[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2157 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2157

    To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate work 
              disincentives for individuals who are blind.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 1993

   Mr. Cox 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 eliminate work 
              disincentives for individuals who are blind.

    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 Benefits 
for the Blind Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF DISABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 223(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 423(d)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(B) blindness (within the meaning of section 
        216(i)(1)).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 223(d)(4) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 423(d)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
        following: ``No individual who is blind (as defined in section 
        216(i)(1)) shall be considered failing to meet the requirements 
        for disability by reason of any substantial gainful 
        activity.''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by inserting ``who is disabled 
        other than by reason of blindness (as defined in section 
        216(i)(1))'' after ``individual''.

SEC. 3. STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR TERMINATION.

    Section 223(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``in the case of an 
        individual whose disability has been blindness (as defined in 
        section 216(i)(1)), the individual is no longer blind (within 
        the meaning of `blindness' as so defined), or, in the case of 
        any other individual,'' after ``(A)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``in the case of an 
        individual whose disability is not `blindness' as defined in 
        section 216(i)(1),'' after ``(2)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``in the case of an 
        individual whose disability is not `blindness' as defined in 
        section 216(i)(1),'' after ``(3)''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
benefits for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and, in the case of individuals who are entitled to neither 
disability insurance benefits under section 223 of the Social Security 
Act for the month in which this Act is enacted nor benefits under 
section 202 of such Act for such month based on disability, such 
amendments shall apply only with respect to benefits for which 
applications are filed on or after such date.

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