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42 U.S.C. § 1383a

Penalties for fraud

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 1383a, Penalties for fraud, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/477219
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Whoever— Any Federal court, when sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense under subsection (a), may order, in addition to or in lieu of any other penalty authorized by law, that the defendant make restitution to the Commissioner of Social Security, in any case in which such offense results in— Any person or entity convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section or of section 408 of this title may not be certified as a representative payee under section 1383(a)(2) of this title.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 98-460(H.R. 3755)1984-10-09
    Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-296(H.R. 4277)1994-08-15
    Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994
    House: 431–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-203(H.R. 743)2004-03-02
    Social Security Protection Act of 2004
    House: 396–28Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-74(H.R. 1314)2015-11-02
    Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
    House: 266–167Senate: 62–37