Commissioner of Social Security shall describe in
clear and specific language the effect on possible en-
titlement to benefits under this title of choosing to
reapply in lieu of requesting review of the deter-
mination.
‘‘(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The final determination of
the Commissioner of Social Security after a hearing under
subsection (a)(1) shall be subject to judicial review as pro-
vided in section 205(g) to the same extent as the Commis-
sioner of Social Security’s final determinations under sec-
tion 205.
‘‘SEC. 810. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGE-
MENTS.—The Commissioner of Social Security may pre-
scribe such regulations, and make such administrative and
other arrangements, as may be necessary or appropriate
to carry out this title.
‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF BENEFITS.—Benefits under this
title shall be paid at such time or times and in such install-
ments as the Commissioner of Social Security determines
are in the interests of economy and efficiency.
‘‘(c) ENTITLEMENT REDETERMINATIONS.—An indi-
vidual’s entitlement to benefits under this title, and the
amount of the benefits, may be redetermined at such time
or times as the Commissioner of Social Security deter-
mines to be appropriate.
‘‘(d) SUSPENSION
AND TERMINATION
OF BENE-
FITS.—Regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of So-
cial Security under subsection (a) may provide for the sus-
pension and termination of entitlement to benefits under
this title as the Commissioner determines is appropriate.
‘‘SEC. 811. PENALTIES FOR FRAUD.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever—
‘‘(1) knowingly and willfully makes or causes to
be made any false statement or representation of a
material fact in an application for benefits under
this title;
‘‘(2) at any time knowingly and willfully makes
or causes to be made any false statement or rep-
resentation of a material fact for use in determining
any right to the benefits;
‘‘(3) having knowledge of the occurrence of any
event affecting—
‘‘(A) his or her initial or continued right to
the benefits; or
‘‘(B) the initial or continued right to the
benefits of any other individual in whose behalf
he or she has applied for or is receiving the
benefit,
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,’’;