,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai,mr4  
,steube introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
direct ,federal departments and agencies
 to verify eligibility for ,federal     
benefits for individuals #aje years of  
age or older1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,verification of eligibility for    
,federal benefits for certain elderly   
individuals  7a7 ,in general ,the head  
of each ,federal department or agency   
that provides ,federal benefits to      
individuals who have attained #aje years
 of age or more shall take appropriate  
steps to ensure1 on a semiannual basis1 
that each such individual remains       
eligible for such benefits4  7b7        
,authority ,to issue regulations ,the   
head of each ,federal department or     
agency specified in paragraph 7#a7 may  
issue regulations to implement this     
section4  7c7 ,effective date ,this     

section shall apply with respect to     
payments of ,federal benefits made on or
 after ,december #ca1 #bjbj4