ðɛɹ fˈɜːst ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃən wʌz ðætðə lˈaɪftaɪm səspˈɛnʃən ʌv bˈɛnɪfˌɪts ʃˌʊd biː ᵻlˈɪmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi səspˈɛnʃən wʊd stˈɪl biː pɚmˈɪɾᵻd æz ɐ pˈɛnəlɾi, bˌʌt kʊd nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ biː ɪmpˈoʊzd ɹˌɛtɹoʊˈæktɪvli ˌɔn ɐ pˈɜːsən hˌuːz fɹˈɔːd kənvˈɪkʃən pɹɪdˈeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ɐdˈɑːpʃən ʌvðə lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən.
Their first recommendation was that the lifetime suspension of benefits should be eliminated – temporary suspension would still be permitted as a penalty, but could no longer be imposed retroactively on a person whose fraud conviction predated the adoption of the legislation.