Speech #970274708

The Senate passed the bill with several amendments to add additional offenses and to make technical corrections. The conference report represents the culmination of many years of labor on this issue. In 1974 the Federal Advisory Committee on False Identification began to examine the full extent of this problem. Their report in 1976 found that false identification is a major factor facilitating drug smuggling. illegal immigration. flight from justice. frauds against government and business and the movement of terrorists. The estimated burden of losses was then estimated to be $16 billion per year. This bill takes several important steps toward stemming this problem.