[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2830 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2830

To update and improve vocational data and eligibility criteria for the 
      Social Security Disability Program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2023

Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To update and improve vocational data and eligibility criteria for the 
      Social Security Disability Program, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Improving Employment Options for DI 
Beneficiaries Act''.

SEC. 2. UPDATING DATA ON WORK WHICH EXISTS IN NATIONAL ECONOMY.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and every 3 years thereafter, the Commissioner of Social Security 
shall--
            (1) determine the jobs which exist in the national economy 
        (for purposes of applying section 223(d)(2)(A) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(2)(A))) using updated data from 
        the Bureau of Labor Statistics that reflects the full range of 
        work which exists in the national economy, including newly 
        created jobs in emerging industries; and
            (2) submit to Congress a report describing the results of 
        each such determination.
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