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, 
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 
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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-
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-
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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; 
‘‘(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). 
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‘‘(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).’’. 
(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. 203. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYS-
TEM. 
Section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(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-
cerning an individual’s identity and whether the 
individual is authorized to be employed; and 
‘‘(B) maintains records of the inquiries 
that were made, of verifications provided (or 
not provided), and of the codes provided to in-
quirers as evidence of their compliance with 
their obligations under this section. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL RESPONSE.—The verification sys-
tem shall provide confirmation or a tentative non-
confirmation of an individual’s identity and employ-
ment eligibility within 3 working days of the initial 
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inquiry. If providing confirmation or tentative non-
confirmation, the verification system shall provide an 
appropriate code indicating such confirmation or 
such nonconfirmation. 
‘‘(3) SECONDARY CONFIRMATION PROCESS IN 
CASE OF TENTATIVE NONCONFIRMATION.—In cases 
of tentative nonconfirmation, the Secretary shall 
specify, in consultation with the Commissioner of 
Social Security, an available secondary verification 
process to confirm the validity of information pro-
vided and to provide a final confirmation or noncon-
firmation not later than 10 working days after the 
date on which the notice of the tentative noncon-
firmation is received by the employee. The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Commissioner, may extend 
this deadline once on a case-by-case basis for a pe-
riod of 10 working days, and if the time is extended, 
shall document such extension within the verification 
system. The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Commissioner, shall notify the employee and em-
ployer of such extension. The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Commissioner, shall create a standard 
process of such extension and notification and shall 
make a description of such process available to the 
public. When final confirmation or nonconfirmation 
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is provided, the verification system shall provide an 
appropriate code indicating such confirmation or 
nonconfirmation. 
‘‘(4) DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SYSTEM.— 
The verification system shall be designed and oper-
ated— 
‘‘(A) to maximize its reliability and ease of 
use by persons and other entities consistent 
with insulating and protecting the privacy and 
security of the underlying information; 
‘‘(B) to respond to all inquiries made by 
such persons and entities on whether individ-
uals are authorized to be employed and to reg-
ister all times when such inquiries are not re-
ceived; 
‘‘(C) with appropriate administrative, tech-
nical, and physical safeguards to prevent unau-
thorized disclosure of personal information; 
‘‘(D) to have reasonable safeguards against 
the system’s resulting in unlawful discrimina-
tory practices based on national origin or citi-
zenship status, including— 
‘‘(i) the selective or unauthorized use 
of the system to verify eligibility; or 
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‘‘(ii) the exclusion of certain individ-
uals from consideration for employment as 
a result of a perceived likelihood that addi-
tional verification will be required, beyond 
what is required for most job applicants; 
‘‘(E) to maximize the prevention of iden-
tity theft use in the system; and 
‘‘(F) to limit the subjects of verification to 
the following individuals: 
‘‘(i) Individuals hired, referred, or re-
cruited, in accordance with paragraph (1) 
or (4) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(ii) Employees and prospective em-
ployees, in accordance with paragraph (1), 
(2), (3), or (4) of subsection (b). 
‘‘(iii) Individuals seeking to confirm 
their own employment eligibility on a vol-
untary basis. 
‘‘(5) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONER OF 
SOCIAL SECURITY.—As part of the verification sys-
tem, the Commissioner of Social Security, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
(and any designee of the Secretary selected to estab-
lish and administer the verification system), shall es-
tablish a reliable, secure method, which, within the 
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time periods specified under paragraphs (2) and (3), 
compares the name and social security account num-
ber provided in an inquiry against such information 
maintained by the Commissioner in order to validate 
(or not validate) the information provided regarding 
an individual whose identity and employment eligi-
bility must be confirmed, the correspondence of the 
name and number, and whether the individual has 
presented a social security account number that is 
not valid for employment. The Commissioner shall 
not disclose or release social security information 
(other than such confirmation or nonconfirmation) 
under the verification system except as provided for 
in this section or section 205(c)(2)(I) of the Social 
Security Act. 
‘‘(6) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
SECRETARY
OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—As part of the 
verification system, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security (in consultation with any designee of 
the Secretary selected to establish and admin-
ister the verification system), shall establish a 
reliable, secure method, which, within the time 
periods specified under paragraphs (2) and (3), 
compares the name and alien identification or 
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authorization number (or any other information 
as determined relevant by the Secretary) which 
are provided in an inquiry against such infor-
mation maintained or accessed by the Secretary 
in order to validate (or not validate) the infor-
mation provided, the correspondence of the 
name and number, whether the alien is author-
ized to be employed in the United States, or to 
the extent that the Secretary determines to be 
feasible and appropriate, whether the records 
available to the Secretary verify the identity or 
status of a national of the United States. 
‘‘(B) 
AGRICULTURAL
LABORERS.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that, by the date that is 24 months after the 
date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce 
Act, whenever the verification system provides 
confirmation of an individual’s employment eli-
gibility, it indicates whether the individual is el-
igible to be employed in all occupations or only 
to perform agricultural labor or services as a 
nonimmigrant who has been issued a visa or 
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under 
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(C). 
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‘‘(7) UPDATING INFORMATION.—The Commis-
sioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall update their information in a 
manner that promotes the maximum accuracy and 
shall provide a process for the prompt correction of 
erroneous information, including instances in which 
it is brought to their attention in the secondary 
verification process described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(8) 
LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
THE 
VERIFICATION
SYSTEM
AND
ANY
RELATED
SYS-
TEMS.— 
‘‘(A) 
NO
NATIONAL
IDENTIFICATION 
CARD.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to authorize, directly or indirectly, the 
issuance or use of national identification cards 
or the establishment of a national identification 
card. 
‘‘(B) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
Secretary may authorize or direct any person or 
entity responsible for granting access to, pro-
tecting, securing, operating, administering, or 
regulating part of the critical infrastructure (as 
defined in section 1016(e) of the Critical Infra-
structure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
5195c(e))) to use the verification system to the 
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extent the Secretary determines that such use 
will assist in the protection of the critical infra-
structure. 
‘‘(9) REMEDIES.—If an individual alleges that 
the individual would not have been dismissed from 
a job but for an error of the verification mechanism, 
the individual may seek compensation only through 
the mechanism of the Federal Tort Claims Act, and 
injunctive relief to correct such error. No class ac-
tion may be brought under this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 204. RECRUITMENT, REFERRAL, AND CONTINUATION 
OF EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO RULES FOR RECRUIT-
MENT, REFERRAL, AND CONTINUATION
OF EMPLOY-
MENT.—Section 274A(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘for a fee’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by amending subpara-
graph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) to hire, continue to employ, or to re-
cruit or refer for employment in the United 
States an individual without complying with the 
requirements of subsection (b).’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘after hiring 
an alien for employment in accordance with para-
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graph (1),’’ and inserting ‘‘after complying with 
paragraph (1),’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 274A(h) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)), as amended 
by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) DEFINITION OF RECRUIT OR REFER.—As 
used in this section, the term ‘refer’ means the act 
of sending or directing a person who is in the United 
States or transmitting documentation or information 
to another, directly or indirectly, with the intent of 
obtaining employment in the United States for such 
person. Only persons or entities referring for remu-
neration (whether on a retainer or contingency 
basis) are included in the definition, except that 
union hiring halls that refer union members or non-
union individuals who pay union membership dues 
are included in the definition whether or not they re-
ceive remuneration, as are labor service entities or 
labor service agencies, whether public, private, for- 
profit, or nonprofit, that refer, dispatch, or other-
wise facilitate the hiring of laborers for any period 
of time by a third party. As used in this section, the 
term ‘recruit’ means the act of soliciting a person 
who is in the United States, directly or indirectly, 
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and referring the person to another with the intent 
of obtaining employment for that person. Only per-
sons or entities referring for remuneration (whether 
on a retainer or contingency basis) are included in 
the definition, except that union hiring halls that 
refer union members or nonunion individuals who 
pay union membership dues are included in this defi-
nition whether or not they receive remuneration, as 
are labor service entities or labor service agencies, 
whether public, private, for-profit, or nonprofit that 
recruit, dispatch, or otherwise facilitate the hiring of 
laborers for any period of time by a third party.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that 
the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act inso-
far as such amendments relate to continuation of employ-
ment. 
SEC. 205. GOOD FAITH DEFENSE. 
Section 274A(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(3)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) GOOD FAITH DEFENSE.— 
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‘‘(A) DEFENSE.—An employer (or person 
or entity that hires, employs, recruits, or refers 
(as defined in subsection (h)(5)), or is otherwise 
obligated to comply with this section) who es-
tablishes that it has complied in good faith with 
the requirements of subsection (b)— 
‘‘(i) shall not be liable to a job appli-
cant, an employee, the Federal Govern-
ment, or a State or local government, 
under Federal, State, or local criminal or 
civil law for any employment-related action 
taken with respect to a job applicant or 
employee in good-faith reliance on informa-
tion provided through the system estab-
lished under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(ii) has established compliance with 
its obligations under subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of paragraph (1) and subsection 
(b) absent a showing by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, by clear and con-
vincing evidence, that the employer had 
knowledge that an employee is an unau-
thorized alien. 
‘‘(B) MITIGATION
ELEMENT.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A)(i), if an employer 
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proves by a preponderance of the evidence that 
the employer uses a reasonable, secure, and es-
tablished technology to authenticate the identity 
of the new employee, that fact shall be taken 
into account for purposes of determining good 
faith use of the system established under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(C) FAILURE
TO
SEEK
AND
OBTAIN 
VERIFICATION.—Subject to the effective dates 
and other deadlines applicable under subsection 
(b), in the case of a person or entity in the 
United States that hires, or continues to em-
ploy, an individual, or recruits or refers an indi-
vidual for employment, the following require-
ments apply: 
‘‘(i) 
FAILURE
TO
SEEK 
VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—If the person 
or entity has not made an inquiry, 
under 
the 
mechanism 
established 
under subsection (d) and in accord-
ance with the timeframes established 
under 
subsection 
(b), 
seeking 
verification of the identity and work 
eligibility of the individual, the de-
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fense under subparagraph (A) shall 
not be considered to apply with re-
spect to any employment, except as 
provided in subclause (II). 
‘‘(II) SPECIAL RULE FOR FAIL-
URE OF VERIFICATION MECHANISM.— 
If such a person or entity in good 
faith attempts to make an inquiry in 
order to qualify for the defense under 
subparagraph (A) and the verification 
mechanism has registered that not all 
inquiries were responded to during the 
relevant time, the person or entity can 
make an inquiry until the end of the 
first subsequent working day in which 
the verification mechanism registers 
no nonresponses and qualify for such 
defense. 
‘‘(ii) 
FAILURE
TO
OBTAIN 
VERIFICATION.—If the person or entity 
has made the inquiry described in clause 
(i)(I) but has not received an appropriate 
verification of such identity and work eligi-
bility under such mechanism within the 
time period specified under subsection 
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(d)(2) after the time the verification in-
quiry was received, the defense under sub-
paragraph (A) shall not be considered to 
apply with respect to any employment after 
the end of such time period.’’. 
SEC. 206. PREEMPTION AND STATES’ RIGHTS. 
Section 274A(h)(2) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) PREEMPTION.— 
‘‘(A) SINGLE, 
NATIONAL
POLICY.—The 
provisions of this section preempt any State or 
local law, ordinance, policy, or rule, including 
any criminal or civil fine or penalty structure, 
insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to 
the hiring, continued employment, or status 
verification for employment eligibility purposes, 
of unauthorized aliens. 
‘‘(B) STATE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL 
LAW.— 
‘‘(i) BUSINESS LICENSING.—A State, 
locality, municipality, or political subdivi-
sion may exercise its authority over busi-
ness licensing and similar laws as a pen-
alty for failure to use the verification sys-
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tem described in subsection (d) to verify 
employment eligibility when and as re-
quired under subsection (b). 
‘‘(ii) GENERAL RULES.—A State, at 
its own cost, may enforce the provisions of 
this section, but only insofar as such State 
follows the Federal regulations imple-
menting this section, applies the Federal 
penalty structure set out in this section, 
and complies with all Federal rules and 
guidance concerning implementation of this 
section. Such State may collect any fines 
assessed under this section. An employer 
may not be subject to enforcement, includ-
ing audit and investigation, by both a Fed-
eral agency and a State for the same viola-
tion under this section. Whichever entity, 
the Federal agency or the State, is first to 
initiate the enforcement action, has the 
right of first refusal to proceed with the 
enforcement action. The Secretary must 
provide copies of all guidance, training, 
and field instructions provided to Federal 
officials implementing the provisions of 
this section to each State.’’. 
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SEC. 207. REPEAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title IV of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is repealed. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any Federal 
law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of au-
thority, or any document of, or pertaining to, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, or the 
Social Security Administration, to the employment eligi-
bility confirmation system established under section 404 
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is deemed to 
refer to the employment eligibility confirmation system es-
tablished under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, as amended by this title. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 24 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections, 
in section 1(d) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im-
migrant Responsibility Act of 1996, is amended by strik-
ing the items relating to subtitle A of title IV. 
SEC. 208. PENALTIES. 
Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1324a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each 
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter be-
fore clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, subject to para-
graph (10),’’ after ‘‘in an amount’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘not less than $250 and not more than 
$2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than $2,500 
and not more than $5,000’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘not less than $2,000 and not more than 
$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than $5,000 
and not more than $10,000’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘not less than $3,000 and not more than 
$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than $10,000 
and not more than $25,000’’; and 
(E) by moving the margin of the continu-
ation text following subparagraph (B) two ems 
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to the left and by amending subparagraph (B) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) may require the person or entity to 
take such other remedial action as is appro-
priate.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(5)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, strike ‘‘PA-
PERWORK’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, subject to paragraphs 
(10) through (12),’’ after ‘‘in an amount’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$100’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$25,000’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Failure by a person or entity to utilize the em-
ployment eligibility verification system as re-
quired by law, or providing information to the 
system that the person or entity knows or rea-
sonably believes to be false, shall be treated as 
a violation of subsection (a)(1)(A).’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) EXEMPTION FROM PENALTY FOR GOOD 
FAITH VIOLATION.—In the case of imposition of a 
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civil penalty under paragraph (4)(A) with respect to 
a violation of subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) for hir-
ing or continuation of employment or recruitment or 
referral by person or entity and in the case of impo-
sition of a civil penalty under paragraph (5) for a 
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) for hiring or re-
cruitment or referral by a person or entity, the pen-
alty otherwise imposed may be waived or reduced if 
the violator establishes that the violator acted in 
good faith. 
‘‘(11) MITIGATION ELEMENT.—For purposes of 
paragraph (4), the size of the business shall be 
taken into account when assessing the level of civil 
money penalty. 
‘‘(12) AUTHORITY TO DEBAR EMPLOYERS FOR 
CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a person or entity 
is determined by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity to be a repeat violator of paragraph 
(1)(A) or (2) of subsection (a), or is convicted 
of a crime under this section, such person or 
entity may be considered for debarment from 
the receipt of Federal contracts, grants, or co-
operative agreements in accordance with the de-
barment standards and pursuant to the debar-
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ment procedures set forth in the Federal Acqui-
sition Regulation. 
‘‘(B) DOES NOT HAVE CONTRACT, GRANT, 
AGREEMENT.—If the Secretary of Homeland 
Security or the Attorney General wishes to have 
a person or entity considered for debarment in 
accordance with this paragraph, and such an 
person or entity does not hold a Federal con-
tract, grant or cooperative agreement, the Sec-
retary or Attorney General shall refer the mat-
ter to the Administrator of General Services to 
determine whether to list the person or entity 
on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal 
Procurement, and if so, for what duration and 
under what scope. 
‘‘(C) HAS
CONTRACT, 
GRANT, 
AGREE-
MENT.—If the Secretary of Homeland Security 
or the Attorney General wishes to have a per-
son or entity considered for debarment in ac-
cordance with this paragraph, and such person 
or entity holds a Federal contract, grant or co-
operative agreement, the Secretary or Attorney 
General shall advise all agencies or departments 
holding a contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment with the person or entity of the Govern-
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