S.Amdt. 2998
What it does: Adds SEC. 121. FRAUD PREVENTION wherever appropriate
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 4
Adds SEC. 121. FRAUD PREVENTION wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. 121. FRAUD PREVENTION.
Inserted: (a) Enforcement of Prohibition on Assistance For Fugitive Felons and Probation and Parole Violators.--Section 408(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(C) Enforcement.--
Inserted: "(i) Requirement to compare applicants against FBI database.--Beginning with fiscal year 2005, each State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall compare information on each adult applicant for assistance under the State program funded under this part, benefits under the food stamp program, supplemental security income benefits under title XVI, or cash benefits under the unemployment compensation law of a State approved by the Secretary of Labor under section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, against the database of wanted felons maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to determine if the applicant is a wanted felon.
Inserted: "(ii) Requirement to notify law enforcement authorities.--If an adult applicant matches an individual listed in the database referred to in clause (i), the State shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities of the match.".
Inserted: (b) Requirement to Use Accurate Employment Information.--Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 608), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(h) State Requirement to Utilize Accurate Employment Information.--
Inserted: "(1) Comparison of recipients with information in the national directory of new hires.--Not later than July 2004, and each month thereafter, each State to which a grant is made under section 403 promptly shall compare each adult recipient of assistance under a State program funded under this part with information in the National Directory of New Hires established under section 453(i) to determine if the adult recipient has earnings that have not been reported to the State agency responsible for administering the program funded under this part.
Inserted: "(2) Reduction of cash assistance and penalties.--If the comparison under paragraph (1) demonstrates that an adult recipient has unreported earnings, the State shall reduce cash assistance to the adult recipient and apply penalties, as appropriate.".
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SA 2998. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4, to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. 121. FRAUD PREVENTION.
(a) Enforcement of Prohibition on Assistance For Fugitive Felons and Probation and Parole Violators.--Section 408(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Enforcement.--
“(i) Requirement to compare applicants against FBI database.--Beginning with fiscal year 2005, each State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall compare information on each adult applicant for assistance under the State program funded under this part, benefits under the food stamp program, supplemental security income benefits under title XVI, or cash benefits under the unemployment compensation law of a State approved by the Secretary of Labor under section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, against the database of wanted felons maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to determine if the applicant is a wanted felon.
“(ii) Requirement to notify law enforcement authorities.--If an adult applicant matches an individual listed in the database referred to in clause (i), the State shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities of the match.”.
(b) Requirement to Use Accurate Employment Information.--Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 608), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(h) State Requirement to Utilize Accurate Employment Information.--
“(1) Comparison of recipients with information in the national directory of new hires.--Not later than July 2004, and each month thereafter, each State to which a grant is made under section 403 promptly shall compare each adult recipient of assistance under a State program funded under this part with information in the National Directory of New Hires established under section 453(i) to determine if the adult recipient has earnings that have not been reported to the State agency responsible for administering the program funded under this part.
“(2) Reduction of cash assistance and penalties.--If the comparison under paragraph (1) demonstrates that an adult recipient has unreported earnings, the State shall reduce cash assistance to the adult recipient and apply penalties, as appropriate.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 31, 2004