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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5706 

To deny Social Security benefits and other benefits to individuals whose 

citizenship has been revoked or renounced on the basis of their participation in Nazi persecution. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2014 

Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. 

LANCE, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. KING of New York, 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. MURPHY of 

Florida, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KILMER, Ms. SPEIER, and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To deny Social Security benefits and other benefits to individuals whose citizenship has been revoked or renounced 

on the basis of their participation in Nazi persecution. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nazi Social Security 

5 Benefits Termination Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The United States of America serves as a 

4 beacon of refuge to thousands of victims fleeing reli5 gious, ethnic, racial, and other forms of persecution 

6 around the world and has become the home to thou7 sands of survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. 

8 (2) In order to safeguard the integrity of the 

9 refugee and asylum system that has provided safety 

10 to those who fled the Holocaust, and in order to en11 sure that those survivors do not have to share their 

12 adopted homeland with their former persecutors, the 

13 policy of the United States has been that this coun14 try should not provide safe haven for those who par15 ticipated in acts of Nazi persecution. 

16 (3) Congress enacted laws specifically to ex17 clude or to remove participants of Nazi persecution 

18 from the United States and never intended that 

19 those individuals should be entitled to the benefits of 

20 citizenship or residency. 

21 SEC. 3. DENIAL OF FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS TO NAZI 

22 PERSECUTORS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The following paragraphs shall 

24 apply notwithstanding any other provision of law: 

25 (1) SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.—A partici26 pant in Nazi persecution is not eligible for any benVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:27 Nov 14, 2014 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5706.IH H5706

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1 efit under sections 202 or 223 of the Social Security 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 402; 423). 

3 (2) SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENE4 FITS.—A participant in Nazi persecution is not eligi5 ble for any benefit under title XVI of the Social Se6 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), including any 

7 supplemental payment pursuant to an agreement for 

8 Federal administration under section 1616(a) of 

9 such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e) and any payment pur10 suant to an agreement entered into under section 

11 212 of Public Law 93–66. 

12 (b) PARTICIPANT IN NAZI PERSECUTION DE13 FINED.—For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘participant 

14 in Nazi persecution’’ means an individual— 

15 (1) with respect to whom an order admitting 

16 the individual to citizenship has been revoked under 

17 section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

18 in any case in which such revocation is based on 

19 conduct described in section 212(a)(3)(E)(i) of such 

20 Act (relating to participation in Nazi persecution); 

21 or 

22 (2) who has lost status as a national of the 

23 United States by voluntary renunciation under sec24 tion 349(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 

25 Act pursuant to a settlement agreement entered into 


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1 with the Attorney General in which such individual 

2 has admitted to conduct described in section 

3 212(a)(3)(E)(i) of such Act (relating to participation 

4 in Nazi persecution). 

5 (c) NOTIFICATION OF DISQUALIFICATION.—As soon 

6 as practicable after the Attorney General determines that 

7 an individual is a participant in Nazi persecution, the At8 torney General shall notify the Commissioner of Social Se9 curity of the identity and residence of such individual. 

10 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

11 respect to benefits for months beginning after the date of 

12 the enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 

16 the Attorney General shall, in cooperation with the Com17 missioner of Social Security, submit to Congress a report 

18 that includes the following with respect to the year pre19 ceding the submission of such report— 

20 (1) an identification of the total number of indi21 viduals that the Attorney General has determined to 

22 be participants in Nazi persecution; 

23 (2) an identification of the total number of indi24 viduals— 


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1 (A) with respect to whom the Attorney 

2 General pursued revocation of citizenship under 

3 section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality 

4 Act based on conduct described in section 

5 212(a)(3)(E)(i) of such Act (relating to partici6 pation in Nazi persecution) and such revocation 

7 was denied; and 

8 (B) with respect to whom the Attorney 

9 General pursued a settlement agreement with 

10 such individual for voluntary renunciation of 

11 status as a national of the United States in 

12 which such individual admitted to conduct de13 scribed in section 212(a)(3)(E)(i) of such Act 

14 (relating to participation in Nazi persecution) 

15 and such agreement was not completed; 

16 (3) an identification of the total number of indi17 viduals with respect to whom the Attorney General 

18 is actively investigating participation in Nazi perse19 cution; 

20 (4) an identification of the total number of indi21 viduals with respect to whom the Attorney General 

22 has submitted a notification of disqualification to the 

23 Commissioner of Social Security as required under 

24 section 3(c); and 


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1 (5) an accounting of the amount and frequency 

2 of payments under sections 202 or 223 of the Social 

3 Security Act, title XVI of the Social Security Act, or 

4 section 212 of Public Law 93–66 that were received 

5 by each participant in Nazi persecution prior to the 

6 date on which the Commissioner of Social Security 

7 received the notification of disqualification for such 

8 individual as required under section 3(c). 

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