,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eigj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,scanlon introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend titles ,,ii and ,,xvi 
of the ,social ,security ,act to direct 
the ,commissioner of ,social ,security  
to consider linguistic limitations in   
disability determinations1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,language ,equity in
 ,social ,security ,act of #bjbj4  #b4  
,consideration of linguistic limitations
 in disability determinations  7a7      
,amendment to title ,,ii ,section       
#bbc7;d77#b7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;d77#b77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 
and  7#b7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,b7 the following3  7,c7  
,in considering an individual's         
education for purposes of subparagraph  

7,a71 the ,commissioner of ,social      
,security shall specifically take into  
account as an adverse factor any        
linguistic limitation such individual   
may have 7including any lack of facility
 with the ,english language74  4  7b7   
,amendment to title ,,xvi ,section      
#afad7;a77#c77;,b7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#achb;c7a77#c77;,b77 is amended by      
striking ,for purposes of the preceding 
sentence and all that follows through   
the end and inserting ,for purposes of  
the preceding sentence 7with respect to 
any individual7-- 7i7 work which exists 
in the national economy means work which
 exists in significant numbers either in
 the region where such individual lives 
or in several regions of the country2   
and  7ii7 in considering an individual's
 education1 the ,commissioner of ,social
 ,security shall specifically take into 
account as an adverse factor any        
linguistic limitation such individual   
may have 7including any lack of facility

 with the ,english language74  4  7c7   
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 determinations of disability occurring 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4