[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 4405 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4405

    To amend section 3332 of title 31, United States Code, to allow 
  recipients of Federal payments to ``opt out'' of the direct deposit 
                requirements under the EFT '99 program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1998

 Mr. Aderholt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend section 3332 of title 31, United States Code, to allow 
  recipients of Federal payments to ``opt out'' of the direct deposit 
                requirements under the EFT '99 program.

    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 ``Federal Payments Option Act''.

SEC. 2. RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED TO ``OPT OUT'' OF EFT 
              99 REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3332(f) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Recipients authorized to `opt out' of electronic 
        funds transfer requirement.--This subsection shall not apply 
        with respect to any recipient of a Federal payment who notifies 
        the Secretary of the Treasury, on a form that the Secretary 
        shall provide upon request, that the recipient elects to not 
        receive such payment by an electronic funds transfer.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 3332(f)(1) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking ``paragraph (2)'' 
and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''.
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