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established under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)), as amended by section 
3 of this Act, or that are otherwise suspected or determined 
to have been compromised by identity fraud or other misuse, 
shall be blocked from use for such system purposes unless 
the individual using such number is able to establish, 
through secure and fair additional security procedures, that 
the individual is the legitimate holder of the number. 
(b) ALLOWING SUSPENSION OF USE OF CERTAIN SO-
CIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commissioner 
of Social Security, shall establish a program which shall 
provide a reliable, secure method by which victims of iden-
tity fraud and other individuals may suspend or limit the 
use of their social security account number or other identi-
fying information for purposes of the employment eligibility 
verification system established under section 274A(d) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)), as 
amended by section 3 of this Act. The Secretary may imple-
ment the program on a limited pilot program basis before 
making it fully available to all individuals. 
(c) ALLOWING PARENTS TO PREVENT THEFT
OF 
THEIR CHILD’S IDENTITY.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social 
Security, shall establish a program which shall provide a 
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reliable, secure method by which parents or legal guardians 
may suspend or limit the use of the social security account 
number or other identifying information of a minor under 
their care for the purposes of the employment eligibility 
verification system established under 274A(d) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)), as 
amended by section 3 of this Act. The Secretary may imple-
ment the program on a limited pilot program basis before 
making it fully available to all individuals. 
SEC. 712. USE OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION 
PHOTO TOOL. 
An employer who uses the photo matching tool used 
as part of the E-Verify System shall match the photo tool 
photograph to both the photograph on the identity or em-
ployment eligibility document provided by the employee 
and to the face of the employee submitting the document 
for employment verification purposes. 
SEC. 713. IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION EMPLOYMENT ELIGI-
BILITY VERIFICATION PILOT PROGRAMS. 
Not later than 24 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, after 
consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security and 
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, shall establish by regulation not less than 2 
Identity 
Authentication 
Employment 
Eligibility 
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Verification pilot programs, each using a separate and dis-
tinct technology (the ‘‘Authentication Pilots’’). The purpose 
of the Authentication Pilots shall be to provide for identity 
authentication and employment eligibility verification with 
respect to enrolled new employees which shall be available 
to any employer that elects to participate in either of the 
Authentication Pilots. Any participating employer may 
cancel the employer’s participation in the Authentication 
Pilot after one year after electing to participate without 
prejudice to future participation. The Secretary shall report 
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate the Secretary’s findings on the Authentication Pilots, 
including the authentication technologies chosen, not later 
than 12 months after commencement of the Authentication 
Pilots. 
SEC. 714. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Social Security Administration shall complete audits of the 
following categories in order to uncover evidence of individ-
uals who are not authorized to work in the United States: 
(1) Workers who dispute wages reported on their 
social security account number when they believe 
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someone else has used such number and name to re-
port wages. 
(2) Children’s social security account numbers 
used for work purposes. 
(3) Employers whose workers present significant 
numbers of mismatched social security account num-
bers or names for wage reporting. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—The Inspector General of the Social 
Security Administration shall submit the audits completed 
under subsection (a) to the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate for review of the evidence of individuals 
who are not authorized to work in the United States. The 
Chairmen of those Committees shall then determine infor-
mation to be shared with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity so that such Secretary can investigate the unauthorized 
employment demonstrated by such evidence. 
SEC. 715. AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE STUDY. 
Not later than 36 months after the date of enactment, 
the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Agri-
culture, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the Senate, a report that includes the following: 
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(1) The number of individuals in the agricul-
tural workforce. 
(2) The number of U.S. citizens in the agricul-
tural workforce. 
(3) The number of aliens in the agricultural 
workforce who are authorized to work in the United 
States. 
(4) The number of aliens in the agricultural 
workforce who are not authorized to work in the 
United States. 
(5) Wage growth in each of the previous ten 
years, disaggregated by agricultural sector. 
(6) The percentage of total agricultural industry 
costs represented by agricultural labor during each of 
the last ten years. 
(7) The percentage of agricultural costs invested 
in mechanization during each of the last ten years. 
(8) Recommendations, other than a path to legal 
status for aliens not authorized to work in the United 
States, for ensuring U.S. agricultural employers have 
a workforce sufficient to cover industry needs, includ-
ing recommendations to— 
(A) increase investments in mechanization; 
(B) increase the domestic workforce; and 
(C) reform the H-2A program. 
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