[Infowarrior] - The legislation behind a national ID

[Richard Forno]

The legislation behind a national ID

By CNET News.com Staff
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Story last modified Mon Feb 04 04:00:01 PST 2008


Real ID became law not through the usual legislative process, but instead as
part of a mammoth Iraq spending and Asian tsunami bill, the "Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and
Tsunami Relief, 2005."

The following is the full, unedited text of the bill:

TITLE II--IMPROVED SECURITY FOR DRIVERS' LICENSES AND PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION CARDS

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