PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 110 STAT. 3009 -658 resources to provide appropriate services under a pilot program for the person's or entit)^s hiring (or recruitment or referral) in any or all States or places of hiring. (4) TERMINATION OF ELECTIONS. —The Attorney General may terminate an election by a person or other entity under this section because the person or entity has substantially failed to comply with its obligations under the pilot program. A person or other entity may terminate an election in such form and manner as the Attorney General shall specify. (d) CONSULTATION, EDUCATION, AND PUBLICITY. — (1) CONSULTATION., —The Attorney General shall closely consult with representatives of employers (and recruiters and referrers) in the development and implementation of the pilot programs, including the education of employers (and recruiters and referrers) about such programs. (2) PUBLICITY. — The Attorney General shall widely publicize the election process and pilot programs, including the voluntary nature of the pilot programs and the advantages to employers (and recruiters and referrers) of making an election under this section. (3) ASSISTANCE THROUGH DISTRICT OFFICES.— The Attorney General shall designate one or more individuals in each District office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service for a Service District in which a pilot program is being implemented— (A) to inform persons and other entities that seek information about pilot programs of the voluntary nature of such programs, and (B) to assist persons and other entities in electing and participating in any pilot programs in effect in the District, in complying with the requirements of section 274A, and in facilitating confirmation of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals consistent with such section. (e) SELECT ENTITIES REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PILOT PROGRAM. — (1) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— (A) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. — (i) IN GENERAL. —Each Department of the Federal Government shall elect to participate in a pilot program and shall comply with the terms and conditions of such an election. (ii) ELECTION.—Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary of each such Department— (I) shall elect the pilot program (or programs) in which the Department shall participate, and (II) may limit the election to hiring occurring in certain States (or geographic areas) covered by the program (or programs) and in specified divisions within the Department, so long as all hiring by such divisions and in such locations is covered. (iii) ROLE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.— The Attorney General shall assist and coordinate elections under this subparagraph in such manner as assures that— (I) a significant portion of the total hiring within each Department within States covered by a pilot program is covered under such a program, and
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