,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eiai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjaf,mr4  
,s*weik]t introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &      
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,ii (
 ! ,social ,security ,act to improve !  
process by :i* ! ,social ,security      
,adm9i/ration makes disability          
det]m9ations & aw>ds disability b5efits1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pres]v+ & ,re=m+ 
,,ssdi 7,,p>-,,ssdi7 ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 
,consid]ation ( vocational factors 9    
disability det]m9ations  7a7 ,language  
pr(ici5cy ,section #bbc7;d77#b7 ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dbc7;d77#b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7,d7 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r an      
individual is "u a disability1 !        
,commission] %all make su* det]m9ation  
)\t reg>d to ! individual's ability to  
communicate 9 ,engli%4  4  7b7 ,qu>t]s (
 cov]age requirem5t ,section            
#bbc7;d77#b7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;d77#b771 z am5d$ by
 subsection 7a71 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r
 an individual is "u a disability = a   
mon?1 ! ,commission] may n consid] !    
individual's vocational backgr\nd unless
 ! individual _h n less ?an #af qu>t]s (
 cov]age dur+ ! #bd-qu>t] p]iod end+ ) !
 qu>t] 9 :i* su* mon? occurs4  4  7c7   
,p]iodic update ( vocational &          
educational factors ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & n 
lat] ?an ! end ( e subsequ5t #e-ye>     
p]iod1 ! ,commission] ( ,social         
,security %all prep>e & implem5t a      
complete update ( ! vocational &        
educational factors consid]$ 9 mak+     
disability det]m9ations "u title ,,ii ( 
! ,social ,security ,act4  7d7          
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply ) respect to         
applications = disability insurance     
b5efits fil$ on or aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4               
,disqualification on receipt (          

disability insurance b5efits 9 a mon? = 
:i* unemploym5t comp5sation is receiv$  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bbc7;d77#d7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dbc7;d77#d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7,c7  7i7 ,if = any week 9   
:ole or 9 "p )9 a mon? an individual is 
paid or det]m9$ to be eligible =        
unemploym5t comp5sation1 su* individual 
%all be deem$ to h engag$ 9 sub/antial  
ga9ful activity = su* mon?4  7ii7 ,=    
purposes ( clause 7i71 ! t]m unemploym5t
 comp5sation means-- 7,i7 regul>        
comp5sation1 ext5d$ comp5sation1 &      
additional comp5sation 7z su* t]ms are  
def9$ by section #bje ( ! ,f$]al-,/ate  
,ext5d$ ,unemploym5t ,comp5sation ,act  
7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd note772 &  7,,ii7  
trade adju/m5t assi/ance "u title ,,ii (
 ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4   
#bbea et seq474  4  7b7 ,trial "w p]iod 
,section #bbb7;c7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbb7;c77 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7  7,a7  
,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 an        

individual %all be deem$ to h r5d]$     
s]vices 9 a mon? if ! individual is     
entitl$ to unemploym5t comp5sation = su*
 mon?4  7,b7 ,= purposes ( subp>agraph  
7,a71 ! t]m unemploym5t comp5sation     
means-- 7i7 regul> comp5sation1 ext5d$  
comp5sation1 & additional comp5sation 7z
 su* t]ms are def9$ by section #bje ( ! 
,f$]al-,/ate ,ext5d$ ,unemploym5t       
,comp5sation ,act 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjd  
note772 &  7ii7 trade adju/m5t assi/ance
 "u title ,,ii ( ! ,trade ,act ( #aigd  
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #bbea et seq474  4  7c7  
,data mat*+ ,! ,commission] ( ,social   
,security %all implem5t ! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is section us+ appropriate          
electronic data4  7d7 ,effective date ,!
 am5dm5ts made by ?is subsection %all   
apply ) respect to individuals :o       
initially apply = disability insurance  
b5efits on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjag4   
#d4 ,eligibility = ,m$ic>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,section #bbf7;b77#b7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbf7;b77 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by  

/rik+ #bd cal5d> mon?s & ins]t+ #fj     
cal5d> mon?s2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 
by /rik+ #bd mon?s & ins]t+ #fj mon?s2  
7#c7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77ii71 by /rik+   
#bd mon?s & ins]t+ #fj mon?s2 &  7#d7 9 
! matt] foll[+ subp>agraph              
7,c77ii77,,ii7-- 7,a7 by /rik+          
tw5ty-fif? mon? be=e ( 8 entitlem5t or  
/atus & ins]t+ sixty-fir/ mon?2 &  7,b7 
by /rik+ tw5ty-fif? mon? ( 8 entitlem5t 
ref]s to ! fir/ mon? aft] ! tw5ty-f\r?  
mon? & ins]t+ sixty-fir/ mon? ( 8       
entitlem5t ref]s to ! fir/ mon? aft] !  
sixtie? mon?4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts     
,section #bbf ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#dbf71 z am5d$ by subsection 7a71 is    
fur!r am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection        
7e77#a77;,b71 by /rik+ #bd mon?s &      
ins]t+ #fj mon?s2 &  7#b7 9 subsection  
7f71 by /rik+ #bd mon?s & ins]t+ #fj    
mon?s4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is section %all apply ) respect
 to applications = disability insurance 
b5efits fil$ on or aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #e4 ,inclusion (  

une>n$ income 9 det]m9ation ( sub/antial
 ga9ful activity  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#bbc7;d77#d7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;d77#d771 z am5d$ by
 section #c7;b71 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7  7i7 ,if !     
am\nt ( une>n$ income 7z def9$ 9 section
 #afab7 ( an individual = a mon? is     
equal to or great] ?an ! mon?ly income  
limit = su* mon?1 ! individual %all be  
deem$ to h engag$ 9 sub/antial ga9ful   
activity = su* mon?4  7ii7 ,= purposes (
 ?is subp>agraph1 ! mon?ly income limit 
is ! am\nt ( e>n+s d]iv$ f s]vices1     
prescrib$ by ! ,commission] "u          
regulations issu$ pursuant to           
subp>agraph 7,a71 suffici5t to          
demon/rate an individual's ability to   
engage 9 sub/antial ga9ful activity = a 
mon?4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t
 made by subsection 7a7 %all apply )    
respect to mon?ly insurance b5efits paid
 = mon?s beg9n+ aft] ! date t is #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
#f4 ,m$ical evid5ce 9 disability        

det]m9ations  7a7 ,exclusion ( m$ical   
evid5ce t is n submitt$ 9 its entirety  
or furni%$ by a lic5s$ practition]      
,section #bbc7;d77#e7 ( ! ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dbc7;d77#e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ ,9 & ins]t+  
,subject to subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d71 92
 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subp>agraphs3  7,c7 7i7 ,an individual  
&1 if applicable1 su* individual's      
repres5tative %all submit1 9 its        
entirety & )\t r$action1 all relevant   
m$ical evid5ce kn[n to ! individual or !
 repres5tative to ! ,commission] (      
,social ,security4  7ii7 ,9 ! case ( a  
he>+ be=e an adm9i/rative law judge to  
det]m9e if an individual is "u a        
disability 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#a771 ! 
,commission] ( ,social ,security %all n 
consid] any piece ( m$ical evid5ce      
furni%$ by an individual or su*         
individual's repres5tative unless su*   
individual &1 if applicable1 su*        
individual's repres5tative1 c]tifies at 

! he>+ t all relevant m$ical evid5ce has
 be5 submitt$ 9 its entirety & )\t      
r$action4  7iii7 ,= purposes ( ?is      
subp>agraph1 ! t]m relevant m$ical      
evid5ce means any m$ical evid5ce relat+ 
to ! individual's claim$ physical or    
m5tal impairm5ts t ! ,commission] (     
,social ,security %\ld consid] to       
det]m9e :e!r ! individual is "u a       
disability1 reg>dless ( :e!r su* evid5ce
 is favorable or unfavorable to !       
individual's case1 b %all n include any 
oral or writt5 communication or o!r     
docum5t ex*ang$ betwe5 ! individual &   
su* individual's attorney repres5tative 
t are subject to attorney-cli5t         
privilege or "w product doctr9e1 unless 
! individual volunt>ily discloses su*   
communication to ! ,commission]4 ,nei!r 
! attorney-cli5t privilege nor ! "w     
product doctr9e %all prev5t f disclosure
 m$ical evid5ce1 m$ical s\rce op9ions1  
or any o!r factual matt] t !            
,commission] may consid] 9 det]m9+ :e!r 
or n ! individual is entitl$ to b5efits4

  7iv7 ,any individual or repres5tative 
:o kn[+ly violates ?is subp>agraph %all 
be guilty ( mak+ a false /atem5t or     
repres5tation ( mat]ial fact1 %all be   
subject to civil & crim9al p5alties "u  
sections #bjh & #aabi1 &1 9 ! case ( a  
repres5tative1 %all be susp5d$ or       
disqualifi$ f appe>+ be=e ! ,social     
,security ,adm9i/ration4  7,d7 ,!       
,commission] ( ,social ,security %all n 
consid] any evid5ce furni%$ by a        
physician or heal? c>e practition] :o is
 n lic5s$ or has be5 sanction$4  4  7b7 
,heal? c>e provid]s supply+ consultative
 exams  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ #a ye>    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9    
det]m9+ :e!r an individual apply+ =     
disability insurance b5efits "u title   
,,ii ( ! ,social ,security ,act is      
disabl$1 ! ,commission] ( ,social       
,security %all n consid] m$ical evid5ce 
result+ f a consultative exam ) a heal? 
c>e provid] conduct$ = ! purpose (      
support+ ! individual's application     
unless ! evid5ce is accompani$ by a     

,m$ical ,consultant ,ackn[l$gm5t ,=m    
sign$ by ! heal? c>e provid] :o conduct$
 ! exam4  7#b7 ,m$ical consultant       
ackn[l$gm5t =m  7,a7 ,def9ition ,z us$ 9
 ?is subsection1 ! t]m ,m$ical          
,consultant ,ackn[l$gm5t ,=m means a =m 
publi%$ by ! ,commission] ( ,social     
,security t meets ! requirem5ts (       
subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,requirem5ts ,! 
,commission] ( ,social ,security %all   
develop ! ,m$ical ,consultant           
,ackn[l$gm5t ,=m & make x available to !
 public n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,! cont5ts ( !   
,m$ical ,consultant ,ackn[l$gm5t ,=m    
%all include--  7i7 in=mation on h[     
m$ical evid5ce is us$ 9 disability      
det]m9ations2  7ii7 in/ructions on      
complet+ a residual functional capacity 
=m2  7iii7 in=mation on ! legal & e?ical
 obligations ( a heal? c>e provid] :o   
supplies m$ical evid5ce = use 9 a       
disability det]m9ation1 includ+ any     
civil or crim9al p5alties t may be      
impos$ on a heal? c>e provid] :o        

supplies m$ical evid5ce = use 9 a       
disability det]m9ation2 &  7iv7 a       
/atem5t t ! signatory has read & und]/&s
 ! cont5ts ( ! =m4  7#c7 ,p5alties =    
fraud ,9 addition to any o!r p5alties t 
may be prescrib$ by law1 any individual 
:o =ges a signature on a ,m$ical        
,consultant ,ackn[l$gm5t ,=m submitt$ to
 ! ,commission] ( ,social ,security %all
 be guilty ( mak+ a false /atem5t or    
repres5tation ( mat]ial fact1 & ^u      
conviction %all be subject to civil &   
crim9al p5alties "u sections #bjh &     
#aabi ( ! ,social ,security ,act &1 9 ! 
case ( a repres5tative1 %all be susp5d$ 
or disqualifi$ f appe>+ be=e ! ,social  
,security ,adm9i/ration4  7c7 ,effective
 date ,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7
 %all apply ) respect to applications = 
disability insurance b5efits fil$ on or 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
#g4 ,*ange 9 index us$ to calculate     
social security co/-(-liv+ adju/m5ts    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bae7;i77#a7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#dae7;i77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subp>agraph 7,g71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,h7 !   
t]m ,consum] ,price ,index means ! ,*a9$
 ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban   
,consum]s 7,c-,,cpi-,u1 z publi%$ 9 its 
initial v]sion by ! ,bureau ( ,labor    
,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor74  4   
7b7 ,application to pre-#aigi law  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #bae7;i77#a7 ( !      
,social ,security ,act z 9 effect 9     
,decemb] #aigh1 & z appli$ 9 c]ta9 cases
 "u ! provisions ( su* ,act z 9 effect  
aft] ,decemb] #aigh1 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,d7 !   
t]m ,consum] ,price ,index means ! ,*a9$
 ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban   
,consum]s 7,c-,,cpi-,u1 z publi%$ 9 its 
initial v]sion by ! ,bureau ( ,labor    
,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor74  4   
7#b7 ,con=m+ *ange ,section #bae7;i77#d7
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        

,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i77#d77 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ & by section #bca ( ! ,pres]v+ & 
,re=m+ ,,ssdi 7,,p>-,,ssdi7 ,act ( #bjaf
 aft] #aihf4  7c7 ,effective date ,!    
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
) respect to adju/m5ts effective ) or   
aft] ! fir/ ,decemb] t beg9s at lea/ #c 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  #h4 ,?ird-p>ty income v]ification
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bbc7;i7 ( !    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dbc7;i77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ 
p>agraph 7#e7 z p>agraph 7#f72 &  7#b7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#d7 ! foll[+3  
7#e7 7,a7 ,9 any case 9 :i* !           
,commission] ( ,social ,security        
initiates a review "u ?is subsection ( !
 case ( an individual :o has be5 det]m9$
 to be "u a disability1 su* review %all 
include an indep5d5t e/imate by a       
qualifi$ social security income         
v]ification contractor ( su*            
individual's mon?ly income at ! "t ( su*
 review4  7,b7 ,^u initiat+ a review (  
an individual "u ?is subsection1 !      

,commission] ( ,social ,security %all   
provide su* individual's "n1 address1 & 
social security acc\nt numb] to a       
qualifi$ social security income         
v]ification contractor = purposes (     
obta9+ ! indep5d5t e/imate describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a74  7,c7  7i7 ,n lat] ?an
 #fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 p>agraph1 ! ,commission] ( ,social     
,security %all ent] into "o or m        
qualifi$ income v]ification contracts4  
7ii7 ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m  
qualifi$ social security income         
v]ification contract means any contract 
:i* is = ! s]vices ( any p]son 7o!r ?an 
an (fic] or employee ( ! ,social        
,security ,adm9i/ration7--  7,i7 to     
provide an e/imate 7bas$ on ! be/       
in=mation available to su* p]son7 ( !   
income ( any individual specifi$ by !   
,commission] z describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a72  7,,ii7 to provide su* in=mation  
reg>d+ ! basis = su* e/imate z !        
,commission] may specify2 &  7,,iii7 t  
prohibits ea* p]son provid+ su* s]vices 

f contact+ ! individual1 employ]s ( !   
individual1 memb]s ( ! individual's     
family1 & su* o!r p]sons z !            
,commission] may specify4  7iii7 ,=     
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m qualifi$  
social security income v]ification      
contractor means ! p]son provid+ s]vices
 to ! ,secret>y "u a qualifi$ social    
security income v]ification contract4   
7,d7  7i7 ,no?+ 9 any provision ( law   
%all be con/ru$ to prev5t ! ,secret>y   
f-- 7,i7 ent]+ into a qualifi$ social   
security income v]ification contract1 or
  7,,ii7 provid+ id5tify+ in=mation to a
 qualifi$ social security income        
v]ification contractor z provid$ 9 ?is  
p>agraph4  7ii7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates %all n 
be liable = any act or omission ( any   
p]son p]=m+ s]vices "u a qualifi$ social
 security income v]ification contract4  
7,e7 ,9 any case 9 :i* an indep5d5t     
e/imate conduct$ pursuant to ?is        
p>agraph ) respect to an individual     
entitl$ to disability insurance b5efits 
demon/rates t su* individual fail$ to   

accurately report any mon?ly income1 !  
,commission] ( ,social ,security %all   
conduct an inve/igation ( su* individual
 to det]m9e :e!r su* individual's mon?ly
 income demon/rates ! individual's      
ability to engage 9 sub/antial ga9ful   
activity4  4