Speech #1040204897

Without objection. it is so ordered. The modification follows: (1) Subsection (c) of section 201 of S. 1664. (relating to social security benefits). as amended by amendment no. 3866. is further amended to read as follows: (C) SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.-(1) Soction 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "Limitation on Payments to Aliens "(y)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in paragraph (2). no monthly benefit under this title shall be payable to any alien in the United States for any month during which such alien is not lawfully present in the United States as determined by the Attorney General. "(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in any case where entitlement to such benefit is based on an application filed before the date of the enactment of this subsection.". (2) Nothing in this subsection (c) shall affect any obligation or liability of any Individual or employer under title 21 of subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code. (3) No more than 18 months following enactment of this Act. the Comptroller General is directed to conduct and complete a study of whether. and to what extent. individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States are qualifying for Old Age. Survivors. and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits based on their earnings record. (2) In section 214(b)(2) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980. as added by section 222 of S. 1664 (relating to prorating of financial assistance). as added by amendment no. 3866-(A) strike "eligibility of one or more" and insert "ineligibility of one or more". and (B) strike "has not been affirmatively" and insert "has been affirmatively". (3) In the last sentence of section 214(d)(1)(A) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980. as added by section 224 of S. 1664 (relating to verification of immigration status and eligibility for financial assistance). as added by amendment no. 3866. insert after "Housing and Urban Development" the following: "or the agency administering assistance covered by this section".