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Union Calendar No. 723
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3309
[Report No. 115–932]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 19, 2017
Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
September 10, 2018Additional sponsors: Mr. Reed and Mr. Bishop of Michigan
September 10, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 19, 2017
A BILL
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to make publicly available online tools to allow
individuals eligible for disability benefits to assess the impact of
earnings on the individual’s eligibility for, and amount of, benefits
received through Federal and State benefit programs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act of 2018.
2.
Online benefit assessment tools
(a)
In general
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall make available on the website of the Social Security Administration a tool or tools to allow an individual entitled to benefits under section 223 of the Social Security Act to obtain an estimate of the potential impact of earnings on the individual’s eligibility for and amount of such benefits.
(b)
No recovery of certain overpayments
In any case in which a beneficiary to whom an overpayment is made under section 223 of the Social Security Act shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that such overpayment arose as a result of the beneficiary’s reliance on inaccurate information provided by the tool or tools described in subsection (a), the beneficiary shall be considered to meet the criteria in section 204(b)(1) of such Act and there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by the United States from, the beneficiary with respect to such overpayment.
September 10, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed