[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3385 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3385

 To require the Commissioner of Social Security to update the medical-
        vocational guidelines used in disability determinations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2017

Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Curbelo 
 of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Commissioner of Social Security to update the medical-
        vocational guidelines used in disability determinations.

    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 ``Guiding Responsible and Improved 
Disability Decisions Act of 2017'' or the ``GRIDD Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. UPDATING OF MEDICAL-VOCATIONAL GUIDELINES.

    As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Commissioner of Social Security shall prescribe rules and 
regulations that update the medical-vocational guidelines, as set forth 
in appendix 2 to subpart P of part 404 of title 20, Code of Federal 
Regulations, used in disability determinations, including full 
consideration of new employment opportunities made possible by advances 
in treatment, rehabilitation, and technology and full consideration of 
the effect of prevalent languages on education.
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