[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2723 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2723

 To amend the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption to allow 
an individual otherwise ineligible to travel outside the United States 
 to do so for employment purposes to pay child support arrearages, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2009

 Mr. Gerlach introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption to allow 
an individual otherwise ineligible to travel outside the United States 
 to do so for employment purposes to pay child support arrearages, 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. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS FOR 
              EMPLOYMENT TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES.

    Section 452(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(k)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 
        Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4)(A) In accordance with subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
        of State, in the Secretary's discretion, may exempt from the 
        restrictions described in paragraph (2) an individual who would 
        otherwise be subject to such restrictions if the Secretary 
        determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such exemption is 
        appropriate to allow such individual to travel outside the 
        United States for the purpose of employment to pay the 
        arrearages referred to in paragraph (1).
            ``(B) In making a determination regarding an exemption 
        under subparagraph (A), such individual shall submit to the 
        Secretary a written offer of employment from the overseas 
        employer and shall post security sufficient to satisfy the 
        arrearages at issue. The Secretary shall determine if such 
        offer is bona fide and shall consider the amount of the 
        arrearages at issue, any ongoing support obligation, and 
        whether such individual presents a risk of flight. The 
        Secretary may also take into consideration any other factors 
        the Secretary considers relevant or appropriate in making such 
        a determination. The Secretary may at any time reimpose on such 
        individual the restrictions described in paragraph (2) if the 
        Secretary determines that such is appropriate.''.
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