[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 612 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 612

   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore the link 
 between the maximum amount of earnings by blind individuals permitted 
without demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful activity 
 and the exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under 
                           the earnings test.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 1997

  Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Neal of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
 Bereuter, Mr. Clement, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
   Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Davis of 
    Virginia, Mr. Latham, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Farr of 
  California, Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
 Hall of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Maloney of 
       Connecticut, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of 
   Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
 McCarthy of Missouri, and Ms. Kaptur) 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 restore the link 
 between the maximum amount of earnings by blind individuals permitted 
without demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful activity 
 and the exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under 
                           the earnings test.

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

SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF LINK BETWEEN RULES RELATING TO SUBSTANTIAL 
              GAINFUL ACTIVITY FOR BLIND INDIVIDUALS AND RULES RELATING 
              TO EXCESS EARNINGS UNDER THE EARNINGS TEST.

    Section 223(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
423(d)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``No individual who is blind'' and 
all that follows through ``had not been enacted.'' and inserting ``No 
individual who is blind shall be regarded as having demonstrated an 
ability to engage in substantial gainful activity on the basis of 
earnings that do not exceed an amount equal to the exempt amount under 
section 203(f)(8) which is applicable to individuals described in 
subparagraph (D) thereof.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to taxable 
years ending after 1995.
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