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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4306 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 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.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION 
              SYSTEM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1324a(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before ``A 
        person or entity has complied'' the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>``Such attestation may be manifested by either 
                a hand-written or an electronic signature.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>``Such attestation may be manifested by either a hand-
        written or an electronic signature.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``a paper or 
        electronic version of'' after ``must retain''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Section 274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting before ``A person or 
        entity has complied'' the following: ``Such attestation may be 
        manifested by either a hand-written or an electronic 
        signature.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Such attestation may be manifested by either a hand-written 
        or an electronic signature.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``a paper, microfiche, 
        microfilm, or electronic version of'' after ``must retain''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the earlier of--
            (1) the date on which final regulations implementing such 
        amendments take effect; or
            (2) 90 days after the date of the enactment of 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 Nationality Act to improve 
 the process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            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
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