The committee was very careful to act only on those portions of the bill within its jurisdiction. After careful review. the committee adopted the following amendments: The committee struck the provision in the bill that requires the Attorney General to establish a system to verify the social security numbers of all applicants for employment in the United States. The committee amendment instead requires the Social Security Administration. in conjunction with the Attorney General and the Department of Labor. to conduct a study of the feasibility. costs. and privacy implications of establishing a social security number validation system to help carry out the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The committee strongly feels that this issue should be carefully studied before any system is put in place. The original provision would cost $130 million per year. and there is no evidence that the system would serve any useful purpose.
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