conceals or fails to disclose the event with an intent
fraudulently to secure the benefit either in a greater
amount or quantity than is due or when no such
benefit is authorized; or
‘‘(4) having made application to receive any
such benefit for the use and benefit of another and
having received it, knowingly and willfully converts
the benefit or any part thereof to a use other than
for the use and benefit of the other individual,
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, impris-
oned not more than 5 years, or both.
‘‘(b) RESTITUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE.—If
a person or organization violates subsection (a) in the per-
son’s or organization’s role as, or in applying to become,
a representative payee under section 807 on behalf of a
qualified individual, and the violation includes a willful
misuse of funds by the person or entity, the court may
also require that full or partial restitution of funds be
made to the qualified individual.
‘‘SEC. 812. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this title:
‘‘(1) WORLD
WAR
II
VETERAN.—The term
‘World War II veteran’ means a person who—
‘‘(A) served during World War II—
‘‘(i) in the active military, naval, or
air service of the United States during
World War II; or
‘‘(ii) in the organized military forces
of the Government of the Commonwealth
of the Philippines, while the forces were in
the service of the Armed Forces of the
United States pursuant to the military
order of the President dated July 26,
1941, including among the military forces
organized guerrilla forces under com-
manders appointed, designated, or subse-
quently recognized by the Commander in
Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or other
competent authority in the Army of the
United States, in any case in which the
service was rendered before December 31,
1946; and
‘‘(B) was discharged or released therefrom
under conditions other than dishonorable—
‘‘(i) after service of 90 days or more;
or
‘‘(ii) because of a disability or injury
incurred or aggravated in the line of active
duty.
‘‘(2) WORLD WAR II.—The term ‘World War II’
means the period beginning on September 16, 1940,
and ending on July 24, 1947.
‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BEN-
EFIT UNDER TITLE XVI.—The term ‘supplemental
security income benefit under title XVI’, except as
otherwise provided, includes State supplementary
payments which are paid by the Commissioner of
Social Security pursuant to an agreement under sec-
tion 1616(a) of this Act or section 212(b) of Public
Law 93–66.
‘‘(4) FEDERAL BENEFIT RATE UNDER TITLE
XVI.—The term ‘Federal benefit rate under title
XVI’ means, with respect to any month, the amount
of the supplemental security income cash benefit
(not including any State supplementary payment
which is paid by the Commissioner of Social Security
pursuant to an agreement under section 1616(a) of
this Act or section 212(b) of Public Law 93–66)
payable under title XVI for the month to an eligible
individual with no income.
‘‘(5) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United
States’ means, notwithstanding section 1101(a)(1),
only the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
‘‘(6) BENEFIT INCOME.—The term ‘benefit in-
come’ means any recurring payment received by a
qualified individual as an annuity, pension, retire-
ment, or disability benefit (including any veterans’
compensation or pension, workmen’s compensation
payment, old-age, survivors, or disability insurance
benefit, railroad retirement annuity or pension, and
unemployment insurance benefit), but only if a simi-
lar payment was received by the individual from the
same (or a related) source during the 12-month pe-
riod preceding the month in which the individual
files an application for benefits under this title.
‘‘SEC. 813. APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2000
and subsequent fiscal years, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this title.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS LAE AC-
COUNT.—Section 201(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
401(g)) is amended—
(A) in the fourth sentence of paragraph
(1)(A), by inserting after ‘‘this title,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘title VIII,’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I), by inserting
after ‘‘this title,’’ the following: ‘‘title VIII,’’;
and
(C) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by inserting
after ‘‘this title,’’ the following: ‘‘title VIII,’’.
(2) REPRESENTATIVE
PAYEE
PROVISIONS
OF
TITLE II.—Section 205(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
405(j)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘807
or’’ before ‘‘1631(a)(2)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I), by inserting
‘‘, title VIII,’’ before ‘‘or title XVI’’;
(C) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(III), by insert-
ing ‘‘, 811,’’ before ‘‘or 1632’’;
(D) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(IV)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘, the designation of
such person as a representative payee has
been revoked pursuant to section 807(a),’’
before ‘‘or payment of benefits’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, title VIII,’’ before
‘‘or title XVI’’;
(E) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(I)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘whose designation as
a representative payee has been revoked
pursuant to section 807(a),’’ before ‘‘or
with respect to whom’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, title VIII,’’ before
‘‘or title XVI’’;
(F) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), by insert-
ing ‘‘, 811,’’ before ‘‘or 1632’’;
(G) in paragraph (2)(C)(i)(II), by inserting
‘‘, the designation of such person as a rep-
resentative payee has been revoked pursuant to
section 807(a),’’ before ‘‘or payment of bene-
fits’’;
(H) in each of clauses (i) and (ii) of para-
graph (3)(E), by inserting ‘‘, section 807,’’ be-
fore ‘‘or section 1631(a)(2)’’;
(I) in paragraph (3)(F), by inserting ‘‘807
or’’ before ‘‘1631(a)(2)’’; and
(J) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by inserting
‘‘807 or’’ before ‘‘1631(a)(2)’’.
(3) WITHHOLDING FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND
ALIMONY
OBLIGATIONS.—Section 459(h)(1)(A) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 659(h)(1)(A)) is amended—
(A) at the end of clause (iii), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(B) at the end of clause (iv), by striking
‘‘but’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end a new clause as
follows:
‘‘(v) special benefits for certain World
War II veterans payable under title VIII;
but’’.
(4) SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD.—Sec-
tion 703(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 903(b)) is
amended by striking ‘‘title II’’ and inserting ‘‘title
II, the program of special benefits for certain World
War II veterans under title VIII,’’.
(5) DELIVERY
OF
CHECKS.—Section 708 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 908) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘title II’’
and inserting ‘‘title II, title VIII,’’; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘title II’’
and inserting ‘‘title II, title VIII,’’.
(6) CIVIL
MONETARY
PENALTIES.—Section
1129 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–8) is
amended—
(A) in the title, by striking ‘‘II’’ and in-
serting ‘‘II, VIII’’;
(B) in subsection (a)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A);
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph
(B) as subparagraph (C); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph
(A) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) benefits or payments under title VIII,
or’’;
(C) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or
title VIII,’’ after ‘‘title II’’;
(D) in subsection (e)(1)(C)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of
clause (i);
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as
clause (iii); and
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the
following new clause:
‘‘(ii) by decrease of any payment
under title VIII to which the person is en-
titled, or’’;
(E) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking
‘‘title XVI’’ and inserting ‘‘title VIII or XVI’’;
and
(F) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘title
XVI’’ and inserting ‘‘title VIII or XVI’’.
(7) RECOVERY OF SSI OVERPAYMENTS.—Sec-
tion 1147 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–17) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or VIII’’ after ‘‘title
II’’ the first place it appears; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘title II’’ the second
place it appears and inserting ‘‘such title’’;
and
(B) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SOCIAL
SECURITY’’ and inserting ‘‘OTHER’’.
(8) RECOVERY OF SOCIAL SECURITY OVERPAY-
MENTS.—Part A of title XI of the Social Security
Act is amended by inserting after section 1147 (42
U.S.C. 1320b–17) the following new section:
‘‘RECOVERY OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT
OVERPAYMENTS FROM TITLE VIII BENEFITS
‘‘SEC. 1147A. Whenever the Commissioner of Social
Security determines that more than the correct amount
of any payment has been made under title II to an indi-
vidual who is not currently receiving benefits under that
title but who is receiving benefits under title VIII, the
Commissioner may recover the amount incorrectly paid
under title II by decreasing any amount which is payable
to the individual under title VIII.’’.
(9) REPRESENTATIVE
PAYEE
PROVISIONS
OF
TITLE
XVI.—Section 1631(a)(2) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting
‘‘or 807’’ after ‘‘205(j)(1)’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), by insert-
ing ‘‘, title VIII,’’ before ‘‘or this title’’;
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by insert-
ing ‘‘, 811,’’ before ‘‘or 1632’’;
(D) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(IV)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘whether the designa-
tion of such person as a representative
payee has been revoked pursuant to section
807(a),’’ before ‘‘and whether certifi-
cation’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, title VIII,’’ before
‘‘or this title’’;
(E) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(II), by insert-
ing ‘‘the designation of such person as a rep-
resentative payee has been revoked pursuant to
section 807(a),’’ before ‘‘or certification’’; and
(F) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II)(aa), by in-
serting ‘‘or 807’’ after ‘‘205(j)(4)’’.
(10) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFSET.—Section
3716(c)(3)(C) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘sections 205(b)(1)’’ and
inserting ‘‘sections 205(b)(1), 809(a)(1),’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘either title II’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘title II, VIII,’’.
Subtitle C—Study
SEC. 261. STUDY OF DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FAMILY
FARMERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity shall conduct a study of the reasons why family farm-
ers with resources of less than $100,000 are denied sup-
plemental security income benefits under title XVI of the
Social Security Act, including whether the deeming proc-
ess unduly burdens and discriminates against family farm-
ers who do not institutionalize a disabled dependent, and
shall determine the number of such farmers who have been
denied such benefits during each of the preceding 10
years.
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner
of Social Security shall prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report
that contains the results of the study, and the determina-
tion, required by subsection (a).
TITLE III—CHILD SUPPORT
SEC. 301. NARROWING OF HOLD-HARMLESS PROVISION
FOR STATE SHARE OF DISTRIBUTION OF COL-
LECTED CHILD SUPPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 457(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 657(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION.—If—
‘‘(1) the State share of amounts collected in the
fiscal year which could be retained to reimburse the
State for amounts paid to families as assistance by
the State is less than the State share of such
amounts collected in fiscal year 1995 (determined in
accordance with section 457 as in effect on August
21, 1996); and
‘‘(2)(A) the State has distributed to families
that include an adult receiving assistance under the
program under part A at least 80 percent of the cur-
rent support payments collected during the pre-
ceding fiscal year on behalf of such families, and the
amounts distributed were disregarded in determining
the amount or type of assistance provided under the
program under part A; or
‘‘(B) the State has distributed to families that
formerly received assistance under the program
under part A the State share of the amounts col-
lected pursuant to section 464 that could have been
retained as reimbursement for assistance paid to
such families,
then the State share otherwise determined for the fiscal
year shall be increased by an amount equal to 1⁄2 of the
amount (if any) by which the State share for fiscal year
1995 exceeds the State share for the fiscal year (deter-
mined without regard to this subsection).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to calendar
quarters occurring during the period that begins on Octo-
ber 1, 1998, and ends on September 30, 2001.
(c) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2001, section 457
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsections
(e) and (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) and (e)’’;
(2) by striking subsection (d);
(3) in subsection (e), by striking the second
sentence; and
(4) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS
SEC. 401. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO AMEND-
MENTS MADE BY THE PERSONAL RESPONSI-
BILITY 
AND 
WORK 
OPPORTUNITY 
REC-
ONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.
(a) Section 402(a)(1)(B)(iv) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking
‘‘Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’.
(b) Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(II) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(II)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘part’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’.
(c) Section 413(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 613(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section’’.
(d) Section 416 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
616) is amended by striking ‘‘Opportunity Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Opportunity Reconciliation Act’’ each place such
term appears.
(e) Section 431(a)(6) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 629a(a)(6))) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘, as in effect before August
22, 1986’’ after ‘‘482(i)(5)’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, as so in effect’’ after
‘‘482(i)(7)(A)’’.
(f) Sections 452(a)(7) and 466(c)(2)(A)(i) of the So-
cial 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
652(a)(7) 
and
666(c)(2)(A)(i)) are each amended by striking ‘‘Social Se-
curity’’ and inserting ‘‘social security’’.
(g) Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
654) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘, or’’ at the end of each of
paragraphs (6)(E)(i) and (19)(B)(i) and inserting ‘‘;
or’’;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at
the end of each of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of each of
paragraphs (19)(A) and (24)(A) and inserting ‘‘;
and’’.
(h) Section 454(24)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 654(24)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Opportunity
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Opportunity Reconciliation Act’’.
(i) Section 344(b)(1)(A) of the Personal Responsi-
bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2236) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(A) in paragraph (1), by striking sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting the following:
‘(B) equal to the percent specified in para-
graph (3) of the sums expended during such
quarter that are attributable to the planning,
design, development, installation or enhance-
ment of an automatic data processing and in-
formation retrieval system (including in such
sums the full cost of the hardware components
of such system); and’; and’’.
(j) Section 457(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(2)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking
‘‘Act Reconciliation’’ and inserting ‘‘Reconciliation Act’’.
(k) Section 457 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
657) is amended by striking ‘‘Opportunity Act’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Opportunity Reconciliation
Act’’.
(l) Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act,
section 404(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
604(e)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or tribe’’ after ‘‘State’’
the first and second places it appears, and by inserting
‘‘or tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’ the third place it appears.
(m) Section 466(a)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 666(a)(7)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘1681a(f))’’ and inserting ‘‘1681a(f)))’’.