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ment Verification System (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘System’) as described in this sub-
section. 
‘‘(2) TECHNOLOGY STANDARD TO VERIFY EM-
PLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary based 
upon recommendations from the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, shall not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the STRIVE Act of 
2007 develop and certify a technology standard 
as described in this subparagraph. The Sec-
retary shall have discretion to extend the 180- 
day period if the Secretary determines that 
such extension will result in substantial im-
provement of the System. 
‘‘(B) INTEGRATED.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of Federal law, the technology 
standard developed shall be the technological 
basis for a cross-agency, cross-platform elec-
tronic system that is a cost-effective, efficient, 
fully integrated means to share immigration 
and Social Security information necessary to 
confirm the employment eligibility of all individ-
uals seeking employment. 
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‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of the STRIVE 
Act of 2007, the Secretary and the Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology shall jointly submit to Congress a report 
describing the development, implementation, ef-
ficacy, and privacy implications of the tech-
nology standard and the System. 
‘‘(3) IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY 
VERIFICATION.—An employer shall verify the iden-
tity and eligibility for employment of an individual 
hired by the employer through the System as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) INITIAL
INQUIRY.—The employer 
shall submit an inquiry through the System to 
seek confirmation of the individual’s identity 
and eligibility for employment in the United 
States not later than 5 working days after the 
date such employment actually commences. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary, through the System, shall respond to an 
inquiry described in subparagraph (A) not later 
than 1 working day after such inquiry is sub-
mitted. Such response shall be a determination 
that— 
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‘‘(i) confirms the individual’s identity 
and eligibility for employment in the 
United States; or 
‘‘(ii) the System is tentatively unable 
to confirm the individual’s identity or eligi-
bility for employment (referred to in this 
section as a ‘tentative nonconfirmation’). 
‘‘(C) MANUAL VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT.—If the System 
provides a tentative nonconfirmation with 
respect to an individual, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(I) provide the individual an op-
portunity to submit information to 
verify the individual’s identity and eli-
gibility for employment as described 
in subparagraph (D); and 
‘‘(II) 
conduct 
a 
manual 
verification to determine the individ-
ual’s identity and eligibility for em-
ployment. 
‘‘(ii) 
DETERMINATION.—Not 
later 
than 30 days after the last day that an in-
dividual may submit information under 
subparagraph (D) the Secretary, through 
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the System, shall provide to the employer 
the results of the manual verification re-
quired by clause (i). Such results shall be 
a determination that— 
‘‘(I) confirms the individual’s 
identity and eligibility for employment 
in the United States; or 
‘‘(II) the System is unable to 
confirm the individual’s identity or eli-
gibility for employment (referred to in 
this section as a ‘final nonconfirma-
tion’). 
‘‘(D) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—An 
individual who is the subject of a tentative non-
confirmation may submit to the Secretary, 
through the System, information to confirm 
such individual’s identity or eligibility for em-
ployment or to otherwise contest such tentative 
nonconfirmation not later that 15 days after 
the individual receives notice of such tentative 
nonconfirmation. 
‘‘(E) EXTENSION.—The 15-day period re-
ferred to in subparagraph (D) may be extended 
by the Secretary for good cause at the request 
of the individual. 
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