Sec. 308. Modernizing and streamlining the employment eligibility verification process
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall submit a plan to Congress for modernizing and streamlining the employment eligibility verification process. Such plan shall include— procedures to allow persons and entities to verify the identity and employment authorization of newly hired individuals where the in-person, physical examination of identity and employment authorization documents is not practicable; a proposal to create a simplified employment verification process that allows employers that utilize the System— to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals without having to complete and retain Form I–9, Employment Eligibility Verification, in paper, electronic, or any subsequent replacement form; and to maintain evidence of an inspection of the employee’s eligibility to work; and any other proposal that the Secretary determines would simplify the employment eligibility verification process without compromising the integrity or security of the System.