; and (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) Criminal penalty Any person or entity which engages in a pattern or practice of violations of subsection (a)(1) or (2) shall be fined not more than $15,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to which such a violation occurs, imprisoned for not less than 1 year and not more than 10 years, or both, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Federal law relating to fine levels. ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking Attorney General each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security . 5. Preemption; liability Section 402 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a note), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Limitation on State authority (1) Preemption A State or local government may not prohibit a person or other entity from verifying the employment authorization of new hires or current employees through E-Verify. (2) Liability A person or other entity that participates in E-Verify may not be held liable under any Federal, State, or local law for any employment-related action taken with respect to the wrongful termination of an individual in good faith reliance on information provided through E-Verify. . 6. Expanded use of E-Verify Section 403(a)(3)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended to read as follows: (A) In general (i) Before hiring The person or other entity may verify the employment eligibility of an individual through E-Verify before the individual is hired, recruited, or referred if the individual consents to such verification. If an employer receives a tentative nonconfirmation for an individual, the employer shall comply with procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, including— (I) providing the individual employees with private, written notification of the finding and written referral instructions