Speech #1040042831

And with the reality of fugitives receiving public assistance. it makes sense to provide police access to welfare records that indicate the whereabouts of wanted individuals. without violating the privacy language and rights of welfare beneficiaries. In the 103d Congress. I introduced legislation which establishes criteria for information sharing between law enforcement officials and social service agencies. allows cross reference checks between the Immigration and Naturalization Service and law enforcement with regard to illegal immigration. and sets a Federal definition of temporarily absent in instances where children of beneficiaries are away from the home for extended periods of time. The information and record referencing under the bill is limited to individuals for whom warrants are outstanding. The bill permits access by law enforcement to information when a warrant is produced. and it is found that the individual is receiving benefits.