HR 4217 IH

105th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4217

To repeal section 656 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and to prohibit Federal agencies from accepting the same identification document for identification-related purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 15, 1998

Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. BARR of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

A BILL

To repeal section 656 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and to prohibit Federal agencies from accepting the same identification document for identification-related purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act of 1998'.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SECTION 656 OF IIRIRA.

Section 656 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 301 note) is repealed.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON DUPLICATION IN ACCEPTANCE OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.

(a) IN GENERAL- A Federal agency may not accept for any identification-related purpose an identification document, if any other Federal agency accepts such document for any such purpose.

(b) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED- For purposes of this section, the term `Federal agency' means any of the following:

(1) An Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code).

(2) A military department (as defined in section 102 of such title).

(3) An agency in the legislative branch of the Government of the United States.

(4) An agency in the judicial branch of the Government of the United States.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- This section shall take effect on January 1, 2000.

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