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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 918 

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 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. KELLY

of Pennsylvania, Mr. TIBERI, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. REED, Mr. SCHOCK, 

and Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin) 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 ‘‘Social Security Dis5 ability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip 

6 Elimination 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 ‘‘(C)(i) If for any week in whole or in part within 

9 a month an individual is paid or determined to be eligible 

10 for unemployment compensation, such individual shall be 

11 deemed to have engaged in substantial gainful activity for 

12 such month. 

13 ‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term ‘unemploy14 ment compensation’ means— 

15 ‘‘(I) ‘regular compensation’, ‘extended com16 pensation’, and ‘additional compensation’ (as such 

17 terms are defined by section 205 of the Federal18 State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 

19 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note)); and 

20 ‘‘(II) trade adjustment assistance under title II 

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

22 seq.).’’. 

23 (b) TRIAL WORK PERIOD.—Section 222(c) of the So24 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 422(c)) is amended by adding 

25 at the end the following: 


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

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

3 the individual is entitled to unemployment compensation 

4 for such month. 

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

6 ‘unemployment compensation’ means— 

7 ‘‘(i) ‘regular compensation’, ‘extended com8 pensation’, and ‘additional compensation’ (as such 

9 terms are defined by section 205 of the Federal10 State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act 

11 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note)); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) trade adjustment assistance under title II 

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

14 seq.).’’. 

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

16 Security shall implement the amendments made by this 

17 section using appropriate electronic data. 

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

19 this section shall apply with respect to individuals who ini20 tially apply for disability insurance benefits on or after 

21 January 1, 2016. 

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