,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,moreno introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit individuals     
receiving public assistance from        
conducting remittance transfers4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stopping ,transfers of ,public     
,funds ,abroad ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting  
individuals receiving public assistance 
from conducting remittance transfers    
7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,enforcement ,the 
head of any ,federal agency responsible 
for the administration of any public    
assistance program shall require any    
individual applying or reapplying for   
any payment or other benefit under such 
program to provide a written            
declaration1 under penalty of perjury   
pursuant to section #agdf of title #bh1 
,united ,states ,code1 that such        
individual will not transfer any funds  

through a remittance transfer during any
 period in which such individual        
receives any payment or other benefit   
under such program4  7#b7 ,penalty ,any 
individual who has provided a written   
declaration described in paragraph 7#a7 
and subsequently transferred funds      
through a remittance transfer during any
 period in which such individual        
received any payment or other benefit   
under the public assistance program to  
which such declaration applies shall be 
subject to a fine of #ajj1jjj4  7b7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,public assistance program ,the term    
public assistance program means any     
program described in paragraph 7#a71    
7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 or 7#g7 of      
section #daf4aadb7;a7 of title #bj1     
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect of the date of enactment of this 
,act74  7#b7 ,remittance transfer ,the  
term remittance transfer has the same   
meaning given such term under section   
#ibj7;g7 of the ,electronic ,fund       

,transfer ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#afico-#a7;g774  7c7 ,effective date    
,this section shall apply to any payment
 or other benefit under a public        
assistance program which is provided    
after the date which is #cj days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4