,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjad ,mrs4 ,boxer introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to reinstate the #aj-year   
statute of limitations period applicable
 to collection of amounts paid to       
,social ,security beneficiaries by      
administrative offset1 and prevent      
recovery of overpayments from           
individuals under #ah years of age4  #a4
 ,short title  ,this ,act may be cited  
as the ,social ,security ,overpayments  
,fairness ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,statute  
of limitation on recovery by            
administrative offset for amounts paid  
to ,social ,security beneficiaries  7a7 
,in general ,paragraph 7#b7 of section  
#cgaf7;e7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7#b7 ,this section does not apply-- 7,a7
 to a claim under this subchapter       
relating to any payments made to an     

individual under title ,,ii or title    
,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act that
 has been outstanding for more than #aj 
years2 or  7,b7 when a statute          
explicitly prohibits using              
administrative offset or setoff to      
collect the claim or type of claim      
involved4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the  
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
apply to any debt outstanding on or     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #c4 ,elimination of recovery of  
overpayments made to or on behalf of a  
minor  7a7 ,in general ,section #bjd7;a7
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #djd7;a77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following new paragraph3
  7#c7 ,notwithstanding any other       
provision of this section1 in the case  
of any payment under this title or title
 ,,xvi of more than the correct amount  
that is made to or on behalf of an      
individual who has not attained #ah     
years of age at the time of such        
payment1 such individual shall not be   

liable for the repayment of the amount  
of such payment in excess of the correct
 amount4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendments 
7#a7 ,cross-program recovery of         
overpayments ,subsection 7a7 of the     
undesignated section following section  
#aadf of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#ag7 is amended by   
striking ,subject to subsection 7b7 and 
inserting ,subject to section           
#bjd7;a77#c7 and subsection 7b74  7#b7  
,overpayment of disability benefits     
,section #afca7;b77#a77;,a7 of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#achc7;b77#a77;,a77 is amended by       
striking ,whenever and inserting        
,subject to section #bjd7;a77#c71       
whenever4  7c7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to payments made on or after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4