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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2920 

To deny Social Security benefits and other benefits to individuals who 

participated in Nazi persecution. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2014 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. NELSON) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To deny Social Security benefits and other benefits to 

individuals who participated 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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

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

9 beacon of refuge to thousands of victims fleeing reli10 gious, ethnic, racial, and other forms of persecution 


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1 around the world and has become the home to thou2 sands of survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. 

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

4 refugee and asylum system that has provided safety 

5 to those who fled the Holocaust, and in order to en6 sure that those survivors do not have to share their 

7 adopted homeland with their former persecutors, the 

8 policy of the United States has been that this coun9 try should not provide safe haven for those who par10 ticipated in acts of Nazi persecution. 

11 (3) Congress enacted laws specifically to ex12 clude or to remove participants of Nazi persecution 

13 from the United States and never intended that 

14 those individuals should be entitled to the benefits of 

15 citizenship or residency. 

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

17 PERSECUTORS. 

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

19 apply notwithstanding any other provision of law: 

20 (1) SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.—A partici21 pant in Nazi persecution is not eligible for any ben22 efit under sections 202 or 223 of the Social Security 

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

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1 ble for any benefit under title XVI of the Social Se2 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), including any 

3 supplemental payment pursuant to an agreement for 

4 Federal administration under section 1616(a) of 

5 such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e) and any payment pur6 suant to an agreement entered into under section 

7 212 of Public Law 93–66. 

8 (b) PARTICIPANT IN NAZI PERSECUTION DE9 FINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘participant in Nazi perse10 cution’’ means an individual— 

11 (1) with respect to whom an order admitting 

12 the individual to citizenship has been revoked under 

13 section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

14 in any case in which such revocation is based on 

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

16 Act (relating to participation in Nazi persecution); 

17 or 

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

19 United States by voluntary renunciation under sec20 tion 349(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 

21 Act pursuant to a settlement agreement entered into 

22 with the Attorney General in a matter in which such 

23 individual has admitted to conduct described in sec24 tion 212(a)(3)(E)(i) of such Act (relating to partici25 pation in Nazi persecution). 


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1 (c) NOTIFICATION OF DISQUALIFICATION.—As soon 

2 as practicable after the Attorney General determines that 

3 an individual is a participant in Nazi persecution, the At4 torney General shall notify the Commissioner of Social Se5 curity of the identity and residence of such individual. 

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

7 respect to benefits for months beginning after the date of 

8 the enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

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

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

12 the Attorney General shall, in cooperation with the Com13 missioner of Social Security, submit to Congress a report 

14 that includes the following with respect to the year pre15 ceding the submission of such report— 

16 (1) an identification of the total number of indi17 viduals that the Attorney General has determined to 

18 be participants in Nazi persecution; 

19 (2) an identification of the total number of indi20 viduals— 

21 (A) with respect to whom the Attorney 

22 General pursued revocation of citizenship under 

23 section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality 

24 Act based on conduct described in section 

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1 pation in Nazi persecution) and such revocation 

2 was denied; and 

3 (B) with respect to whom the Attorney 

4 General pursued a settlement agreement with 

5 such individual for voluntary renunciation of 

6 status as a national of the United States in 

7 which such individual admitted to conduct de8 scribed in section 212(a)(3)(E)(i) of such Act 

9 (relating to participation in Nazi persecution) 

10 and such agreement was not completed; 

11 (3) an identification of the total number of indi12 viduals with respect to whom the Attorney General 

13 is actively investigating participation in Nazi perse14 cution; 

15 (4) an identification of the total number of indi16 viduals with respect to whom the Attorney General 

17 has submitted a notification of disqualification to the 

18 Commissioner of Social Security as required under 

19 section 3(c); and 

20 (5) an accounting of the amount and frequency 

21 of payments under sections 202 or 223 of the Social 

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

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

24 by each participant in Nazi persecution prior to the 

25 date on which the Commissioner of Social Security 


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1 received the notification of disqualification for such 

2 individual as required under section 3(c). 

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