I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6430 
To amend section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2006 
Mr. MANZULLO (for himself and Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Northern Border Trav-
el Facilitation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE DRIVER’S LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION 
CARD ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 
U.S.C. 1185 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) STATE DRIVER’S LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION 
CARD ENROLLMENT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall establish a State 
Driver’s License and Identification Card Enrollment 
Program as described in this subsection (hereinafter 
in this subsection referred to as the ‘Program’) and 
enter into a memorandum of understanding with an 
appropriate official of each State that elects to par-
ticipate in the Program. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program 
shall be to permit a citizen of the United States who 
produces a driver’s license or identification card that 
meets the requirements of paragraph (3) or a citizen 
of Canada who produces a document described in 
paragraph (4) to enter the United States from Can-
ada without providing any other documentation or 
evidence of citizenship. 
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‘‘(3) ADMISSION OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED 
STATES.—A driver’s license or identification card 
meets the requirements of this subparagraph if— 
‘‘(A) the license or card— 
‘‘(i) was issued by a State that is par-
ticipating in the Program; 
‘‘(ii) meets the requirements of sec-
tion 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (di-
vision B of Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 
30301 note); and 
‘‘(iii) includes the United States citi-
zenship status of the individual to whom 
the license or card was issued; and 
‘‘(B) the State that issued the license or 
card— 
‘‘(i) has a mechanism that is approved 
by the Secretary of State to verify the 
United States citizenship status of an ap-
plicant for such a license or card; 
‘‘(ii) does not require an individual to 
include the individual’s citizenship status 
on such a license or card; and 
‘‘(iii) manages all information regard-
ing an applicant’s United States citizen-
ship status in the same manner as such in-
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formation collected through the United 
States passport application process and 
prohibits any other use or distribution of 
such information. 
‘‘(4) ADMISSION OF CITIZENS OF CANADA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, if the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mine that an identification document issued by 
the Government of Canada or by the Govern-
ment of a Province or Territory of Canada 
meets security and information requirements 
comparable to the requirements for a driver’s li-
cense or identification card described in para-
graph (3), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall permit a citizen of Canada to enter the 
United States from Canada using such a docu-
ment without providing any other documenta-
tion or evidence of Canadian citizenship. 
‘‘(B) 
TECHNOLOGY
STANDARDS.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall work, to 
the maximum extent possible, to ensure that an 
identification document issued by Canada that 
permits entry into the United States under sub-
paragraph (A) utilizes technology similar to the 
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technology utilized by identification documents 
issued by the United States or any State. 
‘‘(5) 
ADMISSION
OF
CHILDREN.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall permit an individual to 
enter the United States without providing any evi-
dence of citizenship if, at the time of such entry— 
‘‘(A) the individual— 
‘‘(i) is younger than 16 years of age; 
‘‘(ii) is accompanied by the individ-
ual’s legal guardian; and 
‘‘(iii) is entering the United States 
from Canada or another country if the 
Secretary permits an individual to enter 
the United States from that country under 
the 
Program 
pursuant 
to 
paragraph 
(6)(A); and 
‘‘(B) such legal guardian provides a driv-
er’s license or identification card described in 
paragraph (3), a document described in para-
graph (4), or other evidence of citizenship if the 
Secretary permits an individual to enter the 
United States using such evidence under the 
Program pursuant to paragraph (6)(B). 
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