[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4110 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4110

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the 
    feasibility of modifying the 5-month waiting period for certain 
individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits under section 223 
          of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2015

Ms. Kelly of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the 
    feasibility of modifying the 5-month waiting period for certain 
individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits under section 223 
          of the Social Security Act, 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. GAO STUDY ON REDUCING OR ELIMINATING WAITING PERIOD FOR 
              CERTAIN DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFICIARIES.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, in collaboration 
with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall submit to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
report containing--
            (1) an evaluation of the feasibility of modifying the 5-
        month waiting period for certain individuals entitled to 
        disability insurance benefits under section 223 of the Social 
        Security Act--
                    (A) based on the severity of the disability, 
                providing a shorter waiting period for individuals with 
                more severe disabilities, as determined by the 
                Commissioner of Social Security;
                    (B) based on income level, providing a shorter 
                waiting period for individuals with lower annual 
                household income, as determined by the Commissioner of 
                Social Security; and
                    (C) by eliminating or shortening the waiting period 
                for individuals with a terminal illness, as determined 
                by the Commissioner of Social Security; and
            (2) recommendations for legislative or administrative 
        action regarding implementing such modifications to the waiting 
        period, based on the findings of the evaluation described in 
        paragraph (1).
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