(c) SCOPE OF OPERATION.—The Attorney General
shall provide for the operation of the pilot program in each
State—
(1) the chief executive officer of which has re-
quested that the Attorney General provide for such
operation; and
(2) that is receiving a grant under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act.
(d) NOTICE.—
(1) CONTENTS.—The notice required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(A) The name and address of the em-
ployer—
(i) from whose work site an unauthor-
ized alien was removed; or
(ii) to whom the unauthorized work
letter was issued.
(B) A classification of the employment po-
sition (or positions) formerly held by each un-
authorized alien who was removed from the
work site or was the subject of the unauthor-
ized work letter, in terms of industry and
whether the work performed was skilled or un-
skilled.
(C) The location of the work site.
(D) The number of unauthorized aliens
who were—
(i) removed; or
(ii) the subject of the unauthorized
work letter.
(2) DEADLINE.—The Attorney General shall
submit the notice required under subsection (a) not
later than 8 days after the day on which—
(A) the unauthorized alien is removed (in
a case described in subsection (a)(1)); or
(B) an officer or employee of the Service
enters onto the work site for the purpose of re-
moving an unauthorized alien, following issu-
ance of the unauthorized work letter (in a case
described in subsection (a)(2)).
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act:
(1) SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Service’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 101(a)(34) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101(a)(36) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act.
(3) UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN.—The term ‘‘unau-
thorized alien’’ has the meaning given such term in
section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act.
(4) UNAUTHORIZED WORK LETTER.—The term
‘‘unauthorized work letter’’ means a Form I–9 In-
spection Result Letter, issued by the Attorney Gen-
eral to an employer, identifying the possible presence
of an unauthorized alien worker.
SEC. 3. BONUS TO REWARD PARTICIPATING STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(4) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(4)) (as amended by sec-
tion 103 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193;
110 Stat. 2121)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘In the case of a high performing State
that is an immigration pilot program
State, such amount shall also be based on
the score assigned to the State under sub-
paragraph (D)(iii) for such fiscal year.’’;
(2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as
follows:
‘‘(C) FORMULA
FOR
MEASURING
STATE
PERFORMANCE.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the National
Governors’ Association and the American
Public Welfare Association, shall develop a
formula for measuring State performance
in operating the State program funded
under this part so as to achieve the goals
set forth in section 401(a).
‘‘(ii) IMMIGRATION
PILOT
PROGRAM
STATES.—Not later than 6 months after
the date of the enactment of the Job Op-
portunity and Welfare Reduction Act of
1997, the Secretary, in consultation with
the National Governors’ Association and
the American Public Welfare Association,
shall develop a formula for measuring the
performance of immigration pilot program
States in placing adults receiving assist-
ance under the State program funded
under this part in employment vacancies
arising from—
‘‘(I) the removal of an unauthor-
ized alien (as defined in section 2 of
such Act) from a work site in the
State by an officer or employee of the
Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice performing duties relating to the
enforcement of the immigration laws;
or
‘‘(II) the issuance by the Attor-
ney General to an employer of an un-
authorized work letter (as defined in
such section) with respect to a work
site in the State.’’;
(3) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as
follows:
‘‘(D) SCORING OF STATE PERFORMANCE;
SETTING
OF
PERFORMANCE
THRESHOLDS.—
For each bonus year, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) use the formula developed under
subparagraph (C)(i) to assign a score to
each eligible State for the fiscal year that
immediately precedes the bonus year;
‘‘(ii) prescribe a performance thresh-
old, based on the scores assigned under