[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2716 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2716

 To improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do 
                        Not Pay working system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2025

   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do 
                        Not Pay working system.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Improper Payments to Deceased 
People Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING COORDINATION BETWEEN FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES AND 
              THE DO NOT PAY WORKING SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Section 801(a) of title VIII of division FF of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is amended 
by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
    ```(11) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the extent 
feasible, provide information furnished to the Commissioner under 
paragraph (1) to the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system 
described in section 3354(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the 
authorized uses of the Do Not Pay working system through a cooperative 
arrangement with such agency, provided that the requirements of 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) are met with respect to such 
arrangement with such agency.'.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 801(b)(2) of title VIII of 
division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
116-260) is amended by striking ``on the date that is 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on December 28, 2026''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on December 28, 2026.
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