‘‘(III) not taking adverse action 
against the individual if the individual 
chooses to contest the finding. 
‘‘(ii) AFTER EMPLOYMENT OFFER.— 
The person or other entity shall verify the 
employment eligibility of an individual 
through E-Verify not later than 3 days 
after the date of the hiring, recruitment, or 
referral, as the case may be. 
‘‘(iii) 
EXISTING
EMPLOYEES.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of the Accountability Through 
Electronic Verification Act, the Secretary 
shall require all employers to use E-Verify 
to verify the identity and employment eligi-
bility of any individual who has not been 
previously verified by the employer through 
E-Verify.’’. 
SEC. 7. REVERIFICATION. 
Section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note), as amended by section 6, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) REVERIFICATION.—Each person or other 
entity participating in E-Verify shall use the E- 
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Verify confirmation system to reverify the work au-
thorization of any individual not later than 3 days 
after the date on which such individual’s employ-
ment authorization is scheduled to expire (as indi-
cated by the Secretary or the documents provided to 
the employer pursuant to section 274A(b) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(b))), 
in accordance with the procedures set forth in this 
subsection and section 402.’’. 
SEC. 8. HOLDING EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE. 
(a) CONSEQUENCES
OF NONCONFIRMATION.—Sec-
tion 403(a)(4)(C) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) CONSEQUENCES
OF
NONCONFIRMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION
AND
NOTIFICA-
TION.—If the person or other entity re-
ceives a final nonconfirmation regarding an 
individual, 
the 
employer 
shall 
imme-
diately— 
‘‘(I) terminate the employment, 
recruitment, or referral of the indi-
vidual; and 
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‘‘(II) submit to the Secretary any 
information relating to the individual 
that the Secretary determines would 
assist the Secretary in enforcing or 
administering United States immigra-
tion laws. 
‘‘(ii) CONSEQUENCE
OF
CONTINUED 
EMPLOYMENT.—If the person or other en-
tity continues to employ, recruit, or refer 
the individual after receiving final noncon-
firmation, a rebuttable presumption is cre-
ated that the employer has violated section 
274A of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a).’’. 
(b) INTERAGENCY NONCONFIRMATION REPORT.— 
Section 405 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INTERAGENCY NONCONFIRMATION REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of U.S. Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services shall submit a 
weekly report to the Assistant Secretary of Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement that includes, for 
each individual who receives final nonconfirmation 
through E-Verify— 
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‘‘(A) the name of such individual; 
‘‘(B) his or her Social Security number or 
alien file number; 
‘‘(C) the name and contact information for 
his or her current employer; and 
‘‘(D) any other critical information that 
the Assistant Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(2) USE OF WEEKLY REPORT.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall use information provided 
under paragraph (1) to enforce compliance of the 
United States immigration laws.’’. 
SEC. 9. INFORMATION SHARING. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security, the Com-
missioner of Internal Revenue, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly 
establish a program to share information among such 
agencies that may or could lead to the identification of 
unauthorized aliens (as defined under section 274A(h)(3) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(h)(3))), including no-match letters and any infor-
mation in the earnings suspense file. 
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SEC. 10. FORM I–9 PROCESS. 
Not later than 9 months after date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit a report to Congress that contains recommendations 
for— 
(1) modifying and simplifying the process by 
which employers are required to complete and retain 
a Form I–9 for each employee pursuant to section 
274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1324a); and 
(2) eliminating the process described in para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 11. ALGORITHM. 
Section 404(d) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) DESIGN
AND OPERATION
OF SYSTEM.—E- 
Verify shall be designed and operated— 
‘‘(1) to maximize its reliability and ease of use 
by employers; 
‘‘(2) to insulate and protect the privacy and se-
curity of the underlying information; 
‘‘(3) to maintain appropriate administrative, 
technical, and physical safeguards to prevent unau-
thorized disclosure of personal information; 
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‘‘(4) to respond accurately to all inquiries made 
by employers on whether individuals are authorized 
to be employed; 
‘‘(5) to register any time when E-Verify is un-
able to receive inquiries; 
‘‘(6) to allow for auditing use of the system to 
detect fraud and identify theft; 
‘‘(7) to preserve the security of the information 
in all of the system by— 
‘‘(A) developing and using algorithms to 
detect potential identity theft, such as multiple 
uses of the same identifying information or doc-
uments; 
‘‘(B) developing and using algorithms to 
detect misuse of the system by employers and 
employees; 
‘‘(C) developing capabilities to detect 
anomalies in the use of the system that may in-
dicate potential fraud or misuse of the system; 
and 
‘‘(D) auditing documents and information 
submitted by potential employees to employers, 
including authority to conduct interviews with 
employers and employees; 
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able from the issuer, to provide for a temporary al-
ternative procedure, specified by the Secretary, for 
confirming the authenticity of the document.’’. 
SEC. 12. IDENTITY THEFT. 
Section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ‘‘of another 
person’’ and inserting ‘‘that is not his or her own’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) to facilitate or assist in harboring or 
hiring unauthorized workers in violation of sec-
tion 274, 274A, or 274C of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324, 1324a, 
and 1324c).’’. 
SEC. 13. SMALL BUSINESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 403 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note), as amended by this Act, is further amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) SMALL
BUSINESS
DEMONSTRATION
PRO-
GRAM.—Not later than 9 months after the date of the en-
actment of the Accountability Through Electronic 
Verification Act, the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Im-
migration Services shall establish a demonstration pro-
gram that assists small businesses in rural areas or areas 
without internet capabilities to verify the employment eli-
gibility of newly hired employees solely through the use 
of publicly accessible internet terminals.’’. 
SEC. 14. EMPLOYER COMPLIANCE INSPECTION CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, within 
Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement, the Employer Compliance In-
spection Center (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The establishment of the Center is 
intended— 
(1) to create a culture of compliance for all 
United States businesses by imposing more effective, 
efficient, and standardized consequences, including 
civil and criminal penalties, on employers who fail to 
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comply with the employment eligibility verification 
requirements; and 
(2) to consolidate worksite enforcement audits 
at a centralized location to ensure a standardized 
process and uniform application of the fine matrix. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Center shall— 
(1) carry out duties related to the processing of 
the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I–9, 
including audits, and related worksite enforcement 
investigations; 
(2) ensure that all United States businesses ad-
here to existing laws and regulations regarding em-
ployment eligibility; and 
(3) carry out such additional duties as may be 
assigned or delegated by the Director of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement. 
(d) RESPONSE TIME.—The Center shall respond as 
quickly as practicable to employer inquiries based on the 
facts and circumstances of the employer making the in-
quiry. 
(e) TASK FORCE.—The Center shall establish a task 
force, utilizing existing information sharing agreements 
with other Federal agencies, including the Social Security 
Administration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices, the Department of Labor, and the Internal Revenue 
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Service, to serve as a force multiplier to proactively inves-
tigate crimes, including Social Security fraud, tax fraud, 
and wage and hour violations. 
Æ 
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