,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aagf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjac ,mr4  
,vitt] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to impose a f9e ) respect to   
int]national remittance transf]s if !   
s5d] is unable to v]ify legal /atus 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,remittance ,/atus ,v]ification ,act (  
#bjac4  #b4 ,/atus v]ification =        
remittance transf]s ,section #iai ( !   
,electronic ,fund ,transf] ,act 7relat+ 
to remittance transf]s7 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4  
#afibo-#a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by          
r$esignat+ subsection 7g7 z subsection  
7h72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7f7 ! foll[+3  7g7 ,/atus v]ification ( 
s5d]  7#a7 ,reque/ = pro( ( /atus  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,ea* remittance transf] provid]
 %all reque/ f ea* s5d] ( a remittance  
transf]1 ! recipi5t ( :i* is locat$ 9   
any c\ntry o!r ?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 pro(

 ( ! /atus ( t s5d] "u ! immigration    
laws1 prior to ! initiation ( !         
remittance transf]4  7,b7 ,acceptable   
docum5tation ,acceptable docum5tation ( 
! /atus ( ! s5d] "u ?is p>agraph--  7i7 
%all be1 9 any ,/ate t requires pro( (  
legal resid5ce--  7,i7 a ,/ate-issu$    
driv]'s lic5se or ,f$]al passport2 or   
7,,ii7 ! same docum5tation z requir$ by 
! ,/ate = pro( ( id5tity = ! issuance ( 
a driv]'s lic5se1 or z requir$ = a      
passport2  7ii7 %all be1 9 any ,/ate t  
does n require pro( ( legal resid5ce1   
su* docum5tation z ! ,bureau %all       
require1 by rule2 &  7iii7 does n       
include any matricula consul> c>d4  7#b7
 ,f9e = noncompliance ,ea* remittance   
transf] provid] %all impose on any s5d] 
:o is unable to provide ! pro( ( /atus  
reque/$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 at ! "t (      
transf]1 a f9e equal to #g p]c5t ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates doll> am\nt to be         
transf]r$ 7exclud+ any fees or o!r *>ges
 impos$ by ! remittance transf]         
provid]74  7#c7 ,submission ( f9es to   

,bureau ,all f9es impos$ & collect$ by a
 remittance transf] provid] "u p>agraph 
7#b7 %all be submitt$ to ! ,bureau1 9   
su* =m & 9 su* mann] z ! ,bureau %all   
e/abli%1 by rule4  7#d7 ,adm9i/rative & 
en=cem5t co/s ,! ,bureau %all use f9es  
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#c7 to pay !      
adm9i/rative & en=cem5t co/s to !       
,bureau 9 c>ry+ out ?is subsection4     
7#e7 ,use ( f9es = bord] protection     
,am\nts f ! collection ( f9es "u ?is    
subsection t rema9 available aft] !     
paym5t ( exp5ses describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#d71 %all be transf]r$ by ! ,bureau to 
! ,treasury1 to be us$ to pay exp5ses   
relat+ to ,unit$ ,/ates ,cu/oms & ,bord]
 ,protection = bord] security f5c+1     
infra/ructure1 & te*nology4  7#f7       
,def9ition relat+ to immigration /atus  
,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m immigration    
laws has ! same mean+ z 9 section       
#aja7;a7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a774  4  #c4 
,/udy & report reg>d+ remittance transf]
 process+ f9es & id5tification program  

7a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy to    
det]m9e ! effects ( ! enactm5t ( section
 #iai7;g7 ( ! ,electronic ,fund ,transf]
 ,act1 z am5d$ by ?is ,act4  7b7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 t includes--  7#a7 an analysis ( ! 
co/s & b5efits ( comply+ ) section      
#iai7;g7 ( ! ,electronic ,fund ,transf] 
,act1 z am5d$ by ?is ,act2 &  7#b7      
recomm5dations ab\t :e!r ! f9es impos$  
"u t section #iai7;g7 %\ld be ext5d$ or 
increas$4