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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5576 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent concurrent receipt 

of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 10, 2020 

Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. REED, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. 

KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. FERGUSON) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent 

concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social 

Security disability insurance, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Double Dip Elimi5 nation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISQUALIFICATION ON RECEIPT OF DISABILITY IN2 SURANCE BENEFITS IN A MONTH FOR WHICH 

3 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION IS RE4 CEIVED. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(d)(4) of the Social 

6 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)) is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(D)(i) If for any week ending within a month an 

9 individual is paid unemployment compensation, such indi10 vidual shall be deemed to have engaged in substantial 

11 gainful activity for such month. 

12 ‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term ‘unemploy13 ment compensation’ means— 

14 ‘‘(I) ‘regular compensation’, ‘extended com15 pensation’, and ‘additional compensation’ (as such 

16 terms are defined by section 205 of the Federal17 State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 

18 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note)); and 

19 ‘‘(II) trade readjustment allowance under title 

20 II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et 

21 seq.).’’. 

22 (b) TRIAL WORK PERIOD.—Section 222(c) of the So23 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 422(c)) is amended by adding 

24 at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(6)(A) For purposes of this subsection, an individual 

26 shall be deemed to have rendered services in a month if 


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1 the individual is paid unemployment compensation for any 

2 week ending within such month. 

3 ‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 

4 ‘unemployment compensation’ means— 

5 ‘‘(i) ‘regular compensation’, ‘extended com6 pensation’, and ‘additional compensation’ (as such 

7 terms are defined by section 205 of the Federal8 State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 

9 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note)); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) trade readjustment allowance under title II 

11 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2251 et 

12 seq.).’’. 

13 (c) DATA MATCHING.—The Commissioner of Social 

14 Security shall implement the amendments made by this 

15 section using appropriate electronic data. 

16 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 this section shall apply with respect to individuals who ini18 tially apply for disability insurance benefits on or after 

19 January 1, 2021, and are paid unemployment compensa20 tion for any week ending on or after January 1, 2021. 

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