To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that persons who receive an adjustment of status under this bill are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.

SA 3985. Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Inhofe)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S.
2611, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Insert in the appropriate place:

SEC.  . PRECLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS PRIOR TO
ENUMERATION.

(a) Insured Status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by adding at the end, the
following new subsection:
``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no quarter of
coverage shall be credited for purposes of this section if,
with respect to any individual who is assigned a social
security account number on or after the date of enactment of
the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, such
quarter of coverage is earned prior to the year in which such
social security account number is assigned.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any
quarter of coverage earned by an individual who, at such time
such quarter of coverage is earned, satisfies the criterion
specified in subsection (c)(2).''.
(b) Benefit Computation.--Section 215(e) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end a new paragraph as follows:
``(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of
an individual who is assigned a social security account
number on or after the date of enactment of the Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act of 2006, there shall not be counted
any wages or self-employment income for which no quarter of
coverage may be credited to such individual as a result of
the application of section 214(d).''.
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