S.Amdt. 3233

SA 3233. Mr. CHAMBLISS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3192 submitted by Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Leahy,
and Mr. Hagel) to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 355, strike line 15 and all that follows
through page 360, line 9, and insert the following:
(3) Civil penalties.--
(A) In general.--If the Secretary finds, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing, that an employer of an alien
granted blue card status has failed to provide the record of
employment required under subsection (a)(5) or has provided a
false statement of material fact in such a record, the
employer shall be subject to a civil money penalty in an
amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation.
(B) Limitation.--The penalty applicable under subparagraph
(A) for failure to provide records shall not apply unless the
alien has provided the employer with evidence of employment
authorization granted under this section.
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