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Shown Here: Introduced in House (02/12/2015)
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 918 Introduced in House (IH)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 918
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent concurrent
receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability
insurance, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2015
Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Kelly
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiberi, Mrs. Black, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Boustany,
Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schock, and Mr. Ryan
of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent concurrent
receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability
insurance, 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 ``Social Security Disability Insurance
and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act''.
SEC. 2. DISQUALIFICATION ON RECEIPT OF DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS IN
A MONTH FOR WHICH UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION IS RECEIVED.
(a) In General.--Section 223(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 423(d)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C)(i) If for any week in whole or in part within a month an
individual is paid or determined to be eligible for unemployment
compensation, such individual shall be deemed to have engaged in
substantial gainful activity for such month.
``(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term `unemployment
compensation' means--
``(I) `regular compensation', `extended compensation', and
`additional compensation' (as such terms are defined by section
205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act
(26 U.S.C. 3304 note)); and
``(II) trade adjustment assistance under title II of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.).''.
(b) Trial Work Period.--Section 222(c) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 422(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6)(A) For purposes of this subsection, an individual shall be
deemed to have rendered services in a month if the individual is
entitled to unemployment compensation for such month.
``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `unemployment
compensation' means--
``(i) `regular compensation', `extended compensation', and
`additional compensation' (as such terms are defined by section
205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act
(26 U.S.C. 3304 note)); and
``(ii) trade adjustment assistance under title II of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.).''.
(c) Data Matching.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall
implement the amendments made by this section using appropriate
electronic data.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to individuals who initially apply for disability
insurance benefits on or after January 1, 2016.
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