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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL ZONE AT BRANDON ROAD LOCK AND 
              DAM SITE, JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

    (a) Immediate Actions.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through 
        the Chief of Engineers, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
        through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service and the Director of the United States Geological 
        Survey, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency, and any other applicable Federal agency shall take 
        immediate actions to prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic 
        nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great 
        Lakes basin through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site.
            (2) Focus.--Actions under paragraph (1) shall place a 
        special focus on Asian carp species and other aquatic nuisance 
        species of concern to the Great Lakes as referenced in the 
        Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study of the Army 
        Corps of Engineers issued pursuant to section 1538 of Public 
        Law 112-141 (126 Stat. 586).
    (b) Construction.--
            (1) Required measures.--The Chief of Engineers shall 
        implement measures to improve the Brandon Road Lock and Dam 
        site to prevent the upstream transfer of Asian carp and other 
        swimming aquatic nuisance species through the lock and dam, 
        including--
                    (A) constructing an engineered channel in the 
                approach to the site from the Mississippi River 
                direction, as outlined in the report issued pursuant to 
                section 1538 of Public Law 112-141 (126 Stat. 586); and
                    (B) adding technologies and measures necessary for 
                aquatic nuisance species control, while protecting the 
                area's ecosystem to the greatest extent feasible.
            (2) Cost estimate and schedule.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers 
        shall submit to Congress a cost estimate for, and schedule for 
        completion of, measures to be constructed under this 
        subsection.
    (c) Other Measures.--The Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, in consultation with the Director of the United 
States Geological Survey, the Chief of Engineers, the Commandant of the 
United States Coast Guard, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall 
implement all appropriate measures in compliance with applicable State 
and Federal law around the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site on the 
Illinois River to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming and 
floating aquatic nuisance species, with a focus on Asian carp species, 
including--
            (1) implementing existing Asian carp monitoring and control 
        strategies at the Brandon Road site, as applicable, including 
        real-time monitoring for aquatic nuisance species passing 
        through by using relevant technology;
            (2) using the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site to the maximum 
        extent practicable to test new aquatic nuisance species control 
        technologies and measures;
            (3) implementing control strategies identified through that 
        testing necessary to fulfill the objectives of this section, 
        considering those strategies that minimize the negative impact 
        on the river ecosystem and desirable aquatic native species, 
        while maintaining efficient navigation; and
            (4) developing best management practices to mitigate 
        aquatic nuisance species transfer by boat and barge operators 
        on the Illinois River and Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal 
        and working with operators to implement the practices.
    (d) Administration.--
            (1) Acquisition of real estate.--The Chief of Engineers may 
        only acquire real estate that is necessary to carry out this 
        section and shall do so pursuant to the laws (including 
        regulations) in existence at the time of the acquisition.
            (2) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief 
        of Engineers, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey shall coordinate with each other and--
                    (A) the Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 
                Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin;
                    (B) the Chicago Area Waterway System Advisory 
                Committee; and
                    (C) any other applicable State, regional, local, 
                and international government entity.
            (3) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief 
        of Engineers, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey shall consult with appropriate entities in 
        the business, commerce, and environmental communities.

SEC. 3. ACTIONS RELATED TO THE LONG-TERM PREVENTION OF AQUATIC NUISANCE 
              SPECIES TRANSFER BETWEEN THE GREAT LAKES BASIN AND 
              MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the 
Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, and any other applicable Federal 
entity shall take actions for the long-term prevention of aquatic 
nuisance species between the Mississippi River basin and the Great 
Lakes basin, including transfer through the Chicago Area Waterway 
System.
    (b) Construction.--The Chief of Engineers shall coordinate with the 
Governor of Illinois, the City of Chicago, the Metropolitan Water 
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and other relevant entities to 
design, engineer, and construct flood mitigation and water quality 
measures on the Chicago Area Waterway System related to the prevention 
of the transfer of aquatic nuisance species between the Mississippi 
River basin and the Great Lakes basin, including transfer through the 
Chicago Area Waterway System.
    (c) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Chief of 
Engineers shall--
            (1) coordinate with the City of Chicago and the 
        Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to 
        combine infrastructure to the maximum extent practicable with 
        the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan of the Metropolitan Water 
        Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and other relevant 
        storm and sewer water infrastructure projects;
            (2) ensure flood mitigation in the vicinity of the Chicago 
        Area Waterway System is improved and strengthen protections 
        against flooding for residential and commercial neighborhoods;
            (3) ensure water quality is protected in the Great Lakes, 
        the Chicago Waterway System, and the Mississippi River basin 
        consistent with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
        U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
            (4) provide for continued commercial and recreational 
        watercraft traffic on the Chicago Area Waterway System, and 
        maintain efficient navigation; and
            (5) prioritize efforts to prevent the upstream and 
        downstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species.
    (d) Administration.--
            (1) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief 
        of Engineers, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey shall coordinate with each other and--
                    (A) the Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 
                Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin;
                    (B) the Chicago Area Waterway System Advisory 
                Committee; and
                    (C) any other applicable State, regional, local, 
                and international government entity.
            (2) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief 
        of Engineers, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey shall consult with appropriate entities in 
        the business, commerce, and environmental communities.
            (3) Delegation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief of 
        Engineers may delegate parts of the project to non-Federal 
        entities subject to the availability of funding.
            (4) Identification of partners.--In carrying out this 
        section, the Chief of Engineers shall work to identify non-
        Federal cost-share partners when applicable.
            (5) Acquisition of real estate.--The Chief of Engineers may 
        only acquire real estate that is necessary to carry out this 
        section and shall do so pursuant to the laws (including 
        regulations) in existence at the time of the acquisition.
    (e) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Chief of 
        Engineers shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
        describing the progress made, and a plan for further actions to 
        be taken, under this section.
            (2) Public availability.--Reports under paragraph (1) shall 
        be made available to the public through electronic means, 
        including the Internet.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that there is an ongoing need to 
further examine and protect the tributaries and waterways located in 
other affected areas and States in the Great Lakes region, including at 
a minimum, the St. Croix River, the Minnesota River, the Wisconsin 
River, and the Ohio River, against the transfer of aquatic nuisance 
species.
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Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015 This bill requires federal agencies to take immediate actions to prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site. The actions must place a special focus on Asian carp species and other aquatic nuisance species of concern to the Great Lakes referred to in the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  The Army Corps must implement measures to improve the site to prevent the upstream transfer of Asian carp and other aquatic nuisance species swimming through the lock and dam, including by constructing an engineered channel in the approach to the site from the Mississippi River direction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must implement all appropriate measures around the site on the Illinois River to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming and floating aquatic nuisance species, with a focus on Asian carp species.  Federal entities must take actions for the long-term prevention of the transfer of aquatic nuisance species between the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins, including through the Chicago Area Waterway System. The Army Corps must design, engineer, and construct flood mitigation and water quality measures on the Chicago Area Waterway System related to preventing such transfer.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Significant Regulation Oversight Act 
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that oversight of significant 
rules will be enhanced if they are subject to congressional review and 
approval after being proposed by an agency.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure that before a 
significant rule takes effect--
            (1) Congress is given an adequate opportunity to review the 
        rule and ensure that it is in accordance with the intent of 
        Congress in enacting the law under which the rule is proposed; 
        and
            (2) Congress approves the rule in accordance with the 
        procedures established by this Act.

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT RULES BY CONGRESS.

    (a) Congressional Approval of Significant Rules Required.--A 
significant rule shall not take effect before the date of the enactment 
of a joint resolution described in section 4(a) comprised solely of the 
text of the significant rule.
    (b) Reporting and Review of Significant Rules.--(1) Before a 
proposed significant rule would take effect as a final rule, the agency 
proposing the rule shall submit to each House of Congress a report 
containing the following:
            (A) A copy of the proposed significant rule.
            (B) A concise summary of the proposed significant rule, its 
        purpose, and anticipated effects.
            (C) A complete copy of any cost-benefit analysis report 
        that has been prepared by the agency with respect to the 
        proposed significant rule.
            (D) An explanation of the specific statutory interpretation 
        under which a rule is proposed, including an explanation of--
                    (i) whether the interpretation is expressly 
                required by the text of the statute; or
                    (ii) if the interpretation is not expressly 
                required by the text of the statute, an explanation 
                that the interpretation is within the range of 
                permissible interpretations of the statute as 
                identified by the agency, and an explanation why the 
                interpretation selected by the agency is the agency's 
                preferred interpretation.
            (E) Any other relevant information or requirements under 
        any other Act and any relevant Executive order.
    (2) Upon receipt of a report under paragraph (1), each House of 
Congress shall provide a copy of the report to the Chairman and ranking 
minority party member of each committee with jurisdiction over the 
subject matter of the report.
    (c) No Inference To Be Drawn Where Congress Fails To Approve.--If 
Congress fails to enact a joint resolution approving a proposed 
significant rule, no court or agency may infer any intent of Congress 
from any action or inaction of Congress with regard to such rule or any 
related statute.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR SIGNIFICANT RULES.

    (a) Introduction.--The majority leader of each House of the 
Congress shall introduce (by request) a joint resolution comprised 
solely of the text of a proposed significant rule not later than 3 
session days in the Senate or 3 legislative days in the House of 
Representatives after the date on which an agency submits a report 
under section 3(b) containing the text of the proposed significant 
rule. If the joint resolution is not introduced in either House as 
provided in the preceding sentence, then any Member of that House may 
introduce the joint resolution.
    (b) Referral and Consideration.--(1) The joint resolution shall be 
referred to the appropriate committee of the House in which it is 
introduced. The committee may report the joint resolution without 
substantive revision and with or without recommendation or with an 
adverse recommendation, or the committee may vote not to report the 
joint resolution. If the committee votes to order the joint resolution 
reported, it shall be reported not later than the end of the period 
(not to exceed 45 session days in the Senate or 45 legislative days in 
the House of Representatives) established for consideration of the 
joint resolution by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the 
majority leader of the Senate, as the case may be. Except in the case 
of a joint resolution which a committee votes not to report, a 
committee failing to report a joint resolution within such period shall 
be automatically discharged from consideration of the joint resolution, 
and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
    (2) A vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall be taken 
in that House on or before the close of the 90th session day in the 
Senate or 90th legislative day in the House of Representatives after 
the date of the introduction of the joint resolution in that House.
    (3)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the 
consideration of a joint resolution under this section shall be highly 
privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be 
in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
    (B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a joint resolution 
under this section shall be limited to not more than 4 hours, which 
shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be 
debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit a joint 
resolution under this section or to move to reconsider the vote by 
which the joint resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.
    (C) All appeals from the decisions of the chair relating to the 
application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the 
procedure relating to a joint resolution under this section shall be 
decided without debate.
    (D) Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding 
provisions of this subsection, consideration of a joint resolution 
under this section shall be governed by the Rules of the House of 
Representatives applicable to other joint resolutions in similar 
circumstances.
    (4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of a 
joint resolution under this section shall be privileged and not 
debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall 
it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is 
agreed to or disagreed to.
    (B) Debate in the Senate on a joint resolution under this section, 
and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be 
limited to not more than 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided 
between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader 
or their designees.
    (C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in 
connection with a joint resolution under this section shall be limited 
to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled 
by, the mover and the manager of the joint resolution, except that in 
the event the manager of the joint resolution is in favor of any such 
motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto, shall be controlled 
by the minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either of 
them, may, from time under their control on the passage of a joint 
resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the 
consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.
    (D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a joint 
resolution under this section is not debatable. A motion to recommit a 
joint resolution under this section is not in order.
    (c) Amendments Prohibited.--No amendment to a joint resolution 
considered under this section shall be in order in either the House of 
Representatives or the Senate. No motion to suspend the application of 
this subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be in 
order in either House for the presiding officer to entertain a request 
to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous consent.
    (d) Treatment if the Other House Has Acted.--If, before the passage 
by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in 
subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint 
resolution described in subsection (a) comprised of the same text, 
then--
            (1) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
        joint resolution had been received from the other House, and
            (2) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint 
        resolution of the other House.
    (e) Constitutional Authority.--This section is enacted by 
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it 
        is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
        that House in the case of a joint resolution described in 
        subsection (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the 
        extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as  relating to the 
procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the 
same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

SEC. 5. EXISTING RULES.

    (a) In General.--Any existing rule may be revised or revoked in 
accordance with this section if a petition for review so requests.
    (b) Introduction.--If a petition for review is filed with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, the 
Clerk or the Secretary shall determine whether the petition meets the 
requirements of subsection (d). If the Clerk or the Secretary 
determines that a petition meets those requirements, he or she shall 
notify the majority leader of that House. The majority leader so 
notified shall, within 3 session days in the Senate or 3 legislative 
days in the House of Representatives, introduce a joint resolution (by 
request) that makes the revision or revocation of existing rules 
proposed by the petition upon the enactment of that joint resolution. 
If the joint resolution is not introduced as provided in the preceding 
sentence, then any Member of that House may introduce the joint 
resolution.
    (c) Procedures for Consideration in the House of Representatives 
and the Senate.--Any joint resolution introduced under subsection (b) 
shall be considered in the House of Representatives and the Senate in 
accordance with the procedures respecting a joint resolution set forth 
in section 4.
    (d) Petitions for Review.--A petition for review under subsection 
(a) shall contain the following:
            (1) Any rule affected by the petition and the contents of 
        that rule as it would exist if a joint resolution revising or 
        revoking that rule pursuant to the petition were enacted.
            (2) For a petition in the Senate, the signatures of 30 
        Senators, or for a petition in the House of Representatives, 
        the signatures of 120 Members.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code (relating to 
        administrative procedure).
            (2) Session day and legislative day.--The terms ``session 
        day'' and ``legislative day'' do not include, with respect to a 
        House of the Congress, any day throughout which that House is 
        not in session.
            (3) Rule.--(A) The term ``rule'' has the meaning given such 
        term by section 551 of title 5, United States Code, except that 
        such term does not include--
                    (i) any rule of particular applicability including 
                a rule that approves or prescribes--
                            (I) future rates, wages, prices, services, 
                        or allowances therefor,
                            (II) corporate or financial structures, 
                        reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions 
                        thereof, or
                            (III) accounting practices or disclosures 
                        bearing on any of the foregoing, or
                    (ii) any rule of agency organization, personnel, 
                procedure, practice, or any routine matter.
            (B) The term ``final rule'' means any final rule or interim 
        final rule.
            (4) Significant rule.--The term ``significant rule'' means 
        any rule proposed by an agency that is specified or described 
        as such in the Act that authorizes the rule.

SEC. 7. EXEMPTION FOR MONETARY POLICY.

    Nothing in this Act applies to any rule concerning monetary policy 
proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.
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Significant Regulation Oversight Act of 2001 - Prohibits a significant rule from taking effect before the enactment of a joint resolution described in this Act comprising solely of the text of such rule. Calls for congressional reporting and review of significant rules before they take effect as final rules.Provides that, if Congress fails to enact a joint resolution approving the proposed rule, no court or agency may infer any intent of Congress from any action or inaction with regard to such rule or any related statute.Sets forth: (1) the congressional approval procedure for significant rules; and (2) provisions with respect to revising or revoking an existing rule.Exempts from this Act rules concerning monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Account Number Anti-
Fraud Act''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to reduce the use of fraudulent social 
security documents for employment purposes.

SEC. 3. SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER ANTI-FRAUD PROGRAM.

    Section 205 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:

       ``Verification of Employee Social Security Account Numbers

    ``(u)(1)(A) Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment 
of the Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization 
and the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a program under which--
            ``(i) each American employer, either by telephone through 
        use of a toll-free telephone number or by other electronic 
        device--
                    ``(I) shall transmit the social security account 
                number and name of each new employee of the employer, 
                and any other information concerning the employee that 
                the Secretary requires by regulation, to the Secretary 
                within 30 days after the commencement of employment of 
                the employee; and
                    ``(II) may transmit the social security account 
                number and name of any employee of the employer to whom 
                subclause (I) does not apply, and any other information 
                concerning the employee that the Secretary requires by 
                regulation, to the Secretary; and
            ``(ii) notwithstanding any provision of section 552a of 
        title 5, United States Code, the Secretary shall, upon 
        receiving the information transmitted under clause (i), 
        instantaneously notify the employer that there is or is not a 
        discrepancy concerning the information, by sending a 
        communication to the same electronic device through which the 
        information was transmitted to the Secretary.
    ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall give each employer a verification 
number for each employee social security account number that the 
employer transmits under the program established under this paragraph.
    ``(ii) The Secretary shall maintain, for at least the amount of 
time during which prosecution for crimes relating to fraudulent use of 
a social security account number would be allowable under applicable 
statutes of limitations, records of all contacts that occur under 
subparagraph (A) or (D) between the Secretary and an employer.
    ``(C) The Secretary shall establish guidelines to describe the 
characteristics that constitute a discrepancy concerning a social 
security account number transmitted to the Secretary under the program 
established under this paragraph. Under the guidelines, a discrepancy 
concerning a social security account number shall be indicated if any 
of the following factors is present regarding the number:
            ``(i) An invalid social security account number.
            ``(ii) A social security account number submitted for 
        verification under the program with a name that does not belong 
        to the correct holder of the social security account number.
            ``(iii) Unusually frequent use of a social security account 
        number.
            ``(iv) Use of a social security account number in 
        geographically distant locations within a relatively short 
        period of time.
            ``(v) Any other factor that the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate.
    ``(D) If a discrepancy concerning the social security account 
number of an employee is indicated under the program established under 
this paragraph--
            ``(i) the Secretary shall notify the Commissioner of 
        Immigration and Naturalization, within 24 hours after the 
        discrepancy is indicated, of--
                    ``(I) the fact that a discrepancy has been 
                indicated regarding the employee; and
                    ``(II) the nature of the discrepancy;
            ``(ii) the Secretary may not, pursuant to this subsection, 
        notify the employer of the nature of the discrepancy;
            ``(iii) an employer notified of the discrepancy under 
        subparagraph (A)(ii) shall notify the employee that a 
        discrepancy has been indicated within 14 days after the 
        employer receives the notification;
            ``(iv) the employee shall contact an office of the Social 
        Security Administration within 14 days after being notified of 
        the discrepancy under clause (iii);
            ``(v) the Secretary shall notify the employee of the nature 
        of the discrepancy, upon a written request by the employee or a 
        request made by the employee in person at an office of the 
        Social Security Administration;
            ``(vi) the Secretary shall notify the employee, the current 
        employer of the employee, and the Commissioner of Immigration 
        and Naturalization, in writing, of the resolution or 
        confirmation of the discrepancy, within 30 days after the 
        employee contacts the Social Security Administration under 
        clause (iv);
            ``(vii) the current employer of the employee shall reverify 
        the social security account number through the program 
        established under this paragraph within 10 days after the 
        Secretary notifies the employer, under clause (vi), that the 
        discrepancy has been resolved; and
            ``(viii) unless the Secretary notifies the employer, under 
        clause (vi), that the discrepancy has been confirmed, the 
        employer may not take any action to penalize the employee based 
        on the discrepancy.
    ``(E)(i) The Secretary may not charge a fee to any employer or 
employee in connection with the utilization of the program established 
under this paragraph.
    ``(ii) No employer may charge a fee to--
            ``(I) an employee of the employer in connection with the 
        utilization of the program; or
            ``(II) a job applicant in connection with, or anticipation 
        of, utilization of the program.
    ``(2) The Secretary may by regulation exempt any employer from the 
obligation to use the program established under paragraph (1) regarding 
any employee whose employment with the employer includes only the 
performance of services described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
209(a)(6) for remuneration described in such subparagraph.
    ``(3)(A) Failure by an employer to comply with paragraph (1) of 
this subsection shall be considered to be a violation of section 
274A(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(a)(1)(A)), for purposes of section 274A(e) of such Act, as 
modified by subparagraph (B).
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), section 274A(e) of the 
Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)) shall be applied 
by substituting the term `employee' for the term `unauthorized alien' 
in clause (i) of section 274A(e)(4)(A) of such Act, and for the term 
`alien' in clauses (ii) and (iii) of such section.
    ``(4)(A) Any person or business who knowingly and willfully 
requests or obtains any record, or information, from or under the 
program established under paragraph (1) under false pretenses shall be 
guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to a fine as provided in 
title 18, United States Code.
    ``(B) The penalties described in section 552a(i) of title 5, United 
States Code, shall not apply to an activity that is subject to a 
penalty under subparagraph (A).
    ``(5) For purposes of this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `American employer' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 210(e), as such section may from time to 
        time be amended, except that the terms `State' and `United 
        States' within such section shall have the meaning given the 
        term `United States' in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph.
            ``(B) The term `employee' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 210(j), as such section may from time to time be 
        amended, and does not include a job applicant.
            ``(C) The term `new employee' means an employee who 
        commences an employment more than 10 years after the date of 
        the enactment of the Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud 
        Act.
            ``(D) The term `United States' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101(38) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
        as such section may from time to time be amended.''.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER ANTI-FRAUD 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement the 
Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud Program on a partial and 
interim basis, as provided in this section.
    (b) Initial Period.--The Secretary shall make the Social Security 
Account Number Anti-Fraud Program available for the 18-month period 
beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to each 
employer that participates in Phase II of the Telephone Verification 
System administered by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. If 
fewer than 200 of the employers agree to participate in the program, 
the Secretary may make the program available to additional employers in 
the States of California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas until 
the program is available to 200 employers.
    (c) Report on Initial Implementation.--Not later than 15 months 
after the beginning of the 18-month period described in subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that contains--
            (1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Social 
        Security Account Number Anti-Fraud Program as the program is 
        implemented under subsections (a) and (b) of this section; and
            (2) a description of any cooperation between the Social 
        Security Administration and the Immigration and Naturalization 
        Service regarding the program.
    (d) 5-Year Expansion.--
            (1) Requirement regarding new employees.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the 
                expiration of the 18-month period described in 
                subsection (b), each employer in the States of 
                California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas 
                shall use the Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud 
                Program to verify, within 30 days after the 
                commencement of the employment of the employee, the 
                social security account number of each new employee of 
                the employer.
                    (B) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not be 
                construed to require an employer to verify the social 
                security account number of an employee if, under 
                regulations issued under section 205(u)(2) of the 
                Social Security Act (as added by this Act), the 
                employer is not required to verify the social security 
                account number of the employee.
            (2) Availability regarding other employees.--Not later than 
        5 years after the expiration of the 18-month period described 
        in subsection (b), the Secretary shall make the Social Security 
        Account Number Anti-Fraud Program available to each employer in 
        the States of California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and 
        Texas.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``employee'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 210(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 410(j)), 
        as such section may from time to time be amended, and does not 
        include a job applicant.
            (2) The term ``new employee'' means an employee who 
        commences an employment more than 5 years after the expiration 
        of the 18-month period described in subsection (b).
            (3) The term ``Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud 
        Program'' means the program established under subsection (u) of 
        section 205 of the Social Security Act (as added by this Act), 
        but does not include paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I) or (3) of such 
        subsection.
answer:

Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:  (1) establish, according to prescribed guidelines, an electronic program for American employers to verify the social security account and other relevant employment information to reduce the use of fraudulent social security documents for employment purposes; (2) implement the Social Security Account Number Anti-Fraud Program according to a prescribed schedule; and (3) report to the Congress on the Program's initial implementation.