A BILL 
To extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility 
verification, 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 ‘‘Basic Pilot Extension 
Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(b) of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1966 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ‘‘6-
year period’’ and inserting ‘‘11-year period’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. USE OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION 
SYSTEM FOR STATUS INQUIRIES BY GOVERN-
MENT AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 642(c) of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
‘‘An inquiry described in the preceding sentence may be 
submitted and responded to using the confirmation system 
established under section 404.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 404(h) of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 110 
Stat. 3009–664) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3)
STATUS
INQUIRIES
BY
GOVERNMENT 
AGENCIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, the confirmation system may be used to 
submit, and to respond to, inquiries described in sec-
tion 642(c). In the case of such an inquiry, citizen-
ship or immigration status information may be pro-
vided in addition to the identity and employment eli-
gibility information provided under subsections (b) 
and (c).’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Basic Pilot Extension 
Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ‘‘6-year pe-
riod’’ and inserting ‘‘11-year period’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 3. USE OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION 
SYSTEM FOR STATUS INQUIRIES BY GOVERN-
MENT AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 642(c) of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1373(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘An inquiry described in the preceding sentence may be 
submitted and responded to using the confirmation system 
established under section 404.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 404(h) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) STATUS INQUIRIES BY GOVERNMENT AGEN-
CIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, the confirmation system may be used to sub-
mit, and to respond to, inquiries described in section 
642(c). In the case of such an inquiry, citizenship or 
immigration status information may be provided in 
addition to the identity and employment eligibility 
information provided under subsections (b) and (c).’’.
SEC. 4. OPERATION OF BASIC PILOT PROGRAM IN ALL 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) SCOPE OF OPERATION OF BASIC PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 401(c)(1) of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ‘‘in, at’’ 
and all that follows through the semicolon at the end 
and inserting ‘‘in all States;’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
402(c)(2)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘electing—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(ii) the citizen’’ and inserting ‘‘electing the 
citizen’’. 
(b) MAINTENANCE OF LIST OF PARTICIPANTS.—Sec-
tion 402(c)(3) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im-
migrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF LIST OF PARTICIPANTS.—
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall post on the 
Department of Homeland Security’s website the 
names of the participants in the basic pilot program 
(described in section 403(a) of this division).’’.
Union Calendar No. 181
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2359
[Report No. 108–304, Part I] 
A BILL 
To extend the basic pilot program for employment 
eligibility verification, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 7, 2003
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 
amendment 
OCTOBER 7, 2003
Referral to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force extended for a period ending not later than Octo-
ber 7, 2003
OCTOBER 7, 2003
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed