I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2359 
To amend the Social Security Act to prevent disability fraud, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2015 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. 
KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. REED) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Social Security Act to prevent disability fraud, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disability Fraud Re-
duction and Unethical Deception (FRAUD) Prevention 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF CLAIMANT REP-
RESENTATIVES UPON FELONY CONVICTIONS 
OR DISBARMENT. 
Section 206(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 406(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘disbarred 
or’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting after the third sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Upon conviction of an individual for a fel-
ony in a Federal or State Court or, in the case of 
an attorney, upon disbarment from any court or bar 
to which he or she was previously admitted to prac-
tice, the Commissioner may, after due notice, imme-
diately disqualify or suspend the individual from ap-
pearing as a claimant representative before the So-
cial Security Administration, pending an expedited 
hearing.’’. 
SEC. 3. NEW AND STRONGER PENALTIES. 
(a) CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SOCIAL SECURITY 
FRAUD.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 208(a) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(a)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
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(B) in paragraph (8), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following: 
‘‘(9) conspires to commit any offense described in any 
of paragraphs (1) through (8),’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
VIII.—Section 
811(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1011(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the 
comma and adding ‘‘; or’’ at the end; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) conspires to commit any offense described in any 
of paragraphs (1) through (4),’’. 
(3) AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
XVI.—Section 
1632(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383a(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) conspires to commit any offense described in any 
of paragraphs (1) through (4),’’. 
(b) INCREASED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS VIOLATING POSITIONS OF TRUST.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 208(a) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(a)), as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, except 
that in the case of a person who receives a fee or 
other income for services performed in connection 
with any determination with respect to benefits 
under this title (including a claimant representative, 
translator, or current or former employee of the So-
cial Security Administration), or who is a physician 
or other health care provider who submits, or causes 
the submission of, medical or other evidence in con-
nection with any such determination, such person 
shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction there-
of shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or 
both.’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
VIII.—Section 
811(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1011(a)), as amended 
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