,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4   
,austin ,scott of ,georgia 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mrs4  
,hartzler1 and ,mr4 ,crawford7          
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       
establish a disability benefit offset   
for ,purple ,heart recipients1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,purple ,heart 
,freedom to ,work ,act4  #b4 ,disability
 benefit offset for ,purple ,heart      
recipients  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#bbc7;e7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dbc7;e77 is amended--  7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#a71 by striking 7#a7 ,no    
benefit and inserting 7#a7 7,a7 ,except 
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 ,no      
benefit2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7
 by striking 7#b7 ,no benefit and       
inserting 7,b7 ,no benefit2 and  7,b7 by

 striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting  
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7#c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#b7 7,a7    
,notwithstanding subsection 7a77#a7 of  
this section1 in any case in which an   
individual is entitled to a monthly     
insurance benefit under such subsection 
based on a disability that is           
attributable to an injury for which the 
individual was awarded the ,purple      
,heart1 such individual shall be deemed 
to continue to be entitled to such      
benefit without regard to the           
individual's termination month1 except  
that payment of such benefit for any    
month shall be subject to the reduction 
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7   
7i7 ,any benefit described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 otherwise payable to  
an individual described in such         
subparagraph for a month shall be       
reduced by #a for each #d by which the  
individual's earnings derived from      
services for such month exceeds the     
amount specified for such month in      

clause 7ii71 except that such benefit   
may not be reduced below #j4  7ii7 ,the 
amount specified in this clause with    
respect to an individual for a month is 
the amount of earnings derived from     
services1 applicable to the individual  
for such month under subsection         
7d77#d77;,a71 sufficient to demonstrate 
the individual's ability to engage in   
substantial gainful activity4  7,c7 ,in 
the case of a benefit otherwise payable 
to an individual for a month under      
section #bjb on the basis of the wages  
and self-employment income of an        
individual whose benefit is reduced     
pursuant to subparagraph 7,b71 such     
benefit shall be reduced for such month 
by the same proportion as the reduction 
made pursuant to subparagraph 7,b74  4  
7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section     
#bbc7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #dbc7;a77#b77 is amended by striking   
and section #bae7;b77#b77;,a77ii7 and   
inserting 1 section                     
#bae7;b77#b77;,a77ii71 and subsection   

7e7 of this section4  7c7 ,effective    
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply with respect to     
benefits payable for months beginning   
after the date that is #f months after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#c4 ,application of higher ,,sga amount 
for ,purple ,heart recipients  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #bbc7;d77#d77;,a7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;d77#d77;,a77 is amended 
by inserting after who is blind the     
following3 or who is entitled to a      
monthly insurance benefit under         
subsection 7a77#a7 based on a disability
 that is attributable to an injury for  
which the individual was awarded the    
,purple ,heart4  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by this subsection 
7a7 shall apply with respect to benefits
 payable for months beginning after the 
date that is #f months after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4