[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2792 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2792


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2017

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 AN ACT


 
     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 TITLE XVI OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY 
              ACT.

    (a) Fugitive Felon Warrant Requirement.--Section 1611(e)(4)(A)(i) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(4)(A)(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``fleeing to avoid'' and inserting ``the 
        subject of an arrest warrant for the purpose of'';
            (2) by striking ``the place from which the person flees'' 
        the first place it appears and inserting ``the jurisdiction 
        issuing the warrant''; and
            (3) by striking ``the place from which the person flees'' 
        the second place it appears and inserting ``the jurisdiction''.
    (b) Probation and Parole Warrant Requirement.--Section 
1611(e)(4)(A)(ii) of such 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.''.
    (c) Disclosure.--Section 1611(e)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(e)(5)) is amended--
            (1) 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
            (2) 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 for months that begin on or 
after January 1, 2021.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.