,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #g1         
#bjae,mr4 ,vitter introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to close the loophole that     
allowed the #i_/aa hijackers to obtain  
credit cards from ,united ,states banks 
that financed their terrorist           
activities1 to ensure that illegal      
immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to
 evade ,united ,states immigration laws1
 and for other purposes4  #a4           
,verification of identity for           
non-,united ,states persons opening bank
 accounts  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#ecah7l7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through   
7#f7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g71   
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#b7 the following3     
7#c7 ,restrictions on verifying identity

  7,a7 ,customer information ,for the   
purpose of verifying the identity of an 
individual who is a non-,united ,states 
person seeking to open an account in    
accordance with the regulations issued  
under this section1 a financial         
institution may only accept-- 7i7 a     
social security number2  7ii7 a passport
 number and the country of issuance2    
7iii7 an alien identification card      
number2 or  7iv7 any combination of     
items described in clauses 7i7 through  
7iii74  7,b7 ,customer verification     
through documents ,for the purpose of   
verifying the identity of an individual 
who is a non-,united ,states person     
seeking to open an account in accordance
 with regulations issued under this     
section1 a financial institution may not
 accept identification documents issued 
by a foreign government1 other than an  
unexpired passport4  7,c7 ,definition   
,as used in this paragraph1 the term    
non-,united ,states person means any    
individual that is not a citizen or     

national of the ,united ,states1 as     
defined in section #aja of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74  4  7b7 ,conforming   
amendment ,section #ecah7l77#f7 of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as         
redesignated by this section1 is amended
 by striking 7#d7 and inserting 7#e74