ENFORCEMENT OF RESTITUTION ORDERS THROUGH SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS.

SEC. 40505. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTITUTION ORDERS THROUGH SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL BENEFITS. Section 3663 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(i) (1) A Federal agency shall immediately suspend all Federal benefits provided by the agency to the defendant, and shall terminate the defendant’s eligibility for Federal benefits administered by that agency, upon receipt of a certified copy of a written judicial finding that the defendant is delinquent in making restitution in accordance with any schedule of payments or any requirement of immediate payment imposed under this section. “(2) Any written finding of delinquency described in paragraph (1) shall be made by a court, after a hearing, upon motion of 108 STAT. 1948the victim named in the order to receive the restitution or upon motion of the United States. “(3) A defendant found to be delinquent may subsequently seek a written finding from the court that the defendant has rectified the delinquency or that the defendant has made and will make good faith efforts to rectify the delinquency. The defendant’s eligibility for Federal benefits shall be reinstated upon receipt by the agency of a certified copy of such a finding. “(4) In this subsection, ‘Federal benefit’ means a grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by an agency of the United States.”.