[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1054 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1054

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish, for purposes 
of disability determinations under such title, a uniform minimum level 
of earnings, for demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful 
      activity, at the level currently applicable solely to blind 
                              individuals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 1997

  Mr. Cochran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish, for purposes 
of disability determinations under such title, a uniform minimum level 
of earnings, for demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful 
      activity, at the level currently applicable solely to blind 
                              individuals.

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

SECTION 1. UNIFORM MINIMUM LEVEL OF EARNINGS FOR DEMONSTRATING ABILITY 
              TO ENGAGE IN SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 223(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 423(d)(4)) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``No 
individual who is blind shall be regarded'' and inserting ``No 
individual shall be regarded''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to monthly insurance benefits for months after December 1997.
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