date, and by other employers seeking voluntary early compliance. 7. Penalty for failure to use e-Verify If a person or entity fails to utilize E-Verify as required by law, including failing to comply with section 6(b)(5) or providing information to the system that the person or entity knows or reasonably believes to be false, such failure shall be treated as a violation of paragraph (1)(A), (1)(B), or (2) of section 274A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a(a) ), as applicable. 8. Enhanced penalties for unauthorized employment (a) In general Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking Attorney General each place such term appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security