52.222-54  Employment Eligibility Verification.

8.  Amend section 52.222-54 by--

a.  Revising the date of the clause;

b.  Amending paragraph (a) by--

i.  In the definition "Employee assigned to the contract", in the introductory text, removing "November 6, 1986" and adding "November 6, 1986 (after November 27, 2009, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)" in its place; and

ii.  Removing from the definition "United States", "Guam," and adding "Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" in its place; and

c.  Revising paragraph of (b)(4) introductory text.

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification.

The revisions read as follows:

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Employment Eligibility Verification (JUL 2012)

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(4)  Option to verify employment eligibility of all employees.

The Contractor may elect to verify all existing employees hired after November 6, 1986 (after November 27, 2009, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), rather than just those employees assigned to the contract. The Contractor shall initiate verification for each existing employee working in the United States who was hired after November 6, 1986 (after November 27, 2009, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), within 180 calendar days of--

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