Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Foreign ID Review Act of 2016”.
Foreign ID Review Act of 2016
A BILL
To require the Attorney General to review foreign forms of identification, including consular identification cards and foreign passports without a valid visa, to establish a valid and secure form of identification, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Review of foreign identification
The Attorney General shall, not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, review all forms of identification issued to foreign nationals within the United States by the Governments of Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, including identifications issued by consular officers and foreign passports issued at consular offices, to determine if such forms of identification are sufficiently secure to verify the identity of the bearer of the form of identification for purposes including opening an account with an accredited financial institution and obtaining any benefit that the child of such bearer is lawfully entitled to.
Sec. 3 Report to Congress
Not later than 90 days after the completion of the review under section 2, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that includes the results of such review.