H.R. 3398 — Referred from Senate

IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3398 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27, 2018Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend the Real ID Act of 2005 to permit Freely Associated States to meet identification requirements under such Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act. 2. Amendment (a) Definition of State Section 201(5) of the Real ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109–13) is amended by striking the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,. (b) Evidence of lawful status Section 202(c)(2)(B) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109–13) is amended— (1) in clause (viii), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (x) is a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau who has been admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant pursuant to a Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic or Federated States. . Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2018.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.