110 HR 4088 IH: Border Law Enforcement Act U.S. House of Representatives 2007-11-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4088 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 6, 2007 Mr. Shuler (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Space, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Ross, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Hill, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Berry, Mr. Carney, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Boren, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Baird, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Ms. Bean, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Renzi, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Royce, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Coble, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Poe, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Fallin, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Graves, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Gingrey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide immigration reform by securing America’s borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 or as the SAVE Act of 2007. (b)

Table of Contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Securing America’s International Borders Subtitle A—Manpower, Technology, and Infrastructure Improvements Sec. 101. Manpower. Sec. 102. Technology. Sec. 103. Infrastructure. Sec. 104. Aerial vehicles and surveillance systems. Subtitle B—Strategies and Progress Reports for Securing America’s Borders Sec. 111. National strategy to secure the borders. Sec. 112. Accountable financing of a secure border initiative. Subtitle C—Rapid Response Measures Sec. 121. Deployment of border patrol agents. Sec. 122. Border patrol major assets. Sec. 123. Electronic equipment. Sec. 124. Personal equipment. Sec. 125. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle D—Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Sec. 131. Definitions. Sec. 132. Expansion of commerce security programs. Subtitle E—Other Border Security Initiatives Sec. 141. Alien smuggling and terrorism prevention. Sec. 142. Border security on certain Federal land. Subtitle F—Border Law Enforcement Sec. 151. Short title. Sec. 152. Findings. Sec. 153. Border relief grant program. Sec. 154. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 155. Regulations. Title II—Ending Unlawful Employment Subtitle A—Employee Verification Sec. 201. Mandatory employment authorization verification. Sec. 202. Mandatory notification of SSN mismatches and multiple uses. Sec. 203. Establishment of electronic birth and death registration systems. Sec. 204. Penalty for failure to file correct information returns. Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Nondeductibility of Wages Paid to Unauthorized Aliens Sec. 211. Clarification that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income. Title III—Enhancing and Fully Utilizing Current Methods of Interior Enforcement Sec. 301. Increase investigative efforts. Sec. 302. Increased oversight of agents. Sec. 303. Rewards program. Sec. 304. Increased detention facilities for aliens apprehended for illegal entry. Sec. 305. Findings and purpose. Sec. 306. Additional district court judgeships. Sec. 307. Media campaign.