I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6559 
To improve the Social Security Administration’s service to the public, to 
strengthen the Disability Insurance program, and to protect the trust funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve the Social Security Administration’s service to 
the public, to strengthen the Disability Insurance pro-
gram, and to protect the trust funds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Social Security Administration Modernization Act of 
2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—IMPROVING SSA OPERATIONS AND SERVICE 
Sec. 101. Vacancies in the Social Security Administration. 
Sec. 102. Loss of credit for Federal pension after certain violations. 
Sec. 103. Single point of contact for identity theft victims. 
Sec. 104. Report on position of Chief Actuary. 
Sec. 105. Providing information on employment support services. 
Sec. 106. Online benefit assessment tools. 
Sec. 107. Annual reporting requirements. 
TITLE II—STRENGTHENING THE DISABILITY INSURANCE 
PROGRAM 
Sec. 201. Updating of medical-vocational guidelines. 
Sec. 202. Quality reviews of hearing dispositions. 
Sec. 203. Reimbursement of representative travel expenses. 
Sec. 204. Immediate suspension of claimant representatives upon certain con-
victions or disbarment. 
Sec. 205. Reconsiderations of disability cessation determinations. 
TITLE III—PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY’S TRUST FUNDS 
Sec. 301. Terms of Public Trustees of the Trust Funds. 
Sec. 302. Revisions to provisions limiting payment of benefits to fugitive felons 
under title II of the Social Security Act. 
Sec. 303. Real property acquired by the Trust Funds. 
Sec. 304. Require child beneficiaries to attend school. 
Sec. 305. Minimum monthly withholding to recover old-age, survivors, and dis-
ability insurance overpayments. 
Sec. 306. Clarification of the treatment of overpayments. 
TITLE I—IMPROVING SSA 
OPERATIONS AND SERVICE 
SEC. 101. VACANCIES IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 702 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 902) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘Vacancies 
‘‘(f)(1) In any case in which the President designates 
an officer of the Government (other than the Deputy Com-
missioner) to serve as Acting Commissioner in the event 
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210-day period under paragraph (1) shall begin on the 
date that the Senate first reconvenes. 
‘‘(C)(i) With respect to any vacancy of the office of 
the Commissioner that exists during the 60-day period be-
ginning on a transitional inauguration day, the 210-day 
period under paragraph (1) shall be deemed to begin on 
the later of the date occurring— 
‘‘(I) 90 days after such transitional inaugura-
tion day; or 
‘‘(II) 90 days after the date on which such va-
cancy occurs. 
‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘transitional in-
auguration day’ means the date on which any person 
swears or affirms the oath of office as President, if such 
person is not the President on the date preceding the date 
of swearing or affirming such oath of office. 
‘‘(3) Upon the expiration of the period of service de-
scribed in paragraph (1), if the Senate has not confirmed 
a nomination to the office of Commissioner as of such 
date, such office shall remain vacant until such time as 
the Senate has confirmed a nomination to such office.’’. 
(b) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS.—Section 702(a)(3) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(3)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘remainder of such term’’ and inserting 
‘‘remainder of such term, except that the President may 
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appoint a Commissioner to a term of office that has not 
yet commenced if such term of office will commence before 
the end of the Presidential term in which the appointment 
is made’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 20, 2019. 
SEC. 102. LOSS OF CREDIT FOR FEDERAL PENSION AFTER 
CERTAIN VIOLATIONS. 
Section 208 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
408) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
an individual convicted of an offense under subsection (a) 
may not receive credit under section 8332 or section 8411 
(as the case may be) of title 5, United States Code, for 
any service that occurs on or after the date on which the 
offense for which the individual was convicted occurs, if, 
with respect to such conviction, every act or omission of 
the individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the 
offense— 
‘‘(A) is committed while the individual is an 
employee of the Social Security Administration; and 
‘‘(B) directly relates to the performance of the 
individual’s official duties. 
‘‘(2) An individual convicted of an offense described 
in paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) shall not, after the date of the conviction, 
be further eligible to participate in the retirement 
system under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
‘‘(B) shall be entitled to be paid any amounts 
contributed by the individual towards an annuity 
that were contributed on or after the date on which 
the offense for which the individual was convicted 
under this section occurs pursuant to, or in a similar 
manner as, the terms of section 8316 of such title. 
‘‘(3) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity, shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘(4) This subsection shall apply with respect to any 
offense that occurs on or after the date of enactment of 
this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 103. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT 
VICTIMS. 
Title VII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 901 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY 
THEFT VICTIMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall establish and implement procedures to ensure 
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that any individual who requests a new social security ac-
count number due to theft or breach or whose social secu-
rity account number is used to fraudulently obtain benefits 
under title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act has a single point 
of contact at the Social Security Administration through-
out the processing of the individual’s case. The single 
point of contact shall track the individual’s case to comple-
tion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues as 
quickly as possible. 
‘‘(b) SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), the single point of contact shall consist of a 
team or subset of specially trained employees who— 
‘‘(A) have the ability to coordinate with 
other units to resolve the issues involved in the 
individual’s case, and 
‘‘(B) shall be accountable for the case until 
its resolution. 
‘‘(2) TEAM
OR
SUBSET.—The employees in-
cluded within the team or subset described in para-
graph (1) may change as required to meet the needs 
of the Social Security Administration, provided that 
procedures have been established to— 
‘‘(A) ensure continuity of records and case 
history, and 
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‘‘(B) notify the individual when appro-
priate.’’. 
SEC. 104. REPORT ON POSITION OF CHIEF ACTUARY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Social Security Advisory Board shall sub-
mit a report to Congress on the structure of and services 
provided by the office of the Chief Actuary of the Social 
Security Administration, including a discussion of the 
Chief Actuary’s position within the organizational struc-
ture of the Social Security Administration. 
SEC. 105. PROVIDING INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT SUP-
PORT SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 218 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 219. INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT 
SERVICES. 
‘‘The Commissioner of Social Security shall provide 
individuals who are denied benefits under this title based 
on an adverse determination of disability information on 
appropriate public or private entities that provide employ-
ment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other 
support services.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to applications for 
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monthly benefits filed on or after the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 106. ONLINE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT TOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
Social Security shall make available on the website of the 
Social Security Administration a tool or tools to allow an 
individual entitled to benefits under section 223 of the So-
cial Security Act to obtain an estimate of the potential 
impact of earnings on the individual’s eligibility for and 
amount of such benefits. 
(b) NO RECOVERY OF CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS.— 
In any case in which a beneficiary to whom an overpay-
ment is made under section 223 of the Social Security Act 
shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that such 
overpayment arose as a result of the beneficiary’s reliance 
on inaccurate information provided by the tool or tools de-
scribed in subsection (a), the beneficiary shall be consid-
ered to meet the criteria in section 204(b)(1) of such Act 
and there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recov-
ery by the United States from, the beneficiary with respect 
to such overpayment. 
SEC. 107. ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) 
PRE-EFFECTUATION
REPORT.—Section 
221(c)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
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421(c)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 1992, and 
annually thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31 of each 
year’’. 
(b) REPORTS ON SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUM-
BERS AND EARNINGS OF ALIENS NOT AUTHORIZED TO 
WORK.—Section 290(c) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1360(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year (beginning with fis-
cal year 1996)’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘such calendar year’’. 
TITLE II—STRENGTHENING THE 
DISABILITY INSURANCE PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 201. UPDATING OF MEDICAL-VOCATIONAL GUIDE-
LINES. 
As soon as possible after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall pre-
scribe rules and regulations that update the medical-voca-
tional guidelines, as set forth in appendix 2 to subpart 
P of part 404 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, 
used in disability determinations, including full consider-
ation of new employment opportunities made possible by 
advances in treatment, rehabilitation, and technology and 
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full consideration of the effect of prevalent languages on 
education. 
SEC. 202. QUALITY REVIEWS OF HEARING DISPOSITIONS. 
Section 205(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4)(A) The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality re-
views of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in 
connection with applications for benefits under this title, 
in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, 
regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commis-
sioner of Social Security. 
‘‘(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall an-
nually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate a report that includes— 
‘‘(i) the total number of cases selected for a 
quality review as described in subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) the number of such cases in which a deci-
sion is remanded; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of such cases in which a deci-
sion is modified or reversed.’’. 
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SEC. 203. REIMBURSEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE TRAVEL 
EXPENSES. 
(a) REDUCTION OF TRUST FUND EXPENSES.—Sec-
tion 201(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(j)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, their representatives,’’; and 
(2) by striking the last sentence. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVE 
TRAVEL EXPENSES TO BE COLLECTED FROM CLAIM-
ANTS.—Section 206(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 406(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the 
Commissioner may authorize a representative to collect 
from a claimant travel expenses incurred by the represent-
ative attending reconsideration interviews and proceedings 
on behalf of the claimant. Such amount authorized to be 
collected shall not exceed the amount that would be avail-
able under section 201(j) for such travel originating within 
the geographic area of the office having jurisdiction over 
such proceeding. If a representative receives a fee under 
an agreement pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of this sub-
section, the total amount the representative receives shall 
be equal to the amount specified under such paragraph 
plus the amount of any travel expenses authorized under 
this paragraph.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to applications for 
monthly insurance benefits filed on or after the date of 
the enactment of this section. 
SEC. 204. IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF CLAIMANT REP-
RESENTATIVES UPON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS 
OR DISBARMENT. 
Section 206(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 406(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘disbarred 
or’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by inserting after the third sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Upon conviction of an individual for a fel-
ony or a crime of moral turpitude in a Federal or 
State Court or, in the case of an attorney, upon dis-
barment from any court or bar to which he or she 
was previously admitted to practice, the Commis-
sioner may, after due notice, immediately disqualify 
or suspend the individual from appearing as a claim-
ant representative before the Social Security Admin-
istration, pending an expedited hearing.’’. 
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SEC. 205. RECONSIDERATIONS OF DISABILITY CESSATION 
DETERMINATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(b)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(b)(2)) is amended, in the 
matter following subparagraph (C)— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘where 
the finding was originally made by the State agency, 
and shall be made by the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity where the finding was originally made by the 
Commissioner of Social Security’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
gardless of whether the finding was originally made 
by the State agency or the Commissioner of Social 
Security’’; 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘which 
was originally made by such State agency’’; and 
(3) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘which 
was originally made by the Commissioner of Social 
Security’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to determinations 
of disability made on or after the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE III—PROTECTING SOCIAL 
SECURITY’S TRUST FUNDS 
SEC. 301. TERMS OF PUBLIC TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST 
FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(c) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘With respect to the Federal 
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) With respect to the Federal Old-Age 
and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; 
(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
(as redesignated by paragraph (2))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘of two members of the 
public (both of whom may not be from the same 
political party), who shall be nominated by the 
President for a term of four years and subject 
to confirmation by the Senate.’’ and inserting 
‘‘of four members of the public (hereinafter in 
this title referred to as ‘public trustees’), to be 
appointed in accordance with paragraph (2). A 
public trustee may not serve more than two 
consecutive full terms. In any case in which a 
public trustee leaves office on any date prior to 
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the end of a term, the offices of both public 
trustees shall be deemed vacant as of such 
date.’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘member of the Board of 
Trustees serving as a member of the public 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘public trustee’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘An individual nominated 
and confirmed as a member of the public may 
serve in such position after the expiration of 
such member’s term until the earlier of the 
time at which the member’s successor takes of-
fice or the time at which a report of the Board 
is first issued under paragraph (2) after the ex-
piration of the member’s term’’ and inserting 
‘‘A public trustee may serve in such position 
after the expiration of the public trustee’s term 
until the time at which a successor takes of-
fice’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘It shall be the duty of the 
Board of Trustees to—’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees 
to—’’; 
(5) by inserting after ‘‘not less frequently than 
once each calendar year.’’ the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) Public trustees shall be appointed as follows: 
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‘‘(i) Two members (each member from a 
different political party) shall be appointed by 
the President pro tempore of the Senate with 
the advice of the Chairman and the Ranking 
Minority Member of the Senate Committee on 
Finance. At least one such member shall have 
demonstrated expertise relating to the Old-Age, 
Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program 
and at least one shall have demonstrated exper-
tise relating to the Medicare program. 
‘‘(ii) Two members (each member from a 
different political party) shall be appointed by 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
with the advice of the Chairman and the Rank-
ing Minority Member of the House Committee 
on Ways and Means. At least one such member 
shall have demonstrated expertise relating to 
the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insur-
ance Program and at least one shall have dem-
onstrated expertise relating to the Medicare 
program. 
‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), each public 
trustee shall serve for a term beginning on the day after 
the expiration of the term of such member’s predecessor 
and expiring on the fourth April 1 occurring during such 
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term (or, if later, the date on which the fourth report of 
the Board is issued under paragraph (2) during such 
term). 
‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall be applied with respect to initial 
appointments under this subsection— 
‘‘(I) by substituting ‘first’ for ‘fourth’ each 
place it appears in clause (i) with respect to one of 
the public trustees appointed by the President pro 
tempore of the Senate (as designated by the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate at the time of nomi-
nation); 
‘‘(II) by substituting ‘second’ for ‘fourth’ each 
place it appears in clause (i) with respect to one of 
the public trustees appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives (as designated by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives at the time 
of nomination); and 
‘‘(III) by substituting ‘third’ for ‘fourth’ each 
place it appears in clause (i) with respect to one of 
the public trustees appointed by the President pro 
tempore of the Senate (as designated by the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate at the time of nomi-
nation).’’; 
(6) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (2))— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘the preceding fiscal year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the preceding calendar year (and 
during the preceding fiscal year)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the next ensuing five fis-
cal years’’ and inserting ‘‘the next ensuing 75 
calendar years (and during the next ensuing 75 
fiscal years)’’; and 
(C) by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ‘‘(or, in any case in which the Board 
of Trustees determines that such report will not 
be completed by the first day of April, provide 
written notification of the expected issue date to 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate not later than the 
first day of March, and written notification of 
an updated expected issue date not later than 
14 days prior to the issue date)’’; and 
(7) in the matter following subparagraph (E) 
(as redesignated by paragraph (2))— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the preceding fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘the preceding cal-
endar year (and during the preceding fiscal 
year)’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘the next ensuing five 
fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘the next ensu-
ing 75 calendar years (and during the next 
ensuing 75 fiscal years)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘are reasonable’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘are reasonable, along 
with a justification by the public trustees for 
any response by the Board of Trustees to rec-
ommendations from the Social Security Advi-
sory Board received during the previous year 
regarding such techniques, methodologies, actu-
arial assumptions, and cost estimates. Such re-
port shall also include an assessment of the pre-
vious annual report made in the 1st calendar 
year of the 10-calendar-year period ending on 
the first day of the calendar year in which such 
report is made comparing the projected values 
in such previous annual report of each demo-
graphic and economic assumption made for 
each of the 10 calendar years in such period 
with the actual data available with respect to 
each such assumption for each such calendar 
year.’’; and 
(C) by inserting before ‘‘A person serving’’ 
the following: ‘‘Such report shall also include 
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the full names of the attendees of the Trustees 
Working Group during the report’s develop-
ment.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to public trustees 
appointed for terms beginning after April 1, 2019, and 
with respect to reports issued for fiscal years after 2018. 
SEC. 302. REVISIONS TO PROVISIONS LIMITING PAYMENT 
OF BENEFITS TO FUGITIVE FELONS UNDER 
TITLE II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) FUGITIVE
FELON
WARRANT
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 202(x)(1)(A)(iv) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘fleeing to avoid’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the subject of an arrest warrant for 
the purpose of’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the place from which the 
person flees’’ the first place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘the jurisdiction issuing the warrant’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘the place from which the 
person flees’’ the second place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘the jurisdiction’’. 
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(2) PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATOR WAR-
RANT
REQUIREMENT.—Section 202(x)(1)(A)(v) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)(1)(A)(v)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(v) is the subject of an arrest war-
rant for violating a condition of probation 
or parole imposed under Federal or State 
law.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective with respect to benefits pay-
able under the Social Security Act for months that begin 
after the date that is 1 year following the date of the en-
actment of this section. 
SEC. 303. REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY THE TRUST 
FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(g) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for any real property acquired using funds derived from 
the Trust Funds— 
‘‘(i) the Managing Trustee shall record such 
property as an asset of the Trust Fund from which 
such funds were derived; 
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‘‘(ii) any net proceeds from the disposition of 
such property sold at any time shall be deposited in 
such Trust Fund, to be invested by the Managing 
Trustee in the same manner and to the same extent 
as the other assets of such Trust Fund; and 
‘‘(iii) the use of such real property shall be re-
stricted to purposes of carrying out the duties of the 
Commissioner as authorized by this Act and any 
other Federal law.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF TRUST FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 201(g)(5) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)(5)), as added 
by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) Funds made available for expenditure pursu-
ant to the authorization in this subsection may not be used 
for the operation and maintenance of real property in 
amounts that exceed the actual costs of such operation 
and maintenance, including any amounts for overhead, 
space and services, repair, replacement, or depreciation. 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, funds made 
available for the replacement of the National Computer 
Center shall be deemed to be funds made available as de-
scribed in clause (i).’’. 
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(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 201(c) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(c)) is amended by inserting 
after the second sentence in the matter following para-
graph (5) the following: ‘‘Such statement of assets shall 
include an estimate of the fair market value of all real 
property recorded as an asset of the Trust Funds at the 
end of the preceding fiscal year.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to real property ac-
quired using funds solely derived from the Trust Funds 
and disposed of on, before, or after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 304. REQUIRE CHILD BENEFICIARIES TO ATTEND 
SCHOOL. 
(a) CHILD’S BENEFITS UNDER TITLE II.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(d)(1)(B)(i) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(B)(i)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘age of 18’’ and inserting 
‘‘applicable full-time attendance age’’. 
(2) 
APPLICABLE
FULL-TIME
ATTENDANCE 
AGE.—Section 202(d)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(d)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) The ‘applicable full-time attendance age’ 
is— 
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‘‘(i) the age of 18 (in the case of an indi-
vidual who becomes entitled to child’s insurance 
benefits before 2019), and 
‘‘(ii) the age of 15 (in the case of an indi-
vidual who becomes entitled to child’s insurance 
benefits in or after 2019).’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) TERMINATION.—Section 202(d)(1) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amended in 
each of subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) by 
striking ‘‘age of 18’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘applicable full-time attendance age’’. 
(B) REENTITLEMENT.—Section 202(d)(6) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(6)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘age of 18’’ and inserting ‘‘applica-
ble full-time attendance age’’. 
SEC. 305. MINIMUM MONTHLY WITHHOLDING TO RECOVER 
OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY IN-
SURANCE OVERPAYMENTS. 
(a) MINIMUM MONTHLY WITHHOLDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(a)(1) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 404(a)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (A) as 
clause (i) of subparagraph (A); 
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(B) in subparagraph (A)(i) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘With’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub-
ject to clause (ii), with’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) If the Commissioner determines that 
withholding the full amount of a monthly ben-
efit payment to which an individual is otherwise 
entitled under this title to recover an overpay-
ment pursuant to this section would defeat the 
purpose of this title, the Commissioner may 
withhold from such payment an amount that is 
less than such full amount but not less than 10 
percent of such full amount.’’. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Commissioner of So-
cial Security shall prescribe such regulations and 
make any conforming changes to regulations as the 
Commissioner determines appropriate to carry out 
the amendments made by this subsection. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to over-
payments established on or after the date that is 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 845(c) of the Bipar-
tisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 404 note) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) the average length of repayment plans for 
the recovery of such overpayments; and’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the an-
nual report due on January 1, 2019. 
SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION OF THE TREATMENT OF OVER-
PAYMENTS. 
Section 207 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
407) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d)(1) The amount of any overpayment of benefits 
to an individual under this title, and any obligation of the 
individual to repay such overpayment, shall be determined 
solely under this title. 
‘‘(2) No other provision of law, including title 11 of 
the United States Code, may be construed to limit, super-
sede, or otherwise modify the provisions of this subsection 
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except to the extent that it does so by express reference 
to this subsection.’’. 
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