HR 7748 · 96th Congress · Social Welfare
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to suspend the payment of old-age or disability insurance benefits to any individual who is confined in a penal institution or correction facility, and to provide instead (if specified conditions are met) for the payment of such benefits to the individual's dependents or to such institution or facility.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1980-07-02)
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Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of old-age or disability insurance benefits to any individual for any month during which such individual is confined in a penal institution or correctional facility. Requires payment of any benefit so withheld from such individual to any person entitled to a dependent's benefit on the basis of such individual's wages and self-employment income, or, if no such person exists, to the officer or agency having jurisdiction over the facility where such individual is confined, provided such officer or agency has agreed to pay such individual a personal expense allowance.…
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