,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #icj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #d1 #bjbe,mr4 ,doggett 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,ansari1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,bishop1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,brownley1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,casar1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,leger ,fernandez1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,golden of ,maine1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,hoyle of ,oregon1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,magaziner1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,salinas1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,turner of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 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 amend titles ,,ii and ,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act to eliminate the disability insurance benefits waiting period for individuals with disabilities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop the ,wait ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,elimination of disability waiting period for social security disability insurance benefits 7a7 ,elimination of waiting period for disability insurance benefits ,section #bbc of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter following subparagraph 7,e7-- 7i7 by striking disability insurance benefit 7i7 for each month and all that follows through 1 or 7iii7 and inserting disability insurance benefit2 and 7ii7 by striking 1 but only if and all that follows through under such disability2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking as though he had attained age #fb in-- and all that follows through such disability insurance benefits1 and inserting as though the individual had attained age #fb in the first month for which the individual becomes entitled to such disability insurance benefits12 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,definitions of ,insured ,status and ,waiting ,period and inserting ,definition of ,insured ,status2 7,b7 by striking ,for purposes of this section and all that follows through in any month if-- and inserting ,for purposes of this section1 an individual shall be insured for disability insurance benefits in any month if--2 7,c7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 7,d7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively 7and adjusting the margins accordingly72 7,e7 in paragraph 7#b7 7as so redesignated7-- 7i7 by redesignating clauses 7i71 7ii71 and 7iii7 as subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71 respectively2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c7 7as so redesignated71 by striking clause 7i7 and inserting subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,f7 in the matter following subparagraph 7,c7 7as so redesignated71 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 of this paragraph each place it appears and inserting this paragraph4 7b7 ,phase-,down of waiting period for disability insurance benefits ,for purposes of applications for disability insurance benefits filed on or after the date of enactment of this ,act and before ,january #a1 #bjcj1 section #bbc7;c77#b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;c77#b77 shall be applied by making the following substitutions3 7#a7 ,for applications filed in calendar years #bjbe1 #bjbf1 or #bjbg1 substitute three for five and fifteenth for seventeenth each place it appears4 7#b7 ,for applications filed in calendar year #bjbh1 substitute two for five and fourteenth for seventeenth each place it appears4 7#c7 ,for applications filed in calendar year #bjbi1 substitute one for five and thirteenth for seventeenth each place it appears4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjcj1 and apply with respect to applications for disability insurance benefits filed on or after ,january #a1 #bjbi4 7d7 ,conforming amendments ,effective ,january #a1 #bjcj3 7#a7 ,section #bbc7;a77#a77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;a77#a77;,a77 is amended by striking 7c77#a7 and inserting 7c74 7#b7 ,section #g7;d77#c7 of the ,railroad ,retirement ,act of #aigd 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca;f7d77#c77 is amended by striking #bbc7;c77#a7 and inserting #bbc7;c74 #c4 ,medicare eligibility for certain individuals during waiting period for ,social ,security ,disability ,insurance benefits 7a7 ,elimination of waiting period for certain individuals without minimum essential coverage 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bbf the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbf7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7j7 7#a7 ,for purposes of applying this section in the case of an eligible individual described in paragraph 7#b71 the following special rules shall apply3 7,a7 ,subsection 7b77#b7 shall be applied as if there were no requirement for any entitlement to benefits1 or status1 for a period of #bd months prior to receiving such benefits or status4 7,b7 ,the entitlement under such subsection shall be available retroactively to the first day of the first month 7rather than twenty-fifth month7 of entitlement or status4 7,c7 ,subsection 7f7 shall not be applied4 7#b7 ,for purposes of applying this section1 an eligible individual is an individual1 with respect to a month-- 7,a7 who has not yet attained the age of #fe2 7,b7 who is entitled to benefits described in subparagraph 7,a7 of subsection 7b77#b72 and 7,c7 with respect to whom section #ejjj;,a7e77#a77;,a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf would apply if the reference to #h percent in such section were a reference to #h4e percent4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #ahaa of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;c7 is amended-- 7,a7 at the end of paragraph 7#b71 by striking and2 7,b7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 1 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 eligible individuals 7as described in section #bbf7;j77#b774 4 7b7 ,special enrollment period and coverage application for certain individuals without minimum essential coverage ,section #ahcg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciep7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7o7 7#a7 ,in applying this section in the case of an eligible individual who is entitled to benefits under part ,a pursuant to the operation of section #bbf7;j71 the following special rules shall apply3 7,a7 ,the initial enrollment period under subsection 7d7 shall begin on the first day of the first month in which the individual satisfies the requirement of section #ahcf7;a77#a74 7,b7 ,in applying subsection 7g77#a71 the initial enrollment period shall begin on the first day of the first month of entitlement to disability insurance benefits referred to in such subsection4 7#b7 ,in applying this section in the case of an individual who became entitled to benefits under part ,a1 but had not been entitled to such benefits for a period of #bd calendar months as of the date of enactment of the ,stop the ,wait ,act of #bjbe1 and is entitled to such benefits pursuant to the application of section #bbf7;j71 the initial enrollment period under subsection 7d7 for such individual shall begin on the first day of the first month following the date of enactment of the ,stop the ,wait ,act of #bjbe and shall end seven months later4 4