,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai,mr4  
,grijalva 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,larson of 
,connecticut1 and ,ms4 ,fudge7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 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     
restore protections for ,social         
,security1 ,railroad retirement1 and    
,black ,lung benefits from              
administrative offset4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,protection of ,social ,security        
,benefits ,restoration ,act4  #b4       
,protecting ,social ,security1 ,railroad
 retirement1 and ,black ,lung benefits  
from administrative offset  7a7         
,prohibition on administrative offset   

authority  7#a7 ,assignment under       
,social ,security ,act ,section #bjg of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #djg7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection3   
7d7 ,subparagraphs 7,a71 7,c71 and 7,d7 
of section #cgaf7;c77#c7 of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code1 as such          
subparagraphs were in effect on the date
 before the date of enactment of the    
,protection of ,social ,security        
,benefits ,restoration ,act1 shall be   
null and void and of no effect4  4  7#b7
 ,conforming amendments  7,a7 ,section  
#ad7;a7 of the ,railroad ,retirement    
,act of #aigd 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bcam7a77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3 4 ,the provisions of section 
#bjg7;d7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
shall apply with respect to this title  
to the same extent as they apply in the 
case of title ,,ii of such ,act44  7,b7 
,section #b7;e7 of the ,railroad        
,unemployment ,insurance ,act 7#de      
,u4,s4,c4 #ceb7;e77 is amended by adding

 at the end the following3 ,the         
provisions of section #bjg7;d7 of the   
,social ,security ,act shall apply with 
respect to this title to the same extent
 as they apply in the case of title ,,ii
 of such ,act4  7b7 ,repeal of          
administrative offset authority  7#a7   
,in general ,paragraph 7#c7 of section  
#cgaf7;c7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking    
7#c77;,a77i7 ,notwithstanding and all   
that follows through any overpayment    
under such program742  7,b7 by striking 
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d72 and  7,c7  
by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as   
paragraph 7#c74  7#b7 ,conforming       
amendment ,paragraph 7#e7 of such       
section is amended by striking the      
,commissioner of ,social ,security and4 
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply to any     
collection by administrative offset     
occurring on or after the date of       
enactment of this ,act of a claim       
arising before1 on1 or after the date of

 enactment of this ,act4