plies to verifications pursuant to paragraph (1), 
except that employers shall— 
‘‘(i) use a form designated or estab-
lished by the Secretary by regulation for 
purposes of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) retain a paper, microfiche, micro-
film, or electronic version of the form and 
make it available for inspection by officers 
of the Department of Homeland Security, 
the Department of Justice, or the Depart-
ment of Labor during the period beginning 
on the date the reverification commences 
and ending on the date that is the later of 
3 years after the date of such reverification 
or 1 year after the date the individual’s 
employment is terminated. 
‘‘(3) PREVIOUSLY HIRED INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(A) ON A MANDATORY BASIS FOR CER-
TAIN EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the 
date that is 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, an 
employer shall make an inquiry, as pro-
vided 
in 
subsection 
(d), 
using 
the 
verification system to seek verification of 
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the identity and employment eligibility of 
any individual described in clause (ii) em-
ployed by the employer whose employment 
eligibility has not been verified under the 
E-Verify Program described in section 
403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1324a note). 
‘‘(ii) INDIVIDUALS
DESCRIBED.—An 
individual described in this clause is any of 
the following: 
‘‘(I) An employee of any unit of 
a Federal, State, or local government. 
‘‘(II) An employee who requires a 
Federal security clearance working in 
a Federal, State or local government 
building, a military base, a nuclear 
energy site, a weapons site, or an air-
port or other facility that requires 
workers to carry a Transportation 
Worker 
Identification 
Credential 
(TWIC). 
‘‘(III) An employee assigned to 
perform work in the United States 
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under a Federal contract, except that 
this subclause— 
‘‘(aa) is not applicable to in-
dividuals who have a clearance 
under Homeland Security Presi-
dential Directive 12 (HSPD 12 
clearance), are administrative or 
overhead personnel, or are work-
ing solely on contracts that pro-
vide Commercial Off The Shelf 
goods or services as set forth by 
the Federal Acquisition Regu-
latory Council, unless they are 
subject to verification under sub-
clause (II); and 
‘‘(bb) only applies to con-
tracts over the simple acquisition 
threshold as defined in section 
2.101 of title 48, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
‘‘(B) ON A MANDATORY BASIS FOR MUL-
TIPLE USERS OF SAME SOCIAL SECURITY AC-
COUNT NUMBER.—In the case of an employer 
who is required by this subsection to use the 
verification system described in subsection (d), 
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or has elected voluntarily to use such system, 
the employer shall make inquiries to the system 
in accordance with the following: 
‘‘(i) The Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity shall notify annually employees (at the 
employee address listed on the Wage and 
Tax Statement) who submit a social secu-
rity account number to which more than 
one employer reports income and for which 
there is a pattern of unusual multiple use. 
The notification letter shall identify the 
number of employers to which income is 
being reported as well as sufficient infor-
mation notifying the employee of the proc-
ess to contact the Social Security Adminis-
tration Fraud Hotline if the employee be-
lieves the employee’s identity may have 
been stolen. The notice shall not share in-
formation protected as private, in order to 
avoid any recipient of the notice from 
being in the position to further commit or 
begin committing identity theft. 
‘‘(ii) If the person to whom the social 
security account number was issued by the 
Social Security Administration has been 
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identified and confirmed by the Commis-
sioner, and indicates that the social secu-
rity account number was used without 
their knowledge, the Secretary and the 
Commissioner shall lock the social security 
account number for employment eligibility 
verification purposes and shall notify the 
employers of the individuals who wrong-
fully submitted the social security account 
number that the employee may not be 
work eligible. 
‘‘(iii) Each employer receiving such 
notification of an incorrect social security 
account number under clause (ii) shall use 
the verification system described in sub-
section (d) to check the work eligibility sta-
tus of the applicable employee within 10 
business days of receipt of the notification. 
‘‘(C) ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.—Subject to 
paragraph (2), and subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) of this paragraph, beginning on the date 
that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Legal Workforce Act, an employer may 
make an inquiry, as provided in subsection (d), 
using the verification system to seek verification 
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of the identity and employment eligibility of any 
individual employed by the employer. If an em-
ployer chooses voluntarily to seek verification of 
any individual employed by the employer, the 
employer shall seek verification of all individ-
uals employed at the same geographic location 
or, at the option of the employer, all individuals 
employed within the same job category, as the 
employee with respect to whom the employer 
seeks voluntarily to use the verification system. 
An employer’s decision about whether or not 
voluntarily to seek verification of its current 
workforce under this subparagraph may not be 
considered by any government agency in any 
proceeding, investigation, or review provided for 
in this Act. 
‘‘(D) 
VERIFICATION.—Paragraph 
(1)(C)(ii) shall apply to verifications pursuant 
to this paragraph on the same basis as it ap-
plies to verifications pursuant to paragraph (1), 
except that employers shall— 
‘‘(i) use a form designated or estab-
lished by the Secretary by regulation for 
purposes of this paragraph; and 
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‘‘(ii) retain a paper, microfiche, micro-
film, or electronic version of the form and 
make it available for inspection by officers 
of the Department of Homeland Security, 
the Department of Justice, or the Depart-
ment of Labor during the period beginning 
on the date the verification commences and 
ending on the date that is the later of 3 
years after the date of such verification or 
1 year after the date the individual’s em-
ployment is terminated. 
‘‘(4) EARLY COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(A) FORMER E-VERIFY REQUIRED USERS, 
INCLUDING FEDERAL CONTRACTORS.—Notwith-
standing the deadlines in paragraphs (1) and 
(2), beginning on the date of the enactment of 
the Legal Workforce Act, the Secretary is au-
thorized to commence requiring employers re-
quired to participate in the E-Verify Program 
described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), including 
employers required to participate in such pro-
gram by reason of Federal acquisition laws 
(and regulations promulgated under those laws, 
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including the Federal Acquisition Regulation), 
to commence compliance with the requirements 
of this subsection (and any additional require-
ments of such Federal acquisition laws and reg-
ulation) in lieu of any requirement to partici-
pate in the E-Verify Program. 
‘‘(B) 
FORMER
E-VERIFY
VOLUNTARY 
USERS AND OTHERS DESIRING EARLY COMPLI-
ANCE.—Notwithstanding the deadlines in para-
graphs (1) and (2), beginning on the date of 
the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, the 
Secretary shall provide for the voluntary com-
pliance with the requirements of this subsection 
by employers voluntarily electing to participate 
in the E-Verify Program described in section 
403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1324a note) before such date, as well as by 
other employers seeking voluntary early compli-
ance. 
‘‘(5) 
COPYING
OF
DOCUMENTATION
PER-
MITTED.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the person or entity may copy a document pre-
sented by an individual pursuant to this subsection 
and may retain the copy, but only (except as other-
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wise permitted under law) for the purpose of com-
plying with the requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION ON USE OF FORMS.—A form 
designated or established by the Secretary of Home-
land Security under this subsection and any infor-
mation contained in or appended to such form, may 
not be used for purposes other than for enforcement 
of this Act and any other provision of Federal crimi-
nal law. 
‘‘(7) GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this subsection, a person or entity 
is considered to have complied with a require-
ment of this subsection notwithstanding a tech-
nical or procedural failure to meet such require-
ment if there was a good faith attempt to com-
ply with the requirement. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION IF FAILURE TO CORRECT 
AFTER
NOTICE.—Subparagraph (A) shall not 
apply if— 
‘‘(i) the failure is not de minimus; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity has explained to the person or entity 
the basis for the failure and why it is not 
de minimus; 
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‘‘(iii) the person or entity has been 
provided a period of not less than 30 cal-
endar days (beginning after the date of the 
explanation) within which to correct the 
failure; and 
‘‘(iv) the person or entity has not cor-
rected the failure voluntarily within such 
period. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR PATTERN OR PRAC-
TICE VIOLATORS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not 
apply to a person or entity that has or is engag-
ing in a pattern or practice of violations of sub-
section (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2). 
‘‘(8) SINGLE EXTENSION OF DEADLINES UPON 
CERTIFICATION.—In a case in which the Secretary 
of Homeland Security has certified to the Congress 
that the employment eligibility verification system 
required under subsection (d) will not be fully oper-
ational by the date that is 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, each 
deadline established under this section for an em-
ployer to make an inquiry using such system shall 
be extended by 6 months. No other extension of such 
a deadline shall be made except as authorized under 
paragraph (1)(D)(iv).’’. 
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(b) DATE OF HIRE.—Section 274A(h) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION OF DATE OF HIRE.—As used 
in this section, the term ‘date of hire’ means the 
date of actual commencement of employment for 
wages or other remuneration, unless otherwise speci-
fied.’’. 
SEC. 3. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM. 
Section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYS-
TEM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Patterned on the employ-
ment eligibility confirmation system established 
under section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1324a note), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish and administer a verification system 
through which the Secretary (or a designee of the 
Secretary, which may be a nongovernmental enti-
ty)— 
‘‘(A) responds to inquiries made by per-
sons at any time through a toll-free telephone 
line and other toll-free electronic media con-
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