Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, tit. IV, subtit. B, sec. 415
AUTHORIZING MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ON ALIENS.
SEC. 415. AUTHORIZING MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ON ALIENS. Section 264 (8 U.S.C. 1304) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General is authorized to require any alien to provide the alien’s social security account number for purposes of inclusion in any record of the alien maintained by the Attorney General or the Service.”.