S.Amdt. 1735

1. Inserts new text wherever appropriate

   Inserts

   Inserted: (c) Report on Impact of the System on Employers.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, shall submit to Congress a report that assesses--

   Inserted: (1) the implementation of the Employment Verification System established under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (a), by employers;

   Inserted: (2) any adverse impact on the revenues, business processes, or profitability of employers required to use such System; and

   Inserted: (3) the economic impact of such System on small businesses.

   Inserted: (d) Government Accountability Office Study of the Effects of Document Requirements on Employment Authorized Persons and Employers.--

   Inserted: (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study of--

   Inserted: (A) the effects of the documentary requirements of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (a), on employers, naturalized United States citizens, nationals of the United States, and individuals with employment authorized status; and

   Inserted: (B) the challenges such employers, citizens, nationals, or individuals may face in obtaining the documentation required under that section.

   Inserted: (2) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the findings of the study carried out under paragraph (1). Such report shall include, at a minimum, the following:

   Inserted: (A) An assessment of available information regarding the number of working age nationals of the United States and individuals who have employment authorized status who lack documents required for employment by such section 274A.

   Inserted: (B) A description of the additional steps required for individuals who have employment authorized status and do not possess the documents required by such section 274A to obtain such documents.

   Inserted: (C) A general assessment of the average financial costs for individuals who have employment authorized status who do not possess the documents required by such section 274A to obtain such documents.

   Show 6 more inserted paragraphsShow less

   Inserted: (D) A general assessment, conducted in consultation with the Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, of the average financial costs and challenges for employers who have been required to participate in the Employment Verification System established by subsection (d) of such section 274A.

   Inserted: (E) A description of the barriers to individuals who have employment authorized status in obtaining the documents required by such section 274A, including barriers imposed by the executive branch of the Government.

   Inserted: (F) Any particular challenges facing individuals who have employment authorized status who are members of a federally recognized Indian tribe in complying with the provisions of such section 274A.

   Inserted: (e) Early Adoption for Small Employers.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall create a mobile application and utilize other available smart-phone technology for employers utilizing the System, to encourage small employers to utilize the System prior to the time at which utilization becomes mandatory for all employers.

   Inserted: (2) Marketing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, make available marketing and other incentives to small business concerns to encourage small employers to utilize the System prior to the time at which utilization of the System becomes mandatory for all employers.

   The amendment doesn't say where this goes; the clerk decides.

   Original wording

   At the appropriate place, insert the following:

Read automatically from the Congressional Record. Check the original before relying on it.

As printed