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5 U.S.C. § 8148 — Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons
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**(a)** Any individual convicted of a violation of [section 1920 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1920&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other Federal or State criminal statute relating to fraud in the application for or receipt of any benefit under this subchapter or subchapter III of this chapter, shall forfeit (as of the date of such conviction) any entitlement to any benefit such individual would otherwise be entitled to under this subchapter or subchapter III for any injury occurring on or before the date of such conviction. Such forfeiture shall be in addition to any action the Secretary may take under section 8106 or 8129.
**(b)**
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter (except as provided under paragraph (3)), no benefits under this subchapter or subchapter III of this chapter shall be paid or provided to any individual during any period during which such individual is confined in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correctional facility, pursuant to that individual’s conviction of an offense that constituted a felony under applicable law.
(2) Such individual shall not be entitled to receive the benefits forfeited during the period of incarceration under paragraph (1), after such period of incarceration ends.
(3) If an individual has one or more dependents as defined under section 8110(a), the Secretary of Labor may, during the period of incarceration, pay to such dependents a percentage of the benefits that would have been payable to such individual computed according to the percentages set forth in section 8133(a)(1) through (5).
**(c)** Notwithstanding the provision of [section 552a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&n
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**(a)** Any individual convicted of a violation of [section 1920 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1920&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other Federal or State criminal statute relating to fraud in the application for or receipt of any benefit under this subchapter or subchapter III of this chapter, shall forfeit (as of the date of such conviction) any entitlement to any benefit such individual would otherwise be entitled to under this subchapter or subchapter III for any injury occurring on or before the date of such conviction. Such forfeiture shall be in addition to any action the Secretary may take under section 8106 or 8129.
**(b)**
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter (except as provided under paragraph (3)), no benefits under this subchapter or subchapter III of this chapter shall be paid or provided to any individual during any period during which such individual is confined in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correctional facility, pursuant to that individual’s conviction of an offense that constituted a felony under applicable law.
(2) Such individual shall not be entitled to receive the benefits forfeited during the period of incarceration under paragraph (1), after such period of incarceration ends.
(3) If an individual has one or more dependents as defined under section 8110(a), the Secretary of Labor may, during the period of incarceration, pay to such dependents a percentage of the benefits that would have been payable to such individual computed according to the percentages set forth in section 8133(a)(1) through (5).
**(c)** Notwithstanding the provision of [section 552a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim), or any other provision of Federal or State law, any agency of the United States Government or of any State (or political subdivision thereof) shall make available to the Secretary of Labor, upon written request, the names and Social Security account numbers of individuals who are confined in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correctional facility under the jurisdiction of such agency, pursuant to such individuals’ conviction of an offense that constituted a felony under applicable law, which the Secretary of Labor may require to carry out the provisions of this section.
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**(a) Definitions.—** For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “agency” means agency as defined in section 552(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title;
(2) the term “individual” means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
(3) the term “maintain” includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate;
(4) the term “record” means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph;
(5) the term “system of records” means a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual;
(6) the term “statistical record” means a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual, except as provided by [section 8 of title 13](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section8&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “routine use” means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of such record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected;
(8) the term “matching program”—
(A) means any computerized comparison of—
(i) two or more automated systems of records or a system of records with non-Federal records for the purpose
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Whoever knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up a material fact, or makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, or makes or uses a false statement or report knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry in connection with the application for or receipt of compensation or other benefit or payment under subchapter I or III of chapter 81 of title 5, shall be guilty of perjury, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine under this title, or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both; but if the amount of the benefits falsely obtained does not exceed $1,000, such person shall be punished by a fine under this title, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 8149
§ 8148. Forfeiture of benefits by convicted felons
(a) Any individual convicted of a violation of
section 1920 of title 18, or any other Federal or
State criminal statute relating to fraud in the
application for or receipt of any benefit under
this subchapter or subchapter III of this chapter,
shall forfeit (as of the date of such conviction)
any entitlement to any benefit such individual
would otherwise be entitled to under this sub-
chapter or subchapter III for any injury occur-
ring on or before the date of such conviction.
Such forfeiture shall be in addition to any ac-
tion the Secretary may take under section 8106
or 8129.
(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this chapter (except as provided under para-
graph (3)), no benefits under this subchapter or
subchapter III of this chapter shall be paid or
provided to any individual during any period
during which such individual is confined in a
jail, prison, or other penal institution or correc-
tional facility, pursuant to that individual’s
conviction of an offense that constituted a fel-
ony under applicable law.
(2) Such individual shall not be entitled to re-
ceive the benefits forfeited during the period of
incarceration under paragraph (1), after such pe-
riod of incarceration ends.
(3) If an individual has one or more dependents
as defined under section 8110(a), the Secretary of
Labor may, during the period of incarceration,
pay to such dependents a percentage of the bene-
fits that would have been payable to such indi-
vidual computed according to the percentages
set forth in section 8133(a)(1) through (5).
(c) Notwithstanding the provision of section
552a of this title, or any other provision of Fed-
eral or State l
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