[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E968-E969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    SOCIAL SECURITY CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEW ACCOUNT ACT OF 1995

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                        HON. ANDREW JACOBS, JR.

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 1995
  Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, I am today introducing the Social Security 
Continuing Disability Review Account Act of 1995. A summary of the 
legislation prepared by the minority staff of the Social Security 
Subcommittee follows.
  The goal of the legislation is to protect the integrity of the Social 
Security Disability Insurance program. It would do this by increasing 
the availability of funds for conducting Continuing Disability Review 
[CDRs]--so that people who are no longer disabled can be reviewed and 
removed from the disability rolls.
  The bill authorizes the Social Security Administration [SSA] to use a 
portion of the benefit savings it derives from conducting CDRs 
[[Page E969]] to conduct additional CDRs. Under the proposal, the 
benefit savings from removing those who are no longer disabled from the 
disability rolls are credited to a newly established CDR account in the 
disability insurance [DI] trust fund. It would operate as follows:
  No later than September 1 of each year, the Commissioner of Social 
Security would estimate the present value of DI trust fund savings for 
all future years resulting from cessation of benefit payments during 
the prior year based on CDRs. the Commissioner would certify these 
savings to the managing trustee of the DI trust fund.
  Upon receiving the Commissioner's certification, the managing trustee 
would transfer to the CDR account from amounts otherwise in the DI 
trust fund a portion of these estimated savings. This amount would vary 
depending on the CDR account balance but could not exceed 50 percent of 
estimated savings. No later than September 15 of each year, the 
Commissioner would certify to the managing trustee the expenditures 
required to perform mandated CDRs during the coming fiscal year. These 
expenditures would include the cost of staffing, training, purchase of 
medical and other evidence, and processing related to appeals and 
overpayments.
  Upon commencement of the fiscal year, the managing trustee would make 
available to the Commissioner from the CDR account, to the extent that 
funds were available, the amount that the Commissioner certified as 
necessary to perform mandated CDRs during that year. These funds could 
then be used by the Social Security Administration to perform the 
required CDRs.


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