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House Report 108-751 - PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10, 9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
`SEC. 890B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
`(a) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
`(1) DRIVER'S LICENSE- The term `driver's license' means a motor vehicle operator's license as defined in section 30301(5) of title 49, United States Code.
`(2) PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD- The term `personal identification card' means an identification document (as defined in section 1028(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code) issued by a State.
`(b) STANDARDS FOR ACCEPTANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES-
`(A) LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE- No Federal agency may accept, for any official purpose, a driver's license or personal identification card issued by a State more than 2 years after the promulgation of the minimum standards under paragraph (2) unless the driver's license or personal identification card conforms to such minimum standards.
`(B) DATE FOR CONFORMANCE- The Secretary shall establish a date after which no driver's license or personal identification card shall be accepted by a Federal agency for any official purpose unless such driver's license or personal identification card conforms to the minimum standards established under paragraph (2). The date shall be as early as the Secretary determines it is practicable for the States to comply with such date with reasonable efforts.
`(2) MINIMUM STANDARDS- Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall by regulation establish minimum standards for driver's licenses or personal identification cards issued by a State for use by Federal agencies for identification purposes that shall include--
`(A) standards for documentation required as proof of identity of an applicant for a driver's license or identification card;
`(B) standards for third-party verification of the authenticity of documents used to obtain a driver's license or identification card;
`(C) standards for the processing of applications for driver's licenses and identification cards to prevent fraud;
`(D) security standards to ensure that driver's licenses and identification cards are--
`(i) resistant to tampering, alteration, or counterfeiting; and
`(ii) capable of accommodating a digital photograph or other unique identifier; and
`(E) a requirement that a State confiscate a driver's license or identification card if any component or security feature of the license or identification card is compromised.
`(3) CONTENT OF REGULATIONS- The regulations required by paragraph (2)--
`(A) shall facilitate communication between the chief driver licensing official of a State and an appropriate official of a Federal agency to verify the authenticity of documents issued by such Federal agency and presented to prove the identity of an individual;
`(B) may not directly or indirectly infringe on a State's power to set eligibility criteria for obtaining a driver's license or identification card from that State; and
`(C) may not require a State to comply with any such regulation that conflicts with or otherwise interferes with the full enforcement of such eligibility criteria by the State.
`(4) CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES- In promulgating the standards required by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consult with the Department of Transportation, the chief driver licensing official of each State, any other State organization that issues personal identification cards, and any organization, determined appropriate by the Secretary, that represents the interests of the States.
`(1) ASSISTANCE IN MEETING FEDERAL STANDARDS- Beginning on the date a final regulation is promulgated under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall make grants to States to assist them in conforming to the minimum standards for driver's licenses and personal identification cards set forth in the regulation.
`(2) ALLOCATION OF GRANTS- The Secretary shall make grants to States under this subsection based on the proportion that the estimated average annual number of driver's licenses and personal identification cards issued by a State applying for a grant bears to the average annual number of such documents issued by all States.
`(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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