[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 791 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 791

 To deny supplemental security income benefits by reason of disability 
                based on addiction to alcohol or drugs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 1995

   Mr. Allard (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burton of 
 Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
  Heineman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
  Stump, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To deny supplemental security income benefits by reason of disability 
                based on addiction to alcohol or drugs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DENIAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS BY REASON OF 
              DISABILITY BASED ON ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(I) An individual shall not be considered to be disabled for 
purposes of this title if (but for this subparagraph) alcoholism or 
drug addiction would be a contributing factor material to the 
Commissioner's determination that the individual is disabled.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1611(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
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