[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 589 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 589

To establish procedures for the issuance by the Commissioner of Social 
Security of ``no match'' letters to employers, and for the notification 
     of the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding such letters.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2009

 Mrs. Myrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish procedures for the issuance by the Commissioner of Social 
Security of ``no match'' letters to employers, and for the notification 
     of the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding such letters.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing the Homeland Through Agency 
Reporting Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. LETTERS TO EMPLOYERS BY THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY FOR 
              PURPOSES OF RESOLVING DISCREPANCIES IN WAGE RECORDS AND 
              NOTIFICATION OF THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
              REGARDING SUCH LETTERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(I)(i) In any case in which the Commissioner determines that the 
social security account number in the wage records provided to the 
Social Security Administration by an employer with respect to an 
employee do not match relevant records otherwise maintained by the 
Social Security Administration, the Commissioner shall promptly send to 
the employer a written notice--
            ``(I) informing the employer of the discrepancies,
            ``(II) requesting such information as may be in the 
        possession of the employer as would assist the Commissioner in 
        resolving the discrepancies, and
            ``(III) informing the employer that a copy of such notice 
        is being provided to the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
        assist such Secretary in the enforcement of applicable Federal 
        immigration laws relating to employment of individuals who are 
        not authorized to work in the United States.
    ``(ii) In any case in which the Commissioner sends a notice 
described in clause (i) with respect to an employee of an employer, the 
Commissioner shall simultaneously transmit a copy of such notice to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, including a listing of the name, 
addresse, and social security account number of such employee, 
according to the wage records described in clause (i), and any 
nonmatching information with respect to the name, addresse, or social 
security account number of such employee in the relevant records 
otherwise maintained by the Social Security Administration.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to determinations by the Commissioner of Social 
Security (that relevant records maintained by the Commissioner do not 
match social security account numbers provided to the Commissioner by 
employers) made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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