,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cadg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1     
#bjah ,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,booker1
 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4  
,whitehouse7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,ii of the ,social   
,security ,act to permanently           
appropriate funding for the             
administrative expenses of the ,social  
,security ,administration1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,social ,security  
,administration ,fairness ,act4  #b4    
,funding for administrative expenses of 
the ,social ,security ,administration   
7a7 ,in general ,section                
#bja7;g77#a77;,a7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dja7;g77#a77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in 
the third sentence of the matter        
following clause 7ii71 by striking the  

costs of the part of the administration 
of this title1 title ,,viii1 title      
,,xvi1 and title ,,xviii for which the  
,commissioner of ,social ,security is   
responsible12 and  7#b7 by adding at the
 end the following3 ,for each fiscal    
year beginning with fiscal year #bjai1  
there is hereby appropriated to pay the 
costs of the part of the administration 
of this title1 title ,,viii1 and title  
,,xvi for which the ,commissioner of    
,social ,security is responsible an     
amount equal to #a4e percent of the sum 
of the amount of benefit payments       
required to be made under this title for
 the fiscal year involved and the amount
 of benefit payments expected to be paid
 under titles ,,viii and ,,xvi for the  
fiscal year involved1 as estimated by   
the ,commissioner of ,social ,security4 
,for purposes of the preceding sentence1
 7,i7 the portion of the amount to be   
appropriated for a fiscal year that is  
attributable to benefit payments        
required to be made under this title    

shall be appropriated from the ,federal 
,old-,age and ,survivors ,insurance     
,trust ,fund and the ,federal           
,disability ,insurance ,trust ,fund in a
 manner that ensures that the amount    
appropriated from each ,trust ,fund for 
the year bears the same proportion to   
the amount appropriated from both ,trust
 ,funds for the year as the amount of   
benefit payments required to be made    
from such ,trust ,fund for the year     
bears to the amount of benefit payments 
required to be made from both ,trust    
,funds for the year1 and 7,,ii7 the     
portion of the amount to be appropriated
 for a fiscal year that is attributable 
to benefit payments expected to be made 
under titles ,,viii and ,,xvi shall be  
appropriated from the general fund of   
the ,treasury4 ,for each fiscal year    
beginning with fiscal year #bjai1 there 
is hereby appropriated from the ,federal
 ,hospital ,insurance ,trust ,fund and  
the ,federal ,supplementary ,medical    
,insurance ,trust ,fund1 in such        

proportion as the ,commissioner of      
,social ,security shall determine1 such 
sums as are necessary to pay the costs  
of the part of the administration of    
title ,,xviii for which the             
,commissioner is responsible44  7b7     
,removing the limitation on the         
administrative expenses of the ,social  
,security ,administration from          
discretionary budget caps1 the          
,congressional ,budget ,resolution1 the 
#cjb7;a7 allocations and the #cjb7;b7   
suballocations  7#a7 ,exclusion of the  
administrative costs of ,social         
,security1 ,,ssi1 and ,medicare from all
 budgets ,section #accja7;a7 of the     
,budget ,enforcement ,act of #aiij 7#b  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb note7 is amended to read 
as follows3  7a7 ,exclusion of the      
administrative costs of ,social         
,security1 ,,ssi1 and ,medicare from all
 budgets  7#a7 ,in general              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the receipts and disbursements     
described in paragraph 7#b7 shall not be

 counted as new budget authority1       
outlays1 receipts1 or deficit or surplus
 for purposes of--  7,a7 the budget of  
the ,united ,states ,government as      
submitted by the ,president under       
section #aaje of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code2  7,b7 a concurrent       
resolution on the budget2  7,c7 the     
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijj et seq472 or  7,d7 the   
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ica et seq474  7#b7
 ,receipts and disbursements covered    
,the receipts and disbursements         
described in this paragraph are--  7,a7 
the receipts and disbursements of the   
,federal ,old-,age and ,survivors ,trust
 ,fund and the ,federal ,disability     
,insurance ,trust ,fund1 including the  
costs of the part of the administration 
of title ,,ii of the ,social ,security  
,act for which the ,commissioner of     
,social ,security is responsible2 and   
7,b7 the receipts and disbursements from

 the ,federal ,hospital ,insurance      
,trust ,fund1 the ,federal              
,supplementary ,insurance ,trust ,fund1 
and amounts appropriated for the        
,supplemental ,security ,income program 
for the costs of the part of the        
administration of titles ,,xvi and      
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act   
for which the ,commissioner of ,social  
,security is responsible4  4  7#b7      
,exclusion of the administrative costs  
of ,social ,security1 ,,ssi1 and        
,medicare from the ,congressional       
,budget ,resolution ,section #cja7;a7 of
 the ,congressional ,budget ,act of     
#aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a77 is amended
 by striking the matter following       
paragraph 7#g7 and inserting the        
following3  ,the concurrent resolution  
shall not include in the surplus or     
deficit totals required by this         
subsection or in any other surplus or   
deficit totals required by this title   
the outlays and revenue totals of the   
program under title ,,ii of the ,social 

,security ,act1 or the related          
provisions of the ,internal ,revenue    
,code of #aihf1 including the costs of  
the part of the administration of such  
title ,,ii for which the ,commissioner  
of ,social ,security is responsible or  
the costs of the part of the            
administration of titles ,,xvi and      
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act   
for which the ,commissioner of ,social  
,security is responsible4 4  7#c7       
,exclusion of the administrative costs  
of ,social ,security1 ,,ssi1 and        
,medicare from ,congressional ,budget   
,act #cjb7;a7 allocations ,section      
#cjb7;a77#a7 of the ,congressional      
,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcc7;a77#a77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3 ,the allocation  
under this paragraph shall not include  
the outlays of the program under title  
,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act1     
including the costs of the part of the  
administration of such title for which  
the ,commissioner of ,social ,security  

is responsible1 or the outlays for the  
costs of the part of the administration 
of titles ,,xvi and ,,xviii of the      
,social ,security ,act for which the    
,commissioner of ,social ,security is   
responsible44  7#d7 ,exclusion of the   
administrative costs of ,social         
,security1 ,,ssi1 and ,medicare from the
 ,congressional ,budget ,act #cjb7;b7   
suballocations ,section #cjb7;b7 of the 
,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcc7;b77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3 ,the   
suballocation under this subsection     
shall not include the outlays of the    
program under title ,,ii of the ,social 
,security ,act1 including the costs of  
the part of the administration of such  
title for which the ,commissioner of    
,social ,security is responsible1 or the
 outlays for the costs of the part of   
the administration of titles ,,xvi and  
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act   
for which the ,commissioner of ,social  
,security is responsible44  7c7         

,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on       
,october #a1 #bjah4  #c4 ,eliminating   
the #e-month waiting period for         
disability benefits and for disabled    
surviving spouses  7a7 ,in general      
,section #bbc7;a77#a7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dbc7;a77#a77 is amended in the matter  
following subparagraph 7,e7--  7#a7 by  
inserting for months beginning before   
the date of the enactment of the ,social
 ,security ,administration ,fairness    
,act1 after 7i72  7#b7 by striking or   
7ii7 and inserting 7ii71 for months     
beginning before the date of the        
enactment of the ,social ,security      
,administration ,fairness ,act12 and    
7#c7 by inserting or 7iii7 for months   
beginning on or after the date of the   
enactment of the ,social ,security      
,administration ,fairness ,act1 for each
 month beginning with the first month   
during all of which the individual is   
under a disability and in which the     

individual becomes entitled to such     
insurance benefits1 before and ending4  
7b7 ,disabled surviving spouses ,section
 #bjb of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7e77#a77;,f7--  7,a7 in      
clause 7i7-- 7i7 by inserting for months
 beginning before the date of the       
enactment of the ,social ,security      
,administration ,fairness ,act1 before  
the first month2 and  7ii7 by striking 1
 or and inserting a comma2  7,b7 in     
clause 7ii7--  7i7 by inserting for     
months beginning before the date of the 
enactment of the ,social ,security      
,administration ,fairness ,act1 before  
the first month2 and  7ii7 by striking  
terminated1 and inserting 1 or2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new clause3  7iii7 for months beginning 
on or after the date of the enactment of
 the ,social ,security ,administration  
,fairness ,act1 the first month during  
all of which she is under a disability  
and in which she becomes entitled to    

such insurance benefits1  2 and  7#b7 in
 subsection 7f77#a77;,f7-- 7,a7 in      
clause 7i7--  7i7 by inserting for      
months beginning before the date of the 
enactment of the ,social ,security      
,administration ,fairness ,act1 before  
the first month2 and  7ii7 by striking 1
 or and inserting a comma2  7,b7 in     
clause 7ii7-- 7i7 by inserting for      
months beginning before the date of the 
enactment of the ,social ,security      
,administration ,fairness ,act1 before  
the first month2 and  7ii7 by striking  
terminated1 and inserting 1 or2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new clause3  7iii7 for months beginning 
on or after the date of the enactment of
 the ,social ,security ,administration  
,fairness ,act1 the first month during  
all of which he is under a disability   
and in which he becomes entitled to such
 insurance benefits1  4  #d4            
,eliminating the #bd-month waiting      
period for ,medicare coverage for       
individuals with disabilities  7a7  ,in 

general  ,section #bbf7;b7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dbf7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph
 7#b77;,a71 by striking 1 and has for   
#bd calendar months been entitled to12  
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking
 1 and has been for not less than #bd   
months12  7#c7 in paragraph             
7#b77;,c77ii71 by striking 1 including  
the requirement that he has been        
entitled to the specified benefits for  
#bd months12  7#d7 in the first         
sentence1 by striking for each month    
beginning with the later of 7,i7 ,july  
#aigc or 7,,ii7 the twenty-fifth month  
of his entitlement or status as a       
qualified railroad retirement           
beneficiary described in paragraph 7#b71
 and and inserting for each month for   
which the individual meets the          
requirements of paragraph 7#b71         
beginning with the month following the  
month in which the individual meets the 
requirements of such paragraph1 and2 and
  7#e7 in the second sentence1 by       

striking the twenty-fifth month of his  
entitlement and all that follows through
 paragraph 7#b77;,c7 and4  7b7          
,conforming amendments  7#a7  ,section  
#bbf  ,section #bbf of the ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbf7 is  
amended by-- 7,a7 striking subsections  
7e77#a77;,b71 7f71 and 7h72 and  7,b7   
redesignating subsections 7g7 and 7i7 as
 subsections 7f7 and 7g71 respectively4 
7#b7 ,medicare description ,section     
#ahaa7b7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;c7#b77 is amended  
by striking have been entitled for not  
less than #bd months and inserting are  
entitled4  7#c7  ,medicare coverage     
,section #ahcg7;g77#a7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciep7g77#a77 is amended by striking   
#beth month of and inserting month      
following the first month of4  7#d7     
,railroad retirement system ,section    
#g7;d77#b77;ii7 of the ,railroad        
,retirement ,act of #aigd 7#de ,u4,s4,c4
 #bca;f7d77#b77;ii77 is amended--  7,a7 

by striking has been entitled to an     
annuity and inserting is entitled to an 
annuity2  7,b7 by striking 1 for not    
less than #bd months2 and  7,c7 by      
striking could have been entitled for   
#bd calendar months1 and4  7c7          
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to insurance   
benefits under title ,,xviii of the     
,social ,security ,act with respect to  
items and services furnished on or after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  #e4 ,closure of field and hearing     
offices and resident or rural contact   
stations  7a7 ,moratorium on closure or 
consolidation of field or hearing       
offices or new limitations on access to 
such offices  7#a7 ,in general ,except  
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the      
,commissioner of ,social ,security shall
 take no action on or after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act to close or  
consolidate field or hearing offices of 
the ,social ,security ,administration or
 to otherwise impose any new limitation 

on access to such offices4  7#b7        
,cessation of moratorium upon report to 
,congress ,paragraph 7#a7 shall cease to
 be effective #ahj days after the       
,commissioner submits to the ,committee 
on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,finance of the ,senate a detailed      
report outlining and justifying the     
process for selecting field or hearing  
offices to be closed or consolidated or 
otherwise to have limited access4 ,such 
report shall include--  7,a7 an analysis
 of the criteria used for selecting     
field or hearing offices for closure1   
consolidation1 or limited access2  7,b7 
a description of how the ,commissioner  
has analyzed and considered relevant    
factors1 including but not limited to   
transportation and communication burdens
 faced by individuals serviced by the   
offices1 including elderly and disabled 
citizens2 and  7,c7 a description of any
 method of cost-benefit analysis applied
 by the ,commissioner in connection with

 closures and consolidations of field or
 hearing offices1 and other limitations 
on access to field or hearing offices1  
including any analysis that takes into  
account--  7i7 the anticipated savings  
resulting from the closure1             
consolidation1 or limitation on access2 
7ii7 the anticipated costs associated   
with replacing services lost by the     
closure1 consolidation1 or limitation on
 access2  7iii7 the anticipated effects 
on employees of the offices affected2   
7iv7 how the loss of access resulting   
from the closure1 consolidation1 or     
limitation on access will be replaced by
 the establishment of a new field or    
hearing office1 increased access at a   
different office1 or some other means1  
and the factors considered by the       
,commissioner in determining how to     
replace such lost access2 and  7v7 such 
other relevant factors as may be        
determined by the ,commissioner1        
including but not limited to            
transportation and communication burdens

 faced by individuals serviced by the   
offices1 including elderly and disabled 
citizens4  7b7 ,requirements for future 
closures1 consolidations1 and new       
limitations on access  7#a7 ,in general 
,section #gjd of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ijd7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,field and ,hearing    
,offices  7#a7 ,the ,commissioner may   
not close a field or hearing office of  
the ,administration1 consolidate two or 
more such offices1 or otherwise impose  
any new limitation on public access to  
any such office1 unless the             
,commissioner complies with the         
requirements of paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71  
7#d71 and 7#e7 in connection with the   
closure1 consolidation1 or limitation on
 public access4  7#b7  7,a7 ,the        
requirements of this paragraph are met  
in connection with a closure1           
consolidation1 or new limitation on     
access referred to in paragraph 7#a7    
only if--  7i7 not later than #abj days 

before the date of the closure1         
consolidation1 or limitation on access1 
the ,commissioner provides effective    
public notice of the proposed closure1  
consolidation1 or limitation on access  
7including1 to the extent practicable1  
notice by direct mailing and through    
community outlets such as newspapers and
 posting in heavily frequented public   
spaces7 to individuals residing in the  
area serviced by the affected office or 
offices2  7ii7 the public notice issued 
pursuant to clause 7i7 includes         
information on-- 7,i7 how the           
,commissioner will1 not later than #cj  
days after the date of the closure1     
consolidation1 or limitation on access1 
replace the loss in access resulting    
from the closure1 consolidation1 or     
limitation on access by establishing a  
new office1 increasing public access to 
a different office1 or some other means2
 and  7,,ii7 how to contact the         
,administration if an individual        
experiences service delays or problems  

as a result of the closure1             
consolidation1 or limitation on access2 
and  7iii7 not earlier than #cj days    
after the issuance of public notice     
pursuant to clause 7i7 and not later    
than #de days before the date of the    
proposed closure1 consolidation1 or     
limitation on access1 the ,commissioner 
conducts at least #b public hearings    
7scheduled so that the first and last   
such hearings are separated by at least 
#aj days71 at which the ,commissioner   
presents the justifications for the     
closure1 consolidation1 or limitation on
 access described in subparagraph 7,b7  
and provides for attendees an           
opportunity to present their views      
regarding the proposed closure1         
consolidation1 or limitation on access4 
7,b7 ,the justifications referred to in 
subparagraph 7,a77iii7 shall consist of 
the following3 7i7 an analysis of the   
criteria used for selecting the field or
 hearing office or offices for closure1 
consolidation1 or limited access2  7ii7 

a description of how the ,commissioner  
has analyzed and considered relevant    
factors1 including but not limited to   
transportation and communication burdens
 faced by individuals serviced by the   
offices1 including elderly and disabled 
citizens2 and  7iii7 a description of a 
method of cost-benefit analysis which   
shall be applied by the ,commissioner in
 connection with the closure1           
consolidation1 or limitation on access1 
and which shall take into account--     
7,i7 the anticipated savings resulting  
from the closure1 consolidation1 or     
limitation on access2  7,,ii7 the       
anticipated costs associated with       
replacing services lost by the closure1 
consolidation1 or limitation on access2 
7,,iii7 the anticipated effects on      
employees of the offices affected2 and  
7,,iv7 such other relevant factors as   
may be determined by the ,commissioner1 
including but not limited to            
transportation and communication burdens
 faced by individuals serviced by the   

offices1 including elderly and disabled 
citizens4  7,c7 ,the notice provided    
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77i7 shall  
include notice of the time and place of 
the public hearings to be conducted     
pursuant to clause 7,a77iii7 and of the 
right of aggrieved individuals to appeal
 to the ,commissioner regarding the     
proposed closure1 consolidation1 or     
limitation on access pursuant to        
paragraph 7#d74  7#c7 ,the requirements 
of this paragraph are met in connection 
with a closure1 consolidation1 or       
limitation on access referred to in     
paragraph 7#a7 only if1 not later than  
#cj days before the date of the proposed
 closure1 consolidation1 or limitation  
on access1 the ,commissioner submits to 
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of   
the ,house of ,representatives1 the     
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1  
and each ,member of the ,congress       
representing a ,state or congressional  
district in which the affected office or
 offices are located a detailed final   

report in support of the closure1       
consolidation1 or limitation on access4 
,such report shall include--  7,a7 the  
justifications described in paragraph   
7#b77;,b71 7including any amendments    
made to such justifications after the   
public hearings conducted pursuant to   
paragraph 7#b77;,a772  7,b7 any findings
 made by the ,commissioner pursuant to  
the public hearings2  7,c7 the status of
 any appeals regarding the closure1     
consolidation1 or new limitation on     
access which were commenced pursuant to 
paragraph 7#d7 before the date of the   
report2  7,d7 the final decision of the 
,commissioner regarding the closure1    
consolidation1 or new limitation on     
access2 and  7,e7 such other information
 as the ,commissioner considers         
relevant4  7#d7 7,a7 ,upon timely       
request by any individual who makes a   
showing in writing described in         
subparagraph 7,b7 in connection with a  
proposed closure1 consolidation1 or     
limitation on access referred to in     

subparagraph 7,a71 the ,commissioner    
shall give such individual an           
opportunity for a hearing with respect  
to the closure1 consolidation1 or       
limitation on access4 ,the request for  
the hearing shall be considered timely  
only if it is made not later than #cj   
days before the proposed date of the    
closure1 consolidation1 or limitation on
 access4 ,the ,commissioner shall submit
 to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  
of the ,house of ,representatives1 the  
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1  
and each ,member of the ,congress       
representing a ,state or congressional  
district in which the affected office or
 offices are located the ,commissioner's
 findings based on the hearing and a    
description of any action taken or to be
 taken by the ,commissioner on the basis
 of such findings4  7,b7 ,a showing     
described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall    
consist of a showing that-- 7i7 the     
determination of the ,commissioner to   
close a field or hearing office1        

consolidate field or hearing offices1 or
 impose a new limitation on access to a 
field or hearing office is arbitrary1   
capricious1 an abuse of discretion1 not 
in accordance with law1 or not based on 
substantial evidence2 or  7ii7 the      
,commissioner has failed to observe     
procedures required by law in connection
 with the closure1 consolidation1 or new
 limitation on access4  7#e7 ,the       
requirement of this paragraph is met in 
connection with a closure1              
consolidation1 or limitation on access  
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 only if   
such closure1 consolidation1 or         
limitation on access will not result in 
the total number of field or hearing    
offices of the ,administration falling  
below the total number of such offices  
that were in operation on ,september    
#cj1 #bjah4  4  7#b7 ,effective date    
,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 of
 this subsection shall apply with       
respect to closures and consolidations  
of field or hearing offices and         

impositions of new limitations on access
 to such offices occurring after the    
cessation of the moratorium under       
subsection 7a7 of this section4