,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fbcg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #bj1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,torres of ,california introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,commissioner of ,social ,security to take actions to provide certain individuals who suffered an undue hardship access to benefits under titles ,,ii and ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act to which such individuals should have been entitled4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,repairing ,social ,security ,after ,trump and ,,doge ,act4 #b4 ,access to benefits in case of undue hardship 7a7 ,entitlement ,in any case in which it is determined to the satisfaction of the ,commissioner of ,social ,security that an individual failed as of any date to apply for monthly insurance benefits under title ,,ii or ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq41 #acha et seq47 due to an undue hardship1 such individual shall be deemed to have applied for such benefits on the later of-- 7#a7 the date on which such individual suffered the undue hardship2 or 7#b7 the date on which such individual met all requirements for entitlement to such benefits 7other than application therefor74 7b7 ,review2 applications ,beginning not later than #ahj days after ,january #bj1 #bjbi1 the ,commissioner shall-- 7#a7 take such actions as the ,commissioner deems appropriate to identify individuals who failed as of any date to apply for a monthly insurance benefit as described in subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 establish a program through which individuals may notify the ,commissioner that they failed as of any date to apply for such a benefit due to an undue hardship4 7c7 ,undue hardship defined ,in this section1 the term undue hardship means1 if occurring during the period beginning on ,january #bj1 #bjbe1 and ending on ,january #ai1 #bjbi1 an issue with obtaining a benefit under title ,,ii or ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq41 #acha et seq47 due to-- 7#a7 changes in the operations of the ,social ,security ,administration1 including those resulting from actions taken by the ,united ,states ,,doge ,service 7commonly referred to as the ,department of ,government ,efficiency or ,,doge71 ,special ,government ,employee ,elon ,musk1 ,trump ,administration officials1 or ,social ,security ,administration employees or contractors2 7#b7 staffing issues1 including shortages or changes that result in long telephone wait times1 unanswered or disconnected calls1 or an inability to schedule appointments2 7#c7 technical issues1 such as issues with logging into ,social ,security websites 7including through third-party systems such as ,login4gov and ,,id4me7 or website outages2 7#d7 operational issues1 including changes that require internet access or transportation to appointments2 7#e7 being falsely declared dead1 including being placed on the ,social ,security ,death ,master ,file and other records described in section #bje7r7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dje7r772 7#f7 confusion about ,social ,security rules due to misinformation1 conflicting information1 or lack of information2 and 7#g7 other issues interfering with the ability of an individual to apply for or receive benefits1 as determined appropriate by the ,commissioner4 7d7 ,waiver of disability insurance waiting period ,in determining the month in which an individual became entitled to a benefit under section #bbc of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc71 in the case of an individual who failed to apply due to an undue hardship as described in subsection 7a71 the matter following paragraph 7,e7 of such section shall be applied by substituting for each month beginning with the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes so entitled to such insurance benefits and ending for 7i7 for each month beginning with the first month after his waiting period 7as defined in subsection 7c77#b77 in which he becomes so entitled to such insurance benefits1 7ii7 in the case of an individual who has been medically determined to have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis1 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 or 7iii7 for each month beginning with the first month during all of which he is under a disability and in which he becomes so entitled to such insurance benefits1 but only if he was entitled to disability insurance benefits which terminated1 or had a period of disability 7as defined in section #baf7;i77 which ceased1 within the #fj-month period preceding the first month in which he is under such disability1 and ending4 ,the preceding sentence shall only apply in relation to a period of disability 7as defined in section #baf7;i7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daf7;i777 of the individual that begins during the period beginning on ,january #bj1 #bjbe1 and ending on ,january #bj1 #bjbi4 7e7 ,treatment of amounts paid ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any amount paid under titles ,,ii or ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq41 #acha et seq47 due to the application of this ,act shall not be taken into account in determining the need or eligibility of any person for benefits or assistance1 or the amount of such benefits or assistance1 under any ,federal1 ,state1 or local program financed in whole or in part with ,federal funds4 #c4 ,,gao ,report on ,,doge and ,trump ,administration ,actions ,not later than #ahj days of the enactment of this ,act or ,july #cj1 #bjbi1 whichever is later1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate report detailing-- 7#a7 the actions and changes implemented by the ,social ,security ,administration between ,january #bj1 #bjbe1 and ,january #bj1 #bjbi2 7#b7 the effect1 including on beneficiaries and on customer service1 of such actions and changes2 and 7#c7 recommendations to repair the damage done as a result of such actions and changes4