‘(a) Minimum Standards for Federal Use-
‘(1) IN GENERAL- Beginning 1 year after the date on which final regulations are issued to implement this subtitle, pursuant to section 5 of the PASS ID Act--
‘(A) a Federal agency may not accept, for any official purpose, a driver’s license or identification card issued by a State to any person unless the State is materially compliant; and
‘(B) no person shall be denied boarding a commercial aircraft solely on the basis of failure to present a driver’s license or identification card issued pursuant to this subtitle.
‘(2) AGENCY ACCEPTANCE- Beginning 6 years after the date on which final regulations are issued to implement this subtitle, pursuant to section 5 of the PASS ID Act, a Federal agency may not accept, for any official purpose, a driver’s license or identification card unless the license or card complies with subsection (b).
‘(3) STATE CERTIFICATIONS- The Secretary shall determine whether a State is meeting the requirements of this section based on certifications made by the State to the Secretary. Such certifications shall be made at such times and in such manner as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, may prescribe by regulation.
‘(4) CERTIFICATION OF OTHER IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS- The Secretary may certify any driver’s license or identification card, including an Enhanced Driver’s License designated by the Secretary under section 7209 of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004, as compliant with the requirements of this subtitle if the Secretary, after review, determines such license or card meets the requirements of this subtitle.
‘(b) Minimum Document Requirements- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall include, at a minimum, the following information and features on each driver’s license and identification card issued to a person by the State:
‘(1) The person’s legal name.
‘(2) The person’s date of birth.
‘(3) The person’s gender.
‘(4) The person’s driver’s license or identification card number.
‘(5) A digital photograph of the person.
‘(6) The person’s address of principal residence, except--
‘(A) as provided for under section 827 of the Violence Against Women Act (Public Law 109-162); or
‘(B) for any individual who a State determines should be exempted from the requirement under this paragraph to protect the safety or security of the applicant.
‘(7) The person’s signature.
‘(8) A combination of security features designed to protect the physical integrity of the document, including the prevention of tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes.
‘(9) A common machine-readable technology, containing the data elements available on the face of a driver’s license or identification card. A person’s social security number may not be included in these data elements.
‘(10) A unique symbol designated by the Secretary to indicate compliance with the requirements under this section.
‘(c) Minimum Issuance Standards-
‘(1) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this section, for all driver’s licenses and identification cards issued under this subtitle at least 1 year after the date on which final regulations are issued to implement this subtitle, pursuant to section 5 of the PASS ID Act, a State shall require, at a minimum, presentation and validation of the following information before issuing a driver’s license or identification card to a person:
‘(A) A photo identity document, except that a non-photo identity document is acceptable if it includes both the person’s full name and date of birth.
‘(B) Documentation showing the person’s date of birth.
‘(C) Proof of the person’s social security account number or verification that the person is not eligible for a social security account number.
‘(D) Documentation showing the person’s name and address of principal residence.
‘(2) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS-
‘(A) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall comply with the minimum standards of this paragraph.
‘(B) EVIDENCE OF LAWFUL STATUS- Before issuing a driver’s license or identification card to a person, a State shall verify that the person--
‘(i) is a citizen or national of the United States;
‘(ii) has been granted lawful permanent residence in the United States;
‘(iii) has been granted asylum or withholding of removal, or has been admitted into the United States as a refugee;
‘(iv) has been granted temporary residence in the United States;
‘(v) has been paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)), subject to such exceptions as the Secretary, in the Secretary’s unreviewable discretion, may prescribe for aliens paroled into the United States for prosecution or other categories of paroled aliens;
‘(vi) is a lawful nonimmigrant in the United States;
‘(vii) has a pending application for asylum or withholding of removal and has been granted employment authorization;
‘(viii) has been granted temporary protected status in the United States or has a pending application for temporary protective status and has been granted employment authorization;
‘(ix) has been granted deferred action status;
‘(x) has a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident status in the United States;
‘(xi) has otherwise been granted employment authorization in the United States; or
‘(xii) is otherwise an alien lawfully present in the United States, as determined by the Secretary in the Secretary’s unreviewable discretion.
‘(C) TEMPORARY DRIVER’S LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS-
‘(i) IN GENERAL- If a person presents evidence under any of clauses (iv) through (xii) of subparagraph (B), the State may only issue a temporary driver’s license or temporary identification card to the person that is valid for a time period ending not later than the expiration date of the applicant’s authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no such expiration date, for a period not to exceed 1 year. The Secretary may, in the Secretary’s unreviewable discretion, authorize the issuance of temporary driver’s licenses or temporary identification cards, for periods longer than 1 year, to employees of international organizations and to other nonimmigrant aliens who are authorized to remain in the United States for an indefinite period.
‘(ii) DISPLAY OF EXPIRATION DATE- A temporary driver’s license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall clearly state the date on which it expires.
‘(iii) RENEWAL- A temporary driver’s license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph may be renewed only upon verification of the applicant’s current lawful status.
‘(3) VALIDATION OF DOCUMENTS- To meet the requirements of this section, a State--
‘(A) shall not accept any foreign document, other than an official passport, to satisfy a requirement of paragraph (1) or (2); and
‘(B) not later than 1 year after the date on which final regulations are issued to implement this subtitle, pursuant to section 5 of the PASS ID Act, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary to routinely utilize the automated system known as Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements established under section 121 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603), to verify the legal presence status of a person, other than a United States citizen or national, who is applying for a driver’s license or identification card.
‘(d) Other Requirements- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall adopt the following practices in the issuance of driver’s licenses and identification cards:
‘(1)(A) Employ technology to capture digital images of identity source documents so that the images can be retained in electronic storage in a transferrable format for at least as long as the applicable driver’s license or identification card is valid; or
‘(B) retain paper copies of source documents for at least as long as the applicable driver’s license or identification card is valid.
‘(2) Subject each person who submits an application for a driver’s license or identification card to mandatory facial image capture.
‘(3) Establish an effective procedure to confirm or verify a renewing applicant’s information.
‘(4) Confirm with the Social Security Administration a social security account number presented by a person using the full social security account number. In the event that a social security account number is already registered to or associated with another person to which any State has issued a driver’s license or identification card, the State may use any appropriate procedures to resolve nonmatches.
‘(5) Establish an effective procedure to confirm that a person submitting an application for a driver’s license or identification card is terminating or has terminated any driver’s license or identification card issued pursuant to this section to such person by a State.
‘(6) Provide for the physical security of locations where driver’s licenses and identification cards are produced and the security of document materials and papers from which driver’s licenses and identification cards are produced.
‘(7) Establish appropriate administrative and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected and maintained at locations at which driver’s licenses or identification documents are produced or stored, including--
‘(A) procedures to prevent the unauthorized access to, or use of, personally identifiable information;
‘(B) public notice of security and privacy policies, including the use, storage, access to, and sharing of personally identifiable information;
‘(C) the establishment of a process through which individuals may access, amend, and correct, as determined appropriate by the State, their own personally identifiable information.
‘(8) Subject all persons authorized to manufacture or produce driver’s licenses and identification cards to appropriate security clearance requirements.
‘(9) Establish fraudulent document recognition and document validation training programs for appropriate employees engaged in the issuance of driver’s licenses and identification cards.
‘(10) Limit the period of validity of all driver’s licenses and identification cards that are not temporary to a period that does not exceed 8 years.
‘(e) Exceptions Process-
‘(1) IN GENERAL- States shall establish an exceptions process to reasonably accommodate persons who, for extraordinary reasons beyond their control, are unable to present the necessary documents listed in subsection (c)(1).
‘(2) ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTS- Alternative documents accepted under an exceptions process established pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be used to demonstrate lawful presence under subsection (c)(2) unless such documents establish that the person is a citizen or national of the United States.
‘(3) REPORT- States shall include a report on the use of exceptions made under this subsection, which shall not include any personally identifiable information, as a component of the certification required under subsection (a)(3).
‘(f) Use of Federal Systems- States shall not be required to pay fees or other costs associated with the use of the automated systems known as Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements and Social Security On-Line Verification, or any other Federal electronic system, in connection with the issuance of driver’s licenses or identification cards, in accordance with this subtitle.
‘(g) Rule of Construction- Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a State from issuing driver’s licenses and identification cards that do not comply with the requirements of this section.