,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #daaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bg1 #bjad ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri 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 implement various reforms to the social security disability insurance program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,disability ,insurance ,protection and ,fraud ,prevention ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,expansion of ,cooperative ,disability ,investigations program 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,social ,security ,administration shall increase the number of cooperative disability investigative units to #ed4 7b7 ,distribution ,the ,inspector ,general shall locate the cooperative disability investigative units established pursuant to subsection 7a7 in such manner as to ensure that such units are distributed equally among the most densely populated areas of the ,nation4 #c4 ,modification of certain criteria for the determination of disability 7a7 ,in general ,in determining whether an individual is under a disability for purposes of section #bbc of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc71 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security-- 7#a7 may not consider an individual as approaching advanced age 7as applicable for purposes of section #djd4aefc of title #bj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act71 unless the individual has attained the age of #eh2 7#b7 may not consider an individual as having attained advanced age 7as so applicable7 unless the individual has attained the age of #fa2 and 7#c7 may not consider the individual's inability to communicate in ,english as a vocational factor 7as applicable for purposes of section #djd4aefd of such title74 7b7 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall issue regulations to implement subsection 7a74 #d4 ,combined effect of impairments not considered in disability determinations 7a7 ,title ,,ii determinations ,section #bbc7;d77#b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;d77#b77 is amended by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,b74 7b7 ,title ,,xvi determinations ,section #afad7;a77#c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;c7a77#c77 is amended by striking subparagraph 7,g7 and redesignating subsequent subparagraphs accordingly4 7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section #baf7;i77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daf7;i77#a77 is amended by striking paragraphs 7#b77;,a717#b77;,b717#c71 and inserting paragraphs 7#b77;,a71 7#c714 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the day that is #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,mandatory funding for continuing disability reviews 7a7 ,in general ,section #bja7;g77#a77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja7;g77#a77;,a77 is amended by striking ,of the amounts authorized to be made available and all that follows through for fiscal year #bjjb1 #gbj1jjj1jjj4 and inserting the following3 ,there is hereby appropriated for continuing disability reviews such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjah4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the end of fiscal year #bjah1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall submit a report to ,congress that includes an assessment of the amount of savings attained as a result of the amendment made by subsection 7a7 in the ,federal disability insurance program under title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act and the ,supplemental ,security ,income program under title ,,xvi of such ,act4 #f4 ,disability demonstration program design report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall submit to ,congress a report describing the design of a demonstration program that would meet the specifications in subsection 7b71 including recommendations for any legislative changes necessary to implement such a program4 7b7 ,goals ,in order to improve the well-being of certain social security disability insurance applicants while also achieving near-term program cost neutrality and long-term cost savings1 the ,commissioner shall screen such applicants and target those who appear likely to be determined eligible for benefits but who also have the potential for significant work activity if provided with a range of services to be determined by the ,commissioner4 ,in exchange for suspending their social security disability insurance program application1 these applicants would be offered a package of benefits1 including targeted vocational and health interventions1 wage subsidies based on how much the applicants can work and earn1 and1 if appropriate1 an emergency cash diversion grant4 #g4 ,state disability reform demonstration program report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall submit to ,congress a report describing the design of a demonstration program that would meet the specifications in subsection 7b71 including recommendations for any legislative changes necessary to implement such a program4 7b7 ,goals 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall work with the ,states to determine whether1 if appropriate changes were made in the law1 the existing funding streams for specific populations1 such as vocational rehabilitation funding1 ,medicaid1 ,temporary ,assistance for ,needy ,families1 and workers' compensation1 could be modified to be delivered in a more coordinated manner to improve outcomes and reduce participation in supplemental security income or social security disability insurance4 7#b7 ,incentive funding ,states who successfully implemented such a program shall receive incentive funding to be determined by the ,commissioner and subject to appropriations4 7c7 ,definition ,for the purposes of this section1 the term specific populations means populations identified by the ,commissioner of ,social ,security as likely to receive a lifetime of supplemental security income or social security disability insurance4 #h4 ,employers demonstration program report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall submit to ,congress a report describing the design of a demonstration program that would meet the specifications in subsection 7b71 including recommendations for any legislative changes necessary to implement such a program4 7b7 ,goals 7#a7 ,in general ,in order to encourage employers to reduce the incidence of disability among their employees by #bj percent1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall create a voluntary program for employers that would provide such employers with a tax credit with respect to social security disability insurance taxes if the employees of such employer do not file for social security disability insurance4 7#b7 ,baseline ,for each employer who volunteers to participate in the program1 the ,commission of ,social ,security shall determine a baseline predicted rate of social security disability insurance enrollment4 7#c7 ,employees tracked for program ,employees employed on the date the employer enrolled in the program shall be tracked for a period of #c years beginning on the date of enrollment in the program1 whether or not they remain employed by such employer4 ,if any such employee becomes eligible for social security disability insurance during such period1 the employer's disability insurance participation rate shall be affected4 7#d7 ,incentive ,at the end of the period1 the employer's disability insurance participation rate shall be compared to the baseline1 and if the participation rate has fallen by at least #bj percent1 the employer shall receive a social security disability insurance tax credit of #ge percent of the disability insurance cost savings during the period4