EXPANSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND TERMINATE FRAUDULENT CLAIMS FOR OASDI AND SSI BENEFITS.

SEC. 206. EXPANSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND TERMINATE FRAUDULENT CLAIMS FOR OASDI AND SSI BENEFITS. (a) Prevention of Fraud by Translators of Foreign Languages.— (1) OASDI programs.— Section 205(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)) is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: “(8) A translation into English by a third party of a statement made in a foreign language by an applicant for or beneficiary of monthly insurance benefits under this title shall not be regarded as reliable for any purpose under this title unless the third party, under penalty of perjury— “(A) certifies that the translation is accurate; and “(B) discloses the nature and scope of the relationship between the third party and the applicant or recipient, as the case may be.”. (2) SSI program.— Section 1631(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: “(4) A translation into English by a third party of a statement made in a foreign language by an applicant for or recipient of benefits under this title shall not be regarded as reliable for any purpose under this title unless the third party, under penalty of perjury— “(A) certifies that the translation is accurate; and “(B) discloses the nature and scope of the relationship between the third party and the applicant or recipient, as the case may be.”. (3) Effective date.— The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to translations made on or after October 1, 1994. (b) Civil Monetary Penalties, Assessments, and Exclusions For Titles II and XVI.— 108 STAT. 1510 (1) In general.— Title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1128B the following: