article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF GAO FINDINGS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Anti- Discrimination Improvement Act of 1993''. (b) Congressional Approval of GAO Findings.--The Congress approves the findings of the Comptroller General contained in the General Accounting Office (GAO) report entitled ``Immigration Reform: Employer Sanctions and the Question of Discrimination'', dated March 29, 1990 (identification number GAO/GGD-90-92). SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS. (a) In General.--Section 274B(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) Use of funds.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all civil penalties collected under this section shall be credited to the appropriation to be used in carrying out this section.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to penalties assessed during fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1994. SEC. 3. INCREASE IN BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIFIC ENFORCEMENT. In addition to any other accounts authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1994), $10,000,000 for activities of regional offices of the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices within the Department of Justice. SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS. Section 274B of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(m) Annual Reports.-- ``(1) GAO.--The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress each year a report concerning-- ``(A) the pervasiveness of unfair immigration- related employment practices described in subsection (a), and ``(B) enforcement under this section with respect to such practices. ``(2) Attorney general.--The Attorney General shall submit to Congress each year a report on the enforcement actions under this section (and under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) with respect to unfair immigration-related employment practices described in subsection (a).''. SEC. 5. RECEIPT OF CHARGES THROUGH DISTRICT OFFICES. Section 274B(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Special Counsel shall provide for agreements with Federal and State agencies involved with enforcement of laws relating to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin under which such agencies would receive charges respecting unfair immigration-related employment practices under this section and promptly forward such charges to the Special Counsel.''. SEC. 6. NATIONAL HOTLINE. Section 274B(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The Special Counsel shall establish a national, toll-free telephone service to receive charges of unfair immigration-related employment practices and otherwise provide for such outreach efforts as will educate the public concerning the provisions of this section.''. SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. The Attorney General, through or in consultation with the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, shall provide technical assistance to States and local governments concerning the provisions of section 274A and 274B of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the roles provided for receipt of charges of violations of such sections. SEC. 8. MONITORING PANEL. The Attorney General shall establish a monitoring panel, composed of citizens, representatives of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, La Raza, and other community-based organizations, civil rights groups, public interest groups, and nonprofit foundations, to monitor the application of the anti-discrimination provisions in section 274B of the Immigration and Nationality Act and to report annually to the Attorney General and the Congress respecting such implementation. SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT FROM FEDERAL CONTRACTS AS ADDITIONAL SANCTION FOR PERVASIVE VIOLATORS. (a) In General.--Section 274B(g)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Additional remedy.--If an administrative law judge determines that a person or entity has engaged in or is engaging in a pervasive pattern of unfair immigration-related employment practices, the judge may order the person or entity to be disqualified from being issued any contract under Federal law during a period of up to 1 year.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to unfair immigration-related employment practices occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
summary: Immigration Anti-Discrimination Improvement Act of 1993 - Expresses congressional approval of a specified General Accounting Office immigration employment discrimination report. Increases budget authority for Department of Justice regional offices of the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with regard to unfair immigration-related employment provisions to: (1) authorize penalties collected under such provisions to be used in carrying out enforcement activities; (2) require inclusion of enforcement and related activities in certain reports to the Congress; (3) establish a national toll-free telephone hotline; (4) subject persons who engage in pervasive violations of such provisions to a one-year Federal contract disqualification; and (5) provide for District Office receipt of charges. Directs the Attorney General to appoint a citizens and community group panel, including members of specified Mexican-American organizations, to monitor the application of such anti-discrimination provisions and to report annually to the Attorney General and to the Congress.