the confidentiality of information contained in the 
Database. 
(4) CRIMINAL
PENALTIES.—Whoever accesses 
or uses information in the Employment Eligibility 
Database without authority to do so, or for an unau-
thorized purpose, shall be fined under title 18, 
United States Code, imprisoned for a term of not 
less than 5, and not more than 7, years, or both. 
(d) DEADLINE FOR MEETING REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall complete the establishment of the Data-
base and provide for the efficient and effective operation 
of the Database in accordance with this section not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 304. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS 
COMMENCING WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYERS, RECRUITERS, 
AND REFERRERS.—Section 274A(a)(1)(B) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(1)(B)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B)(i)(I) to hire for employment in the 
United States an individual unless the person 
or entity requires the employee to display a So-
cial Security card issued to such individual pur-
suant to section 205(c)(2)(G) of the Social Se-
curity Act which bears a photograph of such in-
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dividual and that such individual is authorized 
to work in the United States. Such presentation 
and verification shall be made in accordance 
with procedures prescribed by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security for the purposes of ensuring 
against fraudulent use of the card and accurate 
and prompt verification of the authorization of 
such individual to work in the United States; or 
(II) if the person or entity is an agricultural as-
sociation, agricultural employer, or farm labor 
contractor (as defined in section 3 of the Mi-
grant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protec-
tion Act), to hire, or to recruit or refer for a 
fee, for employment in the United States an in-
dividual unless the person or entity requires the 
employee to display a Social Security card 
issued to such individual pursuant to section 
205(c)(2)(G) of the Social Security Act which 
bears a photograph of such individual and that 
such individual is authorized to work in the 
United 
States. 
Such 
presentation 
and 
verification shall be made in accordance with 
procedures prescribed by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security for the purposes of ensuring 
against fraudulent use of the card and accurate 
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and prompt verification of the authorization of 
such individual to work in the United States. 
‘‘(ii) The verification procedures described 
in clause (i) shall include use of— 
‘‘(I) a phone verification system which 
shall be established by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(II) a card-reader verification system 
employing a device approved by the Sec-
retary as capable of reading the electronic 
identification strip borne by the card so as 
to verify the identity of the card holder 
and the card holder’s authorization to 
work, and which is made available at mini-
mal cost to the person or entity. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall ensure that the 
phone verification system described in subclause 
(I) of clause (ii) is as secure and effective as 
the card-reader verification system described in 
subclause (II) of such clause. 
‘‘(iv) The Secretary shall ensure that, by 
means of such procedures, the person or entity 
will have such access to the Employment Eligi-
bility Database established and operated by the 
Secretary pursuant to section 303 of the Secure 
Borders FIRST (For Integrity, Reform, Safety, 
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