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 110 STAT. 3009 -719 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 Transportation shall make grants to States to assist them in issuing driver's licenses and other comparable identification documents that satisfy the requirements under such paragraph. (3) EFFECTIVE DATES.— (A) IN GENERAL.— Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL AGENCIES. —Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall take effect beginning on October 1, 2000, but shall apply only to licenses or documents issued to an individual for the first time and to replacement or renewal licenses or documents issued according to State law. (c) REPORT.— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the Congress on ways to reduce the fraudulent obtaining and the fraudulent use of birth certificates, including any such use to obtain a social security account number or a State or Federal document related to identification or immigration. (d) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED.— For purposes of this section, the term "Federal agenc/' means any of the following: (1) An Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code). (2) A military department (as defined in section 102 of such title). (3) An agency in the legislative branch of the Government of the United States. (4) An agency in the judicial branch of the Government of the United States. 42 USC 405 note. SEC. 657. DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE OF COUNTERFEIT-RESIST- ANT SOCIAL SECURITY CARD. (a) DEVELOPMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Commissioner of Social Security (in this section referred to as the "Commissioner") shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section, develop a prototype of a counterfeit-resistant social security card. Such prototype card— (A) shall be made of a durable, tamper-resistant material such as plastic or polyester; (B) shall employ technologies that provide security features, such as magnetic stripes, holograms, and integrated circuits; and (C) shall be developed so as to provide individuals with reliable proof of citizenship or legal resident alien status. (2) ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.The Attorney General shall provide such information and assistance as the Commissioner deems necessary to achieve the purposes of this section. (b) STUDIES AND REPORTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Comptroller General and the Commissioner of Social Security shall each conduct a study, and issue a report to the Congress, that examines different methods of improving the social security card application process.

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