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(B) the capacity of the Branch to detect and 
prevent violations of section 274E(g) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act, as inserted by 
this Act; and 
(C) an assessment of the degree to which 
persons and entities misuse the System, includ-
ing— 
(i) use of the System before an individ-
ual’s date of hire; 
(ii) failure to provide required notifi-
cations to individuals; 
(iii) use of the System to interfere with 
or otherwise impede individuals’ assertions 
of their rights under other laws; and 
(iv) use of the System for unauthorized 
purposes; and 
(7) An assessment of the impact of implementa-
tion of the System in the agricultural industry and 
the use of the verification system in agricultural in-
dustry hiring and business practices. 
SEC. 308. MODERNIZING AND STREAMLINING THE EMPLOY-
MENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROCESS. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Commissioner, shall submit to Congress a plan to mod-
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ernize 
and 
streamline 
the 
employment 
eligibility 
verification process that shall include— 
(1) procedures to allow persons and entities to 
verify the identity and employment authorization of 
newly hired individuals where the in-person, physical 
examination of identity and employment authoriza-
tion documents is not practicable; 
(2) a proposal to create a simplified employment 
verification process that allows employers that utilize 
the employment eligibility verification system estab-
lished under section 274E of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, as inserted by section 301 of this 
Act, to verify the identity and employment authoriza-
tion of individuals without also having to complete 
and retain Form I–9, Employment Eligibility 
Verification, or any subsequent replacement form; and 
(3) any other proposal that the Secretary deter-
mines would simplify the employment eligibility 
verification process without compromising the integ-
rity or security of the system. 
SEC. 309. RULEMAKING AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days prior to 
the end of the application period defined in section 101(c) 
of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister proposed rules implementing this title and the amend-
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ments made by this title. The Secretary shall finalize such 
rules not later than 180 days after the date of publication. 
(b) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements under chap-
ter 35 of title 44, United States Code, (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) shall 
apply to any action to implement this title or the 
amendments made by this title. 
(2) ELECTRONIC FORMS.—All forms designated 
or established by the Secretary that are necessary to 
implement this title and the amendments made by 
this title shall be made available in paper and elec-
tronic formats, and shall be designed in such a man-
ner to facilitate electronic completion, storage, and 
transmittal. 
(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FORMS.—All forms 
designated or established by the Secretary that are 
necessary to implement this title, and the amend-
ments made by this title, and any information con-
tained in or appended to such forms, may not be used 
for purposes other than for enforcement of this Act 
and any other provision of Federal criminal law. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5038 
[Report No. 116–328, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
provide for terms and conditions for non-
immigrant workers performing agricultural labor 
or services, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 9, 2019 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 
amendment 
DECEMBER 9, 2019 
Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, 
and Financial Services discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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