[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 343 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 343

 To ensure that individuals do not simultaneously receive unemployment 
            compensation and disability insurance benefits.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2015

Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure that individuals do not simultaneously receive unemployment 
            compensation and disability insurance benefits.

    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 ``Reducing Overlapping Payments Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF BENEFITS BASED ON RECEIPT OF 
              UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 224 the following new 
section:

 ``prohibition on payment of benefits based on receipt of unemployment 
                              compensation

    ``Sec. 224A.  (a) If for any month prior to the month in which an 
individual attains retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(1))--
            ``(1) such individual is entitled to benefits under section 
        223, and
            ``(2) such individual is entitled for such month to 
        unemployment compensation,
the total of the individual's benefits under section 223 for such month 
and of any benefits under subsections (b) through (h) of section 202 
for such month based on the individual's wages and self-employment 
income shall be reduced to zero.
    ``(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of 
any Federal agency shall provide such information within its possession 
as the Commissioner may require for purposes of making a timely 
determination under this section for reduction of benefits payable 
under this title, or verifying other information necessary in carrying 
out the provisions of this section.
    ``(2) The Commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with 
States, political subdivisions, and other organizations that administer 
unemployment compensation, in order to obtain such information as the 
Commissioner may require to carry out the provisions of this section.
    ``(3) Any determination by the Commissioner pursuant to this 
section shall be subject to the requirements described in section 
205(b)(1), including provision of reasonable notice and opportunity for 
a hearing.
    ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `unemployment 
compensation' has the meaning given that term in section 85(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to benefits payable for months beginning after 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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