S.Amdt. 4107

1. Adds SEC. __. PROTECTION OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. PROTECTION OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM.

   Inserted: (a) Transmittal and Approval of Totalization Agreements.--Section 233(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 433(e)) is amended to read as follows:

   Inserted: "(e)(1) Any agreement to establish a totalization arrangement which is entered into with another country under this section shall enter into force with respect to the United States if (and only if)--

   Inserted: "(A) the President, at least 90 calendar days before the date on which the President enters into the agreement, notifies each House of the Congress of the President's intention to enter into the agreement, and promptly thereafter publishes notice of such intention in the Federal Register,

   Inserted: "(B) the President transmits the text of such agreement to each House of the Congress as provided in paragraph (2), and

   Inserted: "(C) an approval resolution regarding such agreement has passed both Houses of the Congress and has been enacted into law.

   Inserted: "(2)(A) Whenever an agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is entered into, the President shall transmit to each House of the Congress a document setting forth the final legal text of such agreement and including a report by the President in support of such agreement. The President's report shall include the following:

   Inserted: "(i) an estimate by the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration of the effect of the agreement, in the short term and in the long term, on the receipts and disbursements under the social security system established by this title;

   Inserted: "(ii) a statement of any administrative action proposed to implement the agreement and how such action will change or affect existing law,

   Inserted: "(iii) a statement describing whether and how the agreement changes provisions of an agreement previously negotiated,

   Inserted: "(iv) a statement describing how and to what extent the agreement makes progress in achieving the purposes, policies, and objectives of this title,

   Inserted: "(v) an estimate of the number of individuals who will be affected by the agreement,

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   Inserted: "(vi) an assessment of the integrity of the retirement data and records (including birth, death, and marriage records) of the other country that is the subject of the agreement, and

   Inserted: "(vii) an assessment of ability of such country to track and monitor recipients of benefits under such agreement.

   Inserted: "(B) If any separate agreement or other understanding with another country (whether oral or in writing) relating to an agreement to establish a totalization arrangement under this section is not disclosed to the Congress in the transmittal to the Congress under this paragraph of the agreement to establish a totalization arrangement, then such separate agreement or understanding shall not be considered to be part of the agreement approved by the Congress under this section and shall have no force and effect under United States law.

   Inserted: "(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'approval resolution' means a joint resolution, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: 'That the proposed agreement entered into pursuant to section 233 of the Social Security Act between the United States and _______

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