,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bf1 #bjbf,mr4    
,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 & 
,mr4 ,re$7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =      
phas$-9 paym5t ( ,social ,security      
,disability ,insurance paym5ts dur+ !   
wait+ p]iod = individuals ) a t]m9al    
illness4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,exp$it$ ,disability        
,insurance ,paym5ts = ,t]m9ally ,ill    
,individuals ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,phas$-9
 paym5t ( ,,ssdi b5efits dur+ ! wait+   
p]iod = ! t]m9ally ill  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,section #bbc ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9
 ! matt] foll[+ subp>agraph 7,e71 by    
/rik+ or 7iii7 & ins]t+ 7iii7 subject to
 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 = ea* mon? beg9n+ )
 ! fir/ mon? dur+ all ( :i* ! individual
 is det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,d7 (       

subsection 7d77#b7 to be "u a disability
 & 9 :i* he becomes s entitl$ to su*    
insurance b5efits1 or 7iv72  7,b7 9     
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+    
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ section      
#bjb7q7 & & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#c7 ( ?is  
subsection1 section #bjb7q71 &2  7ii7 9 
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ or at ! end2 
&  7iii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+   
clause 7ii7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+    
clause 7ii71 7iii71 or 7iv7 9 ! matt]   
foll[+ subp>agraph 7,e7 ( p>agraph 7#a72
 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
p>agraph3  7#c7 7,a7 ,= purposes (      
p>agraph 7#b71 9 any case 9 :i* clause  
7iii7 9 ! matt] foll[+ subp>agraph 7,e7 
( p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection is     
applicable to an individual1 ! am\nt ( !
 individual's mon?ly disability         
insurance b5efit = ! e>lie/ p]iod ( #b  
consecutive cal5d> mon?s ?r\gh\t :i* !  
individual has be5 entitl$ to su*       
insurance b5efits %all be equal to !    
product ( ! b5efit am\nt det]m9$ = !    
individual "u p>agraph 7#b7 7be=e       

application ( ?is p>agraph7 &-- 7i7 = ! 
fir/ cal5d> mon?1 #ej p]c5t2 &  7ii7 = !
 second cal5d> mon?1 #ge p]c5t4  7,b7   
,if an individual :o has be5 det]m9$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,d7 ( subsection 7d77#b7 to
 be "u a disability has be5 entitl$ to a
 disability insurance b5efit on su*     
basis = #ab consecutive cal5d> mon?s1 ! 
individual's disability insurance b5efit
 = any mon? dur+ ! subsequ5t p]iod ( #ab
 consecutive cal5d> mon?s %all be equal 
to-- 7i7 ! b5efit am\nt det]m9$ = !     
individual "u p>agraph 7#b7 7be=e       
application ( ?is p>agraph72 m9us  7ii7 
! quoti5t obta9$ by divid+ ! total am\nt
 ( disability insurance b5efits provid$ 
to ! individual dur+ ! e>lie/ p]iod (   
five consecutive cal5d> mon?s = :i* !   
individual 0 entitl$ to su* b5efits on  
su* basis by #ab4  7,c7 ,if an          
individual :o has be5 det]m9$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,d7 ( subsection 7d77#b7 to
 be "u a disability has be5 entitl$ to a
 disability insurance b5efit on su*     
basis = #bd consecutive cal5d> mon?s1 ! 

individual's disability insurance b5efit
 = any subsequ5t mon? %all be equal to  
#ie p]c5t ( ! b5efit am\nt det]m9$ = !  
individual "u p>agraph 7#b7 7be=e       
application ( ?is p>agraph74  2 &  7#b7 
9 subsection 7d77#b71 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7,d7 ,= purposes ( clause     
7iii7 9 ! matt] foll[+ subp>agraph 7,e7 
( p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7a71 an    
individual %all be det]m9$ to be "u a   
disability ^u submission ( a diagnosis (
 a t]m9al illness 7z def9$ 9 section    
#ahfa7;dd77#c77;,a77 t has be5 c]tifi$  
by n less ?an #b physicians 7z def9$ 9  
section #ahfa7r77#a77 :o are n relat$ 7z
 describ$ 9 section #bfg7;c77#d7 ( !    
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf7 & are n 
9 ! same physician gr\p practice4  4    
7b7 ,reports to ,congress  7#a7 ,report 
by ,social ,security ,adm9i/ration ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 & ea* ye> !reaft]1 !       
,commission] ( ! ,social ,security      
,adm9i/ration1 9 coord9ation ) !        
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,social ,security 

,adm9i/ration1 %all submit to ! relevant
 committees ( ,congress a report t      
evaluates ! provision ( disability      
insurance b5efits to t]m9ally ill       
individuals1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! total     
numb] ( individuals :o-- 7i7 file       
applications = disability insurance     
b5efits 7z det]m9$ "u section           
#bbc7;a77#c7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act7
 bas$ on a diagnosis ( a t]m9al illness2
  7ii7 receive su* b5efits2  7iii7 die  
)9 #f mon?s ( fir/ receiv+ su* b5efits2 
7iv7 die )9 #ab mon?s ( fir/ receiv+ su*
 b5efits2  7v7 receive su* b5efits dur+ 
! p]iod describ$ 9 section              
#bbc7;a77#c77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act2 &  7vi7 receive su* b5efits dur+ !
 p]iod describ$ 9 section               
#bbc7;a77#c77;,c7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act2  7,b7 ! total am\nt exp5d$1       
includ+ relat$ adm9i/rative exp5ses1 = !
 provision ( disability insurance       
b5efits "u section #bbc7;a77#c7 ( !     
,social ,security ,act to individuals   
diagnos$ ) a t]m9al illness2 &  7,c7    

recomm5dations = su* legislation &      
adm9i/rative actions z are det]m9$      
appropriate = prev5t+ fraud1 wa/e1 &    
abuse relat$ to su* b5efits4  7#b7      
,report by ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability     
,(fice ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit a  
report to ! relevant committees (       
,congress t evaluates ! provision (     
disability insurance b5efits to t]m9ally
 ill individuals & provides             
recomm5dations = su* legislation &      
adm9i/rative actions z are det]m9$      
appropriate to improve ! provision ( su*
 b5efits to su* individuals4  7c7       
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply to b5efits payable = 
mon?s beg9n+ aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbf4