SEC. 10. REPORT ON SOCIAL SECURITY CARD-BASED EM-
PLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Treasury, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Attorney General, shall 
submit a report to Congress that includes an evalua-
tion of the following requirements and changes: 
(A) A requirement that Social Security 
cards that are made of a durable plastic or 
similar material and that include an encrypted, 
machine-readable electronic identification strip 
and a digital photograph of the individual to 
whom the card is issued, be issued to each indi-
vidual (whether or not a United States citizen) 
who— 
(i) is authorized to be employed in the 
United States; 
(ii) is seeking employment in the 
United States; and 
(iii) files an application for such card, 
whether as a replacement of an existing 
Social Security card or as a card issued in 
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connection with the issuance of a new So-
cial Security account number. 
(B) The creation of a unified database to 
be maintained by the Department of Homeland 
Security and comprised of data from the Social 
Security Administration and the Department of 
Homeland Security specifying the work author-
ization of individuals (including both United 
States citizens and noncitizens) for the purpose 
of 
conducting 
employment 
eligibility 
verification. 
(C) A requirement that all employers verify 
the employment eligibility of all new hires using 
the Social Security cards described in subpara-
graph (A) and a phone, electronic card-reading, 
or other mechanism to seek verification of em-
ployment eligibility through the use of the uni-
fied database described in subparagraph (B). 
(2) ITEMS INCLUDED IN REPORT.—The report 
under paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of 
each of the following: 
(A) Projected cost, including the cost to 
the Federal Government, State and local gov-
ernments, and the private sector. 
(B) Administrability. 
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(C) Potential effects on— 
(i) employers; 
(ii) employees, including employees 
who are United States citizens as well as 
those that are not citizens; 
(iii) tax revenue; and 
(iv) privacy. 
(D) The extent to which employer and em-
ployee compliance with immigration laws would 
be expected to improve. 
(E) Any other relevant information. 
(3) ALTERNATIVES.—The report under para-
graph (1) also shall examine any alternatives to 
achieve the same goals as the requirements and 
changes described in paragraph (1) but that involve 
lesser cost, lesser burden on those affected, or great-
er ease of administration. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 
3 months after the report is submitted under subsection 
(a), the Inspector General of the Social Security Adminis-
tration, in consultation with the Inspectors General of the 
Department of Treasury, the Department of Homeland 
Security, and the Department of Justice, shall send to the 
Congress an evaluation of such report. 
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(c) CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION.—Upon receipt 
of the Inspector General’s evaluation of the Commissioner 
of Social Security’s report, Congress shall consider legisla-
tion enacting a plan that best meets both the objectives 
outlined in this section as well as ease and feasibility of 
implementation based on the reports presented by the 
Commissioner of Social Security and the Inspector Gen-
eral. 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, except 
that the requirements of persons and entities to comply 
with the employment eligibility verification process shall 
take effect on the date that is 2 years after such date. 
SEC. 12. LIMITATION ON VERIFICATION RESPONSIBILITIES 
OF COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY. 
The Commissioner of Social Security is authorized to 
perform activities with respect to carrying out the Com-
missioner’s responsibilities in this Act or the amendments 
made by this Act, but only to the extent (except for the 
purpose of carrying out section 8) the Secretary of Home-
land Security has provided, in advance, funds to cover the 
Commissioner’s full costs in carrying out such responsibil-
ities. In no case shall funds from the Federal Old-Age and 
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability 
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Insurance Trust Fund be used to carry out such respon-
sibilities. 
SEC. 13. REPORT ON IMPACT ON CONTRACTING AND SUB-
CONTRACTING INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit a report to Congress that determines whether the 
described employment eligibility verification system per-
mits contracting individuals and entities to determine the 
eligibility of subcontracting individuals or entities without 
unduly burdening contractors and without freeing subcon-
tracting individuals or entities to break employment laws. 
SEC. 
14. 
REPORT 
ON 
EMPLOYMENT 
ELIGIBILITY 
VERIFICATION SYSTEM. 
Not later than 1 year after the implementation of the 
employment eligibility verification system established 
under this Act, and 1 year thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report on 
the progress and problems associated with implementation 
of the system, including information relating to the most 
efficient use of the system by small businesses. 
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