Speech #1010246274

Mr. President. sec. tion 522 of the conference report provides for a pilot program on the use of certain drivers licenses as documents establishing both employment authorization and identity under section 274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. I want to make clear with the cosponsor of the bill. the chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee. the Senator from Massachusetts. that there is nothing in this bill to prohibit the States in the pilot program from confirming with the Social Security Administration (SSAI the Social Security account number of applicants for drivers licenses. There is nothing in this bill to prohibit such voluntary cooperation on the part of SSA with the States. Similarly. there is nothing in this conference report prohibiting the use of the National Drivers Registrya clearing house for information on bad driversby license issuing agencies. including those participating in the pilot program created by this bill.