Sec. 306. Protection of Social Security Administration programs

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Effective for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2020, the Commissioner and the Secretary shall enter into and maintain an agreement which shall— provide funds to the Commissioner for the full costs of the responsibilities of the Commissioner under section 274E(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as inserted by section 301 of this Act, including— acquiring, installing, and maintaining technological equipment and systems necessary for the fulfillment of the responsibilities of the Commissioner under such section, but only that portion of such costs that are attributable exclusively to such responsibilities; and responding to individuals who contest a tentative nonconfirmation or administratively appeal a final nonconfirmation provided by the electronic employment eligibility verification system established under such section; provide such funds annually in advance of the applicable quarter based on an estimating methodology agreed to by the Commissioner and the Secretary (except in such instances where the delayed enactment of an annual appropriation may preclude such quarterly payments); and require an annual accounting and reconciliation of the actual costs incurred and the funds provided under the agreement, which shall be reviewed by the Inspectors General of the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.

In any case in which the agreement required under subsection

(a)for any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 2020, has not been reached as of October 1 of such fiscal year, the latest agreement between the Commissioner and the Secretary providing for funding to cover the costs of the responsibilities of the Commissioner under section 274E(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as inserted by section 301 of this Act, shall be deemed in effect on an interim basis for such fiscal year until such time as an agreement required under subsection

(a)is subsequently reached, except that the terms of such interim agreement shall be modified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to adjust for inflation and any increase or decrease in the volume of requests under the employment eligibility verification system. In any case in which an interim agreement applies for any fiscal year under this subsection, the Commissioner and the Secretary shall, not later than October 1 of such fiscal year, notify the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate of the failure to reach the agreement required under subsection

(a)for such fiscal year. Until such time as the agreement required under subsection

(a)has been reached for such fiscal year, the Commissioner and the Secretary shall, not later than the end of each 90-day period after October 1 of such fiscal year, notify such Committees of the status of negotiations between the Commissioner and the Secretary in order to reach such an agreement.