1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Permanent reauthorization. Sec. 3. Mandatory use of E-Verify. Sec. 4. Consequences of failure to participate. Sec. 5. Preemption; liability. Sec. 6. Expanded use of E-Verify. Sec. 7. Reverification. Sec. 8. Holding employers accountable. Sec. 9. Information sharing. Sec. 10. Form I–9 Process. Sec. 11. Algorithm. Sec. 12. Identity theft. Sec. 13. Small Business Demonstration Program. 2. Permanent reauthorization Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208 ; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking Unless the Congress otherwise provides, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall terminate a pilot program on September 30, 2015. . 3. Mandatory use of E-Verify (a) Federal Government Section 402(e)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) Executive departments and agencies Each department and agency of the Federal Government shall participate in E-Verify by complying with the terms and conditions set forth in this section. ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking , that conducts hiring in a State and all that follows and inserting shall participate in E-Verify by complying with the terms and conditions set forth in this section. . (b) Federal contractors; critical employers Section 402(e) of such Act, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively