D9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H64D63E0651FC4963943E74BA990950A9"><enum>B</enum><header>Transition
provisions</header>
<section id="H4A994299425F45E084E2AA0D43BBFCAA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header>Protection of Social
Security Administration programs</header>
<subsection id="H947079E119454816BDA3A7443EE65204"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding under
agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective for
fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2009, the Commissioner of Social
Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into and maintain
an agreement which shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H90F78FE4109747F3977CFD926E6E2A78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide funds to
the Commissioner for the full costs of the responsibilities of the Commissioner
under section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), including (but not limited
to)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFCDC7E68575F4B5B9A893CF1E7567FE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquiring, installing, and maintaining
technological equipment and systems necessary for the fulfillment of the
responsibilities of the Commissioner under such section 404, but only that
portion of such costs that are attributable exclusively to such
responsibilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBB3F66FDDE44A0484D6F336455145A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">responding to individuals who contest a
tentative nonconfirmation provided by the basic pilot confirmation system
established under such section;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27B03CC7B37E4D5989AE28D03DB54867"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide such funds quarterly in advance of
the applicable quarter based on estimating methodology agreed to by the
Commissioner and the Secretary (except in such instances where the delayed
enactment of an annual appropriation may preclude such quarterly payments);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H882562B936C34B82B3E9851B6D706065"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require an annual accounting and
reconciliation of the actual costs incurred and the funds provided under the
agreement, which shall be reviewed by the Office of Inspector General of the
Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9810F2EC802B436DB50D0F920DAE29FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuation of
employment verification in absence of timely agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which the agreement required
under subsection (a) for any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 2009,
has not been reached as of October 1 of such fiscal year, the latest agreement
between the Commissioner and the Secretary of Homeland Security providing for
funding to cover the costs of the responsibilities of the Commissioner under
section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) shall be deemed in effect on an interim basis for
such fiscal year until such time as an agreement required under subsection (a)
is subsequently reached, except that the terms of such interim agreement shall
be modified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to adjust
for inflation and any increase or decrease in the volume of requests under the
basic pilot confirmation system. In any case in which an interim agreement
applies for any fiscal year under this subsection, the Commissioner and the
Secretary shall, not later than October 1 of such fiscal year, notify the
Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance,
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate of the failure to reach the agreement required under subsection (a) for
such fiscal year. Until such time as the agreement required under subsection
(a) has been reached for such fiscal year, the Commissioner and the Secretary
shall, not later than the end of each 90-day period after October 1 of such
fiscal year, notify such Committees of the status of negotiations between the
Commissioner and the Secretary in order to reach such an agreement.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8E4D37BDC5247138213FAB084E7416D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header>GAO study of basic
pilot confirmation system</header>
<subsection id="H76C9D58C7EEA425DB1E8328948967684"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct a study regarding erroneous
tentative nonconfirmations under the basic pilot confirmation system
established under section 404(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). The results of the
study shall be taken into account in the implementation of the amendments made
by subtitle A.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H314487261E1443D89BD29D142DE8F811"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters To be
studied</header><text>In the study required under subsection (a), the
Comptroller General shall determine and analyze—</text>
<paragraph id="HBBE00460AA2A45DD8E80A5AE1636EC29"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the causes of
erroneous tentative nonconfirmations under the basic pilot confirmation
system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H931763A8614E4F86999EC91A7A896DF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the processes by
which such erroneous tentative nonconfirmations are remedied; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H246C112EBBB54305AA1C71021F8048DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effect of such erroneous tentative
nonconfirmations on individuals, employers, and Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA37D9D675D674B53BEA973A2605073A9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General shall submit the results of the study required under subsection (a) to
the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Finance and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE26EA2D8770D4D0E91865D7791A2AC9C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header>GAO study of effects
of basic pilot program on small entities</header>
<subsection id="HF02E1A638F08460F9C003954F3D3C87D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the United
States House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the
Comptroller General’s analysis of the effects of the basic pilot program
described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) on small entities (as defined
in section 601 of title 5, United States Code). The analysis shall be taken
into account in the implementation of the amendments made by subtitle A. The
report shall detail—</text>
<paragraph id="HB4CAD7E9F2F74E8C9FE96A7E54CA6335"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the costs of
compliance with such program on small entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B0DAE0CDA3246E9B40FCE01E2E6C506"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
description and an estimate of the number of small entities enrolled and
participating in such program or an explanation of why no such estimate is
available;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H098633C054C346BDAE8460399ADD90C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the projected
reporting, recordkeeping and other compliance requirements of such program on
small entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H042D253EEAB941DB95E0FF7AD258B446"><enum>(4)</enum><text>factors that
impact small entities’ enrollment and participation in such program, including
access to appropriate technology, geography, entity size, and class of entity;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E338687475B4EC7BC393D9E685CFE12"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the steps, if any,
the Secretary of Homeland Security has taken to minimize the economic impact of
participating in such program on small entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA55EDB12AE3F4D2D966D476C1318C5D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct and
indirect effects</header><text>The report shall cover, and treat separately,
direct effects (such as wages, time, and fees spent on compliance) and indirect
effects (such as the effect on cash flow, sales, and competitiveness).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6575C14CB0F742AC806BBB62CC491E00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Specific
contents</header><text>The report shall provide specific and separate details
with respect to—</text>
<paragraph id="H3D6355F541C24B328A9B680C276F1315"><enum>(1)</enum><text>small businesses
(as defined in section 601 of title 5, United States Code) with fewer than 50
employees; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1941209025424878B3B403E65D089FC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>small entities
operating in States that have mandated use of the basic pilot program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>OASDI
Benefits</header>
<section id="H09FA8DD2ECA44853A4775EE68E2CA8AD"><enum>201.</enum><header>Denial of
credit toward benefits for earnings from unauthorized work</header>
<subsection id="H4EBB64424B9244A3B5D1BDC8C3E894FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5B378D4B3714B338F89F8B4A72FB961" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H542ACD724C0F4EDA9CF69433E5BCA6C0"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD16481F15140419295AADD4334FAA92C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>No quarters of coverage
shall be credited for purposes of this section or section 223(a)(1)(A) for any
calender year in the case of any individual if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H043B8853931F49D596018986F000A4E6" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the last day of such year, such
individual is not a citizen or national of the United States, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CEECBC78F7A446EAD06E4E2B7410027" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of Homeland Security
determines, pursuant to paragraph (2), that such individual was not authorized
to be employed in the United States during any portion of such calender
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9963703BDBBA405ABD58CBA4D880BAF9" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFA20352A0AA440E9B29C62BFA18B92EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner to
provide, in a form and manner specified by the Commissioner, such information
as the Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the limitations on
crediting quarters of coverage for years under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D2EBEC46F2849AD87ACC89004649A2" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of carrying out the
Secretary’s duties under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall, in consultation with the Commissioner, develop and maintain the
following information:</text>
<clause id="H1C697EC8618D4B2C85EA04C5BE67FA46"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The name, social security account number,
and date of birth of each individual who is authorized by the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Secretary of State to be employed in the United
States.</text>
</clause><clause id="H3E385BCDFEA74976A5A18505A4787884"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The date on which each such
authorization is granted.</text>
</clause><clause id="H6CAD3794A80B421E8BF500F622D2C99"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The date on which each such
authorization is revoked or terminated.</text>
</clause><clause id="H91A5D8F4A15A493C8C35A58800AC5340"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The date of naturalization for each
individual who becomes a naturalized citizen of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6119D89453D4F9692885FCFB3D07DA" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information provided to the
Commissioner under subparagraph (A) relating to years in which an individual
was not authorized to be employed in the United States during any portion of a
year shall be the final determination of the Secretary of Homeland Security
after an opportunity for review or appeal under procedures which shall be
established by the Secretary of Homeland Security and shall not be reviewable
by the Commissioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H83EDB1D850164281B037D2583FEDD860" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to an individual who was assigned a social security account number
prior to the date of the enactment of the <short-title>New
Employee Verification Act of
2009</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H4D40EE2AC8E54CA8B1B3B0C94D01DA70"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disregard of
earnings for years for which no quarter of coverage may be
credited</header><text>Section 215(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(e)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7B77755319F84DD3B0D4A650CEA096D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AA5FB2A582C49D2B869321DE716A577"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0406D83603EF46BF9ECBCBEDE32CC743"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD7E5DF425DF412D9C3B00F9C435F43B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H836E4BE9B97C4B2AAE20D96E885B85C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in computing the
average indexed monthly earnings of an individual, there shall not be counted
any annual wages or self-employment income for any year for which no quarter of
coverage may be credited to such individual as a result of the application of
section
214(d)(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF9285486E25B442AAFA4F15B4E956700"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transmission of
information from Commissioner to Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
405(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0853B01750B546B78B000073C0B7C5B0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H92D83198DDBC425EB55D741B8574166D" indent="up2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall enter into an agreement to establish a system to
transmit to the Secretary of Homeland Security any social security account
number assigned to an individual after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>New Employee Verification Act of
2009</short-title>, and other identifying information relating to such
individual, in any case in which such individual is not a citizen or national
of the United States at the time of the assignment of such number to such
individual. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall incorporate such number
and other identifying information into all records of the Department of
Homeland Security maintained with respect to such
individual.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H175619992B9B4D7185FE55DFA300624D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
dates</header>
<paragraph id="H5B3ADE4593D24274BF42A2B833F7A46C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 214(d)(1)
of the Social Security Act (added by subsection (a)) shall be effective with
respect to quarters of coverage credited for calendar years commencing after
the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Commissioner
certify, by publication in the Federal Register, that the system for developing
and maintaining information pursuant to section 214(d)(2)(B) of the Social
Security Act (added by subsection (a)) is operational.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2AE49830ED247B99EF577C9C9B7474E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into the agreement described in
section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (added by subsection (c)) not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H85FBEB56C9864EBFB121AD7555E4B8B"><enum>202.</enum><header>Improvements in
provisions governing totalization agreements</header>
<subsection id="H37A386540D44453599A993F5C004B67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional
information required in document transmitting totalization agreements to the
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H06B9C8DD58A4421F86B84EDBF2EFE5D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 233(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
433(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF94F9AD1E74746B59DAF2042F0DF4D66" style="traditional">
<subsection id="H025BB04611EE4FBB8BACC90304844703"><enum>(e)(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any agreement to establish a totalization
arrangement entered into pursuant to this section (and any such agreement to
amend a totalization arrangement) shall be transmitted by the President to each
House of the Congress together with a report by the President in support of
such agreement. The President’s report shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE9C58D090C647CDAFD0F0C3C9141C88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an identification
and assessment by the Commissioner of Social Security of the major risks
associated with entering into such an agreement with such other country,
including an assessment of—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H503C49AF7F064791B4673326008D8B46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the integrity of
such other country’s data and records on births, deaths, marriages, divorces,
earnings, and other information affecting eligibility for benefits or benefit
amounts, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB50DE56A30894B8690E6D61F459894A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the potential for
fraudulent receipt of benefits under this title and how any such potential
fraud would be mitigated;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6448A4B0070243F1B6AEFC101DC0386"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
individuals who are United States citizens estimated by the Chief Actuary of
the Social Security Administration to be affected by the agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H568BA3AC21F6448990FD8058500200BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of
individuals who are not United States citizens estimated by the Chief Actuary
to be affected by the agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A0E813359C6407DB7BC63F39515EC3F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Chief
Actuary’s estimate of any resulting reduction in liability for taxes or
contributions and increases in benefit payments, under the social security
system established by this title and the social security system of such other
country, of—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA948D50B606845A195ACEB8B7384326E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>individuals who
are United States citizens and their employers, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CBB41870A054A46BCCD6CA15992C962"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>individuals who
are not United States citizens and their employers;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H670C8773052743908DFD62A460FAD249"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chief Actuary’s estimate of the effect
of the agreement, in the short-term and in the long-term, on the receipts and
disbursements under the social security system established by this title;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DE7F3DBA09941158C460080BA55BFD9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an analysis by the
Chief Actuary of the sensitivity of the estimates of the Chief Actuary to
alternative assumptions with respect to economic and demographic
variables.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA732CE98B6684B53A38BA7E65DA540CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this subsection shall apply with respect to agreements, establishing
totalization arrangements pursuant to section 233 of the Social Security Act,
which are transmitted to the Congress on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98C07AC6BE7A4D08B121AA7358C000AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval of
totalization agreements by joint resolution</header>
<paragraph id="H53891723141B4712981C18FE57807298"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 233(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 433(e)) is amended
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEF3EE9B6CBB46978D1D7967F6C7316C" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="HADCD29B95FC04A7EB0F4F980B91EE100" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA5A29ABF16D94DBA978247A059B5DA99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided in
paragraph (4) or (5), the agreement transmitted to the Congress pursuant to
paragraph (1) may enter into force according to its terms or upon the
expiration of the period of 60 calendar days following the date of its
transmittal to each House of the Congress (excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
holidays, and days on which either House of Congress is not in session),
whichever is later.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB26792A274BC42C7BCE1D5EDDC9B22BA" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Whenever a document setting forth an
agreement entered into under this section and the President’s report in support
of the agreement is transmitted to the Congress pursuant to paragraph (1),
copies of such document shall be delivered to both Houses of Congress on the
same day and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the House of Representatives if
the House is not in session and to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is
not in session.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA418C251099A43DC9FC09DC1DA168619" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA9D5EA3E118F437BAB05E1A5DE116705"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any document setting forth an agreement
entered into under this section and transmitted to each House of the Congress
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall set forth a determination of the Chief Actuary
of the Social Security Administration as to whether there is expected, over the
75-year period following the date of the entry into force of the agreement, a
net reduction in any positive actuarial balance for such period of the social
security system established by this title (or a net increase in any negative
actuarial balance for such period for such system) attributable to the
operation of such agreement equal to at least 0.005 percent of the present
value of taxable payroll for such period.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A1D0506ACBC4BC4BFFA61BFEEE53E63" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For purposes of this
paragraph—</text>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H383A8C452F9240DBAD5030B2FD63A8A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>actuarial balance</term>
means, with respect to a period, the difference between the adjusted summarized
income rate over such period and the adjusted summarized cost rate over such
period.</text>
</clause><clause id="H02FCA304F67A4DCCA6B9F215E4735D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>taxable payroll</term>
means, for a period, the total wages (as defined in section 209) to be paid,
and self-employment income (as defined in section 211(b)) to be derived, during
such period.</text>
</clause><clause id="H98A17EEE1051462BA82BC6A2CC62664B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adjusted summarized income
rate</term> means, over a period, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the
sum of the trust fund balance at the beginning of the period plus the present
value of the total income from taxes during such period, to the present value
of the taxable payroll for such period.</text>
</clause><clause id="H9EE73A4C0EF2459AB3E5921F39A5708"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adjusted summarized cost
rate</term> means, over a period, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the
sum of the present value of the cost during such period plus the present value
of the targeted trust fund balance, to the present value of the taxable payroll
for the years for such period.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA14A18DB748A4ED00069D5E651D2E416"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The term <term>trust fund
balance</term> means the combined balance of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund
(hereinafter in this subparagraph referred to as the <quote>Trust
Funds</quote>).</text>
</clause><clause id="H57A7E870CC8E42C783B2E4D397850458"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The term <term>income from
taxes</term> means, during a period, the amounts deposited in the Trust Funds
as appropriations during the period based on taxes under chapters 2 and 21 and
section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</clause><clause id="H40497C2015DE40D0A75634827121BA8C"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cost</term> means, during a
period, disbursements from the Trust Funds during such period, including
scheduled benefit payments, special monthly payments to certain uninsured
persons who have 3 or more quarters of coverage (and whose payments are
therefore not reimbursable from the general fund of the Treasury),
administrative expenses, net transfers from the Trust Funds to the Railroad
Retirement program under financial-interchange provisions, and payments for
vocational rehabilitation services for disabled beneficiaries, and excluding
special monthly payments to certain uninsured persons whose payments are
reimbursable from the general fund of the Treasury, and transfers under the
interfund borrowing provisions of section 201(l).</text>
</clause><clause id="H26DB3928F35248DEBBEF88B839042749"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>target trust fund
balance</term> means the trust fund balance, as of the end of the 75-year
period described in subparagraph (A), necessary to support an OASDI trust fund
ratio (as defined in section 201(l)(3)(B)(iii)) of 100 percent for the year
following the last year of such period.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74742704333F4EDCAB2D2DCABEB176BB" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making determinations under this
paragraph, the Chief Actuary shall employ the intermediate assumptions of the
Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund in its most recent annual report
issued pursuant to section 201.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB50CA67E991C4EB7A268A21DDE55DE5" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An agreement entered into under this
section shall not enter into force if there is enacted into law, during the
period of 60 calendar days specified in paragraph (2)(A), a bill or joint
resolution disapproving such agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CD7ED614EB944470096DC81779DE237" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In any case in which the
determination of the Chief Actuary described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(3) in connection with an agreement entered into under this section is that,
with respect to the 75-year period described in such subparagraph, there is
expected a net reduction, in the actuarial balance for such period of the
social security system established by this title, which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55ED648311F94692AD7400C5B86763F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is attributable to the operation of
such agreement, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A8B533ECBD94589BDCE445E09F955C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is equal to at least 0.005 percent of
the present value of taxable payroll for such period,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">such
agreement shall not enter into force unless, during the period of 60 calendar
days specified in paragraph (2)(A), there is enacted into law a bill or joint
resolution approving such agreement.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B15B58DE113429783F171A16EF91B36" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFED762D4B34248CFBD605FD0EA37A023"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The provisions of this
paragraph are enacted by the Congress—</text>
<clause id="H4FA90A55A6E64536BA939E54DDF9F76E" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as an exercise of the rulemaking power
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they
are deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only
with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of
disapproval resolutions and approval resolutions, and they supersede other
rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H83A66CBA0222428095143300E16849A1" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with full recognition of the
constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to
the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same
extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H495C8A8D9FD74A05B3430002F4F2E4D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>During the period of 60 calendar days
specified in paragraph (2)(A), it shall be in order as a matter of highest
privilege in each House of the Congress to consider a bill or joint resolution
described in paragraph (4) or (5) providing solely for the disapproval or
approval of an agreement entered into under this section, if offered by the
majority leader or minority leader of such House (or a designee).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H376162CB896648EB84BCCBA6464C5DA8" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of consideration of a bill or
joint resolution described in paragraph (4) or (5) providing solely for
approval or disapproval of an agreement under this section, the agreement shall
not be subject to amendment after the transmittal to each House of the Congress
pursuant to paragraph
(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E72C7E40F004658B64D268659B0F939"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this subsection shall apply with
respect to agreements, establishing totalization arrangements pursuant to
section 233 of the Social Security Act, which are transmitted to the Congress
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H52C244E3EB674C91AA4BF5C5485C36F4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (e) of section 233 of the Social
Security Act (as in effect prior to the amendments made by this section), any
agreement entered into pursuant to such section 233, establishing totalization
arrangements between the social security system established by title II of such
Act and the social security system of another country, which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA52A0750D1B64D5D867592B4E3F6CEBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was signed by the
Commissioner of Social Security in June 2004, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1060520AB55C4C2A8E2FB9070C6D630"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was transmitted to
the Congress pursuant to such subsection (e) on or after September 1, 2007, and
before the date of the enactment of this Act,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall be
deemed not to have entered into force as of the date of the enactment of this
Act and shall be deemed to enter into force after such date only as provided in
section 233(e) of such Act (as amended by this section) as if such agreement
had been transmitted to the Congress on the date on which the President
transmits to the Congress on or after such date, pursuant to section 233(e)(1)
of such Act (as amended by this section), a report in support of such agreement
meeting the requirements of such section 233(e)(1) (as so amended).</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D022A2CF7554505B405EF276A2A931"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Biennial reports
to the Congress regarding ongoing operation of totalization agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H245AE8EA19E1496BBA555FA46FB389F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 233 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 433) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA68CAF9E16A94F538F8200EF5091336D" other-style="archaic" style="other">
<subsection id="H6C152AF9B1274EDC9D26689C41847302"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Biennial oversight reports</header><text>The Commissioner
of Social Security shall submit biennially to the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a
report evaluating the operation, during the preceding 2-year period covered by
the report, of each agreement entered into pursuant to this section. Such
report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H38DFDD4162554E6DB8E9CEC3E2D667DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>if the report is
submitted during the 10-year period following the date on which the agreement
enters into force, the change in benefit costs under the social security system
established by this title which is attributable to the agreement, as estimated
as of the date of the report, and the change in contributions under such system
which is attributable to such agreement, as so estimated,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01AFF2A1D2134A4CA7B6C98FF081B117"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information
relating to actual, or perceived potential, fraudulent receipt of benefits
attributable to the operation of the agreement under the social security system
established by this title,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD08FD82079544567877F67B3302D73DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information
relating to perceived problems with the integrity of the other country’s data
and records used in determining eligibility for benefits or benefit amounts,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1199BB58EF6240A49EBA7E97E90671B3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>if the report is
submitted during the 10-year period following the date on which the agreement
enters into force, information relating to demographic or other trends that may
cause future deviations from the original estimates of costs to each social
security system which are attributable to the
agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0AE26415BB04EAA9F125CE467AFA274"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial
report</header><text>The Commissioner of Social Security shall submit the
initial report pursuant to section 233(f) of the Social Security Act (added by
this subsection) not later than December 31, 2009.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C40BF829C774BFAA346E44F00002630" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Suspension of
benefits for individuals removed from the United States</header>
<subsection id="HECAFADA0DAFB4E9088D8C5289EBADD97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 202(n)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(n)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE2368FD8E904DB3ABD7DA76CC2E7773"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>, on the basis of his wages and self-employment
income,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05ADDBEE6E7440D4ADB9B2F0D4FAC310"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE342E6A1A71647DDAD1FCD0A0E96829"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting <quote>, and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE85AE4F5E66A4FDFBDCB5177517D762B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD71B0C05CF144D2B92D2DCFB9890018" style="traditional">
<subparagraph id="H646879D27E1F445C8F589C06B1C0BE48" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>no lump sum death payment shall be
made to such individual after the Commissioner of Social Security is notified
by the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security that such
individual has been so
removed.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA02C3144F873428387EDA206F8F5577F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to any
individual with respect to whose removal from the United States the
Commissioner of Social Security receives notification from the Attorney General
or the Secretary of Homeland Security after the twelfth month that begins after
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
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