To make the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation for aliens permanent and to improve verification of immigration status of employees.

SA 1371. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1373 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Byrd (for himself,
Mr. Inouye, and Mrs. Murray)) to the bill H.R. 2892, making
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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Sec. 545.  Section 144 of the Continuing Appropriations
Resolution, 2009 (division A of Public Law 110-329; 122 Stat.
3581), as amended by section 101 of division J of the Omnibus
Approprations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 988), is
further amended by striking ``September 30, 2009'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2012''.
Sec. 546.  Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of
Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by
striking ``Unless'' and all that follows.
Sec. 547.  The head of each agency or department of the
United States that enters into a contract shall require, as a
condition of the contract, that the contractor participate in
the pilot program described in 404 of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C
of Public Law 104-209; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) to verify the
employment eligibility of--
(1) all individuals hired during the term of the contract
by the contractor to perform employment duties within the
United States; and
(2) all individuals assigned by the contractor to perform
work within the United States the under such contract.
Sec. 548. (a)(1) Sections 401(c)(1), 403(a), 403(b)(1),
403(c)(1), and 405(b)(2) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of
Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) are amended by
striking ``basic pilot program'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``E-Verify Program''.
(2) The heading of section 403(a) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
is amended by striking ``Basic Pilot'' and inserting ``E-
Verify''.
(b) Section 404(h)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 8
U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ``under a pilot
program'' and inserting ``under this subtitle''.
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