,i #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hhba ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ad1 #bjbb,mr4 ,casten 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,bush1 ,ms4 ,bass1 and ,mr4 ,payne7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,commissioner of the ,social ,security ,administration to produce and make available at no cost to certain individuals in the ,united ,states an identification for the purpose of allowing such individuals to meet certain identification requirements1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,i,ds for an ,inclusive ,democracy ,act4 #b4 ,federal identification cards 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of the ,social ,security ,administration shall produce and make available at no cost to individuals in the ,united ,states who submit an application under subsection 7f7 an identification pursuant to the requirements in the report issued by the ,task ,force on ,federal ,identification ,cards under section #c7;i7 that can be presented by such individuals to satisfy certain identification requirements4 7b7 ,use of identification ,with respect to an individual1 the identification described in subsection 7a7 shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy identification requirements to the same extent and for the same purposes that any driver's license or identification card issued by a ,state is accepted to satisfy such requirements4 7c7 ,content of identification ,with respect to an individual1 the identification described in subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 the full name of the individual2 7#b7 the date of birth of the individual2 7#c7 the gender of the individual1 which shall include an option for male1 female1 and ,x 7representing an unspecified or other gender identity71 as attested by the individual2 7#d7 a photograph of the individual2 7#e7 a unique identification number2 7#f7 the date the identification was issued to the individual2 and 7#g7 the date on which the identification is no longer valid4 7d7 ,security features of identification ,the identification described in subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 physical security features to make the identification resistant to tampering1 counterfeiting1 duplicating1 and fraudulent use2 and 7#b7 common machine-readable identity information based on defined minimum data elements as determined by the ,task ,force on ,federal ,identification ,cards established under section #c7;a74 7e7 ,period of validity of identification 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 with respect to an individual1 the identification described in subsection 7a7 shall be valid for the #aj-year period which begins on the date the identification is issued by the ,commissioner of the ,social ,security ,administration to the individual4 7#b7 ,special rule for certain individuals ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 in the case of an individual with a valid identification-- 7,a7 who is under the age of #ah1 such identification shall only be valid during the period beginning on the date the identification is issued to the individual and ending on the date the individual reaches the age of #ah1 after which the individual may submit an application for a renewal under subsection 7f77#b72 and 7,b7 who reaches #fe years of age or older during the period the identification is valid1 the identification of such individual shall be deemed valid upon the expiration of the #aj-year validity period for such identification without requiring a renewal of such identification4 7f7 ,eligibility requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,to receive an identification under this section1 an individual who is at least #ad years of age or older shall submit an application at such time and containing such information as the ,task ,force on ,federal ,identification ,cards established under section #c7;a7 determines appropriate4 7#b7 ,renewal application ,to receive a renewal of the identification described in subsection 7a71 an individual shall submit an application at such time and containing such information as the ,task ,force on ,federal ,identification ,cards established under section #c7;a7 determines appropriate1 except that an individual shall not be required to provide documents that include the personally identifiable information of such individual unless any of such personally identifiable information has changed with respect to the most recent application submitted by the individual4 7g7 ,public education campaign ,not later than #f months before the date the identification is made available to individuals under subsection 7a71 the ,commissioner of the ,social ,security ,administration shall develop and implement a campaign to educate the public with respect to the identification described in subsection 7a71 including how an individual can receive and use such an identification to satisfy certain identification requirements4 7h7 ,postal ,service application process 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,postmaster ,general of the ,united ,states ,postal ,service shall1 in consultation with the ,commissioner of the ,social ,security ,administration1 develop and implement a process pursuant to the requirements of paragraph 7#b7 that enables individuals to apply for the identification described in subsection 7a7 through the ,united ,states ,postal ,service1 including a process with respect to an application for a first-time identification and a renewal of such identification1 which shall be modeled after the process with respect to applications for a passport through the ,postal ,service4 7#b7 ,process requirements ,the process developed under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 with respect to an individual1 an option to-- 7,a7 receive full service at a post office location1 including by providing photography services at no cost to the individual2 7,b7 submit an application online through the website of the ,postal ,service2 7,c7 mail a written application described in subsection 7f7 through the mail service of the ,postal ,service at no cost to the individual2 and 7,d7 with respect to an approved identification of an individual1 receive such identification through mail service to the individual's address or a post office location1 at the option of the individual4 7i7 ,state defined ,in this section1 the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 and the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4 #c4 ,task ,force on ,federal ,identification ,cards 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established a ,task ,force on ,federal ,identification ,cards 7in this section referred to as the ,task ,force7 for the purpose of determining the requirements to produce and make available the identification described in section #b7;a74 7b7 ,membership ,the ,task ,force shall be composed of at least #i members as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,commissioner of the ,social ,security ,administration4 7#b7 ,at least #a representative from the ,election ,assistance ,commission4 7#c7 ,at least #a representative from the ,domestic ,policy ,council4 7#d7 ,at least #a representative from the ,united ,states ,postal ,service4 7#e7 ,at least #a representative from the ,consumer ,financial ,protection ,bureau4 7#f7 ,at least #a representative from the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7#g7 ,at least #a representative from the ,department of ,education4 7#h7 ,at least #a representative from the ,department of ,labor4 7#i7 ,at least #a representative from the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7#aj7 ,the ,commissioner of the ,social ,security ,administration1 in collaboration with the representatives described in paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#i71 may appoint such other individuals with relevant expertise or experience as the ,task ,force shall determine appropriate and the ,task ,force shall1 with respect to any such appointees1 make efforts to ensure that populations that have been disproportionately affected by the lack of access to identification are represented4 7c7 ,deadline for appointment ,all appointments to the ,task ,force shall be made not later than #h months after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7d7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy in the ,task ,force shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment4 7e7 ,prohibition on compensation of ,federal employees ,members of the ,task ,force who are full-time officers or employees of the ,united ,states may not receive additional pay1 allowances1 or benefits by reason of their service on the ,task ,force4 7f7 ,travel expenses ,except as provided in subsection 7e71 each member shall receive travel expenses1 including per diem in lieu of subsistence1 in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7g7 ,support staff2 administrative services 7#a7 ,support staff ,the ,commissioner of the ,social ,security ,administration1 any representatives from the ,election ,assistance ,commission1 and any representatives from the ,domestic ,policy ,council shall provide support staff for the ,task ,force4 7#b7 ,administrative services ,upon the request of the ,task ,force1 the ,commissioner of the ,social ,security ,administration1 any representatives from the ,election ,assistance ,commission1 and any representatives from the ,domestic ,policy ,council shall provide any information1 administrative services1 and supplies that such ,commissioner and representatives jointly consider necessary for the ,task ,force to carry out its duties under this section4 7h7 ,nonapplicability of ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act ,the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to the ,task ,force4 7i7 ,report on requirements for producing and making identifications available 7#a7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,task ,force shall issue a report regarding the requirements to produce and make available the identification described in section #b7;a74 7#b7 ,prohibiting unauthorized disclosure of information ,the ,task ,force shall include in the report issued under this subsection a requirement that the ,commissioner of ,social ,security and the ,postmaster ,general shall establish procedures to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of any information obtained with respect to individuals who seek assistance in obtaining the identification described in section #b7;a74 7j7 ,development of voluntary best practices ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,task ,force shall develop and publish recommendations for voluntary best practices for nonprofit organizations and entities that provide services to vulnerable populations with respect to how such organizations and entities can assist individuals to obtain the identification described in section #b7;a71 which shall include-- 7#a7 recommendations with respect to how such organizations and entities can provide full service to individuals to obtain such identification2 and 7#b7 recommendations to minimize the barriers faced by such individuals1 including individuals from groups which have been disproportionately affected by the lack of access to identification1 in obtaining documentation of the information necessary to obtain the identification4 7k7 ,termination ,the ,task ,force shall terminate on the date the identification is made available to individuals under section #b7;a74 #d4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this ,act4