,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aagf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,vitter introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to impose a fine with respect  
to international remittance transfers if
 the sender is unable to verify legal   
status in the ,united ,states1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,remittance    
,status ,verification ,act of #bjac4    
#b4 ,status verification for remittance 
transfers ,section #iai of the          
,electronic ,fund ,transfer ,act        
7relating to remittance transfers7 7#ab 
,u4,s4,c4 #afibo-#a7 is amended--  7#a7 
by redesignating subsection 7g7 as      
subsection 7h72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7f7 the following3  7g7
 ,status verification of sender  7#a7   
,request for proof of status  7,a7 ,in  
general ,each remittance transfer       

provider shall request from each sender 
of a remittance transfer1 the recipient 
of which is located in any country other
 than the ,united ,states1 proof of the 
status of that sender under the         
immigration laws1 prior to the          
initiation of the remittance transfer4  
7,b7 ,acceptable documentation          
,acceptable documentation of the status 
of the sender under this paragraph--    
7i7 shall be1 in any ,state that        
requires proof of legal residence--     
7,i7 a ,state-issued driver's license or
 ,federal passport2 or  7,,ii7 the same 
documentation as required by the ,state 
for proof of identity for the issuance  
of a driver's license1 or as required   
for a passport2  7ii7 shall be1 in any  
,state that does not require proof of   
legal residence1 such documentation as  
the ,bureau shall require1 by rule2 and 
7iii7 does not include any matricula    
consular card4  7#b7 ,fine for          
noncompliance ,each remittance transfer 
provider shall impose on any sender who 

is unable to provide the proof of status
 requested under paragraph 7#a7 at the  
time of transfer1 a fine equal to #g    
percent of the ,united ,states dollar   
amount to be transferred 7excluding any 
fees or other charges imposed by the    
remittance transfer provider74  7#c7    
,submission of fines to ,bureau ,all    
fines imposed and collected by a        
remittance transfer provider under      
paragraph 7#b7 shall be submitted to the
 ,bureau1 in such form and in such      
manner as the ,bureau shall establish1  
by rule4  7#d7 ,administrative and      
enforcement costs ,the ,bureau shall use
 fines submitted under paragraph 7#c7 to
 pay the administrative and enforcement 
costs to the ,bureau in carrying out    
this subsection4  7#e7 ,use of fines for
 border protection ,amounts from the    
collection of fines under this          
subsection that remain available after  
the payment of expenses described in    
paragraph 7#d71 shall be transferred by 
the ,bureau to the ,treasury1 to be used

 to pay expenses relating to ,united    
,states ,customs and ,border ,protection
 for border security fencing1           
infrastructure1 and technology4  7#f7   
,definition relating to immigration     
status ,in this subsection1 the term    
immigration laws has the same meaning as
 in section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaja7;a774  4  #c4 ,study and report   
regarding remittance transfer processing
 fines and identification program  7a7  
,study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states shall conduct a study  
to determine the effects of the         
enactment of section #iai7;g7 of the    
,electronic ,fund ,transfer ,act1 as    
amended by this ,act4  7b7 ,report ,not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban      
,affairs and the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of
 the ,senate and the ,committee on      

,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives a report on the results
 of the study conducted under paragraph 
7#a7 that includes--  7#a7 an analysis  
of the costs and benefits of complying  
with section #iai7;g7 of the ,electronic
 ,fund ,transfer ,act1 as amended by    
this ,act2 and  7#b7 recommendations    
about whether the fines imposed under   
that section #iai7;g7 should be extended
 or increased4