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      "date": "2005-01-06",
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      "title": "Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004: National Standards for Driver's Licenses, Social Security Cards, and Birth Certificates",
      "summary": "In its comprehensive report to the nation, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon\nthe\nUnited States (9/11 Commission) recommended that the federal government set national standards\nfor the issuance of identification documents including driver's licenses, social security cards, and\nbirth certificates. The Commission noted that identification fraud is no longer simply a matter of\ntheft, but now complicates the government\u2019s ability to adequately ensure public safety at\nvulnerable\nfacilities including airport terminals, train stations, bus stations, and other entry points. \n \n As the legislative process unfolded, both the House of Representatives\u2019 and the\nSenate\u2019s\nproposed versions of legislation included provisions intended to address this specific\nrecommendation, however, their approaches varied both with respect to scope, as well as the\nsuggested methodology that was to be used to bring the states into conformity with these new\nnational standards. Generally, the House version opted to detail specific statutory requirements,\nwhile the Senate proposal chose to mandate regulation, but delegated broad discretionary authority\nto the relevant federal agencies. \n \n The final legislation that was approved by Congress on December 8, 2004, and signed by the\nPresident on December 17, 2004, contained many of the provisions found in the Senate\u2019s\noriginal\nproposal with several significant additions from the House\u2019s proposed language. Many of\nthe\nprovisions that were considered controversial were not ultimately included, however, several\nMembers indicated during the floor debate that these issues, specifically those that relate to driver's\nlicenses, would be revisited during the 109th Congress. In addition, because many of these\nprovisions\nonly delegate regulatory authority to federal agencies, several concerns that were raised during the\nlegislation\u2019s deliberation, including access to birth certificates by genealogists or other\nhistorical\nresearchers, are not specifically addressed by the statutory language, and will likely be the subject\nof agency action. This report will be updated as events warrant.",
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