Sec. 203. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
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## SEC. 203 TREATMENT OF PRISONERS ###
(a)Implementation of Prohibition Against Payment of Benefits to Prisoners ####
(1)In general Section 1611(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ###### “(I) > > > ###### “(i) > > The Commissioner shall enter into an agreement, with any interested State or local institution described in clause
(i)or
(ii)of section 202(x)(1)(A) the primary purpose of which is to confine individuals as described in section 202(x)(1)(A), under which— > > > ###### “(I) > > the institution shall provide to the Commissioner, on a monthly basis and in a manner specified by the Commissioner, the names, social security account numbers, dates of birth, confinement commencement dates, and, to the extent available to the institution, such other identifying information concerning the inmates of the institution as the Commissioner may require for the purpose of carrying out paragraph (1); and > > > ###### “(II) > > the Commissioner shall pay to any such institution, with respect to each inmate of the institution who is eligible for a benefit under this title for the month preceding the first month throughout which such inmate is in such institution and becomes ineligible for such benefit as a result of the application of this subparagraph, $400 if the institution furnishes the information described in subclause
(I)to the Commissioner within 30 days after the date such individual becomes an inmate of such institution, or $200 if the institution furnishes such information after 30 days after such date but within 90 days after such date. > > > ###### “(ii) > > > ######
(I)> > The provisions of section 552a of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any agreement entered into under clause
(i)or to information exchanged pursuant to such agreement. > > > ###### “(II) > > The Commissioner is authorized to provide, on a reimbursable basis, information obtained pursuant to agreements entered into under clause
(i)to any Federal or federally-assisted cash, food, or medical assistance program for eligibility purposes. > > > ###### “(iii) > > Payments to institutions required by clause (i)(II) shall be made from funds otherwise available for the payment of benefits under this title and shall be treated as direct spending for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.” > . ####
(2)Effective date **[**[42 U.S.C. 1382 note](/us/usc/t42/s1382)**]** The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to individuals whose period of confinement in an institution commences on or after the first day of the seventh month beginning after the month in which this Act is enacted. ###
(b)Study of Other Potential Improvements in the Collection of Information Respecting Public Inmates **[**[42 U.S.C. 1382 note](/us/usc/t42/s1382)**]** ####
(1)Study The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct a study of the desirability, feasibility, and cost of— #####
(A)establishing a system under which Federal, State, and local courts would furnish to the Commissioner such information respecting court orders by which individuals are confined in jails, prisons, or other public penal, correctional, or medical facilities as the Commissioner may require for the purpose of carrying out section 1611(e)(1) of the Social Security Act; and #####
(B)requiring that State and local jails, prisons, and other institutions that enter into agreements with the Commissioner under section 1611(e)(1)(I) of the Social Security Act furnish the information required by such agreements to the Commissioner by means of an electronic or other sophisticated data exchange system. ####
(2)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit a report on the results of the study conducted pursuant to this subsection to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. ###
(c)Additional Report to Congress **[**[42 U.S.C. 1382 note](/us/usc/t42/s1382)**]** Not later than October 1, 1998, the Commissioner of Social Security shall provide to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a list of the institutions that are and are not providing information to the Commissioner under section 1611(e)(1)(I) of the Social Security Act (as added by this section).
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TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
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