Mr. President. the amendment which I offer is straightforward. It expresses the sense of the Senate that the Social Security benefits payable to nonresident and illegal aliens should be limited to the amount of the wage earners contribution plus interest. unless the nonresident is a citizen of a country with which the United States has a treaty or totalization agreement. This provision would apply to nonresident and illegal aliens becoming eligible for benefits on or after January 1. 1986. This is not a new issue for the Senate. The limitation on nonresident alien Social Security benefits was a part of the Senate Finance Committee reported version of the Social Security Amendments of 1983. which was approved by this body in March of that year. Also approved by the Senate was an amendment which would have prohibited the payment of Social Security benefits to illegal aliens. Unfortunately. despite the Senates good sense. these provisions did not become a part of the law. We did. as a result of Public Law 9821. place some limitations on the benefits the dependents of nonresident aliens can receive.
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