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dispute mechanism under NAFTA had not yet been
finalized, but more than a year after such mecha-
nism has been put in place, the claim has still not
been put forward by the United States Trade Rep-
resentative.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that—
(1) the provincial sales tax levied by the Cana-
dian province of New Brunswick on Canadian citi-
zens of that province who purchase goods in the
United States—
(A) raises questions about a possible viola-
tion of the North American Free Trade Agree-
ment in the discriminatory application of the
tax to cross-border trade with the United
States; and
(B) damages good relations between the
United States and Canada; and
(2) the United States Trade Representative
should move forward without further delay in seek-
ing redress under the dispute resolution process in
chapter 20 of the North American Free Trade
Agreement for the violation.
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SEC. 656. IMPROVEMENTS IN IDENTIFICATION-RELATED
DOCUMENTS.
(a) BIRTH CERTIFICATES.—
(1) STANDARDS FOR ACCEPTANCE BY FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—
(i) 
GENERAL
RULE.—Subject 
to
clause (ii), a Federal agency may not ac-
cept for any official purpose a certificate of
birth, unless the certificate—
(I) is a birth certificate (as de-
fined in paragraph (3)); and
(II) conforms to the standards
set forth in the regulation promul-
gated under subparagraph (B).
(ii) APPLICABILITY.—Clause (i) shall
apply only to a certificate of birth issued
after the day that is 3 years after the date
of the promulgation of a final regulation
under subparagraph (B). Clause (i) shall
not be construed to prevent a Federal
agency from accepting for official purposes
any certificate of birth issued on or before
such day.
(B) REGULATION.—
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(i) CONSULTATION
WITH
GOVERN-
MENT AGENCIES.—The President shall se-
lect 1 or more Federal agencies to consult
with State vital statistics offices, and with
other appropriate Federal agencies des-
ignated by the President, for the purpose
of developing appropriate standards for
birth certificates that may be accepted for
official purposes by Federal agencies, as
provided in subparagraph (A).
(ii) SELECTION OF LEAD AGENCY.—
Of the Federal agencies selected under
clause (i), the President shall select 1
agency to promulgate, upon the conclusion
of the consultation conducted under such
clause, a regulation establishing standards
of the type described in such clause.
(iii) DEADLINE.—The agency selected
under clause (ii) shall promulgate a final
regulation under such clause not later than
the date that is 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(iv) MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS.—The
standards established under this subpara-
graph—
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(I) at a minimum, shall require
certification of the birth certificate by
the State or local custodian of record
that issued the certificate, and shall
require the use of safety paper, the
seal of the issuing custodian of record,
and other features designed to limit
tampering, 
counterfeiting, 
and
photocopying, or otherwise duplicat-
ing, the birth certificate for fraudu-
lent purposes;
(II) may not require a single de-
sign to which birth certificates issued
by all States must conform; and
(III) shall accommodate the dif-
ferences between the States in the
manner and form in which birth
records are stored and birth certifi-
cates are produced from such records.
(2) GRANTS TO STATES.—
(A) ASSISTANCE
IN
MEETING
FEDERAL
STANDARDS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the
date a final regulation is promulgated
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of
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Health 
and 
Human 
Services, 
acting
through the Director of the National Cen-
ter for Health Statistics and after consult-
ing with the head of any other agency des-
ignated by the President, shall make
grants to States to assist them in issuing
birth certificates that conform to the
standards set forth in the regulation.
(ii) ALLOCATION
OF
GRANTS.—The
Secretary shall provide grants to States
under this subparagraph in proportion to
the populations of the States applying to
receive a grant and in an amount needed
to provide a substantial incentive for
States to issue birth certificates that con-
form to the standards described in clause
(i).
(B) ASSISTANCE IN MATCHING BIRTH AND
DEATH RECORDS.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of
Health 
and 
Human 
Services, 
acting
through the Director of the National Cen-
ter for Health Statistics and after consult-
ing with the head of any other agency des-
ignated by the President, shall make
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grants to States to assist them in develop-
ing the capability to match birth and death
records, within each State and among the
States, and to note the fact of death on the
birth certificates of deceased persons. In
developing the capability described in the
preceding sentence, a State that receives a
grant under this subparagraph shall focus
first on individuals born after 1950.
(ii) ALLOCATION
AND
AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.—The Secretary shall provide
grants to States under this subparagraph
in proportion to the populations of the
States applying to receive a grant and in
an amount needed to provide a substantial
incentive for States to develop the capabil-
ity described in clause (i).
(C) 
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.—The
Secretary of Health and Human Services, act-
ing through the Director of the National Center
for Health Statistics, shall make grants to
States for a project in each of 5 States to dem-
onstrate the feasibility of a system under which
persons otherwise required to report the death
of individuals to a State would be required to
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provide to the State’s office of vital statistics
sufficient information to establish the fact of
death of every individual dying in the State
within 24 hours of acquiring the information.
(3) BIRTH CERTIFICATE.—As used in this sub-
section, the term ‘‘birth certificate’’ means a certifi-
cate of birth—
(A) of—
(i) an individual born in the United
States; or
(ii) an individual born abroad—
(I) who is a citizen or national of
the United States at birth; and
(II) whose birth is registered in
the United States; and
(B) that—
(i) is a copy, issued by a State or local
authorized custodian of record, of an origi-
nal certificate of birth issued by such cus-
todian of record; or
(ii) was issued by a State or local au-
thorized custodian of record and was pro-
duced from birth records maintained by
such custodian of record.
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(b) STATE-ISSUED DRIVERS LICENSES AND COM-
PARABLE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.—
(1) STANDARDS FOR ACCEPTANCE BY FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—A Federal agency may
not accept for any identification-related purpose
a driver’s license, or other comparable identi-
fication document, issued by a State, unless the
license or document satisfies the following re-
quirements:
(i) APPLICATION PROCESS.—The ap-
plication process for the license or docu-
ment shall include the presentation of such
evidence of identity as is required by regu-
lations promulgated by the Secretary of
Transportation after consultation with the
American Association of Motor Vehicle Ad-
ministrators.
(ii) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.—Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B), the
license or document shall contain a social
security account number that can be read
visually or by electronic means.
(iii) FORM.—The license or document
otherwise shall be in a form consistent
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with requirements set forth in regulations
promulgated by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation after consultation with the American
Association of Motor Vehicle Administra-
tors. The form shall contain security fea-
tures designed to limit tampering, counter-
feiting, photocopying, or otherwise dupli-
cating, the license or document for fraudu-
lent purposes and to limit use of the li-
cense or document by impostors.
(B) EXCEPTION.—The requirement in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) shall not apply with respect
to a driver’s license or other comparable identi-
fication document issued by a State, if the
State—
(i) does not require the license or doc-
ument to contain a social security account
number; and
(ii) requires—
(I) every applicant for a driver’s
license, or other comparable identi-
fication document, to submit the ap-
plicant’s social security account num-
ber; and
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(II) an agency of the State to
verify with the Social Security Admin-
istration that such account number is
valid.
(C) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation shall promulgate the regulations re-
ferred to in clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) GRANTS
TO
STATES.—Beginning on the
date final regulations are promulgated under para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Transportation shall
make grants to States to assist them in issuing driv-
er’s licenses and other comparable identification doc-
uments that satisfy the requirements under such
paragraph.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise
provided in this paragraph, this subsection shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(B) PROHIBITION
ON
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
graph (1) shall take effect beginning on October
1, 2000, but shall apply only to licenses or doc-
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uments issued to an individual for the first time
and to replacement or renewal licenses or docu-
ments issued according to State law.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall submit a report to the Congress on
ways to reduce the fraudulent obtaining and the fraudu-
lent use of birth certificates, including any such use to
obtain a social security account number or a State or Fed-
eral document related to identification or immigration.
(d) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means any of the
following:
(1) An Executive agency (as defined in section
105 of title 5, United States Code).
(2) A military department (as defined in section
102 of such title).
(3) An agency in the legislative branch of the
Government of the United States.
(4) An agency in the judicial branch of the Gov-
ernment of the United States.
SEC. 657. DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE OF COUNTER-
FEIT-RESISTANT SOCIAL SECURITY CARD.
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social
Security (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sioner’’) shall, in accordance with the provisions of
this section, develop a prototype of a counterfeit-re-
sistant social security card. Such prototype card—
(A) shall be made of a durable, tamper-re-
sistant material such as plastic or polyester;
(B) shall employ technologies that provide
security features, such as magnetic stripes,
holograms, and integrated circuits; and
(C) shall be developed so as to provide in-
dividuals with reliable proof of citizenship or
legal resident alien status.
(2) ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The
Attorney General shall provide such information and
assistance as the Commissioner deems necessary to
achieve the purposes of this section.
(b) STUDIES AND REPORTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General
and the Commissioner of Social Security shall each
conduct a study, and issue a report to the Congress,
that examines different methods of improving the so-
cial security card application process.
(2) ELEMENTS OF STUDIES.—The studies shall
include evaluations of the cost and work load impli-
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cations of issuing a counterfeit-resistant social secu-
rity card for all individuals over a 3, 5, and 10 year
period. The studies shall also evaluate the feasibility
and cost implications of imposing a user fee for re-
placement cards and cards issued to individuals who
apply for such a card prior to the scheduled 3, 5,
and 10 year phase-in options.
(3) DISTRIBUTION OF REPORTS.—Copies of the
reports described in this subsection, along with fac-
similes of the prototype cards as described in sub-
section (a), shall be submitted to the Committees on
Ways and Means and Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Finance and
Judiciary of the Senate not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 658. BORDER PATROL MUSEUM.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 203 of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(40 U.S.C. 484) or any other provision of law, the Attor-
ney General is authorized to transfer and convey to the
Border Patrol Museum and Memorial Library Founda-
tion, incorporated in the State of Texas, such equipment,
artifacts, and memorabilia held by the Immigration and
Naturalization Service as the Attorney General may deter-
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mine is necessary to further the purposes of the Museum
and Foundation.
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Attorney General
is authorized to provide technical assistance, through the
detail of personnel of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, to the Border Patrol Museum and Memorial Li-
brary Foundation for the purpose of demonstrating the
use of the items transferred under subsection (a).
SEC. 659. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE MIS-
SION OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATU-
RALIZATION SERVICE.
It is the sense of the Congress that the mission state-
ment of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
should include a statement that it is the responsibility of
the Service to detect, apprehend, and remove those aliens
unlawfully present in the United States, particularly those
aliens involved in drug trafficking or other criminal activ-
ity.
SEC. 660. AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL GUARD TO ASSIST IN
TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN ALIENS.
Section 112(d)(1) of title 32, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘The plan as approved by the Secretary may provide for
the use of personnel and equipment of the National Guard
of that State to assist the Immigration and Naturalization
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Service in the transportation of aliens who have violated
a Federal or State law prohibiting or regulating the pos-
session, use, or distribution of a controlled substance.’’.
Subtitle E—Technical Corrections
SEC. 671. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 103–
322 (VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACT OF 1994).—
(1) Section 60024(1)(F) of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–322) (in this subsection referred to as
‘‘VCCLEA’’) is amended by inserting ‘‘United
States Code,’’ after ‘‘title 18,’’.
(2) Section 130003(b)(3) of VCCLEA is
amended by striking ‘‘Naturalization’’ and inserting
‘‘Nationality’’.
(3)(A) Section 214 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended
by redesignating the subsection (j), added by section
130003(b)(2) of VCCLEA (108 Stat. 2025), and the
subsection (k), as amended by section 622(c) of this
division, as subsections (k) and (l), respectively.
(B) 
Section 
101(a)(15)(S) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(S)) is amended by striking ‘‘214(j)’’
and inserting ‘‘214(k)’’.
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(4)(A) Section 245 (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended
by redesignating the subsection (i) added by section
130003(c)(1) of VCCLEA as subsection (j).
(B) 
Section 
241(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1251(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)), 
as 
amended 
by 
section
130003(d) of VCCLEA and before redesignation by
section 305(a)(2) of this division, is amended by
striking ‘‘245(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘245(j)’’.
(5) Section 245(j)(3), as added by section
130003(c)(1) of VCCLEA and as redesignated by
paragraph (4)(A), is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1) or (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or
(2)’’.
(6) Section 130007(a) of VCCLEA is amended
by striking ‘‘242A(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘242A(a)(3)’’.
(7) The amendments made by this subsection
shall be effective as if included in the enactment of
the VCCLEA.
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 1994.—
(1) Section 101(d) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–416) (in this subsection referred to as
‘‘INTCA’’) is amended—
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by the Administration on or after October 1, 1996, but
shall not apply to financings approved by the Administra-
tion on or after October 1, 1997.’’.
(e) CALCULATION
OF SUBSIDY RATE.—Section
503 (15 U.S.C. 697a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) CALCULATION OF SUBSIDY RATE.—All fees,
interest, and profits received and retained by the Admin-
istration under this section shall be included in the cal-
culations made by the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget to offset the cost (as that term is de-
fined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of
1990) to the Administration of purchasing and guaran-
teeing debentures under this Act.’’.
SEC. 203. REQUIRED ACTIONS UPON DEFAULT.
Section 503 (15 U.S.C. 697) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) REQUIRED ACTIONS UPON DEFAULT.—
‘‘(1) INITIAL
ACTIONS.—Not later than the
45th day after the date on which a payment on a
loan funded through a debenture guaranteed under
this section is due and not received, the Administra-
tion shall—
‘‘(A) take all necessary steps to bring such
a loan current; or