[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2792 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2792
To amend the Social Security Act to make certain revisions to
provisions limiting payment of benefits to fugitive felons under titles
II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2017
Mrs. Noem (for herself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act to make certain revisions to
provisions limiting payment of benefits to fugitive felons under titles
II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act.
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 ``Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO PROVISIONS LIMITING PAYMENT OF BENEFITS TO
FUGITIVE FELONS UNDER TITLES II, VIII, AND XVI OF THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) Title II Amendments.--
(1) Fugitive felon warrant requirement.--Section
202(x)(1)(A)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(x)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``fleeing to avoid'' and inserting
``the subject of an arrest warrant for the purpose
of'';
(B) by striking ``the place from which the person
flees'' the first place it appears and inserting ``the
jurisdiction issuing the warrant''; and
(C) by striking ``the place from which the person
flees'' the second place it appears and inserting ``the
jurisdiction''.
(2) Probation and parole violator warrant requirement.--
Section 202(x)(1)(A)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(x)(1)(A)(v)) is amended to read as follows:
``(v) is the subject of an arrest warrant
for violating a condition of probation or
parole imposed under Federal or State law.''.
(b) Title VIII Amendments.--
(1) Fugitive felon warrant requirement.--Section 804(a)(2)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1004(a)(2)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``fleeing to avoid'' and inserting
``the subject of an arrest warrant for the purpose
of'';
(B) by striking ``the jurisdiction within the
United States from which the person has fled'' and
inserting ``any jurisdiction within the United
States''; and
(C) by striking ``place from which the person has
fled'' and inserting ``jurisdiction issuing the
warrant''.
(2) Probation and parole warrant requirement.--Section
804(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1004(a)(3)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(3) during any part of which the individual is the
subject of an arrest warrant for violating a condition of
probation or parole imposed under Federal or State law; or''.
(3) Disclosure.--Section 804 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1004)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(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 written request
of the officer, with the current address, Social Security number, and
photograph (if applicable) of any individual who is a recipient of (or
would be such a recipient but for the application of paragraph (2) or
(3) of subsection (a)) benefits 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--
``(1) the individual is described in paragraph (2) or (3)
of subsection (a); and
``(2) the location or apprehension of such individual is
within the officer's official duties.''.
(c) Title XVI Amendments.--
(1) Fugitive felon warrant requirement.--Section
1611(e)(4)(A)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(4)(A)(i)) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``fleeing to avoid'' and inserting
``the subject of an arrest warrant for the purpose
of'';
(B) by striking ``the place from which the person
flees'' the first place it appears and inserting ``the
jurisdiction issuing the warrant''; and
(C) by striking ``the place from which the person
flees'' the second place it appears and inserting ``the
jurisdiction''.
(2) Probation and parole warrant requirement.--Section
1611(e)(4)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(4)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
``(ii) the subject of an arrest warrant for
violating a condition of probation or parole
imposed under Federal or State law, and a
Federal, State.''.
(3) Disclosure.--Section 1611(e)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(5)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``any recipient of'' and inserting
``any individual who is a recipient of (or would be
such a recipient but for the application of paragraph
(4)(A))''; and
(B) by striking ``the recipient'' each place it
appears and inserting ``the individual''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be
effective with respect to benefits payable under the Social Security
Act for months that begin after the date that is 1 year following the
date of the enactment of this section.
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