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31 U.S.C. § 3329 — Withholding checks to be sent to foreign countries
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Treasury shall prohibit a check or warrant drawn on public money from being sent to a foreign country from the United States or from a territory or possession of the United States when the Secretary decides that postal, transportation, or banking facilities generally, or local conditions in the foreign country, do not reasonably ensure that the payee—
(1) will receive the check or warrant; and
(2) will be able to negotiate it for full value.
**(b)**
(1) If a check or warrant is prohibited from being sent to a foreign country under subsection (a) of this section, the drawer shall hold the check or warrant until the end of the calendar quarter after the date of the check or warrant.
(2) The Secretary may release the check or warrant for delivery during the calendar quarter after the date of the check or warrant if the Secretary decides that conditions have changed to ensure reasonably that the payee—
(A) will receive the check or warrant; and
(B) will be able to negotiate it for full value.
(3) Unless the Secretary otherwise directs, the drawer shall send at the end of the calendar quarter after the date of the check or warrant the—
(A) withheld check or warrant to the drawee; and
(B) report to the Secretary on—
(i) the name and address of the payee;
(ii) the date, number, and amount of the check or warrant; and
(iii) the account on which the check or warrant was drawn.
(4) The drawee shall transfer the amount of a withheld check or warrant from the account of the drawer to the special deposit account “Secretary of the Treasury, Proceeds of Withheld Foreign Checks”. The check or warrant shall be marked “Paid into Withheld Foreign Check Account”. The Secretary shall credit the accounts of the drawer and drawee.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Treasury shall prohibit a check or warrant drawn on public money from being sent to a foreign country from the United States or from a territory or possession of the United States when the Secretary decides that postal, transportation, or banking facilities generally, or local conditions in the foreign country, do not reasonably ensure that the payee—
(1) will receive the check or warrant; and
(2) will be able to negotiate it for full value.
**(b)**
(1) If a check or warrant is prohibited from being sent to a foreign country under subsection (a) of this section, the drawer shall hold the check or warrant until the end of the calendar quarter after the date of the check or warrant.
(2) The Secretary may release the check or warrant for delivery during the calendar quarter after the date of the check or warrant if the Secretary decides that conditions have changed to ensure reasonably that the payee—
(A) will receive the check or warrant; and
(B) will be able to negotiate it for full value.
(3) Unless the Secretary otherwise directs, the drawer shall send at the end of the calendar quarter after the date of the check or warrant the—
(A) withheld check or warrant to the drawee; and
(B) report to the Secretary on—
(i) the name and address of the payee;
(ii) the date, number, and amount of the check or warrant; and
(iii) the account on which the check or warrant was drawn.
(4) The drawee shall transfer the amount of a withheld check or warrant from the account of the drawer to the special deposit account “Secretary of the Treasury, Proceeds of Withheld Foreign Checks”. The check or warrant shall be marked “Paid into Withheld Foreign Check Account”. The Secretary shall credit the accounts of the drawer and drawee.
**(c)** The Secretary may pay an amount deposited in the special account under subsection (b)(4) of this section with a check drawn on the account when—
(1) a person claiming payment satisfies the Secretary of the right to the amount of the check or warrant (or satisfies the Secretary of Veterans Affairs if the claim represents a payment under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs); and
(2) the Secretary is reasonably ensured that the person—
(A) will receive the check or warrant; and
(B) will be able to negotiate it for full value.
**(d)** This section and [section 3330 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3330&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(1) apply to a check or warrant whose delivery may be withheld under Executive Order 8389;
(2) do not affect a requirement for a license for delivering and paying a check in payment of a claim under subsection (c) of this section when a license is required by law to authorize delivery and payment; and
(3) do not affect a check or warrant issued for the payment of pay or goods bought by the United States Government in a foreign country.
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**(a)**
(1) A check is deemed to be issued for sending to a foreign country and subject to this section and [section 3329 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3329&num=0&edition=prelim) if the check is—
(A) drawn on public money;
(B) for benefits under laws carried out by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
(C) to be sent to a person in the United States or a territory or possession of the United States, and the person is legally responsible for the care of an individual in a foreign country.
(2) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of each check described under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may exempt a check from paragraph (1) of this subsection if the application of paragraph (1) would reduce, discontinue, or deny benefits for the care of a dependent of an individual in a foreign country.
**(b)** When the amount of checks (representing payments to an individual under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) transferred under [section 3329(b)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3329/b/4&num=0&edition=prelim) equals $1,000, the amounts of additional checks (except checks under contracts of insurance) payable to the individual under those laws shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. An amount transferred under section 3329(b)(4) or deposited as miscellaneous receipts is deemed to be payment for all purposes to the individual entitled to payment.
**(c)** If the payee of a check for pension, compensation, or emergency officers’ retirement pay under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs dies while the amount of t
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**(a) In general** Notwithstanding [section 1002 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1002&num=0&edition=prelim), an individual may not be a qualified individual for any month—
(1) that begins after the month in which the Commissioner of Social Security is notified by the Attorney General that the individual has been removed from the United States pursuant to section 1227(a) or 1182(a)(6)(A) of title 8 and before the month in which the individual is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence;
(2) during any part of which the individual is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, under the laws of the United States or the jurisdiction within the United States from which the person has fled, for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, that is a felony under the laws of the place from which the individual has fled, or, in jurisdictions that do not define crimes as felonies, is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year regardless of the actual sentence imposed;
(3) during any part of which the individual violates a condition of probation or parole imposed under Federal or State law; or
(4) during which the individual resides in a foreign country and is not a citizen or national of the United States if payments for such month to individuals residing in such country are withheld by the Treasury Department under [section 3329 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3329&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Requirement for Attorney General** For the purpose of carrying out subsection (a)(1), the Attorney General shall notify the Commissioner of Social Security as soon as practicable after the removal of
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TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE
§ 3329
provisions restated in section 321(c) of the revised title.
The words ‘‘doubtful’’, ‘‘for payment’’, and ‘‘of such
check’’ are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (a)(2), before clause (A), the words
‘‘When the Secretary decides it is appropriate’’ are sub-
stituted for ‘‘at appropriate intervals’’ for clarity. In
clauses (A) and (B), the words ‘‘on the books’’ are omit-
ted as surplus. In clause (A), the words ‘‘drawn on the
Treasury’’ are added for clarity and consistency. In
clause (B), the words ‘‘from the accounts . . . for the
payment of unpaid checks . . . of the Treasury’’ are
omitted as surplus. The words ‘‘and to transfer to such
consolidated account or accounts the balance of the
special deposit account established pursuant to section
132 of this title’’, and the words ‘‘any unpaid checks
heretofore payable from the special deposit account’’,
are omitted as executed because the account was estab-
lished under 31:132 as originally enacted in 1947 and
then abolished by the 1957 amendment to that section.
The text of 31:134(1st proviso) is omitted as superseded
by section 448 of the Act of December 24, 1973 (Pub. L.
93–198, 87 Stat. 801). The text of 31:134(last proviso) is
omitted as executed.
In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the words
‘‘issued by a disbursing official’’ are substituted for
‘‘drawn by authorized officers of the United States’’ for
consistency. In clause (B), the words ‘‘or accounts on
the books’’ are omitted as surplus.
Subsection (c) is substituted for 31:132(c) for consist-
ency and to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (d), the words ‘‘rules and’’ and ‘‘or prop-
er’’ are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e)(1), before clause (A), the word ‘‘pre-
scribe’’ is
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