110 HR 6745 IH: Social Security Disability Insurance U.S. House of Representatives 2008-07-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6745 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 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Social Security Disability Insurance Demonstration Authority Act of 2008.

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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.