; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Purpose. Sec. 4. Minimum wage increases. Sec. 5. Establishment of permanent E-Verify program. Sec. 6. Mandatory E-Verify for all employers. Sec. 7. Penalty for failure to use E-Verify. Sec. 8. Enhanced penalties for unauthorized employment. Sec. 9. E-Verify self-check. Sec. 10. E-Verify process. Sec. 11. Good faith defense. Sec. 12. Preemption. Sec. 13. Access to information. Sec. 14. Fraud and misuse of documents. Sec. 15. Fraud prevention. Sec. 16. Protection of Social Security Administration programs. Sec. 17. Inspector General audits. Sec. 18. Recruitment, referral, and continuation of employment. Sec. 19. Definitions. 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208 ), Congress directed the establishment of 3 pilot programs for employment eligibility confirmation, including what became the E-Verify Pilot Program. (2) The E-Verify Pilot Program has grown into a successful, necessary tool for employers across the country that want to verify their workers’ employment eligibility. (3) E-Verify is a fast, reliable, electronic system, administered by the Department of Homeland Security, that offers United States employers a tool to verify that prospective employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. (4) All Federal executive departments and legislative branch offices, employers subject to certain court orders under section 274A(e)(4) or 274B(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)(4) and 1324b(g)), employers with Federal contracts or subcontracts that contain the Federal Acquisition Regulation E-Verify clause, and employers in several States are required to use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of their employees. (5) Many other employers voluntarily use E-Verify to confirm that their workforce complies with Federal immigration laws and more than 1,000,000 employers are using E-Verify. (6) It is