[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3795 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3795

   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced 
    sentences for social security fraud in connection with illegal 
                              immigration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 1994

   Mr. Franks of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced 
    sentences for social security fraud in connection with illegal 
                              immigration.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Immigration Fraud 
Protection Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM SENTENCES FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DOCUMENT FRAUD.

    Section 208 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Whoever, willfully, knowingly, and with intent to deceive, at 
any time provides or solicits (or attempts to provide or solicit) false 
documentation, with respect to any information required by the 
Secretary in connection with the establishment and maintenance of the 
records provided for in section 205(c)(2), regarding the identity or 
status of any alien who, at such time, is not lawfully in the United 
States shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be 
fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not less 
than 5 years nor more than 20 years, or both.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
violations occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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