,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aa1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,jones1   
,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 and ,mr4         
,barletta7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,ii of the     
,social ,security ,act to provide that  
the waiting period for disability       
insurance benefits shall not be         
applicable in the case of a recovering  
service member4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,recovering    
,service ,members ,disability ,benefits 
,act4  #b4 ,exception from waiting      
period for disability insurance benefits
 of recovering service members  7a7     
,exception from waiting period ,the     
first sentence of section #bbc7;a77#a7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;a77#a77 is amended1 in  
clause 7ii7 thereof in the matter       

following subparagraph 7,e7--  7#a7 by  
inserting 7,i7 after but only2 and  7#b7
 by inserting or 7,,ii7 if such         
individual is a recovering service      
member1 after the first month in which  
he is under such disability14  7b7      
,definition of recovering service member
 ,section #bbc7;a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;a77 
is further amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7#c7 ,for purposes of   
this subsection--  7,a7 the term        
recovering service member means a member
 of the ,armed ,forces1 including a     
member of the ,national ,guard or a     
,reserve component1 who is undergoing   
medical treatment1 recuperation1 or     
therapy while recovering from a serious 
bodily injury or physical illness       
related to the member's military        
service2 and  7,b7 the term serious     
bodily injury or physical illness means 
in the case of a member of the ,armed   
,forces1 a bodily injury or physical    
illness incurred by the member in line  

of duty on active duty in the ,armed    
,forces while in a combat zone          
designated under section #aab7;c77#b7 of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 
that may render the member medically    
unfit to perform the duties of the      
member's office1 grade1 rank1 or rating4
  4  #c4 ,effective date ,the amendments
 made by this ,act shall apply with     
respect to applications for benefits    
filed on or after the date that is #ij  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act4