[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4306 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4306
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To amend section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve
the process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Section 274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting before ``A person or
entity has complied'' the following: ``Such attestation may be
manifested by either a hand-written or an electronic signature.'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
``Such attestation may be manifested by either a hand-written or an
electronic signature.''; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``a paper, microfiche,
microfilm, or electronic version of'' after ``must retain''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the earlier of--
(1) the date on which final regulations implementing such
amendments take effect; or
(2) 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.