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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 5USC8148]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                   Subpart G--Insurance and Annuities
 
               CHAPTER 81--COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
 
Sec. 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 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, 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.

(Added Pub. L. 103-333, title I, Sec. 101(a)(1), Sept. 30, 1994, 108 
Stat. 2546; amended Pub. L. 105-247, Sec. 1, Oct. 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 
1863.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 8148, Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 555, 
provided for a report to Congress by Secretary of Labor at beginning of 
each regular session covering work for preceding fiscal year under this 
subchapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 90-83, Sec. 1(69), Sept. 11, 
1967, 81 Stat. 213.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-247 substituted ``or receipt'' for 
``a receipt''.


                             Effective Date

    Section 101(c) of Pub. L. 103-333 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 1920 of 
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 30, 1994]. The amendments made by 
subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply to claims filed 
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
only to individuals convicted after such date of enactment.''
