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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2684
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in
the amounts of allowable earnings under the social security earnings
limit for individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 29, 1995
Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. JA-
COBS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr.
PORTMAN, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr.
LAUGHLIN, Mr. CRANE, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. SHAW, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HERGER, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. HANCOCK,
Mr. CAMP, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. NUSSLE, Ms. DUNN of
Washington, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr.
KNOLLENBERG, Mr. GOSS, Mrs. SMITH of Washington, Mr. MCDADE,
Mr. EMERSON, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. BUNN
of Oregon, Mr.
CHABOT, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. METCALF, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.
FUNDERBURK, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
GUNDERSON, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr.
HEINEMAN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mrs.
FOWLER, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. FIELDS of
Texas, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BLI-
LEY, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. COOLEY, Mr. BASS, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.
LARGENT, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. EWING, Mr. LUCAS, Mr.
SCHAEFER, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. FOX of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Mr. STUMP, Mr. JONES, Mr. FRISA, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr.
NORWOOD, Mr. TALENT, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. EHRLICH,
Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SALMON, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey,
Mr. DORNAN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. BUYER, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SHAYS,
Mr. UPTON, and Mr. CLEMENT) 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 provide
for increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under
the social security earnings limit for individuals who
have attained retirement age, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senior Citizens’ Right
to Work Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASES IN MONTHLY EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR
PURPOSES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY EARN-
INGS LIMIT.
(a) INCREASE IN MONTHLY EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR
INDIVIDUALS
WHO
HAVE
ATTAINED
RETIREMENT
AGE.—Section 203(f)(8)(D) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this subsection, the exempt amount which is applica-
ble to an individual who has attained retirement age
(as defined in section 216(l)) before the close of the
taxable year involved shall be—
‘‘(i) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
1995 
and 
before 
1997,
$1,166.662⁄3,
‘‘(ii) for each month of any taxable year
ending after 1996 and before 1998, $1,250.00,
‘‘(iii) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
1997 
and 
before 
1999,
$1,333.331⁄3,
‘‘(iv) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
1998 
and 
before 
2000,
$1,416.662⁄3,
‘‘(v) for each month of any taxable year
ending after 1999 and before 2001, $1,500.00,
‘‘(vi) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
2000 
and 
before 
2002,
$2,083.331⁄3, and
‘‘(vii) for each month of any taxable year
ending 
after 
2001 
and 
before 
2003,
$2,500.00.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 203(f)(8)(B)(ii) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(B)(ii)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the taxable year ending
after 1993 and before 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘the
taxable year ending after 2001 and before 2003
(with respect to individuals described in sub-
paragraph (D)) or the taxable year ending after
1993 and before 1995 (with respect to other in-
dividuals)’’; and
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘for
1992’’ and inserting ‘‘for 2000 (with respect to
individuals described in subparagraph (D)) or
1992 (with respect to other individuals)’’.
(2) The second sentence of section 223(d)(4)(A)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘the exempt amount under section 203(f)(8)
which is applicable to individuals described in sub-
paragraph (D) thereof’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘an amount equal to the exempt amount which
would be applicable under section 203(f)(8), to indi-
viduals described in subparagraph (D) thereof, if
section 2 of the Senior Citizens’ Right to Work Act
of 1995 had not been enacted’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years end-
ing after 1995.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISABILITY INSURANCE CON-
TINUING DISABILITY REVIEW ADMINISTRA-
TION REVOLVING ACCOUNT.
(a) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEW ADMINISTRA-
TION REVOLVING ACCOUNT FOR TITLE II DISABILITY
BENEFITS
IN
THE FEDERAL DISABILITY INSURANCE
TRUST FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(n)(1) There is hereby created in the Federal Dis-
ability Insurance Trust Fund a Continuing Disability Re-
view Administration Revolving Account (hereinafter in
this subsection referred to as the ‘Account’). The Account
shall consist initially of $300,000,000 (which is hereby
transferred to the Account from amounts otherwise avail-
able in such Trust Fund) and shall also consist thereafter
of such other amounts as may be transferred to it under
this subsection. The balance in the Account shall be avail-
able solely for expenditures certified under paragraph (2).
‘‘(2)(A) Before October 1 of each calendar year, the
Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration
shall—
‘‘(i) estimate the present value of savings to the
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund,
the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and the
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Fund which will accrue for all years as a result of
cessations of benefit payments resulting from con-
tinuing disability reviews carried out pursuant to the
requirements of section 221(i) during the fiscal year
ending on September 30 of such calendar year (in-
creased or decreased as appropriate to account for
deviations of estimates for prior fiscal years from
the actual amounts for such fiscal years), and
‘‘(ii) certify the amount of such estimate to the
Managing Trustee.
‘‘(B) Upon receipt of certification by the Chief Actu-
ary under subparagraph (A), the Managing Trustee shall
transfer to the Account from amounts otherwise in the
Trust Fund an amount equal to the estimated savings so
certified.
‘‘(C) To the extent of available funds in the Account,
upon certification by the Chief Actuary that such funds
are currently required to meet expenditures necessary to
provide for continuing disability reviews required under
section 221(i), the Managing Trustee shall make available
to the Commissioner of Social Security from the Account
the amount so certified.
‘‘(D) The expenditures referred to in subparagraph
(C) shall include, but not be limited to, the cost of staffing,
training, purchase of medical and other evidence, and
processing related to appeals (including appeal hearings)
and to overpayments and related indirect costs.
‘‘(E) The Commissioner shall use funds made avail-
able pursuant to this paragraph solely for the purposes
described in subparagraph (C).’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
201(g)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)(1)(A))
is amended in the last sentence by inserting ‘‘(other
than expenditures from available funds in the Con-
tinuing Disability Review Administration Revolving
Account in the Federal Disability Insurance Trust
Fund made pursuant to subsection (n))’’ after ‘‘is
responsible’’ the first place it appears.
(3) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Section 221(i)(3) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 421(i)(3)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and the number’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the number’’;
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a comma; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘and a final accounting of amounts transferred
to the Continuing Disability Review Adminis-
tration Revolving Account in the Federal Dis-
ability Insurance Trust Fund during the year,
the amount made available from such Account
during such year pursuant to certifications
made by the Chief Actuary of the Social Secu-