,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ba            
7legislative day1 ,octob] #ai71         
#bjbj,mr4 ,br[n 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1
 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide protections to ,social ,security
 & ,supplem5tal ,security ,income       
b5efici>ies relat+ to extra paym5ts due 
to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fairness = ,s5iors & ,p ) 
,disabilities ,dur+ ,,covid-#ai ,act (  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,social ,security b5efici>y 
protections reg>d+ incorrect paym5ts    
dur+ ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,no liability or  
recov]y ) respect to c]ta9 incorrect    
paym5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( title ,,ii1 title ,,viii1   
title ,,xi1 or title ,,xvi ( ! ,social  
,security ,act1 9 ! case ( any paym5t "u
 title ,,ii1 title ,,viii1 or title     
,,xvi ( su* ,act ( m ?an ! correct am\nt

 = any mon? dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,m>* 
#a1 #bjbj1 & end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbj
 7o!r ?an a paym5t describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#b771 no p]son1 e/ate1 ,/ate1 or       
organization %all be liable = ! repaym5t
 ( ! am\nt ( su* paym5t 9 excess ( !    
correct am\nt & ! ,commission] ( ,social
 ,security %all n seek recov]y ( b5efits
 "u section #bjd1 #hjh1 #aadg1 or       
#afca7;b7 ( su* ,act f any p]son1 e/ate1
 ,/ate1 or organization4  7#b7 ,am\nts  
subject to liability & recov]y  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,a paym5t describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph 
is a paym5t ( m ?an ! correct am\nt     
result+ f-- 7i7 a conviction = an (f5se 
"u section #bjh7;a71 #haa1 or #afcb7;a7 
( ! ,social ,security ,act2  7ii7 a     
r$et]m9ation ( ! entitlem5t ( an        
individual to b5efits made "u section   
#bje7u7 or #afca7;e77#g7 ( su* ,act :5  
!re is reason to believe t an incorrect 
or incomplete /atem5t t is mat]ial to   
det]m9+ su* entitlem5t is kn[+ly made or
 t in=mation t is mat]ial to !          
det]m9ation is kn[+ly conceal$2 or      

7iii7 a det]m9ation t a repres5tative   
payee misus$ b5efits made "u section    
#bje7;j71 #hjg1 or #afca7;a77#b7 ( su*  
,act4  7,b7 ,limitation ,= purposes (   
p>agraph 7#a71 ?is p>agraph %all n apply
 ) respect to any paym5t ( m ?an !      
correct am\nt result+ f an (f5se or     
det]m9ation t occurr$ be=e ,m>* #a1     
#bjbj4  7b7 ,notifications2 susp5sion ( 
recov]y ^u reque/  7#a7 ,recov]y by     
adju/m5t ( b5efits  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an ,octob] #ca1 #bjbj1 !          
,commission] ( ,social ,security %all-- 
7i7 notify ea* cov]$ individual ( !     
opportunity to reque/ t ! adju/m5t (    
b5efits describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 be  
r$uc$ or susp5d$ dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9
 subsection 7a77#a72 &  7ii7 r$uce or   
susp5d 7z reque/$7 su* adju/m5t         
imm$iately ^u receipt ( ! reque/4  7,b7 
,cov]$ individual ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m
 cov]$ individual means an individual ) 
respect to :om ! recov]y ( any paym5t "u
 title ,,ii1 title ,,viii1 or title     
,,xvi ( ! ,social ,security ,act ( m ?an

 ! correct am\nt 7o!r ?an a paym5t      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ( p>agraph  
7a77#b77 is 9 effect1 by adju/m5t ( !   
individual's mon?ly b5efits or          
und]paym5ts1 = any mon? dur+ ! p]iod    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7    
,recov]y by in/allm5t agreem5ts ,n lat] 
?an ,octob] #ca1 #bjbj1 ! ,commission] (
 ,social ,security %all notify ea* p>ty 
ow+ a debt to ! ,social ,security       
,adm9i/ration 7o!r ?an a debt aris+ f a 
paym5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 (    
p>agraph 7a77#b77 ) respect to :i* an   
in/allm5t agreem5t is 9 effect ( !      
opportunity to reque/ t ! in/allm5t     
paym5ts "u su* agreem5t be susp5d$ dur+ 
! p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a71 &
 %all susp5d su* paym5ts ^u reque/4 ,!  
,commission] %all deem a debt = :i* su* 
a susp5sion has be5 made to be n        
del9qu5t dur+ su* p]iod4  7c7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an ,novemb] #cj1 #bjbj1 !        
,commission] ( ,social ,security %all   
submit a report to ! ,committee on      
,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on    

,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives describ+ !              
,commission]'s activities "u ?is        
section1 includ+ a plann$ timeframe = ! 
resumption ( ov]paym5t process+ &       
collection1 & any b>ri]s or ob/acles to 
t timeframe4  7d7 ,deem$ eligibility =  
,,ssi = purposes ( det]m9+ ,m$icaid     
eligibility  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any 
provision ( title ,,xvi or title ,,xix (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7or section   
#bab7;a7 ( ,public ,law #ic-ff71 ea*    
individual :o receives a cov]$          
supplem5tal paym5t = any mon? dur+ !    
p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 & is
 subsequ5tly det]m9$ to be ineligible = 
su* paym5t %all be deem$ to be a        
recipi5t ( supplem5tal security income  
b5efits "u title ,,xvi1 ,/ate           
supplem5t>y b5efits ( ! type ref]r$ to 9
 section #afaf7;a7 ( su* ,act1 or       
paym5ts ( ! type describ$ 9 section     
#bab7;a7 ( ,public ,law #ic-ff1 z ! case
 may be1 = su* mon? = purposes ( det]m9+
 ! individual's eligibility = m$ical    

assi/ance "u a ,/ate plan approv$ "u    
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
7or a waiv] ( su* plan74  7#b7 ,cov]$   
supplem5tal paym5t ,= purposes ( ?is    
subsection1 a cov]$ supplem5tal paym5t  
is-- 7,a7 a paym5t ( a supplem5tal      
security income b5efit "u title ,,xvi ( 
! ,social ,security ,act2 or  7,b7 a    
,/ate supplem5t>y paym5t ( ! type ref]r$
 to 9 section #afaf7;a7 ( su* ,act or a 
paym5t ( ! type describ$ 9 section      
#bab7;a7 ( ,public ,law #ic-ff4