[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6745 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6745

  To amend title II of the Social Security Act reestablish the Social 
    Security Administration's experiment and demonstration project 
 authority regarding the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2008

Mr. Kind (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, and Mr. Petri) 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 reestablish the Social 
    Security Administration's experiment and demonstration project 
 authority regarding the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 
                        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 
Demonstration Authority Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. REESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE 
              DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Permanent Extension of Authority.--Section 234 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 434) is amended----
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``on or before December 
        17, 2005'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``Interim'' in the 
        heading and inserting ``Annual'', and by striking ``annual 
        interim report'' in the text and inserting ``annual report''; 
        and
            (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``Termination and 
        final report'' in the heading and inserting ``Final reports on 
        projects'', and by striking the first sentence in the text.
    (b) Additional Changes.--Section 234 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``including'' and 
        all that follows and inserting ``including such methods as a 
        reduction of benefits based on earnings, an earned income cost 
        share with no benefit offset, and early intervention diversion 
        programs, designed to encourage employment of such individuals 
        and to maximize earnings, employment potential, and economic 
        self-sufficiency;'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ``earlier 
        referral'' and all that follows and inserting ``and greater use 
        of incentives to otherwise encourage employment and maximize 
        earnings, employment potential, and economic self-sufficiency; 
        and'';
            (3) in the matter in subsection (a)(1) following 
        subparagraph (C), by striking ``Trust Funds'' and inserting 
        ``the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
        the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund'' and by striking 
        ``this title'' and inserting ``this title, while encouraging 
        employment and maximizing earnings, employment potential, and 
        economic self-sufficiency''; and
            (4) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and title XIX'' after 
        ``title XVIII''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to experiments and demonstration projects commenced 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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