On the recordSeptember 6, 2017
I would add for clarification, Mr. Chairman, that the provision the gentleman referred to is section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, which exempts those employees in foreign countries that surely would not want them uncovered under E-Verify. In response to the gentleman's objection, I have tried to fool E- Verify by punching data into it. The longest delay I could create was 6 seconds. So as far as undue burden is concerned, a 6-second wait in the most extreme circumstances I don't think is extreme at all. This is the right thing for the Federal Government to at least exercise the laws that we pass and we want to impose upon the rest of the country and upon ourselves. So it is a clarification amendment, Mr. Chairman. I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King). The amendment was agreed to. Amendments En Bloc No. 2 Offered by Mr. Diaz-Balart of Florida
