,,id  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gjg  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #aegf   
,report ,no4 #aad-fie1 ,part ,i  ,,in   
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,september #h1 #bjae ,referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,july #ba1 #bjaf ,reported and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary for a period ending not later
 than ,december #ca1 #bjaf1 for         
consideration of such provisions of the 
bill as fall within that committee's    
jurisdiction under clause #a7;,i7 of    
,rule ,x  ,december #cj1 #bjaf ,the     
,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2
 committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,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    
,december #cj1 #bjaf ,the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary discharged2 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed