[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3443 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3443

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that none of the funds 
in the Employees' Compensation Fund shall be used to pay compensation, 
   benefits, or expenses for individuals convicted of fraud or other 
         violations in connection with benefits from such fund.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 1993

 Ms. Shepherd introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that none of the funds 
in the Employees' Compensation Fund shall be used to pay compensation, 
   benefits, or expenses for individuals convicted of fraud or other 
         violations in connection with benefits from such fund.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF BENEFITS.

    (a) Termination.-- Section 8102 of title 5, United States Code 
(``the Act'') is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(c) and by adding after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
    ``(b) An individual convicted of--
            ``(1) a violation of section 1920 of title 18 with respect 
        to benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title, or
            ``(2) any felony fraud related to the application for or 
        receipt of benefits under subchapter I or III of chapter 81 of 
        this title,
shall (in addition to any other penalties provided by this subchapter) 
as of the date of the conviction, forfeit all entitlement to such 
benefits.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to a conviction for a violation or felony described 
in such amendment which occurs after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

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