Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3398 Introduced in House (IH)] 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3398 To amend the Real ID Act of 2005 to permit Freely Associated States to meet identification requirements under such Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself and Ms. Gabbard) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Real ID Act of 2005 to permit Freely Associated States to meet identification requirements under such Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. (a) Definition of State.--Section 201(5) of the Real ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109-13) is amended by striking ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,''. (b) Evidence of Lawful Status.--Section 202(c)(2)(B) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note; Public Law 109-13) is amended-- (1) in clause (viii), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(x) is a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau who has been admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant pursuant to a Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic or Federated States.''.