,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,feenstra 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,hunt7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit international wire 
transfers by public assistance          
recipients1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,no ,american ,benefits ,abroad    
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on international
 wire transfers by public assistance    
recipients  7a7 ,in general ,an         
individual receiving public assistance  
may not transfer money from the ,united 
,states to a person or entity outside of
 the ,united ,states by means of an     
international wire transfer4  7b7       
,requirement on international wire      
transfer providers ,any person that     
provides international wire transfer    
services to individuals shall1 before   
providing such services1 require an     

individual to notify the provider1 in   
writing1 whether the individual receives
 public assistance4  7c7 ,public        
assistance defined ,in this section1 an 
individual receives public assistance if
 the individual receives any payment or 
other benefit from a means-tested       
welfare or public assistance program4