#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#aegf  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 to prevent fraud 
by representative payees4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,representative ,payee ,fraud           
,prevention ,act of #bjae4  #b4         
,representative ,payee ,fraud  7a7 ,in  
general  7#a7 ,,csrs ,subchapter ,,iii  
of chapter #hc of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #hcde the following3      
#hcde;a4 ,embezzlement or conversion of 
payments  7a7 ,in general ,it shall be  
unlawful for any person that is         
authorized by the ,office under section 
#hcde7;e7 to receive payments on behalf 
of a minor or an individual mentally    
incompetent or under other legal        
disability to embezzle or in any manner 
convert all or any part of the amounts  
received from such payments to a use    
other than for the use and benefit of   
such minor or individual4  7b7 ,penalty 
,any person who violates subsection 7a7 

shall be fined under title #ah1         
imprisoned for not more than #e years1  
or both4  7c7 ,prima facie evidence ,any
 willful neglect or refusal to make and 
file proper accountings or reports      
concerning the amounts received from    
payments authorized under section       
#hcde7;e7 as required by law shall be   
taken to be sufficient evidence prima   
facie of the embezzlement or conversion 
of such amounts4  4  7#b7 ,,fers        
,subchapter ,,vi of chapter #hd of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #hdff the    
following3  #hdff;a4 ,embezzlement or   
conversion of payments  7a7 ,in general 
,it shall be unlawful for any person    
that is authorized by the ,office under 
section #hdff7;c7 to receive payments on
 behalf of a minor or an individual     
mentally incompetent or under other     
legal disability to embezzle or in any  
manner convert all or any part of the   
amounts received from such payments to a
 use other than for the use and benefit 

of such minor or individual4  7b7       
,penalty ,any person who violates       
subsection 7a7 shall be fined under     
title #ah1 imprisoned for not more than 
#e years1 or both4  7c7 ,prima facie    
evidence ,any willful neglect or refusal
 to make and file proper accountings or 
reports concerning the amounts received 
from payments authorized under section  
#hdff7;c7 as required by law shall be   
taken to be sufficient evidence prima   
facie of the embezzlement or conversion 
of such amounts4  4  7#c7 ,technical and
 conforming amendments  7,a7 ,the table 
of sections for chapter #hc of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #hcde the following3  #hcde;a4  
,embezzlement or conversion of payments4
  4  7,b7 ,the table of sections for    
chapter #hd of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #hdff the  
following3  #hdff;a4 ,embezzlement or   
conversion of payments4  4  7b7         

,limitations on appointments of         
representative payees  7#a7 ,,csrs      
,section #hcde of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after subsection 7e7 the following3  7f7
 ,the ,office may not authorize a person
 to receive payments on behalf of a     
minor or individual of legal disability 
under subsection 7e7 if that person has 
been convicted of a violation of--  7#a7
 section #hcde;a or #hdff;a2  7#b7      
section #bjh or #afcb of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djh and  
#achc;a72 or  7#c7 section #faja of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  4    
7#b7 ,,fers ,section #hdff of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,the ,office may not authorize a person 
to receive payments on behalf of a minor
 or individual of legal disability under
 subsection 7c7 if that person has been 
convicted of a violation of--  7#a7     
section #hcde;a or #hdff;a2  7#b7       
section #bjh or #afcb of the ,social    

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djh and  
#achc;a72 or  7#c7 section #faja of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  4    
,passed the ,senate ,august #e1         
#bjae4,secretary