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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4051 

To prohibit transportation of any alien using certain methods of identification, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2024 

Mr. LEE (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. 

SCOTT of Florida, and Mr. THUNE) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

A BILL 

To prohibit transportation of any alien using certain methods 

of identification, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Verifying that all 

5 Aliens have Legitimate Identification Documents Act’’ or 

6 the ‘‘VALID Act’’. 


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•S 4051 IS

1 SEC. 2. PERMANENT PROHIBITION ON OPERATIONS FOR 

2 AIR CARRIERS THAT PROVIDE, OR FACILI3 TATE THE PROVISION OF, TRANSPORTATION 

4 OF ANY ALIEN USING CERTAIN METHODS OF 

5 IDENTIFICATION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 401 of title 49, United 

7 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 40130 

8 the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 40131. Permanent prohibition on operations for air 

10 carriers that transport any alien using 

11 certain methods of identification 

12 ‘‘An air carrier or foreign air carrier may not operate 

13 an aircraft in foreign air transportation or land such air14 craft at any airport in the United States if the air carrier 

15 or foreign air carrier actively provides, or actively facili16 tates the provision of, transportation of any alien using 

17 any of the following for purposes of identification: 

18 ‘‘(1) The CBP One Mobile Application. 

19 ‘‘(2) Department of Homeland Security Form 

20 I–385, Notice to Report. 

21 ‘‘(3) Department of Homeland Security Form 

22 I–862, Notice to Appear.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap24 ter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

25 inserting after the item relating to section 40130 the fol26 lowing: 


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•S 4051 IS

‘‘40131. Permanent prohibition on operations for air carriers that transport any 

alien using certain methods of identification.’’. 

1 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN FORMS OF IDENTIFICA2 TION FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS. 

3 Section 7220 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter4 rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 49 

5 U.S.C. 44901 note) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by inserting ‘‘except 

7 as provided in subsection (d),’’ before ‘‘any docu8 ment’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub10 section (e); and 

11 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol12 lowing new subsection (d): 

13 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN FORMS OF IDENTI14 FICATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 

15 Homeland Security may not designate or permit any of 

16 the following as a valid identification document for a do17 mestic commercial airline passenger seeking to board an 

18 aircraft: 

19 ‘‘(1) The CBP One Mobile Application. 

20 ‘‘(2) Department of Homeland Security Form 

21 I–385, Notice to Report. 

22 ‘‘(3) Department of Homeland Security Form 

23 I–862, Notice to Appear.’’. 

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