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(B) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an organization)’’ after ‘‘person’’; 
(C) in the second sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(including an organi-
zation)’’ after ‘‘any person’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and may appro-
priately receive such payments on behalf of 
the claimant’’ after ‘‘claimant’’ the second 
place it appears; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) If the Office determines that direct payment of 
a benefit to an individual mentally incompetent or under 
other legal disability would cause substantial harm to the 
individual, the Office may defer or suspend direct payment 
of the benefit until such time as the appointment of a rep-
resentative payee is made. The Office shall resume pay-
ment as soon as practicable, including all amounts due.’’. 
(2) FERS.—Section 8466(c) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an organization)’’ after ‘‘person’’; 
(C) in the second sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(including an organi-
zation)’’ after ‘‘any person’’; and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘and may appro-
priately receive such payments on behalf of 
the claimant’’ after ‘‘claimant’’ the second 
place it appears; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) If the Office determines that direct payment of 
a benefit to an individual mentally incompetent or under 
other legal disability would cause substantial harm to the 
individual, the Office may defer or suspend direct payment 
of the benefit until such time as the appointment of a rep-
resentative payee is made. The Office shall resume pay-
ment as soon as practicable, including all amounts due.’’. 
(d) LIMITATIONS
ON
APPOINTMENTS
OF
REP-
RESENTATIVE PAYEES.— 
(1) CSRS.—Section 8345 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after sub-
section (e) the following: 
‘‘(f) The Office may not authorize a person to receive 
payments on behalf of a minor or individual of legal dis-
ability under subsection (e) if that person has been con-
victed of a violation of— 
‘‘(1) section 8345a or 8466a; 
‘‘(2) section 208 or 1632 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 408, 1383a); or 
‘‘(3) section 6101 of title 38.’’. 
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(2) FERS.—Section 8466 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) The Office may not authorize a person to receive 
payments on behalf of a minor or individual of legal dis-
ability under subsection (c) if that person has been con-
victed of a violation of— 
‘‘(1) section 8345a or 8466a; 
‘‘(2) section 208 or 1632 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 408, 1383a); or 
‘‘(3) section 6101 of title 38.’’. 
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
PAYMENTS.—Section 
8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘in administering fraud prevention under sec-
tions 8345, 8345a, 8466, and 8466a of this title,’’ after 
‘‘8465(b) of this title,’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel 
Management— 
(1) shall promulgate regulations to carry out 
the amendments made by section 2; and 
(2) may promulgate additional regulations re-
lating to the administration of the representative 
payee program. 
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SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 2— 
(1) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(2) apply on and after the effective date of the 
regulations promulgated under section 3(b)(1). 
Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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