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InvisibleTheDude
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Real ID Act
    #5635923 - 05/16/06 12:24 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

I'm sure most of us knew this National ID card system was coming but it is really unsettling to me...

http://news.com.com/FAQ+How+Real+ID+will+affect+you/2100-1028_3-5697111.html

What's all the fuss with the Real ID Act about?

President Bush is expected to sign an $82 billion military spending bill soon that will, in part, create electronically readable, federally approved ID cards for Americans. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the package--which includes the Real ID Act--on Thursday.

What does that mean for me?

Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service. Practically speaking, your driver's license likely will have to be reissued to meet federal standards.

The Real ID Act hands the Department of Homeland Security the power to set these standards and determine whether state drivers' licenses and other ID cards pass muster. Only ID cards approved by Homeland Security can be accepted "for any official purpose" by the feds.

How will I get one of these new ID cards?

You'll still get one through your state motor vehicle agency, and it will likely take the place of your drivers' license. But the identification process will be more rigorous.

For instance, you'll need to bring a "photo identity document," document your birth date and address, and show that your Social Security number is what you had claimed it to be. U.S. citizens will have to prove that status, and foreigners will have to show a valid visa.

State DMVs will have to verify that these identity documents are legitimate, digitize them and store them permanently. In addition, Social Security numbers must be verified with the Social Security Administration.

What's going to be stored on this ID card?

At a minimum: name, birth date, sex, ID number, a digital photograph, address, and a "common machine-readable technology" that Homeland Security will decide on. The card must also sport "physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes."

Homeland Security is permitted to add additional requirements--such as a fingerprint or retinal scan--on top of those. We won't know for a while what these additional requirements will be.

Why did these ID requirements get attached to an "emergency" military spending bill?

Because it's difficult for politicians to vote against money that will go to the troops in Iraq and tsunami relief. The funds cover ammunition, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, aircraft, troop housing, death benefits, and so on.

The House already approved a standalone version of the Real ID Act in February, but by a relatively close margin of 261-161. It was expected to run into some trouble in the Senate. Now that it's part of an Iraq spending bill, senators won't want to vote against it.

What's the justification for this legislation anyway?

Its supporters say that the Real ID Act is necessary to hinder terrorists, and to follow the ID card recommendations that the 9/11 Commission made last year.


It will "hamper the ability of terrorist and criminal aliens to move freely throughout our society by requiring that all states require proof of lawful presence in the U.S. for their drivers' licenses to be accepted as identification for federal purposes such as boarding a commercial airplane, entering a federal building, or a nuclear power plant," Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican, said during the debate Thursday.

You said the ID card will be electronically readable. What does that mean?
The Real ID Act says federally accepted ID cards must be "machine readable," and lets Homeland Security determine the details. That could end up being a magnetic strip, enhanced bar code, or radio frequency identification (RFID) chips.

In the past, Homeland Security has indicated it likes the concept of RFID chips. The State Department is already going to be embedding RFID devices in passports, and Homeland Security wants to issue RFID-outfitted IDs to foreign visitors who enter the country at the Mexican and Canadian borders. The agency plans to start a yearlong test of the technology in July at checkpoints in Arizona, New York and Washington state.

Will state DMVs share this information?

Yes. In exchange for federal cash, states must agree to link up their databases. Specifically, the Real ID Act says it hopes to "provide electronic access by a state to information contained in the motor vehicle databases of all other states."

Is this legislation a done deal?

Pretty much. The House of Representatives approved the package on Thursday by a vote of 368-58. Only three of the "nay" votes were Republicans; the rest were Democrats. The Senate is scheduled to vote on it next week and is expected to approve it as well.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan has told reporters "the president supports" the standalone Real ID Act, and the Bush administration has come out with an official endorsement. As far back as July 2002, the Bush administration has been talking about assisting "the states in crafting solutions to curtail the future abuse of drivers' licenses by terrorist organizations."

Who were the three Republicans who voted against it?

Reps. Howard Coble of North Carolina, John Duncan of Tennessee, and Ron Paul of Texas.

Paul has warned that the Real ID Act "establishes a national ID card" and "gives authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security to unilaterally add requirements as he sees fit."

Is this a national ID card?

It depends on whom you ask. Barry Steinhardt, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's technology and liberty program, says: "It's going to result in everyone, from the 7-Eleven store to the bank and airlines, demanding to see the ID card. They're going to scan it in. They're going to have all the data on it from the front of the card...It's going to be not just a national ID card but a national database."


At the moment, state driver's licenses aren't easy for bars, banks, airlines and so on to swipe through card readers because they're not uniform; some may have barcodes but no magnetic stripes, for instance, and some may lack both. Steinhardt predicts the federalized IDs will be a gold mine for government agencies and marketers. Also, he notes that the Supreme Court ruled last year that police can demand to see ID from law-abiding U.S. citizens.

Will it be challenged in court?

Maybe. "We're exploring whether there are any litigation possibilities here," says the ACLU's Steinhardt.

One possible legal argument would challenge any requirement for a photograph on the ID card as a violation of religious freedom. A second would argue that the legislation imposes costs on states without properly reimbursing them.

When does it take effect?

The Real ID Act takes effect "three years after the date of the enactment" of the legislation. So if the Senate and Bush give it the thumbs-up this month, its effective date would be sometime in May 2008.


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: TheDude]
    #5636457 - 05/16/06 05:47 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service. Practically speaking, your driver's license likely will have to be reissued to meet federal standards.




looks like I'll be doing more driving, keeping money in boxes (plus paypal gives interest now... that could work, but easy to seize), not even worry about social security (anyone my age that pays attention to the news realizes we are already out of money, my generation is SOL as it stands now), and avoid government service. not a problem, i was already "exempt" from government assistance anyways.

its crazy because i compromise my privacy and etc. by simply having an online presence, much more than having a real ID... and this is really just a updated form of Social Security, but I don't think I like the idea of having the Database be the authority here: computers make mistakes, but even worse hacking into a database from across the world is much easier than forging millions of documents.

once a hacker or whoever gets access to something like this, it defeats its own purpose.


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: kotik]
    #5636464 - 05/16/06 05:54 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

I don't see what the big deal is... farmers tag their sheep to keep track of them.


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: TheDude]
    #5636512 - 05/16/06 06:32 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Thanks for that link, dude.


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: gregorio]
    #5636608 - 05/16/06 07:55 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

I noticed a lot of people are more well behaved since the WOT was started by our great leader George Bush. I'd like to see a lot of criminals get locked up and put to work by the corporations that I invest in.


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: Rogues_Pierre]
    #5636813 - 05/16/06 09:30 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

I don't see what the big deal is... farmers tag their sheep to keep track of them.




:lol:  couldn't put it any simpler.


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: TheDude]
    #5637229 - 05/16/06 12:25 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

This debate has been going on for a while in the UK. If it goes like the UK debate, its going to be on the lines of "we don't think they will deliver any real benefits and will end up costing us a load of money, oh and yeah there are the civil liberties issues and and all that." "SHUT UP, YOUR GETTING THEM ALRIGHT"

The terrorist claim is pure BS, the UK government has been repeatedly challengef to come up with an single example of how ID cards would prevent terrorism they can't.

Its simply an exercise in creating a whole load more civil servants, giving the government more excuses to interfere in our lives and of course land a massive multi-billion IT contract for someone.

UK Campaign website http://www.no2id.com/


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: TheDude]
    #5638190 - 05/16/06 04:09 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Does anyone else see the evil behind the government now? Am I the only one seeing the red flags? This is what you're getting and there's nothing you can do about it. I lived with the passing of the patriot act. It bothered me but it didn't really effect me too much, so I let it slide. But I think this finally crosses the line. I didn't think the ID card thing was coming this soon. I think we're getting closer to the revolution. Maybe we're all conditioned to not revolt. Isn't it easier to sit on the couch and watch Family Guy then it is to go out in the streets against the military with our guns and die? Maybe some of you are saying "this isn't so bad, it probably won't effect me (like me with the patriot act). We are not sheep. We should not be treated as such. What is next after this?


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: Rogues_Pierre]
    #5638207 - 05/16/06 04:12 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

Rogues_Pierre said:
I noticed a lot of people are more well behaved since the WOT was started by our great leader George Bush. I'd like to see a lot of criminals get locked up and put to work by the corporations that I invest in.



Ok, someone please tell me I'm not the only one here who thinks this guy is Great_Satan.


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: Silversoul]
    #5638779 - 05/16/06 06:29 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

You're not


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: Seuss]
    #5640188 - 05/16/06 11:12 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

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Seuss said:
I don't see what the big deal is... farmers tag their sheep to keep track of them.


:thumbup:


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: TheDude]
    #5645723 - 05/18/06 10:03 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

This really is akin to the "mark of the beast" from the Book of Revelations.

Looking through the apocalyptic hyperbole, one will note that the significance of the "mark of the beast" is that no one will be able to buy or sell anything without it. Those who refuse the mark of the beast will be excluded from the market.

We already have something like this with our visa/matercard debit cards. Imagine having your national ID card (with finger print and retina scan) merged with your visa/debit card. Cash becomes obsolete and the government can track where ever you go and what ever you buy. Programs could be written to send up red flags. For instance, people buying vermiculite, brown-rice flower, and canning jars could be flagged as potential mushroom growers, people buying bomb making materials would certainly be flagged, along with people buying meth precursors. Of course people who make problems for the government could easily be tracked, and die from single car accidents in the middle of the night, or perhaps they could be zapped by space lasers (Oh yes, space lazerz!).

Now imagine taking the RFID chip from the card and implanting it under the skin. Then we would have the mark of the beast.

Quote:

It forced all the people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to be given a stamped image on their right hands or their foreheads, so that no one could buy or sell except one who had the stamped image of the beast's name or the number that stood for its name.



[Revelation 13: 16-17]


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: Seuss]
    #5646491 - 05/18/06 02:16 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

Seuss said:
I don't see what the big deal is... farmers tag their sheep to keep track of them.




:lol:

I didn't catch anything in the article that said the ID cards would replace money. Non the less, the frequency chip idea in the card, which is the favored idea now- STINKS! :thumbdown:

I wonder how many people will be moving out of the U.S. in the next 3 years. :lol:

:yesnod:

This country is ridiculous!:flyingpig:


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InvisibleTheDude
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Re: Real ID Act [Re: shroomydan]
    #5646862 - 05/18/06 03:56 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

shroomydan said:
This really is akin to the "mark of the beast" from the Book of Revelations.

Looking through the apocalyptic hyperbole, one will note that the significance of the "mark of the beast" is that no one will be able to buy or sell anything without it. Those who refuse the mark of the beast will be excluded from the market.

We already have something like this with our visa/MasterCard debit cards. Imagine having your national ID card (with finger print and retina scan) merged with your visa/debit card. Cash becomes obsolete and the government can track where ever you go and what ever you buy.

Now imagine taking the RFID chip from the card and implanting it under the skin. Then we would have the mark of the beast.





This is exactly what I've been thinking yet I am not a religious type at all. Just the other day I saw a commercial for a new MasterCard 'pay as you go' program (in the US) where you simply walk into a store, take what you want, swipe the card and then leave. In the very near future I can see this being combined with the National ID card for "security reasons" to ensure the person using the card is really the rightful owner. Next step: Why bother with the hassle of remembering to carry your card everywhere when it can simply be implanted under the skin and you'll always have it with you? This article says it all (my bold for emphasis). I realise this article is about the UK but the same situation is occuring in the US as well. I really dislike the direction we're headed.

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A new range of 'pay as you go' banking cards are set to be launched in the UK by credit card provider Mastercard.

The 'cashplus' system – in which banking customers top up an account with cash payments before using the card to make electronic withdrawals and purchases – has already taken the US by storm with 1.4 billion cards making up a two trillion dollar market.

Crucially, the system does not allow withdrawals above the amount paid in so banking customers cannot go overdrawn or be charged interest payments, making the card popular with adverse credit customers and with non-credit banking customers such as children.

The scheme has drawbacks which may sink its chances in the UK, however, where debit card banking is already popular among those who wish to avoid credit. The banking cards will cost £9.95 and will bear a monthly banking subscription of £4.95, or one pound on every transaction.

"The potential for these cards is endless, they can be used as a straight cash card or can be adapted for specific purposes, such as for the gift card market or replacing traveller's cheques," said Phil Davies of Mastercard Europe.

"The key is the flexibility and fuelling the growth of prepay cards is essential to realising our vision of a truly cashless society."

Sarah Quinn of payment services company APACS remains unconvinced however: "I think it will need to see a big change in our behaviour if the cards are to take off over here".

"I can't see Brits being willing to pay for the cards when the majority of people can already qualify for basic banking facilities at least. If they don't qualify for that, then I think they'd prefer cash," she said.

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Re: Real ID Act [Re: TheDude]
    #5647432 - 05/18/06 07:18 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

i really don't see what the big deal is with this.


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: wilshire]
    #5647533 - 05/18/06 07:54 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

If you don't mind big brother tracking your every move, and when those moves trip a preset sequence, a computer program issues a warrant that freezes your account so you can't do anything. Maybe you won't be able to even start your car, if the cars are linked to the government over-net.

But of course, I'm sure you are a law biding citizen with nothing to worry about right? Just like police check points on the road; if you are not breaking the law, then you have nothing to worry about. Hmmm...


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: shroomydan]
    #5648585 - 05/19/06 12:16 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

If you don't mind big brother tracking your every move, and when those moves trip a preset sequence, a computer program issues a warrant that freezes your account so you can't do anything. Maybe you won't be able to even start your car, if the cars are linked to the government over-net.

here is a link to the bill we're talking about:

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ013.109

i can't find the section where it talks about any of the stuff you just mentioned. it's a national ID card. jeeze. we've had these since the 30's. they're called social security numbers. we also have state ID cards and drivers' licenses that most of us carry for identification. i've had one since i was 16. what's the big deal?


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: wilshire]
    #5649284 - 05/19/06 07:47 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Nice link. Thank you. Like most bills, this is really long and difficult to understand. I did however find in the bill 210 million for a "classified program". This leaves room for speculation. If it was just like your drivers license there would not need to be provisions for a classified program. Don't forget, this is a "War on Terror Bill" that also contains provisions for drug interdiction. It's hard to say what is going on here, and it seems it was specifically written to be confusing. However one who skims through it will see it is way more than a national drivers license.

Quote:

classified program


Sec. 1007. Section 8090(b) of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287), <<NOTE: 118 Stat.
992.>> is amended by striking ``$185,000,000'' and inserting
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Re: Real ID Act [Re: shroomydan]
    #5649387 - 05/19/06 08:32 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

> However one who skims through it will see it is way more than a national drivers license.

Although I hand out lots of tinfoil hats to the conspiracy crowd, I agree with you on this one.  Anybody got an extra hat?  :wink:


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: TheDude]
    #5649522 - 05/19/06 09:37 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Just call me 'Blank Reg'  :thumbup:


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Re: Real ID Act [Re: shroomydan]
    #5649767 - 05/19/06 11:15 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

as you know, the real ID act of 2005 was placed as a rider on another bill. the section you've quoted there is a part of the larger bill, not the real ID act of 2005, and the only thing it does is increase the budget of a classified program. a great deal of the larger bill is budget reallocations.

if you read the real ID act of 2005 (it's pretty far down on the larger bill), you'll find that the first sections modify standards for foreigners claiming refugee status or otherwise entering (or remaining) the united states. since those sections aren't really what we're talking about, i'm not going to address them here, but if there's anything in them you find objectionable, post it. i couldn't find anything that seemed unreasonable.

this later title deals with the ID's. if you read it in its entirety you will find that all it does is establish standards that state-issued identification cards must meet if they are to be accepted by federal agencies. my pennsylvania ID card already meets these standards. the ones currently issued by your state may or may not. they will within the next 3 years:

"TITLE II--IMPROVED SECURITY FOR DRIVERS' LICENSES AND PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION CARDS

SEC. 201. <<NOTE: 49 USC 30301 note.>> DEFINITIONS.

In this title, the following definitions apply:

[[Page 119 STAT. 312]]

(1) Driver's license.--The term ``driver's license'' means a
motor vehicle operator's license, as defined in section 30301 of
title 49, United States Code.
(2) Identification card.--The term ``identification card''
means a personal identification card, as defined in section
1028(d) of title 18, United States Code, issued by a State.
(3) Official purpose.--The term ``official purpose''
includes but is not limited to accessing Federal facilities,
boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft, entering
nuclear power plants, and any other purposes that the Secretary
shall determine.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
(5) State.--The term ``State'' means a State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory
or possession of the United States.

SEC. 202. <<NOTE: 49 USC 30301 note.>> MINIMUM DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS AND
ISSUANCE STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL RECOGNITION.

(a) Minimum Standards for Federal Use.--
(1) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> In general.--Beginning 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this division, a Federal
agency may not accept, for any official purpose, a driver's
license or identification card issued by a State to any person
unless the State is meeting the requirements of this section.
(2) State certifications.--The Secretary shall determine
whether a State is meeting the requirements of this section
based on certifications made by the State to the Secretary. Such
certifications shall be made at such times and in such manner as
the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation, may prescribe by regulation.

(b) Minimum Document Requirements.--To meet the requirements of this
section, a State shall include, at a minimum, the following information
and features on each driver's license and identification card issued to
a person by the State:
(1) The person's full legal name.
(2) The person's date of birth.
(3) The person's gender.
(4) The person's driver's license or identification card
number.
(5) A digital photograph of the person.
(6) The person's address of principle residence.
(7) The person's signature.
(8) Physical security features designed to prevent
tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for
fraudulent purposes.
(9) A common machine-readable technology, with defined
minimum data elements.

(c) Minimum Issuance Standards.--
(1) In general.--To meet the requirements of this section, a
State shall require, at a minimum, presentation and verification
of the following information before issuing a driver's license
or identification card to a person:

[[Page 119 STAT. 313]]

(A) A photo identity document, except that a non-
photo identity document is acceptable if it includes
both the person's full legal name and date of birth.
(B) Documentation showing the person's date of
birth.
(C) Proof of the person's social security account
number or verification that the person is not eligible
for a social security account number.
(D) Documentation showing the person's name and
address of principal residence.
(2) Special requirements.--
(A) In general.--To meet the requirements of this
section, a State shall comply with the minimum standards
of this paragraph.
(B) Evidence of lawful status.--A State shall
require, before issuing a driver's license or
identification card to a person, valid documentary
evidence that the person--
(i) is a citizen or national of the United
States;
(ii) is an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent or temporary residence in the United
States;
(iii) has conditional permanent resident
status in the United States;
(iv) has an approved application for asylum in
the United States or has entered into the United
States in refugee status;
(v) has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa
or nonimmigrant visa status for entry into the
United States;
(vi) has a pending application for asylum in
the United States;
(vii) has a pending or approved application
for temporary protected status in the United
States;
(viii) has approved deferred action status; or
(ix) has a pending application for adjustment
of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence in the United States or
conditional permanent resident status in the
United States.
(C) Temporary drivers' licenses and identification
cards.--
(i) In general.--If a person presents evidence
under any of clauses (v) through (ix) of
subparagraph (B), the State may only issue a
temporary driver's license or temporary
identification card to the person.
(ii) Expiration date.--A temporary driver's
license or temporary identification card issued
pursuant to this subparagraph shall be valid only
during the period of time of the applicant's
authorized stay in the United States or, if there
is no definite end to the period of authorized
stay, a period of one year.
(iii) Display of expiration date.--A temporary
driver's license or temporary identification card
issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall clearly
indicate that it is temporary and shall state the
date on which it expires.
(iv) Renewal.--A temporary driver's license or
temporary identification card issued pursuant to
this subparagraph may be renewed only upon
presentation

[[Page 119 STAT. 314]]

of valid documentary evidence that the status by
which the applicant qualified for the temporary
driver's license or temporary identification card
has been extended by the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
(3) Verification of documents.--To meet the requirements of
this section, a State shall implement the following procedures:
(A) Before issuing a driver's license or
identification card to a person, the State shall verify,
with the issuing agency, the issuance, validity, and
completeness of each document required to be presented
by the person under paragraph (1) or (2).
(B) The State shall not accept any foreign document,
other than an official passport, to satisfy a
requirement of paragraph (1) or (2).
(C) <<NOTE: Deadline. Memorandum.>> Not later than
September 11, 2005, the State shall enter into a
memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of
Homeland Security to routinely utilize the automated
system known as Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements, as provided for by section 404 of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3009-664), to verify the legal
presence status of a person, other than a United States
citizen, applying for a driver's license or
identification card.

(d) Other Requirements.--To meet the requirements of this section, a
State shall adopt the following practices in the issuance of drivers'
licenses and identification cards:
(1) Employ technology to capture digital images of identity
source documents so that the images can be retained in
electronic storage in a transferable format.
(2) Retain paper copies of source documents for a minimum of
7 years or images of source documents presented for a minimum of
10 years.
(3) Subject each person applying for a driver's license or
identification card to mandatory facial image capture.
(4) Establish an effective procedure to confirm or verify a
renewing applicant's information.
(5) Confirm with the Social Security Administration a social
security account number presented by a person using the full
social security account number. In the event that a social
security account number is already registered to or associated
with another person to which any State has issued a driver's
license or identification card, the State shall resolve the
discrepancy and take appropriate action.
(6) Refuse to issue a driver's license or identification
card to a person holding a driver's license issued by another
State without confirmation that the person is terminating or has
terminated the driver's license.
(7) Ensure the physical security of locations where drivers'
licenses and identification cards are produced and the security
of document materials and papers from which drivers' licenses
and identification cards are produced.
(8) Subject all persons authorized to manufacture or produce
drivers' licenses and identification cards to appropriate
security clearance requirements.

[[Page 119 STAT. 315]]

(9) Establish fraudulent document recognition training
programs for appropriate employees engaged in the issuance of
drivers' licenses and identification cards.
(10) Limit the period of validity of all driver's licenses
and identification cards that are not temporary to a period that
does not exceed 8 years.
(11) In any case in which the State issues a driver's
license or identification card that does not satisfy the
requirements of this section, ensure that such license or
identification card--
(A) clearly states on its face that it may not be
accepted by any Federal agency for federal
identification or any other official purpose; and
(B) uses a unique design or color indicator to alert
Federal agency and other law enforcement personnel that
it may not be accepted for any such purpose.
(12) Provide electronic access to all other States to
information contained in the motor vehicle database of the
State.
(13) Maintain a State motor vehicle database that contains,
at a minimum--
(A) all data fields printed on drivers' licenses and
identification cards issued by the State; and
(B) motor vehicle drivers' histories, including
motor vehicle violations, suspensions, and points on
licenses.

SEC. 203. <<NOTE: 49 USC 30301 note.>> TRAFFICKING IN AUTHENTICATION
FEATURES FOR USE IN FALSE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.

(a) Criminal Penalty.--Section 1028(a)(8) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``false authentication features'' and
inserting ``false or actual authentication features''.
(b) Use of False Driver's License at Airports.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter, into the
appropriate aviation security screening database, appropriate
information regarding any person convicted of using a false
driver's license at an airport (as such term is defined in
section 40102 of title 49, United States Code).
(2) False defined.--In this subsection, the term ``false''
has the same meaning such term has under section 1028(d) of
title 18, United States Code.

SEC. 204. GRANTS TO <<NOTE: 49 USC 30301 note.>> STATES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to a State to assist
the State in conforming to the minimum standards set forth in this
title.
(b) 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 title.

SEC. 205. <<NOTE: 49 USC 30301 note.>> AUTHORITY.

(a) Participation of Secretary of Transportation and States.--All
authority to issue regulations, set standards, and issue grants under
this title shall be carried out by the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Transportation and the States.
(b) Extensions of Deadlines.--The Secretary may grant to a State an
extension of time to meet the requirements of section 202(a)(1) if the
State provides adequate justification for noncompliance."


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