SSA has been forced to pay for the work using scarce Social Security administrative dollars. which are meant to be used to serve Social Security program participants. At the same time. EVerify is growing as some States and the Administration require more employers to enroll in the system. The legislation before us provides essential protections for seniors. people with disabilities and survivors who need Social Security benefits to meet their daily expenses. It does so by ensuring that DHS and SSA enter into annual agreements that require DHS to pay SSA. in full and on a timely basis. for its EVerify related expenses. It also includes an important GAO study on erroneous tentative nonconfirmations by the EVerify system that are the primary cause of SSAs expenses. I am confident that the results of this study will help Congress improve the program in the next few years before it is expanded any further. I support this bipartisan bill and urge my colleagues to support this legislation.