[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2387 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2387

 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to deny social security 
   old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits to fugitive 
  felons and individuals fleeing prosecution, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 29, 2002

 Mr. Santorum (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to deny social security 
   old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits to fugitive 
  felons and individuals fleeing prosecution, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION. 1. DENIAL OF SOCIAL SECURITY OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS AND 
              DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS TO FUGITIVE FELONS AND 
              INDIVIDUALS FLEEING PROSECUTION; PROVISION OF INFORMATION 
              TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

    Section 202(x) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Prisoners'' and all that 
        follows and inserting the following: ``Prisoners, Certain Other 
        Inmates of Publicly Funded Institutions, and Fugitives'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(IV), by striking ``or'' at the 
        end;
            (3) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting a comma;
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (1)(A)(iii) the following:
            ``(iv) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
        confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place from 
        which the person flees, for a crime, or an attempt to commit a 
        crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place from which 
        the person flees, or which, in the case of the State of New 
        Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of such State, or
            ``(v) is violating a condition of probation or parole 
        imposed under Federal or State law.''; and
            (5) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following 
        new subparagraph:
    ``(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code, or any other provision of Federal or State law 
(other than section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
section 1106(c) of this Act), the Commissioner shall furnish any 
Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer, upon the written 
request of the officer, with the current address, Social Security 
number, and photograph (if applicable) of any individual who receives a 
benefit under this title, if the officer furnishes the Commissioner 
with the name of the individual, and other identifying information as 
reasonably required by the Commissioner to establish the unique 
identity of the individual, and notifies the Commissioner that--
            ``(i) the individual--
                    ``(I) is described in clause (iv) or (v) of 
                paragraph (1)(A); and
                    ``(II) has information that is necessary for the 
                officer to conduct the officer's official duties; and
            ``(ii) the location or apprehension of the individual is 
        within the officer's official duties.''.
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