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 118 STAT. 3830 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 (C) TIME REQUIREMENT.—The process described in subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in a timely manner to ensure that— (i) any recommendation for a proposed rule or report is provided to the Secretary of Transportation not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act and shall include an assessment of the benefits and costs of the recommendation; and (ii) a final rule is promulgated not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) GRANTS TO STATES.— (1) ASSISTANCE IN MEETING FEDERAL STANDARDS.—Begin- ning on the date a final regulation is promulgated under sub- section (b)(2), the Secretary of Transportation shall award grants to States to assist them in conforming to the minimum standards for driver’s licenses and personal identification cards set forth in the regulation. (2) ALLOCATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary of Transpor- tation shall award grants to States under this subsection based on the proportion that the estimated average annual number of driver’s licenses and personal identification cards issued by a State applying for a grant bears to the average annual number of such documents issued by all States. (3) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), each State shall receive not less than 0.5 percent of the grant funds made available under this subsection. (d) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary of Transportation may extend the date specified under subsection (b)(1)(A) for up to 2 years for driver’s licenses issued by a State if the Secretary determines that the State made reasonable efforts to comply with the date under such subsection but was unable to do so. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009, such sums as may be nec- essary to carry out this section. SEC. 7213. SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS AND NUMBERS. (a) SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.—The Commissioner of Social Security shall— (1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act— (A) restrict the issuance of multiple replacement social security cards to any individual to 3 per year and 10 for the life of the individual, except that the Commissioner may allow for reasonable exceptions from the limits under this paragraph on a case-by-case basis in compelling cir- cumstances; (B) establish minimum standards for the verification of documents or records submitted by an individual to establish eligibility for an original or replacement social security card, other than for purposes of enumeration at birth; and (C) require independent verification of any birth record submitted by an individual to establish eligibility for a social security account number, other than for purposes of enumeration at birth, except that the Commissioner Deadlines. 42 USC 405 note. Effective date. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00364 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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