,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ab1       
#bjag,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,paul1 and ,mr4 ,tester7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,real ,,id ,act
 of #bjje to repeal provisions requiring
 uniform ,state driver's licenses and   
,state identification cards1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,repeal ,,id   
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,repeal of          
requirements for uniform ,state driver's
 licenses and ,state identification     
cards  7a7 ,repeal ,title ,,ii of the   
,real ,,id ,act of #bjje 7division ,b of
 ,public ,law #aji-ac7 is amended by    
striking sections #bja through #bje 7#di
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcja note74  7b7           
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,criminal  
code ,section #ajbh7;a77#h7 of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  

by striking false or actual             
authentication features and inserting   
false identification features4  7#b7    
,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism    
,prevention ,act of #bjjd  7,a7 ,in     
general ,subtitle ,b of title ,,vii of  
the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism
 ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law
 #ajh-deh7 is amended by inserting after
 section #gbaa the following3  #gbab4   
,driver's licenses and personal         
identification cards  7a7 ,definitions  
,in this section3 7#a7 ,driver's license
 ,the term driver's license means a     
motor vehicle operator's license 7as    
defined in section #cjcja7e7 of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code74  7#b7      
,personal identification card ,the term 
personal identification card means an   
identification document 7as defined in  
section #ajbh7;d77#c7 of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code7 that has been    
issued by a ,state4  7b7 ,standards for 
acceptance by ,federal agencies  7#a7   
,in general  7,a7 ,limitation on        

acceptance ,no ,federal agency may      
accept1 for any official purpose1 a     
driver's license or personal            
identification card newly issued by a   
,state more than #b years after the     
promulgation of the minimum standards   
under paragraph 7#b7 unless the driver's
 license or personal identification card
 conforms to such minimum standards4    
7,b7 ,date for conformance ,the         
,secretary of ,transportation1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 shall establish a  
date after which no driver's license or 
personal identification card shall be   
accepted by a ,federal agency for any   
official purpose unless such driver's   
license or personal identification card 
conforms to the minimum standards       
established under paragraph 7#b74 ,the  
date shall be as early as the ,secretary
 determines it is practicable for the   
,states to comply with such date with   
reasonable efforts4  7,c7 ,state        
certification  7i7 ,in general ,each    

,state shall certify to the ,secretary  
of ,transportation that the ,state is in
 compliance with the requirements of    
this section4  7ii7 ,frequency          
,certifications under clause 7i7 shall  
be made at such intervals and in such a 
manner as the ,secretary of             
,transportation1 with the concurrence of
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 
may prescribe by regulation4  7iii7     
,audits ,the ,secretary of              
,transportation may conduct periodic    
audits of each ,state's compliance with 
the requirements of this section4  7#b7 
,minimum standards ,not later than #ah  
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,transportation1 in consultation with   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
shall establish1 by regulation1 minimum 
standards for driver's licenses or      
personal identification cards issued by 
a ,state for use by ,federal agencies   
for identification purposes that shall  
include--  7,a7 standards for           

documentation required as proof of      
identity of an applicant for a driver's 
license or personal identification card2
  7,b7 standards for the verifiability  
of documents used to obtain a driver's  
license or personal identification card2
  7,c7 standards for the processing of  
applications for driver's licenses and  
personal identification cards to prevent
 fraud2  7,d7 standards for information 
to be included on each driver's license 
or personal identification card1        
including--  7i7 the person's full legal
 name2  7ii7 the person's date of birth2
  7iii7 the person's gender2  7iv7 the  
person's driver's license or personal   
identification card number2  7v7 a      
digital photograph of the person2  7vi7 
the person's address of principal       
residence2 and  7vii7 the person's      
signature2  7,e7 standards for common   
machine-readable identity information to
 be included on each driver's license or
 personal identification card1 including
 defined minimum data elements2  7,f7   

security standards to ensure that       
driver's licenses and personal          
identification cards are-- 7i7 resistant
 to tampering1 alteration1 or           
counterfeiting2 and  7ii7 capable of    
accommodating and ensuring the security 
of a digital photograph or other unique 
identifier2 and  7,g7 a requirement that
 a ,state confiscate a driver's license 
or personal identification card if any  
component or security feature of the    
license or identification card is       
compromised4  7#c7 ,content of          
regulations ,the regulations required   
under paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 shall       
facilitate communication between the    
chief driver licensing official of a    
,state1 an appropriate official of a    
,federal agency and other relevant      
officials1 to verify the authenticity of
 documents1 as appropriate1 issued by   
such ,federal agency or entity and      
presented to prove the identity of an   
individual2  7,b7 may not infringe on a 
,state's power to set criteria          

concerning what categories of           
individuals are eligible to obtain a    
driver's license or personal            
identification card from that ,state2   
7,c7 may not require a ,state to comply 
with any such regulation that conflicts 
with or otherwise interferes with the   
full enforcement of ,state criteria     
concerning the categories of individuals
 that are eligible to obtain a driver's 
license or personal identification card 
from that ,state2  7,d7 may not require 
a single design to which driver's       
licenses or personal identification     
cards issued by all ,states must        
conform2 and  7,e7 shall include        
procedures and requirements to protect  
the privacy rights of individuals who   
apply for and hold driver's licenses and
 personal identification cards4  7#d7   
,negotiated rulemaking  7,a7 ,in general
 ,before publishing the proposed        
regulations required by paragraph 7#b7  
to carry out this title1 the ,secretary 
of ,transportation shall establish a    

negotiated rulemaking process pursuant  
to subchapter ,,iv of chapter #e of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7#e     
,u4,s4,c4 #efa et seq474  7,b7          
,representation on negotiated rulemaking
 committee ,any negotiated rulemaking   
committee established by the ,secretary 
of ,transportation pursuant to          
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include         
representatives from--  7i7 among ,state
 offices that issue driver's licenses or
 personal identification cards2  7ii7   
among ,state elected officials2  7iii7  
the ,department of ,homeland ,security2 
and  7iv7 among interested parties4     
7,c7 ,time requirement ,the process     
described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be 
conducted in a timely manner to ensure  
that-- 7i7 any recommendation for a     
proposed rule or report is provided to  
the ,secretary of ,transportation not   
later than #i months after the date of  
enactment of this ,act and shall include
 an assessment of the benefits and costs
 of the recommendation2 and  7ii7 a     

final rule is promulgated not later than
 #ah months after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4  7c7 ,grants to ,states   
7#a7 ,assistance in meeting federal     
standards ,beginning on the date a final
 regulation is promulgated under        
subsection 7b77#b71 the ,secretary of   
,transportation shall award grants to   
,states to assist them in conforming to 
the minimum standards for driver's      
licenses and personal identification    
cards set forth in the regulation4  7#b7
 ,allocation of grants ,the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall award grants to
 ,states under this subsection based on 
the proportion that the estimated       
average annual number of driver's       
licenses and personal identification    
cards issued by a ,state applying for a 
grant bears to the average annual number
 of such documents issued by all        
,states4  7#c7 ,minimum allocation      
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#b71 each   
,state shall receive not less than #j4e 
percent of the grant funds made         

available under this subsection4  7d7   
,extension of effective date ,the       
,secretary of ,transportation may extend
 the date specified under subsection    
7b77#a77;,a7 for up to #b years for     
driver's licenses issued by a ,state if 
the ,secretary determines that the      
,state made reasonable efforts to comply
 with the date under such subsection but
 was unable to do so4  7e7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary of ,transportation for each 
of the fiscal years #bjje through #bjji1
 such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this section4  4  7,b7 ,effective   
date ,section #gbab of the ,intelligence
 ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act
 of #bjjd1 as added by subparagraph     
7,a71 shall take effect as if included  
in the original enactment of such ,act  
on ,december #ag1 #bjjd4