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(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.
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