,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hfce ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #cj1 #bjbf,mr4 ,shreve 7for himself and ,mr4 ,taylor7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to modernize and improve the accuracy1 timeliness1 and interoperability of the ,systematic ,alien ,verification for ,entitlements program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,verification ,enhancement and ,reliability for ,immigration ,fidelity ,act of #bjbf or as the ,,verify ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,,save program modernization 7a7 ,general requirement ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 acting through ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services1 shall modernize the ,,save program to ensure accurate1 timely1 and reliable verification response1 including by-- 7#a7 upgrading query processing infrastructure to reduce response latency2 7#b7 implementing automated data reconciliation with source systems2 7#c7 expanding ,,api access for authorized querying agencies2 and 7#d7 establishing a user feedback mechanism for agencies to report suspected data errors4 7b7 ,timeliness of updates ,to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with applicable law1 the ,secretary shall ensure that changes to an individual's immigration status1 including grants1 extensions1 expirations1 revocations1 or terminations of lawful status or parole1 are reflected in the ,,save program not later than #bd hours after such changes are recorded in the originating system4 7c7 ,interoperability and data sharing ,the ,secretary1 consistent with the ,privacy ,act of #aigd1 the ,e-,government ,act of #bjjb1 the ,computer ,matching and ,privacy ,protection ,act of #aihh1 and other applicable ,federal law1 shall-- 7#a7 integrate the ,,save program into relevant ,department of ,homeland ,security systems1 including arrival and departure information systems2 7#b7 establish or update memoranda of understanding with the ,social ,security ,administration and other ,federal agencies1 as appropriate1 to improve verification accuracy using data-sharing arrangements authorized under applicable ,federal law1 including section #fajc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code1 the ,computer ,matching and ,privacy ,protection ,act of #aihh1 and memoranda of understanding in effect as of the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#c7 encourage voluntary data-sharing agreements with ,state vital records agencies for verification of birth and death information1 where legally permissible4 7d7 ,post-,verification status change alerts ,the ,,save program shall notify querying agencies when an individual's immigration status materially changes after a prior verification1 when such notification is relevant to continued eligibility4 ,notifications shall comply with privacy applicable ,federal privacy laws1 including the ,privacy ,act of #aigd1 and with additional administrative safeguards established by the ,secretary and include only information necessary for eligibility determinations4 7e7 ,data scope limitations ,information used or displayed through the ,,save program shall be limited to data necessary for eligibility verification purposes4 ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to authorize-- 7#a7 the expansion of the ,,save program to include non-immigration criminal history databases2 and 7#b7 the use of the ,,save program for general law enforcement or surveillance purposes4 7f7 ,use of automated tools ,the ,secretary may use automated or algorithmic tools within the ,,save program solely for data reconciliation1 error reduction1 and identity matching1 provided that-- 7#a7 no adverse eligibility determination is made solely on the basis of automated processing2 7#b7 human review is required for contested or negative determinations2 and 7#c7 the ,secretary implements regular testing for accuracy and bias and submits summary results annually to ,congress4 #c4 ,prohibition on user access and fees ,no fee may be charged to a ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government agency for submitting a verification query through the ,,save program4 #d4 ,implementation and oversight 7a7 ,modernization plan ,not later than #ahj days after enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a ,,save modernization plan that includes-- 7#a7 a description of technological upgrades to the ,,save program2 7#b7 user training improvements2 and 7#c7 performance metrics related to accuracy and response time1 including error rates and average query completion time benchmarks4 7b7 ,inspector general audits ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall conduct annual audits of the ,,save program's accuracy1 timeliness1 and compliance with this ,act1 and submit reports to ,congress4 7c7 ,corrective action ,if the ,inspector ,general identifies material non-compliance1 the ,secretary shall submit a corrective action plan to ,congress within #ij days4 ,continued non-compliance may be addressed through limitations on the use of funds for non-,,save discretionary activities1 as determined by ,congress1 and may trigger suspension of ,,save queries until compliance is restored4 #e4 ,definition ,for purposes of this ,act1 the term ,,save program means the ,systematic ,alien ,verification for ,entitlements program1 established pursuant to section #aba of the ,immigration ,reform and ,control ,act of #aihf4 #f4 ,effective date ,this ,act shall take effect one year after the date of enactment1 except that planning and reporting requirements under section #d shall take effect immediately upon enactment4 #g4 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 or the application thereof1 is held invalid1 the remainder of this ,act shall not be affected4