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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5260 

To amend the Social Security Act to prevent disability fraud, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2014 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. BRADY of Texas, 

Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced 

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

Means 

A BILL 

To amend the Social Security Act to prevent disability fraud, 

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 ‘‘Stop Disability Fraud 

5 Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—COMBATING CONSPIRACY FRAUD 


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Sec. 101. Expansion of cooperative disability investigations units. 

Sec. 102. Exclusion of certain medical sources of evidence. 

Sec. 103. Immediate suspension of claimant representatives upon certain convictions or disbarment. 

Sec. 104. New and stronger penalties. 

Sec. 105. Review of highest-earning claimant representatives. 

TITLE II—STRENGTHENING PROGRAM PROTECTIONS 

Sec. 201. Pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions. 

Sec. 202. Uniform qualification standards for disability determination decision 

makers. 

Sec. 203. Increased transparency. 

Sec. 204. Data exchange standardization. 

TITLE III—MODERNIZING DISABILITY PROGRAMS 

Sec. 301. Updating of medical-vocational guidelines. 

Sec. 302. Research and demonstration projects. 

Sec. 303. Referrals to vocational rehabilitation or other public or private return-to-work service providers. 

Sec. 304. Online benefit assessment tools. 

TITLE IV—OTHER PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS 

Sec. 401. Real property acquired by the Trust Funds. 

Sec. 402. Rules relating to distribution of death information furnished to or 

maintained by the Social Security Administration. 

Sec. 403. Reconsiderations of disability cessation determinations. 

1 TITLE I—COMBATING 

2 CONSPIRACY FRAUD 

3 SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF COOPERATIVE DISABILITY INVES4 TIGATIONS UNITS. 

5 Not later than October 1, 2016, the Commissioner 

6 of Social Security shall take any necessary actions to en7 sure that cooperative disability investigations units have 

8 been established that would cover each of the 50 States, 

9 the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the North10 ern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American 

11 Samoa. 


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1 SEC. 102. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL SOURCES OF 

2 EVIDENCE. 

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

4 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(5)) is amended by adding 

5 at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(C) In making any determination with respect to 

7 whether an individual is under a disability or continues 

8 to be under a disability, the Commissioner of Social Secu9 rity may not consider any evidence furnished by an unli10 censed or sanctioned physician or health care practi11 tioner.’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

13 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to determinations 

14 of disability made on or after the date that is 1 year after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 103. IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF CLAIMANT REP17 RESENTATIVES UPON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS 

18 OR DISBARMENT. 

19 Section 206(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 406(a)(1)) is amended— 

21 (1) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘disbarred 

22 or’’ each place it appears; and 

23 (2) by inserting after the third sentence the fol24 lowing: ‘‘Upon conviction of an individual for a fel25 ony or a crime of moral turpitude in a Federal or 

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1 barment from any court or bar to which he or she 

2 was previously admitted to practice, the Commis3 sioner may, after due notice, immediately disqualify 

4 or suspend the individual from appearing as a claim5 ant representative before the Social Security Admin6 istration, pending an expedited hearing.’’ 

7 SEC. 104. NEW AND STRONGER PENALTIES. 

8 (a) CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SOCIAL SECURITY

9 FRAUD.— 

10 (1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 208(a) 

11 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(a)) is 

12 amended— 

13 (A) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

14 at the end; 

15 (B) in paragraph (8), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 

16 the end; and 

17 (C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(9) conspires to commit any offense described in any 

20 of paragraphs (1) through (8),’’. 

21 (2) AMENDMENT TO TITLE VIII.—Section 

22 811(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1011(a)) is amend23 ed— 

24 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

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1 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the 

2 comma and adding ‘‘; or’’ at the end; and 

3 (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(5) conspires to commit any offense described in any 

6 of paragraphs (1) through (4),’’. 

7 (3) AMENDMENT TO TITLE XVI.—Section 

8 1632(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383a(a)) is amend9 ed— 

10 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

11 the end; 

12 (B) in paragraph (4), by adding ‘‘or’’ at 

13 the end; and 

14 (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(5) conspires to commit any offense described in any 

17 of paragraphs (1) through (4),’’. 

18 (b) INCREASED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN

19 INDIVIDUALS IN POSITIONS OF TRUST.— 

20 (1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 208(a) 

21 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(a)), as 

22 amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 

23 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, except 

24 that in the case of a person who receives a fee or 

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1 with any determination with respect to benefits 

2 under this title (including a claimant representative, 

3 translator, or current or former employee of the So4 cial Security Administration), or who is a physician 

5 or other health care provider who submits, or causes 

6 the submission of, medical or other evidence in con7 nection with any such determination, such person 

8 shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction there9 of shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, 

10 or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or 

11 both.’’. 

12 (2) AMENDMENT TO TITLE VIII.—Section 

13 811(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1011(a)), as amended 

14 by subsection (a), is further amended by striking the 

15 period at the end and inserting ‘‘, except that in the 

16 case of a person who receives a fee or other income 

17 for services performed in connection with any deter18 mination with respect to benefits under this title (in19 cluding a claimant representative, translator, or cur20 rent or former employee of the Social Security Ad21 ministration), or who is a physician or other health 

22 care provider who submits, or causes the submission 

23 of, medical or other evidence in connection with any 

24 such determination, such person shall be guilty of a 

25 felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined 


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1 under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned 

2 for not more than ten years, or both.’’. 

3 (3) AMENDMENT TO TITLE XVI.—Section 

4 1632(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383a(a)), as 

5 amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 

6 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, except 

7 that in the case of a person who receives a fee or 

8 other income for services performed in connection 

9 with any determination with respect to benefits 

10 under this title (including a claimant representative, 

11 translator, or current or former employee of the So12 cial Security Administration), or who is a physician 

13 or other health care provider who submits, or causes 

14 the submission of, medical or other evidence in con15 nection with any such determination, such person 

16 shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction there17 of shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, 

18 or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or 

19 both.’’. 

20 (c) INCREASED CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR

21 CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN POSITIONS OF TRUST.—Section 

22 1129(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.1320a23 8(a)(1)) is amended, in the matter following subparagraph 

24 (C), by inserting after ‘‘withholding disclosure of such 

25 fact’’ the following: ‘‘, except that in the case of such a 


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1 person who receives a fee or other income for services per2 formed in connection with any such determination (includ3 ing a claimant representative, translator, or current or 

4 former employee of the Social Security Administration) or 

5 who is a physician or other health care provider who sub6 mits, or causes the submission of, medical or other evi7 dence in connection with any such determination, the 

8 amount of such penalty shall be not more than $7,500’’. 

9 (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF SANCTIONS FOR VIOLA10 TIONS BY CLAIMANT REPRESENTATIVES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 206(a)(1) of the So12 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 406(a)(1)) is amended 

13 by inserting after ‘‘or who violates any provision of 

14 this section for which a penalty is prescribed.’’ the 

15 following: ‘‘The Commissioner of Social Security 

16 shall establish rules under which fines and other 

17 sanctions the Commissioner determines to be appro18 priate may be imposed for failure to comply with the 

19 Commissioner’s rules and regulations.’’ 

20 (2) COLLECTION OF FINES.—Section 206(d)(3) 

21 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 406(d)(3)) is amended by in22 serting after ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’ the following: ‘‘, 

23 and any fine imposed on the attorney under sub24 section (a)(1),’’. 


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1 (e) CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY ON CLAIMANT REP2 RESENTATIVES.—Section 1129(a) of the Social Security 

3 Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–8(a)) is amended by adding at the 

4 end the following: 

5 ‘‘(4) Any person (including an organization, 

6 agency, or other entity) who, while acting as a 

7 claimant representative pursuant to section 206, 

8 knowingly charges, demands, receives, or collects for 

9 services rendered in excess of the maximum fee pre10 scribed by the Commissioner of Social Security or al11 lowed by a court in connection with proceedings be12 fore the court to which section 206(b)(1) is applica13 ble, shall be subject to, in addition to any other pen14 alties that may be prescribed by law, a civil mone15 tary penalty of not more than $7,500 for each viola16 tion. Such person shall also be subject to an assess17 ment, in lieu of damages sustained by the United 

18 States resulting from the improper payment, of not 

19 more than twice the amount of any payments so re20 ceived.’’. 

21 (f) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN CIVIL

22 MONETARY PENALTIES.—Title XI of the Social Security 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 

24 section 1129B the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1129C. CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION AD2 JUSTMENT. 

3 ‘‘(a) ADJUSTMENT BY REGULATION.—The Commis4 sioner of Social Security shall, not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of enactment of the Stop Disability Fraud 

6 Act of 2014, and at least once every 4 years thereafter— 

7 ‘‘(1) by regulation adjust the maximum amount 

8 of each civil monetary penalty by the inflation ad9 justment described under subsection (b); and 

10 ‘‘(2) publish each such regulation in the Fed11 eral Register. 

12 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF ADJUSTMENT.—The inflation ad13 justment under subsection (a) shall be determined by in14 creasing the maximum amount of each civil monetary pen15 alty by the cost-of-living adjustment. Any increase deter16 mined under this subsection shall be rounded to the near17 est— 

18 ‘‘(1) multiple of $1,000 in the case of penalties 

19 greater than $1,000 but less than or equal to 

20 $10,000; and 

21 ‘‘(2) multiple of $5,000 in the case of penalties 

22 greater than $10,000 but less than or equal to 

23 $100,000. 

24 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 

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1 ‘‘(A) a penalty imposed by paragraph (1) 

2 or (3) of section 1129(a); and 

3 ‘‘(B) a penalty imposed by paragraph (1) 

4 or (2) of section 1140(b). 

5 ‘‘(2) the term ‘cost-of-living adjustment’ means 

6 the percentage (if any) for each civil monetary pen7 alty by which— 

8 ‘‘(A) the Consumer Price Index for all 

9 Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for the month of 

10 June of the calendar year preceding the adjust11 ment, exceeds 

12 ‘‘(B) the CPI–U for the month of June of 

13 the calendar year in which the amount of such 

14 civil monetary penalty was last set or adjusted 

15 pursuant to law. 

16 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF INCREASE.—Any increase 

17 under this Act in a civil monetary penalty shall apply only 

18 to violations which occur after the date the increase takes 

19 effect.’’. 

20 (g) MANDATORY RESTITUTION IN SOCIAL SECURITY

21 FRAUD CASES.— 

22 (1) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II.—Section 208(b) 

23 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(c)) is 

24 amended— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may 

2 order’’ and inserting ‘‘shall order’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘3663’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘3663A’’; 

5 (C) by striking paragraph (3); and 

6 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

7 (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 

8 (2) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VIII.—Section 

9 811(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1011(b)) is amend10 ed— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may 

12 order’’ and inserting ‘‘shall order’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘3663’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘3663A’’; 

15 (C) by striking paragraph (3); and 

16 (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

17 paragraph (3). 

18 (3) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XVI.—Section 

19 1632(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383a(b)) is amend20 ed— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may 

22 order’’ and inserting ‘‘shall order’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘3663’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘3663A’’; 

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1 (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

2 paragraph (3). 

3 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

4 by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall apply with re5 spect to violations occurring on or after the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act. 

7 (h) REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDI8 CARE IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1140(a)(1) of the 

10 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–10(a)(1)) is 

11 amended by inserting ‘‘(including any Internet or 

12 other electronic communication)’’ after ‘‘or other 

13 communication’’. 

14 (2) EACH COMMUNICATION TREATED AS SEPA15 RATE VIOLATION.—Section 1140(b) of such Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 1320b–10(b)) is amended by inserting after 

17 the second sentence the following: ‘‘In the case of 

18 any items referred to in subsection (a)(1) consisting 

19 of Internet or other electronic communications, each 

20 dissemination, viewing, or accessing of such a com21 munication which contains one or more words, let22 ters, symbols, or emblems in violation of subsection 

23 (a) shall represent a separate violation.’’. 

24 (i) NO BENEFITS PAYABLE TO INDIVIDUALS FOR

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1 FRAUDULENTLY CONCEALING WORK ACTIVITY.—Section 

2 222(c)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 422(c)(5)) 

3 is amended by inserting after ‘‘conviction by a Federal 

4 court’’ the following: ‘‘, or the imposition of a civil mone5 tary penalty under section 1129,’’. 

6 SEC. 105. REVIEW OF HIGHEST-EARNING CLAIMANT REP7 RESENTATIVES. 

8 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Inspector General 

10 of the Social Security Administration shall conduct bien11 nial reviews of the practices of a sample of the highest 

12 earning claimant representatives to ensure compliance 

13 with the policies of the Social Security Administration. 

14 TITLE II—STRENGTHENING 

15 PROGRAM PROTECTIONS 

16 SEC. 201. PRE-EFFECTUATION AND POST-EFFECTUATION 

17 QUALITY REVIEWS OF HEARING DISPOSI18 TIONS. 

19 (a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II.—Section 205(b) of 

20 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(b)) is amended 

21 by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(4)(A) The Commissioner of Social Security shall 

23 conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality re24 views of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in 

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1 in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, 

2 regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commis3 sioner of Social Security. 

4 ‘‘(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall an5 nually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of 

6 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Fi7 nance of the Senate a report that includes— 

8 ‘‘(i) the total number of cases selected for a 

9 quality review as described in paragraph (1); 

10 ‘‘(ii) the number of such cases in which a deci11 sion is remanded; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) the number of such cases in which a deci13 sion is modified or reversed.’’. 

14 (b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE XVI.—Section 1633 of 

15 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383b) is amended by 

16 adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(f)(1) The Commissioner of Social Security shall 

18 conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality re19 views of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in 

20 connection with applications for benefits under this title, 

21 in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, 

22 regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commis23 sioner of Social Security. 

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1 House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 

2 of the Senate a report that includes— 

3 ‘‘(A) the total number of cases selected for a 

4 quality review as described in paragraph (1); 

5 ‘‘(B) the number of such cases in which a deci6 sion is remanded; and 

7 ‘‘(C) the number of such cases in which a deci8 sion is modified or reversed.’’. 

9 SEC. 202. UNIFORM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR DIS10 ABILITY DETERMINATION DECISION MAKERS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221(k)(1) of the Social 

12 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 421(k)(1)) is amended by insert13 ing at the end before the period the following: ‘‘, including 

14 standard qualifications for State and Federal decision 

15 makers and medical or vocational advisors involved in the 

16 disability determination process’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The regulations required to 

18 be issued as a result of the amendment made by para19 graph (1) shall become final not later than 1 year after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 203. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY. 

22 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact23 ment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Commis24 sioner of Social Security shall produce and make publicly 

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1 ability policy and procedures and to guide accuracy and 

2 consistency in decision making, including information re3 lating to productivity, processing time, pending workloads, 

4 and decision outcomes with respect to each hearing officer, 

5 hearing office, and region and with respect to the dis6 ability insurance program as a whole. Such program infor7 mation shall also include the same data, categorized by 

8 office, State, region, and the program as a whole, with 

9 respect to each of the following: initial disability deter10 minations; reconsiderations; continuing disability reviews; 

11 and reconsiderations of continuing disability reviews. 

12 SEC. 204. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 704 of the Social Security 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 904) is amended by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(f) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED

17 INTEROPERABILITY.— 

18 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Commissioner shall, 

19 in consultation with an interagency work group es20 tablished by the Office of Management and Budget 

21 and considering State and other Federal government 

22 perspectives, designate data exchange standards to 

23 govern, under titles II, VIII, and XVI— 

24 ‘‘(A) necessary categories of information 

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1 State plans approved under this part are re2 quired under applicable Federal law to elec3 tronically exchange with another State agency; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(B) Federal reporting and data exchange 

6 required under applicable Federal law. 

7 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The data exchange 

8 standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the ex9 tent practicable— 

10 ‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non11 proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for12 mat, such as the eXtensible Markup Language; 

13 ‘‘(B) contain interoperable standards devel14 oped and maintained by intergovernmental 

15 partnerships, such as the National Information 

16 Exchange Model; 

17 ‘‘(C) incorporate interoperable standards 

18 developed and maintained by Federal entities 

19 with authority over contracting and financial 

20 assistance; 

21 ‘‘(D) be consistent with and implement ap22 plicable accounting principles; 

23 ‘‘(E) be implemented in a manner that is 

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1 ‘‘(F) be capable of being continually up2 graded as necessary. 

3 ‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

4 this subsection shall be construed to require a 

5 change to existing data exchange standards found to 

6 be effective and efficient.’’. 

7 (b) PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Commis8 sioner shall issue a plan for public comment on its website 

9 within 24 months after the date of the enactment of sub10 section (a). The plan shall— 

11 (1) identify federally required data exchanges, 

12 include specification and timing of exchanges to be 

13 standardized, and address the factors used in deter14 mining whether and when to standardize data ex15 changes; and 

16 (2) specify implementation options and describe 

17 future milestones for standardizing data for im18 proved interoperability. 

19 TITLE III—MODERNIZING 

20 DISABILITY PROGRAMS 

21 SEC. 301. UPDATING OF MEDICAL-VOCATIONAL GUIDE22 LINES. 

23 As soon as possible after the date of the enactment 

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1 tional guidelines, as set forth in appendix 2 to subpart 

2 P of part 404 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, 

3 used in disability determinations, including full consider4 ation of new employment opportunities made possible by 

5 advances in treatment, rehabilitation, and technology. 

6 SEC. 302. RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 

7 Section 1110 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 1310), as amended by section 202(b), is further amended 

9 by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(e) Research and demonstration projects conducted 

11 pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) To be completed not later than the end of 

13 calendar year 2016, development of instruments to 

14 assess function that are rapid, reliable, and objective 

15 to inform the disability determination process. 

16 ‘‘(2) To be completed not later than the end of 

17 calendar year 2016, studies of the availability and 

18 effects of more fully considering assistive devices and 

19 workplace accommodations in the disability deter20 mination process. 

21 ‘‘(f)(1) Not later than June 9 of each year, the Com22 missioner shall submit to the Committee on Ways and 

23 Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

24 on Finance of the Senate an annual interim report on the 

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1 onstration projects conducted under this section, includ2 ing, for each such project, project focus, project design, 

3 project timeframe (including specific start and end dates), 

4 past and estimated future costs, any evaluation progress, 

5 and any other related data and materials that the Com6 missioner may consider appropriate. 

7 ‘‘(2) In the case of any research, experimental, pilot, 

8 or demonstration project conducted under this section that 

9 is not in effect as of the date of the enactment of the 

10 Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014, such project may not 

11 be placed into effect until at least 90 days after the Com12 missioner submits to the Committee on Ways and Means 

13 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

14 Finance of the Senate a written report on the project, pre15 pared for purposes of notification and information only 

16 and containing a full and complete description of the 

17 project, including project focus, project design, project 

18 timeframe (including specific start and end dates), esti19 mated costs, and evaluation plan. 

20 ‘‘(3) Each research, experimental, pilot, or dem21 onstration project conducted under this section shall ter22 minate not later than the end date specified in the reports 

23 described in paragraphs (1) and (2).’’. 


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1 SEC. 303. REFERRALS TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION 

2 OR OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE RETURN-TO3 WORK SERVICE PROVIDERS. 

4 (a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 222 of the 

5 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 422) is amended by insert6 ing before subsection (c) the following: 

7 ‘‘(a) REFERRAL FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES.— 

8 (1) The Commissioner of Social Security may make provi9 sion for the referral of individuals who are denied benefits 

10 under this title based on an adverse determination of dis11 ability to an appropriate public or private entity for em12 ployment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or 

13 other support services.’’. 

14 (b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE XVI.—Section 1615 of 

15 such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382d) is amended by inserting after 

16 subsection (a) the following: 

17 ‘‘(b)(1) In the case of any individual who has not at18 tained age 65 and is denied benefits under this title based 

19 on an adverse determination of disability, the Commis20 sioner of Social Security may make provision for referral 

21 of such individual to an appropriate public or private enti22 ty for employment services, vocational rehabilitation serv23 ices, or other support services.’’. 

24 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

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1 date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

2 this Act. 

3 SEC. 304. ONLINE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT TOOLS. 

4 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall 

6 make publicly available through the website of the Social 

7 Security Administration on-line tools to allow all individ8 uals eligible for benefits based on disability under titles 

9 II and XVI of the Social Security Act to assess the impact 

10 of earnings on the individual’s eligibility for, and amount 

11 of, benefits received through Federal and State benefit 

12 programs. 

13 TITLE IV—OTHER PROGRAM 

14 IMPROVEMENTS 

15 SEC. 401. REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY THE TRUST 

16 FUNDS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(g) of the Social Secu18 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)) is amended by adding at the 

19 end the following: 

20 ‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

21 for any real property acquired using funds derived from 

22 the Trust Funds— 

23 ‘‘(i) the Managing Trustee shall record such 

24 property as an asset of the Trust Fund from which 

25 such funds were derived; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) any net proceeds from the disposition of 

2 such property sold at any time shall be deposited in 

3 such Trust Fund, to be invested by the Managing 

4 Trustee in the same manner and to the same extent 

5 as the other assets of such Trust Fund; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) the use of such real property shall be re7 stricted to purposes of carrying out the duties of the 

8 Commissioner as authorized by this Act and any 

9 other Federal law.’’. 

10 (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF TRUST FUNDS FOR

11 CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 201(g)(5) of 

12 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)(5)), as added 

13 by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the 

14 end the following: 

15 ‘‘(B)(i) Funds made available for expenditure pursu16 ant to the authorization in this subsection may not be used 

17 for the operation and maintenance of real property in 

18 amounts that exceed the actual costs of such operation 

19 and maintenance, including any amounts for overhead, 

20 space and services, repair, replacement, or depreciation. 

21 ‘‘(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, funds made 

22 available for the replacement of the National Computer 

23 Center shall be deemed to be funds made available as de24 scribed in clause (i).’’. 


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1 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 201(c) of the Social 

2 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(c)) is amended by inserting 

3 after the second sentence in the matter following para4 graph (5) the following: ‘‘Such statement of assets shall 

5 include an estimate of the fair market value of all real 

6 property recorded as an asset of the Trust Funds at the 

7 end of the preceding fiscal year.’’. 

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

9 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to real property ac10 quired using funds solely derived from the Trust Funds 

11 and disposed of on, before, or after the date of enactment 

12 of this Act. 

13 SEC. 402. RULES RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH 

14 INFORMATION FURNISHED TO OR MAIN15 TAINED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINIS16 TRATION. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(r) of the Social Secu18 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, and to en20 sure completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of,’’ 

21 after ‘‘transmitting’’; 

22 (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(3) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to 

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1 garding deceased individuals furnished to or maintained 

2 by the Commissioner, subject to such safeguards as the 

3 Commissioner of Social Security determines are necessary 

4 or appropriate to protect the information from unauthor5 ized use or disclosure, to any Federal or State agency pro6 viding or administering Federally funded benefits to indi7 viduals, other than benefits under this Act, through a co8 operative arrangement with such agency designed to en9 sure proper payment of those benefits with respect to such 

10 individuals if— 

11 ‘‘(A) under such arrangement the agency pro12 vides reimbursement to the Commissioner of Social 

13 Security for the reasonable costs of carrying out 

14 such arrangement, including the reasonable costs as15 sociated with the collection and maintenance of in16 formation regarding deceased individuals furnished 

17 to the Commissioner pursuant to paragraph (1); and 

18 ‘‘(B) such arrangement does not conflict with 

19 the duties of the Commissioner of Social Security 

20 under paragraph (1).’’; and 

21 (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or in benefit 

22 and pension plans for employees of the States or 

23 local governments’’ after ‘‘by the States’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 

3 after the date of the enactment of this section. 

4 SEC. 403. RECONSIDERATIONS OF DISABILITY CESSATION 

5 DETERMINATIONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(b)(2) of the Social 

7 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(b)(2)) is amended, in the 

8 matter following subparagraph (C)— 

9 (1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘where 

10 the finding was originally made by the State agency, 

11 and shall be made by the Commissioner of Social Se12 curity where the finding was originally made by the 

13 Commissioner of Social Security’’ and inserting ‘‘re14 gardless of whether the finding was originally made 

15 by the State agency or the Commissioner of Social 

16 Security’’; 

17 (2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘which 

18 was originally made by such State agency’’; and 

19 (3) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘which 

20 was originally made by the Commissioner of Social 

21 Security’’. 

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1 of disability made on or after the date that is 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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