,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ae1       
#bjag,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure prompt access to  
,supplemental ,security ,income1 ,social
 ,security disability1 and ,medicaid    
benefits for persons released from      
certain public institutions4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,recidivism ,reduction ,act4  #b4       
,findings ,the ,congress finds as       
follows3  7#a7 ,according to the ,bureau
 of ,justice ,statistics1 nearly #ad    
percent of ,state and ,federal prisoners
 meet the threshold for serious         
psychological distress4 ,the same       

peer-reviewed study finds #bf percent of
 jail inmates report experiences that   
meet the threshold for serious          
psychological distress4  7#b7 ,whereas  
the occurrence of cases of serious      
psychological distress is high among the
 incarcerated population of the ,united 
,states of ,america1 the ,bureau of     
,justice ,statistics simultaneously     
finds statistically significant         
differences and disparities in the      
general population1 which suffers from  
serious psychological distress at a much
 lower rate--a non-comparable #e percent
 of the general population suffers from 
serious psychological distress4  7#c7   
,data clearly demonstrates heavier rates
 of serious psychological distress among
 the female incarcerated population4    
,due to societal conditions1 female     
inmates in ,american prisons and jails  
are at higher risks of serious          
psychological distress4 ,the cyclical   
nature and recurring effects are        
detrimental to society's sustainability4

  7#d7 ,furthermore and more            
importantly1 #be-bf percent of the      
incarcerated population in the ,united  
,states of ,america that meets the      
threshold for serious psychological     
distress have not received health       
treatment in their lifetime4  7#e7 ,in  
,united ,states jails1 the following    
statistics are consistent with this     
troubling trend3 7,a7 #cb percent of the
 incarcerated female population meets   
the threshold for serious psychological 
distress4  7,b7 #bf percent of the      
incarcerated male population meets the  
threshold for serious psychological     
distress4  7,c7 #fh percent of female   
jail inmates have a history of a mental 
health problem4  7,d7 #da percent of    
male jail inmates have a history of a   
mental health problem4  7,e7 #dd percent
 of jail inmates have been told by a    
mental health professional that they    
have a mental health disorder4  7#f7 ,in
 the ,united ,states prisons1 the       
following statistics are consistent with

 the aforementioned jail statistics3    
7,a7 #cg percent of prisoners have been 
told by a mental health professional    
that they have a mental health disorder4
  7,b7 #bj percent of females in prisons
 meet the threshold for serious         
psychological distress4  7,c7 #ad       
percent of males in prisons meet the    
threshold for serious psychological     
distress4  7,d7 #ff percent of female   
prisoners have been told by a mental    
health professional that they have a    
mental health disorder4  7,e7 #ce       
percent of male prisoners have been told
 by a mental health professional that   
they have a mental health disorder4  #c4
 ,supplemental security income benefits 
7a7 ,reinstatement or resumption of     
benefits on release of inmate from      
incarceration ,section #afca of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#achc7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7q7  7#a7  7,a7  7i7    
,eligibility for benefits under this    
title shall be reinstated in any case   

where the ,commissioner determines that 
an individual described in clause 7ii7  
has filed a request for reinstatement   
meeting the requirements of subparagraph
 7,b77i7 during the period described in 
clause 7iii74 ,reinstatement of         
eligibility shall be in accordance with 
the terms of this paragraph4            
,notwithstanding the preceding          
provisions of this clause1 eligibility  
for benefits under this title of an     
individual who has become an inmate of a
 jail1 prison1 penal institution1 or    
correctional facility shall be          
reinstated automatically upon discharge 
or release from the institution1 without
 the need to reapply for the benefits1  
if the period of sentence to the        
institution does not exceed #ij days4   
7ii7 ,an individual is described in this
 clause if-- 7,i7 before the month in   
which the individual files a request for
 reinstatement--  7aa7 the individual   
was eligible for benefits under this    
title on the basis of disability2 and   

7bb7 the individual thereafter was      
ineligible for such benefits because the
 individual was an inmate of a jail1    
prison1 penal institution1 or           
correctional facility for a period of   
#ab or more consecutive months2  7,,ii7 
the individual is blind or disabled1 and
 the individual's blindness or          
disability renders the individual unable
 to perform substantial gainful         
activity2 and  7,,iii7 the individual   
meets the nonmedical requirements for   
eligibility for benefits under this     
title4  7iii7 7,i7 ,except as provided  
in subclause 7,,ii71 the period         
prescribed in this clause with respect  
to an individual is #cf consecutive     
months beginning with the month         
following the most recent month for     
which the individual was ineligible for 
benefits under this title before the    
period of ineligibility described in    
clause 7ii77,i77bb74  7,,ii7 ,in the    
case of an individual who fails to file 
a reinstatement request within the      

period described in subclause 7,i71 the 
,commissioner may extend the period if  
the ,commissioner determines that the   
individual had good cause for the       
failure to so file4  7,b7  7i7  7,i7 ,a 
request for reinstatement shall be filed
 on such form1 and contain such         
information1 as the ,commissioner may   
prescribe4  7,,ii7 ,a request for       
reinstatement shall include express     
declarations by the individual stating  
that the individual meets the           
requirements specified in subclauses    
7,,ii7 and 7,,iii7 of subparagraph      
7,a77ii74  7,,iii7 ,a request for       
reinstatement shall include an express  
declaration by a health care            
professional that the individual is     
blind or disabled4  7ii7 ,a request for 
reinstatement filed in accordance with  
this paragraph may constitute an        
application for benefits in the case of 
any individual who the ,commissioner    
determines is not eligible for          
reinstated benefits under this          

paragraph4  7,c7 ,in determining whether
 an individual meets the requirement of 
subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,ii71 the        
provisions of section #afad7;a77#d7     
shall apply4  7,d7  7i7 ,eligibility for
 benefits reinstated under this         
paragraph shall commence with the       
benefit payable for the month in which--
  7,i7 a request for reinstatement is   
filed2 or  7,,ii7 if the request is     
filed before the individual is          
discharged or released from a jail1     
prison1 detention center1 or            
correctional facility1 the individual is
 so discharged or released4  7ii7 ,the  
amount of benefit payable for any month 
pursuant to the reinstatement of        
eligibility under this paragraph shall  
be determined in accordance with the    
provisions of this title4  7,e7         
,whenever an individual's eligibility   
for benefits under this title is        
reinstated under this paragraph1        
eligibility for the benefits shall be   
reinstated with respect to the          

individual's spouse if the spouse was   
previously an eligible spouse of the    
individual under this title and the     
,commissioner determines that the spouse
 satisfies all the requirements for     
eligibility for the benefits except     
requirements related to the filing of an
 application4 ,the provisions of        
subparagraph 7,d7 shall apply to the    
reinstated eligibility of the spouse to 
the same extent that they apply to the  
reinstated eligibility of the           
individual4  7#b7 ,for purposes of this 
subsection1 the term benefits under this
 title includes ,state supplementary    
payments made pursuant to an agreement  
under section #afaf7;a7 of this ,act or 
section #bab7;b7 of ,public ,law #ic-ff4
  4  7b7 ,cooperation of penal          
institutions in providing notice of     
pending release of inmate and in        
assisting soon ,to be released inmates  
in having benefits resumed  7#a7 ,in    
general ,section #afaa7;e77#a77;,i77i7  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             

#achb7;e77#a77;,i77i77 is amended-- 7,a7
 in subclause 7,i71 by inserting and    
scheduled release after commencement2   
and  7,b7 in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7i7 by  
inserting 7other than scheduled release 
information7 before to the              
,commissioner2  7ii7 by inserting 7other
 than scheduled release information7    
before after #cj days2 and  7iii7 by    
inserting except that the ,commissioner 
shall not make a payment under this     
subclause to an institution if the      
institution does not furnish scheduled  
release information at least #cj days   
before the scheduled release or does not
 have in place personnel and procedures 
to inform and assist inmates scheduled  
to be released in applying to have their
 benefits under this title resumed      
before the period4  7#b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 
shall take effect #a year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4  7#c7   
,notice of requirement to furnish       
information about scheduled release of  

inmates ,the ,commissioner of ,social   
,security shall notify each institution 
with which the ,commissioner has entered
 into an agreement under section        
#afaa7;e77#a77;,i77i7 of the ,social    
,security ,act of the payment           
restriction added by paragraph 7#a7 of  
this subsection4  7c7 ,notice and       
training related to pre-,release        
agreements ,section #afaa7;e77#a77;,i7  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#achb7;e77#a77;,i77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7vi7 ,the   
,commissioner shall provide technical   
support and resources to each ,state or 
local institution comprising a jail1    
prison1 penal institution1 or           
correctional facility1 and any other    
,state or local institution a purpose of
 which is to confine individuals as     
described in section                    
#bjb7x77#a77;,a77ii7 with respect to1   
and notify each such institution of the 
availability of1 the pre-release        
agreements provided for in this         

subparagraph4  7vii7 ,within #f months  
after the end of each fiscal year1 the  
,commissioner shall submit to the       
,congress a written report on the       
activities conducted pursuant to this   
subparagraph during the fiscal year4    
7viii7 ,the ,commissioner shall develop 
model pre-release procedures which      
,states may use to facilitate the goals 
of this subparagraph4  4  7d7 ,effective
 date ,except as provided in subsection 
7b77#b71 the amendments made by this    
section shall take effect on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 and shall  
apply to benefits payable for months    
beginning after such date4  #d4 ,social 
,security benefits  7a7 ,pre-,release   
procedures for disabled prisoners and   
other individuals  7#a7 ,in general     
,section #bjb7x7 of the ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7x77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#d7 ,the ,commissioner     
shall develop a system under which an   
individual whose disability insurance   

benefits under section #bbc or other    
benefits under this section based on    
disability have been suspended under    
this subsection by reason of confinement
 in an institution comprising a jail1   
prison1 penal institution1 or           
correctional facility1 or comprising any
 other institution a purpose of which is
 to confine individuals as described in 
paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii71 can apply for  
resumption of such benefits prior to    
cessation of such confinement4  4  7#b7 
,effective date ,the ,commissioner of   
,social ,security shall implement the   
system described in section #bjb7x77#d7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7as added 
by this subsection7 not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4  7b7 ,cooperation of penal   
institutions in providing notice of     
pending release of inmate and in        
assisting soon ,to be released inmates  
in having benefits resumed  7#a7 ,in    
general ,section #bjb7x77#c77;,b77i7 of 
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                

#djb7x77#c77;,b77i77 is amended-- 7,a7  
in subclause 7,i71 by inserting and     
scheduled release after commencement2   
and  7,b7 in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7i7 by  
inserting 7other than scheduled release 
information7 before to the              
,commissioner2  7ii7 by inserting 7other
 than scheduled release information7    
before after #cj days2 and  7iii7 by    
inserting 1 except that the             
,commissioner shall not make a payment  
under this subclause to an institution  
if the institution does not furnish     
scheduled release information at least  
#cj days before the scheduled release or
 does not have in place personnel and   
procedures to inform and assist inmates 
scheduled to be released in applying to 
have their benefits under this title    
resumed before the period4  7#b7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4  7#c7 ,notice of requirement to  
furnish information about scheduled     

release of inmates ,the ,commissioner of
 ,social ,security shall notify each    
institution with which the ,commissioner
 has entered into an agreement under    
section #bjb7x77#c77;,b77i7 of the      
,social ,security ,act of the payment   
restriction added by paragraph 7#a7 of  
this subsection4  7c7 ,notice and       
training related to pre-,release        
agreements ,section #bjb7x77#c77;,b7 of 
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                
#djb7x77#c77;,b77 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7v7 ,the     
,commissioner shall provide technical   
support and resources to each ,state or 
local institution comprising a jail1    
prison1 penal institution1 or           
correctional facility1 and any other    
,state or local institution a purpose of
 which is to confine individuals as     
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii7    
with respect to1 and notify each such   
institution of the availability of1 the 
pre-release agreements provided for in  
this subparagraph4  7vi7 ,within #f     

months after the end of each fiscal     
year1 the ,commissioner shall submit to 
the ,congress a written report on the   
activities conducted pursuant to this   
subparagraph during the fiscal year4  4 
#e4 ,medicaid benefits  7a7             
,reinstatement of ,medicaid enrollment  
7#a7 ,in general ,section #aijb7;a7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 l#cif;b7a77 is amended-- 7,a7 
by striking and at the end of paragraph 
7#hb72  7,b7 by striking the period at  
the end of paragraph 7#hc7 and inserting
 2 and2 and  7,c7 by inserting after    
paragraph 7#hc7 the following new       
paragraph3  7#hd7 provide that in the   
case of any individual enrolled for     
medical assistance under the ,state plan
 immediately before becoming an inmate  
of a public institution1 if the period  
of sentence to the institution does not 
exceed #ij days--  7,a7 the enrollment  
of such individual shall be reinstated  
automatically upon release from the     
institution without the need to reapply 

for such assistance2 and  7,b7 any      
period of continuous eligibility in     
effect on the date the individual became
 such an inmate shall be reinstated as  
of the date of the release and the      
duration of such period shall be        
determined without regard to the period 
in which the individual was such an     
inmate4  4  7#b7 #e percentage point    
increase in ,,fmap during year after    
reinstatement after implementation of   
reinstatement system ,section #aije7;b7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3        
,notwithstanding the first sentence1 for
 calendar quarters beginning after the  
date a ,state modifies its computer     
system described in subsection          
7a77#c77;,a77i7 so that it can easily   
provide for the reinstatement of medical
 assistance required under section      
#aijb7;a77#hd71 with respect to items   
and services furnished to an individual 
described in such section who loses     

medical assistance by becoming an inmate
 of a public institution1 the ,federal  
medical assistance percentage otherwise 
applied shall be increased by #e        
percentage points 7but in no case shall 
the ,federal medical assistance         
percentage exceed #ajj percent7 for     
medical assistance for items and        
services furnished during the #a-year   
period beginning on the date the        
individual's eligibility for medical    
assistance under this title is          
reinstated under such section after     
release from the public institution44   
7#c7 ,clarification of treatment of     
certain administrative expenses ,nothing
 in section #aije7;a7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;d7a77 shall be construed as       
prohibiting or preventing the provision 
of ,federal financial participation     
under section #aijc7;a7 of such ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7a77 to ,states   
for reasonable administrative costs of  
determining eligibility status of       

individuals described in paragraph 7#hd7
 of section #aijb7;a7 of such ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7a771 as inserted by   
paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,effective date   
,the amendments made by paragraph 7#a7  
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act and shall apply  
to individuals who are released from    
being an inmate of a public institution 
on or after the first day of the first  
calendar quarter beginning #ahj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 except that the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services shall not  
undertake any enforcement against a     
,state that fails to meet the           
requirement of section #aijb7;a77#hd7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act1 as inserted
 by such amendments1 until the ,state   
has had a reasonable opportunity 7of not
 less than #ahj days7 to modify its     
computer system described in section    
#aijc7;a77#c77;,a77i7 of such ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7a77#c77;,a77i77 so the
 system can meet the requirement of such

 section #aijb7;a77#hd74  7b7           
,authorization of case management       
services ,the first sentence of section 
#aiae7;g77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifn7g77#a77 is   
amended by inserting before the period  
at the end the following3 and for the   
purpose of providing no more than three 
case management services1 without regard
 to the subdivision 7,a7 following      
section #aije7;a77#bi71 in order to     
engage in planning for services         
following release from a public         
institution4