110 STAT. 3009-667 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 (iii) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting ", and", and (iv) by adding at the end the following new subclause: "(III) contains security features to make it resistant to tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulent use."; (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by adding "or" at the end of clause (i), (B) by striking clause (ii), and (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(E) AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT USE OF CERTAIN DOCU- MENTS. —If the Attorney General finds, by regulation, that any document described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) as establishing employment authorization or identity does not reliably establish such authorization or identity or is being used fraudulently to an unacceptable degree, the Attorney General may prohibit or place conditions on its use for purposes of this subsection.", (b) REDUCTION OF PAPERWORK FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. —Section 274A(a) (8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: " (6) TREATMENT OF DOCUMENTATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOY- EES. — "(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, if— "(i) an individual is a member of a collectivebargaining unit and is employed, under a collective bargaining agreement entered into between one or more employee organizations and an association of two or more employers, by an employer that is a member of such association, and "(ii) within the period specified in subparagraph (B), another employer that is a member of the association (or an agent of such association on behalf of the employer) has complied with the requirements of subsection (b) with respect to the employment of the individual, the subsequent employer shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of subsection (b) with respect to the hiring of the employee and shall not be liable for civil penalties described in subsection (e)(5). "(B) PERIOD.— The period described in this subparagraph is 3 years, or, if less, the period of time that the individual is authorized to be employed in the United States. " (C) LIABILITY.— "(i) IN GENERAL.—If any employer that is a member of an association hires for employment in the United States an individual and relies upon the provisions of subparagraph (A) to comply with the requirements of subsection (b) and the individual is an alien not authorized to work in the United States, then for the purposes of paragraph (1)(A), subject to clause (ii), the employer shall be presumed to have known at the time of hiring or E^terward that the individual
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