,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1       
#bjah,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas       
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 permit
 individuals to select a monthly benefit
 payment date4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,social        
,security ,benefit ,payments ,choice    
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,payment date  7a7  
,in general ,section #bje of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dje7 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7v7  7#a7 ,the ,commissioner
 shall permit individuals entitled to   
monthly insurance benefits under this   
title 7other than individuals           
concurrently entitled to benefits under 
this title and title ,,xvi7 to select1  
at the time of application for monthly  
insurance benefits or during the annual1
 coordinated election period 7as defined

 in section #ahea7;e77#c77;,b77 for any 
calendar year1 any day of the month as  
the individual's monthly payment date4  
7#b7 ,at the time an individual selects 
a monthly payment date as described in  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,commissioner shall 
ensure that the individual is notified  
of the effects of such selection1       
including any effects on the timing of  
delivery of benefit payments4  7#c7     
,after an individual selects a monthly  
payment date as described in paragraph  
7#a71 the ,commissioner shall send a    
notice to the individual that provides  
confirmation of the monthly payment date
 selected1 the date of the selection and
 the manner in which the selection was  
made1 and the #ast month for which the  
selection takes effect4  7#d7 ,in any   
month in which the monthly payment date 
selected by an individual as described  
in paragraph 7#a7 is a ,saturday1       
,sunday1 or ,federal holiday1 payment   
shall be made--  7,a7 on the #ast day   
preceding such monthly payment date that

 is not a ,saturday1 ,sunday1 or        
,federal holiday in any case in which   
such preceding day occurs during such   
month2 and  7,b7 in any other case1 on  
the #ast day following such monthly     
payment date that is not a ,saturday1   
,sunday1 or ,federal holiday4  4  7b7   
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4