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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4387 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2024 

Mr. LEE 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. 

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 ‘‘VALID Act’’. 


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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 or travel 

18 authorization: 

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.’’. 

24 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap25 ter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 


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1 inserting after the item relating to section 40130 the fol2 lowing: 

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

alien using certain methods of identification.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN FORMS OF IDENTIFICA4 TION FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS. 

5 Section 7220 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter6 rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 49 

7 U.S.C. 44901 note) is amended— 

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

9 as provided in subsection (d),’’ before ‘‘any docu10 ment’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub12 section (e); and 

13 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol14 lowing new subsection (d): 

15 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN FORMS OF IDENTI16 FICATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 

17 Homeland Security may not designate or permit any of 

18 the following as a valid identification or authorization doc19 ument, or permit the following to be used to obtain such 

20 identification or travel document, for a domestic commer21 cial airline passenger seeking to board an aircraft: 

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

23 ‘‘(2) Department of Homeland Security Form 

24 I–385, Notice to Report. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Department of Homeland Security Form 

2 I–862, Notice to Appear.’’. 

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