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Union Calendar No. 451 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4306 

[Report No. 108–731] 

To amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve 

the process for verifying an individual’s eligibility for employment. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 6, 2004 

Mr. CANNON (for himself and Mr. ANDREWS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

OCTOBER 5, 2004 

Additional sponsors: Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. FORD, Ms. 

LOFGREN, Ms. DUNN, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Ms. HART, Mr. FLAKE, 

Mr. CARTER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. 

ENGLISH, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. 

FORBES, Mr. BOUCHER, and Mr. GORDON

OCTOBER 5, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act to improve the process for verifying an individual’s 

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

3 SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT 

4 VERIFICATION SYSTEM. 

5 Section 274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 

6 Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before ‘‘A 

8 person or entity has complied’’ the following: 

9 ‘‘Such attestation may be manifested by either 

10 a hand-written or an electronic signature.’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘Such attestation may be manifested by either a 

14 hand-written or an electronic signature.’’; and 

15 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘a paper or 

16 electronic version of’’ after ‘‘must retain’’. 

17 SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT 

18 VERIFICATION SYSTEM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274A(b) of the Immigra20 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting before ‘‘A 

22 person or entity has complied’’ the following: ‘‘Such 

23 attestation may be manifested by either a hand-writ24 ten or an electronic signature.’’; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 

2 following: ‘‘Such attestation may be manifested by ei3 ther a hand-written or an electronic signature.’’; and 

4 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘a paper, 

5 microfiche, microfilm, or electronic version of’’ after 

6 ‘‘must retain’’. 

7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub8 section (a) shall take effect on the earlier of— 

9 (1) the date on which final regulations imple10 menting such amendments take effect; or 

11 (2) 90 days after the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act. 
Union Calendar No. 451 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4306 

[Report No. 108–731] 

A BILL 

To amend section 274A of the Immigration and 

ment. verifying an individual’s eligibility for employNationality Act to improve the process for 

OCTOBER 5, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,