H. R. 1314 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen 
An Act 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administra-
tive appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain 
organizations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 ‘‘Bipartisan 
Budget Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 101. Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
Sec. 102. Authority for fiscal year 2017 budget resolution in the Senate. 
TITLE II—AGRICULTURE 
Sec. 201. Standard Reinsurance Agreement. 
TITLE III—COMMERCE 
Sec. 301. Debt collection improvements. 
TITLE IV—STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
Sec. 401. Strategic Petroleum Reserve test drawdown and sale notification and def-
inition change. 
Sec. 402. Strategic Petroleum Reserve mission readiness optimization. 
Sec. 403. Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown and sale. 
Sec. 404. Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund. 
TITLE V—PENSIONS 
Sec. 501. Single employer plan annual premium rates. 
Sec. 502. Pension Payment Acceleration. 
Sec. 503. Mortality tables. 
Sec. 504. Extension of current funding stabilization percentages to 2018, 2019, and 
2020. 
TITLE VI—HEALTH CARE 
Sec. 601. Maintaining 2016 Medicare part B premium and deductible levels con-
sistent with actuarially fair rates. 
Sec. 602. Applying the Medicaid additional rebate requirement to generic drugs. 
Sec. 603. Treatment of off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. 
Sec. 604. Repeal of automatic enrollment requirement. 
TITLE VII—JUDICIARY 
Sec. 701. Civil monetary penalty inflation adjustments. 
Sec. 702. Crime Victims Fund. 
Sec. 703. Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
TITLE VIII—SOCIAL SECURITY 
Sec. 801. Short title.
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Subtitle A—Ensuring Correct Payments and Reducing Fraud 
Sec. 811. Expansion of cooperative disability investigations units. 
Sec. 812. Exclusion of certain medical sources of evidence. 
Sec. 813. New and stronger penalties. 
Sec. 814. References to Social Security and Medicare in electronic communications. 
Sec. 815. Change to cap adjustment authority. 
Subtitle B—Promoting Opportunity for Disability Beneficiaries 
Sec. 821. Temporary reauthorization of disability insurance demonstration project 
authority. 
Sec. 822. Modification of demonstration project authority. 
Sec. 823. Promoting opportunity demonstration project. 
Sec. 824. Use of electronic payroll data to improve program administration. 
Sec. 825. Treatment of earnings derived from services. 
Sec. 826. Electronic reporting of earnings. 
Subtitle C—Protecting Social Security Benefits 
Sec. 831. Closure of unintended loopholes. 
Sec. 832. Requirement for medical review. 
Sec. 833. Reallocation of payroll tax revenue. 
Sec. 834. Access to financial information for waivers and adjustments of recovery. 
Subtitle D—Relieving Administrative Burdens and Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 841. Interagency coordination to improve program administration. 
Sec. 842. Elimination of quinquennial determinations relating to wage credits for 
military service prior to 1957. 
Sec. 843. Certification of benefits payable to a divorced spouse of a railroad worker 
to the Railroad Retirement Board. 
Sec. 844. Technical amendments to eliminate obsolete provisions. 
Sec. 845. Reporting requirements to Congress. 
Sec. 846. Expedited examination of administrative law judges. 
TITLE IX—TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT 
Sec. 901. Temporary extension of public debt limit. 
Sec. 902. Restoring congressional authority over the national debt. 
TITLE X—SPECTRUM PIPELINE 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Definitions. 
Sec. 1003. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 1004. Identification, reallocation, and auction of Federal spectrum. 
Sec. 1005. Additional uses of Spectrum Relocation Fund. 
Sec. 1006. Plans for auction of certain spectrum. 
Sec. 1007. FCC auction authority. 
Sec. 1008. Reports to Congress. 
TITLE XI—REVENUE PROVISIONS RELATED TO TAX COMPLIANCE 
Sec. 1101. Partnership audits and adjustments. 
Sec. 1102. Partnership interests created by gift. 
TITLE XII—DESIGNATION OF SMALL HOUSE ROTUNDA 
Sec. 1201. Designating small House rotunda as ‘‘Freedom Foyer’’. 
TITLE I—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY 
DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985. 
(a) REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—Section 251(c) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(2 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2016— 
‘‘(A) for the revised security category, $548,091,000,000 
in new budget authority; and 
‘‘(B) 
for 
the 
revised 
nonsecurity 
category 
$518,491,000,000 in new budget authority;
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‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2017— 
‘‘(A) for the revised security category, $551,068,000,000 
in new budget authority; and 
‘‘(B) 
for 
the 
revised 
nonsecurity 
category, 
$518,531,000,000 in new budget authority;’’. 
(b) DIRECT SPENDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2016 
AND 2017.—Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘paragraph (10)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (10) and (11)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) IMPLEMENTING
DIRECT
SPENDING
REDUCTIONS
FOR 
FISCAL YEARS 2016 AND 2017.—(A) OMB shall make the calcula-
tions necessary to implement the direct spending reductions 
calculated pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) without regard 
to the amendment made to section 251(c) revising the discre-
tionary spending limits for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 by the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. 
‘‘(B) Paragraph (5)(B) shall not be implemented for fiscal 
years 2016 and 2017.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTIONS FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2025.—Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(6)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘and for fiscal year 2024’’ and by inserting 
‘‘for fiscal year 2024, and for fiscal year 2025’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating 
subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and 
(3) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2025’’. 
(d) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AMOUNTS.—In fiscal 
years 2016 and 2017, the adjustments under section 251(b)(2)(A) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)) for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism appropriations will be as follows: 
(1) For budget function 150— 
(A) for fiscal year 2016, $14,895,000,000; and 
(B) for fiscal year 2017, $14,895,000,000. 
(2) For budget function 050— 
(A) for fiscal year 2016, $58,798,000,000; and 
(B) for fiscal year 2017, $58,798,000,000. 
This subsection shall not affect the applicability of section 
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET RESOLUTION 
IN THE SENATE. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2017.—For the purpose of enforcing the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, after April 15, 2016, and 
enforcing budgetary points of order in prior concurrent resolutions 
on the budget, the allocations, aggregates, and levels provided for 
in subsection (b) shall apply in the Senate in the same manner 
as for a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017 
with appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 
2026.
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(b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND LEVELS.—After 
April 15, 2016, but not later than May 15, 2016, the Chairman 
of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall file— 
(1) for the Committee on Appropriations, committee alloca-
tions for fiscal year 2017 consistent with discretionary spending 
limits set forth in section 251(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by 
this Act, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974; 
(2) for all committees other than the Committee on Appro-
priations, committee allocations for fiscal years 2017, 2017 
through 2021, and 2017 through 2026 consistent with the most 
recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted 
for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during 
the period beginning on the date such baseline is issued and 
ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the 
purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974; 
(3) aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 2017 in accord-
ance with the allocations established under paragraphs (1) 
and (2), for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974; 
(4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal years 2017, 2017 
through 2021, and 2017 through 2026 consistent with the most 
recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted 
for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during 
the period beginning on the date such baseline is issued and 
ending on the date of submission of such statement, for the 
purpose of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974; and 
(5) levels of Social Security revenues and outlays for fiscal 
years 2017, 2017 through 2021, and 2017 through 2026 con-
sistent with the most recent baseline of the Congressional 
Budget Office, as adjusted for the budgetary effects of any 
provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the 
date such baseline is issued and ending on the date of submis-
sion of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing sections 
302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
(c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The filing referred to in subsection 
(b) may also include for fiscal year 2017 the matter contained 
in subtitles A and B of title IV of S. Con. Res. 11 (114th Congress) 
updated by 1 fiscal year. 
(d) EXPIRATION.—This section shall expire if a concurrent reso-
lution on the budget for fiscal year 2017 is agreed to by the Senate 
and the House of Representatives pursuant to section 301 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
TITLE II—AGRICULTURE 
SEC. 201. STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT. 
Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(k)(8)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘may renegotiate’’ and all that follows through
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the end of clause (ii) and inserting the following: ‘‘shall renego-
tiate the financial terms and conditions of each Standard 
Reinsurance Agreement— 
‘‘(i) not later than December 31, 2016; and 
‘‘(ii) not less than once during each period of 5 
reinsurance years thereafter.’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) CAP
ON
OVERALL
RATE
OF
RETURN.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (F), the Board shall ensure that 
the Standard Reinsurance Agreement renegotiated under 
subparagraph (A)(i) establishes a target rate of return for 
the approved insurance providers, taken as a whole, that 
does not exceed 8.9 percent of retained premium for each 
of the 2017 through 2026 reinsurance years.’’. 
TITLE III—COMMERCE 
SEC. 301. DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 227(b) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting ‘‘, unless such 
call is made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed 
by the United States’’ after ‘‘charged for the call’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, is made solely 
pursuant to the collection of a debt owed to or guaranteed 
by the United States,’’ after ‘‘purposes’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) may restrict or limit the number and duration 
of calls made to a telephone number assigned to a cellular 
telephone service to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed 
by the United States.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE
FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
Commission, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, 
shall prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made 
by this section. 
TITLE IV—STRATEGIC PETROLEUM 
RESERVE 
SEC. 401. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE TEST DRAWDOWN AND 
SALE NOTIFICATION AND DEFINITION CHANGE. 
(a) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Section 161(g) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(g)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (8) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(8) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) PRIOR NOTICE.—Not less than 14 days before the 
date on which a test is carried out under this subsection,
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the Secretary shall notify both Houses of Congress of the 
test. 
‘‘(B) EMERGENCY.—The prior notice requirement in 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Secretary deter-
mines that an emergency exists which requires a test to 
be carried out, in which case the Secretary shall notify 
both Houses of Congress of the test as soon as possible. 
‘‘(C) DETAILED DESCRIPTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which a test is completed under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall submit to both Houses 
of Congress a detailed description of the test. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—A detailed description submitted 
under clause (i) may be included as part of a report 
made to the President and Congress under section 
165.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION CHANGE.—Section 3(8)(C)(iii) of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6202(8)(C)(iii)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘sabotage or an act of God’’ and inserting ‘‘sabotage, 
an act of terrorism, or an act of God’’. 
SEC. 402. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE MISSION READINESS 
OPTIMIZATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) complete a long-range strategic review of the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve; and 
(2) develop and submit to Congress a proposed action plan, 
including a proposed implementation schedule, that— 
(A) specifies near- and long-term roles of the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve relative to the energy and economic 
security goals and objectives of the United States; 
(B) describes whether existing legal authorities that 
govern the policies, configuration, and capabilities of the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve are adequate to ensure that 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve can meet the current and 
future energy and economic security goals and objectives 
of the United States; 
(C) identifies the configuration and performance 
capabilities of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and rec-
ommends an action plan to achieve the optimal— 
(i) capacity, location, and composition of petroleum 
products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and 
(ii) storage and distributional capabilities; and 
(D) estimates the resources required to attain and 
maintain the long-term sustainability and operational 
effectiveness of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
SEC. 403. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN AND SALE. 
(a) DRAWDOWN AND SALE.—Notwithstanding section 161 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), except as 
provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy shall draw 
down and sell— 
(1) 5,000,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve during fiscal year 2018; 
(2) 5,000,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve during fiscal year 2019;
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(3) 5,000,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve during fiscal year 2020; 
(4) 5,000,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve during fiscal year 2021; 
(5) 8,000,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve during fiscal year 2022; 
(6) 10,000,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve during fiscal year 2023; 
(7) 10,000,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve during fiscal year 2024; and 
(8) 10,000,000 barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve during fiscal year 2025. 
(b) EMERGENCY PROTECTION.—The Secretary shall not draw 
down and sell crude oil under this section in amounts that would 
limit the authority to sell petroleum products under section 161(h) 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(h)) 
in the full amount authorized by that subsection. 
(c) PROCEEDS.—Proceeds from a sale under this section shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury during the 
fiscal year in which the sale occurs. 
SEC. 404. ENERGY SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION 
FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Energy 
Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Fund’’), consisting of— 
(1) collections deposited in the Fund under subsection (c); 
and 
(2) amounts otherwise appropriated to the Fund. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Fund is to provide for the 
construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve facilities. 
(c) COLLECTION AND DEPOSIT OF SALE PROCEEDS IN FUND.— 
(1) DRAWDOWN AND SALE.—Notwithstanding section 161 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), 
to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the 
Secretary of Energy shall draw down and sell crude oil from 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in amounts as authorized 
under subsection (e), except as provided in paragraph (2). 
Amounts received for a sale under this paragraph shall be 
deposited into the Fund during the fiscal year in which the 
sale occurs. Such amounts shall remain available in the Fund 
without fiscal year limitation. 
(2) EMERGENCY PROTECTION.—The Secretary shall not draw 
down and sell crude oil under this subsection in amounts that 
would limit the authority to sell petroleum products under 
section 161(h) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6241(h)) in the full amount authorized by that sub-
section. 
(d) AUTHORIZED USES OF FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Fund may be used for, 
or may be credited as offsetting collections for amounts used 
for, carrying out the program described in paragraph (2)(B), 
to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts. 
(2) PROGRAM
TO
MODERNIZE
THE
STRATEGIC
PETROLEUM 
RESERVE.—
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(A) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(i) The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is one of the 
Nation’s most valuable energy security assets. 
(ii) The age and condition of the Strategic Petro-
leum Reserve have diminished its value as a Federal 
energy security asset. 
(iii) Global oil markets and the location and 
amount of United States oil production and refining 
capacity have dramatically changed in the 40 years 
since the establishment of the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve. 
(iv) Maximizing the energy security value of the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve requires a modernized 
infrastructure that meets the drawdown and distribu-
tion needs of changed domestic and international oil 
and refining market conditions. 
(B) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Energy shall establish 
a Strategic Petroleum Reserve modernization program to 
protect the United States economy from the impacts of 
emergency product supply disruptions. The program may 
include— 
(i) operational improvements to extend the useful 
life of surface and subsurface infrastructure; 
(ii) maintenance of cavern storage integrity; and 
(iii) addition of infrastructure and facilities to opti-
mize the drawdown and incremental distribution 
capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated (and drawdowns and sales under subsection 
(c) in an equal amount are authorized) for carrying out subsection 
(d)(2)(B), $2,000,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 
2017 through 2020. 
(f) TRANSMISSION
OF DEPARTMENT BUDGET REQUESTS.—The 
Secretary of Energy shall prepare and submit in the Department’s 
annual budget request to Congress— 
(1) an itemization of the amounts of funds necessary to 
carry out subsection (d); and 
(2) a designation of any activities thereunder for which 
a multiyear budget authority would be appropriate. 
(g) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to draw down 
and sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under 
this section shall expire at the end of fiscal year 2020. 
TITLE V—PENSIONS 
SEC. 501. SINGLE EMPLOYER PLAN ANNUAL PREMIUM RATES. 
(a) FLAT-RATE PREMIUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4006(a)(3)(A)(i) of the Employee 
Retirement 
Income 
Security 
Act 
of 
1974 
(29 
U.S.C. 
1306(a)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end of subclause 
(V) and inserting a semicolon, and by inserting after subclause 
(V) the following: 
‘‘(VI) for plan years beginning after December 
31, 2016, and before January 1, 2018, $69;
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‘‘(VII) for plan years beginning after December 
31, 2017, and before January 1, 2019, $74; and 
‘‘(VIII) 
for 
plan 
years 
beginning 
after 
December 31, 2018, $80.’’. 
(2) PREMIUM RATES AFTER 2019.—Section 4006(a)(3)(G) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)(G)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; and 
(B) in clause (i)(II) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
(b) VARIABLE-RATE PREMIUM INCREASES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4006(a)(8)(C) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 1306(a)(8)(C)) is amended— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ‘‘increase 
in 2014 and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘increases’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) in the case of plan years beginning in calendar 
year 2017, by $3; 
‘‘(v) in the case of plan years beginning in calendar 
year 2018, by $4; and 
‘‘(vi) in the case of plan years beginning in calendar 
year 2019, by $4.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4006(a)(8) of such 
Act (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(8)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) for plan years beginning after calendar year 
2017, the amount in effect for plan years beginning 
in 2017 (determined after application of subparagraph 
(C)); 
‘‘(vi) for plan years beginning after calendar year 
2018, the amount in effect for plan years beginning 
in 2018 (determined after application of subparagraph 
(C)); and 
‘‘(vii) for plan years beginning after calendar year 
2019, the amount in effect for plan years beginning 
in 2019 (determined after application of subparagraph 
(C)).’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) 2015, in the case of plan years beginning after 
calendar year 2017; 
‘‘(vi) 2016, in the case of plan years beginning 
after calendar year 2018; and 
‘‘(vii) 2017, in the case of plan years beginning 
after calendar year 2019.’’.
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 
2016. 
SEC. 502. PENSION PAYMENT ACCELERATION. 
Notwithstanding section 4007(a) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1307(a)) and section 4007.11 
of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, for plan years commencing 
after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2026, the premium 
due date for such plan years shall be the fifteenth day of the 
ninth calendar month that begins on or after the first day of 
the premium payment year. 
SEC. 503. MORTALITY TABLES. 
(a) CREDIBILITY.—For purposes of subclause (I) of section 
430(h)(3)(C)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and subclause 
(I) of section 303(h)(3)(C)(iii) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974, the determination of whether plans have 
credible information shall be made in accordance with established 
actuarial credibility theory, which— 
(1) is materially different from rules under such section 
of such Code, including Revenue Procedure 2007–37, that are 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) permits the use of tables that reflect adjustments to 
the tables described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
430(h)(3) of such Code, and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
303(h)(3) of such Act, if such adjustments are based on the 
experience described in subclause (II) of section 430(h)(3)(C)(iii) 
of such Code and in subclause (II) of section 303(h)(3)(C)(iii) 
of such Act. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to plan years 
beginning after December 31, 2015. 
SEC. 
504. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
CURRENT 
FUNDING 
STABILIZATION 
PERCENTAGES TO 2018, 2019, AND 2020. 
(a) FUNDING STABILIZATION UNDER
THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
CODE
OF
1986.—The 
table 
in 
subclause 
(II) 
of 
section 
430(h)(2)(C)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘If the calendar year 
is: 
The applicable min-
imum percentage is: 
The applicable max-
imum percentage is: 
2012, 2013, 2014, 
2015, 2016, 2017, 
2018, 2019, or 
2020.
90% ...........................
110% 
2021 ..........................
85% ...........................
115% 
2022 ..........................
80% ...........................
120% 
2023 ..........................
75% ...........................
125% 
After 2023 ................
70% ...........................
130%’’. 
(b) FUNDING STABILIZATION UNDER EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT 
INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The table in subclause (II) of section 
303(h)(2)(C)(iv) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
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‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, a repayment month is 
a month during a year, beginning with 2016, for which a balance 
due amount is computed under subparagraph (C) as greater than 
zero. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the balance due amount 
computed under this subparagraph, with respect to a month, is 
the amount estimated by the Chief Actuary of the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services to be equal to— 
‘‘(i) the amount transferred under section 1844(d)(1); plus 
‘‘(ii) the amount that is equal to the aggregate reduction, 
for all individuals enrolled under this part, in the income 
related monthly adjustment amount as a result of the applica-
tion of paragraph (5); minus 
‘‘(iii) the amounts payable under this part as a result 
of the application of this paragraph for preceding months. 
‘‘(D) If the balance due amount computed under subparagraph 
(C), without regard to this subparagraph, for December of a year 
would be less than zero, the Chief Actuary of the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services shall estimate, and the Secretary 
shall apply, a reduction to the dollar amount increase applied 
under subparagraph (A) for each month during such year in a 
manner such that the balance due amount for January of the 
subsequent year is equal to zero.’’. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION.—Section 1844 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘In applying paragraph (1), the amounts transferred under sub-
section (d)(1) with respect to enrollees described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) of such subsection shall be treated as premiums payable 
and deposited in the Trust Fund under subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), respectively, of paragraph (1).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d)(1) For 2016, there shall be transferred from the General 
Fund to the Trust Fund an amount, as estimated by the Chief 
Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, equal 
to the reduction in aggregate premiums payable under this part 
for a month in such year (excluding any changes in amounts col-
lected under section 1839(i)) that is attributable to the application 
of section 1839(a)(5)(A) with respect to— 
‘‘(A) enrollees age 65 and over; and 
‘‘(B) enrollees under age 65. 
Such amounts shall be transferred from time to time as appropriate. 
‘‘(2) Premium increases affected under section 1839(a)(6) shall 
not be taken into account in applying subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) There shall be transferred from the Trust Fund to the 
General Fund of the Treasury amounts equivalent to the additional 
premiums payable as a result of the application of section 1839(a)(6), 
excluding the aggregate payments attributable to the application 
of section 1839(i)(3)(A)(ii)(II).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING APPLICATION OF HIGH INCOME ADJUSTMENTS 
TO INCREASED MONTHLY PREMIUM IN SAME MANNER AS FOR REG-
ULAR MEDICARE PREMIUMS.—Section 1839(i)(3)(A)(ii) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘AMOUNT.—200 percent’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(I) 200 percent’’; and
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(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; plus’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(II) 4 times the amount of the increase in 
the monthly premium under subsection (a)(6) for 
a month in the year.’’. 
(d) CONDITIONAL APPLICATION TO 2017 IF NO SOCIAL SECURITY 
COLA FOR 2017.—If there is no increase in the monthly insurance 
benefits payable under title II with respect to December 2016 pursu-
ant to section 215(i), then the amendments made by this section 
shall be applied as if— 
(1) the reference to ‘‘2016’’ in paragraph (5)(A) of section 
1839(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(a)), as 
added by subsection (a)(2), was a reference to ‘‘2016 and 2017’’; 
(2) the reference to ‘‘a month during a year, beginning 
with 2016’’ in paragraph (6)(B) of section 1839 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395r(a)), as added by subsection (a)(2), was a ref-
erence to ‘‘a month in a year, beginning with 2016 and begin-
ning with 2017, respectively’’; and 
(3) the reference to ‘‘2016’’ in subsection (d)(1) of section 
1844 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w), as added by subsection 
(b)(2), was a reference to ‘‘each of 2016 and 2017’’. 
Any increase in premiums effected under this subsection shall be 
in addition to the increase effected by the amendments made by 
subsection (a). 
(e) CONSTRUCTION REGARDING
NO AUTHORITY
TO INITIATE 
APPLICATION
TO YEARS AFTER 2017.—Nothing in subsection (d) 
or the amendments made by this section shall be construed as 
authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to initiate 
application of such subsection or amendments for a year after 
2017. 
SEC. 602. APPLYING THE MEDICAID ADDITIONAL REBATE REQUIRE-
MENT TO GENERIC DRUGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1927(c)(3) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The amount’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the 
amount’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL REBATE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the rebate speci-
fied in this paragraph for a rebate period, with respect 
to each dosage form and strength of a covered out-
patient drug other than a single source drug or an 
innovator multiple source drug of a manufacturer, shall 
be increased in the manner that the rebate for a dosage 
form and strength of a single source drug or an inno-
vator multiple source drug is increased under subpara-
graphs (A) and (D) of paragraph (2), except as provided 
in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
APPLICATION
OF
PROVI-
SION.—In applying subparagraphs (A) and (D) of para-
graph (2) under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) the reference in subparagraph (A)(i) of 
such paragraph to ‘1990’ shall be deemed a ref-
erence to ‘2014’;
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‘‘(II) subject to clause (iii), the reference in 
subparagraph (A)(ii) of such paragraph to ‘the cal-
endar quarter beginning July 1, 1990’ shall be 
deemed a reference to ‘the calendar quarter begin-
ning July 1, 2014’; and 
‘‘(III) subject to clause (iii), the reference in 
subparagraph (A)(ii) of such paragraph to ‘Sep-
tember 1990’ shall be deemed a reference to ‘Sep-
tember 2014’; 
‘‘(IV) the references in subparagraph (D) of 
such paragraph to ‘paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’, ‘this para-
graph’, and ‘December 31, 2009’ shall be deemed 
references to ‘subparagraph (A)’, ‘this subpara-
graph’, and ‘December 31, 2014’, respectively; and 
‘‘(V) any reference in such paragraph to a 
‘single source drug or an innovator multiple source 
drug’ shall be deemed to be a reference to a drug 
to which clause (i) applies. 
‘‘(iii) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN NONINNOVATOR 
MULTIPLE
SOURCE
DRUGS.—In applying paragraph 
(2)(A)(ii)(II) under clause (i) with respect to a covered 
outpatient drug that is first marketed as a drug other 
than a single source drug or an innovator multiple 
source drug after April 1, 2013, such paragraph shall 
be applied— 
‘‘(I) by substituting ‘the applicable quarter’ for 
‘the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 1990’; and 
‘‘(II) by substituting ‘the last month in such 
applicable quarter’ for ‘September 1990’. 
‘‘(iv) APPLICABLE QUARTER DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘applicable quarter’ means, with 
respect to a drug described in clause (iii), the fifth 
full calendar quarter after which the drug is marketed 
as a drug other than a single source drug or an inno-
vator multiple source drug.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall apply to rebate periods beginning after the date that 
is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 603. TREATMENT OF OFF-CAMPUS OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS 
OF A PROVIDER. 
Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘but’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) does not include applicable items and services 
(as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (21)) 
that are furnished on or after January 1, 2017, by 
an off-campus outpatient department of a provider (as 
defined in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) SERVICES FURNISHED BY AN OFF-CAMPUS OUTPATIENT 
DEPARTMENT OF A PROVIDER.—
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‘‘(A) APPLICABLE ITEMS AND SERVICES.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1)(B)(v) and this paragraph, the term 
‘applicable items and services’ means items and services 
other than items and services furnished by a dedicated 
emergency department (as defined in section 489.24(b) of 
title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations). 
‘‘(B) OFF-CAMPUS OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF A PRO-
VIDER.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1)(B)(v) and this paragraph, subject to clause (ii), the 
term ‘off-campus outpatient department of a provider’ 
means a department of a provider (as defined in section 
413.65(a)(2) of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as in effect as of the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph) that is not located— 
‘‘(I) on the campus (as defined in such section 
413.65(a)(2)) of such provider; or 
‘‘(II) within the distance (described in such 
definition of campus) from a remote location of 
a hospital facility (as defined in such section 
413.65(a)(2)). 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1)(B)(v) and this paragraph, the term ‘off-campus out-
patient department of a provider’ shall not include 
a department of a provider (as so defined) that was 
billing under this subsection with respect to covered 
OPD services furnished prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENT UNDER OTHER PAYMENT 
SYSTEMS.—Payments for applicable items and services fur-
nished by an off-campus outpatient department of a pro-
vider that are described in paragraph (1)(B)(v) shall be 
made under the applicable payment system under this 
part (other than under this subsection) if the requirements 
for such payment are otherwise met. 
‘‘(D) INFORMATION
NEEDED
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.— 
Each hospital shall provide to the Secretary such informa-
tion as the Secretary determines appropriate to implement 
this paragraph and paragraph (1)(B)(v) (which may include 
reporting of information on a hospital claim using a code 
or modifier and reporting information about off-campus 
outpatient departments of a provider on the enrollment 
form described in section 1866(j)). 
‘‘(E) LIMITATIONS.—There shall be no administrative 
or judicial review under section 1869, section 1878, or 
otherwise of the following: 
‘‘(i) The determination of the applicable items and 
services under subparagraph (A) and applicable pay-
ment systems under subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(ii) The determination of whether a department 
of a provider meets the term described in subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(iii) Any information that hospitals are required 
to report pursuant to subparagraph (D).’’.
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SEC. 604. REPEAL OF AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENT. 
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
is amended by repealing section 18A (as added by section 1511 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 
111–148)). 
TITLE VII—JUDICIARY 
SEC. 701. CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Federal 
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS.—The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjust-
ment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note) is amended— 
(1) in section 4— 
(A) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2016, and not later 
than January 15 of every year thereafter, and subject to subsections 
(c) 
and 
(d), 
the 
head 
of 
each 
agency 
shall—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘by regulation adjust’’ and inserting 
‘‘in accordance with subsection (b), adjust’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, the Tariff Act of 1930, the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Act of 1970, or the Social 
Security Act’’ and inserting ‘‘ or the Tariff Act of 1930’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘such regulation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such adjustment’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES FOR ADJUSTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) CATCH UP ADJUSTMENT.—For the first adjustment made 
under subsection (a) after the date of enactment of the Federal 
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 
2015— 
‘‘(A) the head of an agency shall adjust civil monetary 
penalties through an interim final rulemaking; and 
‘‘(B) the adjustment shall take effect not later than 
August 1, 2016. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT
ADJUSTMENTS.—For the second adjust-
ment made under subsection (a) after the date of enactment 
of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
Improvements Act of 2015, and each adjustment thereafter, 
the head of an agency shall adjust civil monetary penalties 
and shall make the adjustment notwithstanding section 553 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—For the first adjustment made under sub-
section (a) after the date of enactment of the Federal Civil Penalties 
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, the head of 
an agency may adjust the amount of a civil monetary penalty 
by less than the otherwise required amount if— 
‘‘(1) the head of the agency, after publishing a notice of 
proposed rulemaking and providing an opportunity for com-
ment, determines in a final rule that— 
‘‘(A) increasing the civil monetary penalty by the other-
wise required amount will have a negative economic 
impact; or
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‘‘SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERSIGHT ENHANCEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) OMB GUIDANCE.—Not later than February 29, 2016, not 
later than December 15, 2016, and December 15 of every year 
thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall issue guidance to agencies on implementing the inflation 
adjustments required under this Act. 
‘‘(b) AGENCY FINANCIAL REPORTS.—The head of each agency 
shall include in the Agency Financial Report submitted under OMB 
Circular A–136, or any successor thereto, information about the 
civil monetary penalties within the jurisdiction of the agency, 
including the adjustment of the civil monetary penalties by the 
head of the agency under this Act. 
‘‘(c) GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall annually submit to Congress a report assessing the 
compliance of agencies with the inflation adjustments required 
under this Act, which may be included as part of another report 
submitted to Congress.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 31001(s) of the Debt Collection Improve-
ment Act of 1996 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note) is amended by striking 
paragraph (2). 
SEC. 702. CRIME VICTIMS FUND. 
There 
is 
hereby 
rescinded 
and 
permanently 
canceled 
$1,500,000,000 of the funds deposited or available in the Crime 
Victims Fund created by section 1402 of the Victims of Crime 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601). 
SEC. 703. ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND. 
Of the amounts deposited in the Department of Justice Assets 
Forfeiture Fund, $746,000,000 are hereby rescinded and perma-
nently cancelled. 
TITLE VIII—SOCIAL SECURITY 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Benefit Protection 
and Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2015’’. 
Subtitle A—Ensuring Correct Payments 
and Reducing Fraud 
SEC. 811. EXPANSION OF COOPERATIVE DISABILITY INVESTIGATIONS 
UNITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2022, the Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall take any necessary actions, subject 
to the availability of appropriations, to ensure that cooperative 
disability investigations units have been established, in areas where 
there is cooperation with local law enforcement agencies, that would 
cover each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Amer-
ican Samoa. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until the earlier 
of 2022 or the date on which nationwide coverage is achieved, 
the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to the Committee
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on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate a report describing a plan 
to implement the nationwide coverage described in subsection (a) 
and outlining areas where the Social Security Administration did 
not receive the cooperation of local law enforcement agencies. 
SEC. 812. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL SOURCES OF EVIDENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(d)(5) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 423(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C)(i) In making any determination with respect to 
whether an individual is under a disability or continues 
to be under a disability, the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity may not consider (except for good cause as determined 
by the Commissioner) any evidence furnished by— 
‘‘(I) any individual or entity who has been convicted 
of a felony under section 208 or under section 1632; 
‘‘(II) any individual or entity who has been 
excluded from participation in any Federal health care 
program under section 1128; or 
‘‘(III) any person with respect to whom a civil 
money penalty or assessment has been imposed under 
section 1129 for the submission of false evidence. 
‘‘(ii) To the extent and at such times as is necessary 
for the effective implementation of clause (i) of this 
subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) the Inspector General of the Social Security 
Administration shall transmit to the Commissioner 
information relating to persons described in subclause 
(I) or (III) of clause (i); 
‘‘(II) the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall transmit to the Commissioner information 
relating to persons described in subclause (II) of clause 
(i); and’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security 
shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by sub-
section (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to determinations of disability made on 
or after the earlier of— 
(1) the effective date of the regulations issued by the 
Commissioner under subsection (b); or 
(2) one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 813. NEW AND STRONGER PENALTIES. 
(a) CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 208(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (8), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: 
‘‘(9) conspires to commit any offense described in any of 
paragraphs (1) through (4),’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT TO TITLE VIII.—Section 811(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1011(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the comma and adding 
‘‘; or’’ at the end; and
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) conspires to commit any offense described in any of 
paragraphs (1) through (3),’’. 
(3) AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
XVI.—Section 1632(a) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1383a(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) conspires to commit any offense described in any of 
paragraphs (1) through (3),’’. 
(b) INCREASED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS 
VIOLATING POSITIONS OF TRUST.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 208(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(a)), as amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, except that in the case of a person who receives 
a fee or other income for services performed in connection 
with any determination with respect to benefits under this 
title (including a claimant representative, translator, or current 
or former employee of the Social Security Administration), or 
who is a physician or other health care provider who submits, 
or causes the submission of, medical or other evidence in 
connection with any such determination, such person shall 
be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be 
fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for 
not more than ten years, or both.’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT TO TITLE VIII.—Section 811(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1011(a)), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, 
except that in the case of a person who receives a fee or 
other income for services performed in connection with any 
determination with respect to benefits under this title 
(including a claimant representative, translator, or current or 
former employee of the Social Security Administration), or who 
is a physician or other health care provider who submits, or 
causes the submission of, medical or other evidence in connec-
tion with any such determination, such person shall be guilty 
of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined under 
title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 
ten years, or both.’’. 
(3) AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
XVI.—Section 1632(a) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1383a(a)), as amended by subsection (a), is 
further amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘, except that in the case of a person who receives a fee 
or other income for services performed in connection with any 
determination with respect to benefits under this title 
(including a claimant representative, translator, or current or 
former employee of the Social Security Administration), or who 
is a physician or other health care provider who submits, or 
causes the submission of, medical or other evidence in connec-
tion with any such determination, such person shall be guilty 
of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined under 
title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 
ten years, or both.’’. 
(c) INCREASED
CIVIL
MONETARY
PENALTIES
FOR
CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS VIOLATING POSITIONS OF TRUST.—Section 1129(a)(1) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–8(a)(1)) is amended,
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in the matter following subparagraph (C), by inserting after ‘‘with-
holding disclosure of such fact’’ the following: ‘‘, except that in 
the case of such a person who receives a fee or other income 
for services performed in connection with any such determination 
(including a claimant representative, translator, or current or 
former employee of the Social Security Administration) or who 
is a physician or other health care provider who submits, or causes 
the submission of, medical or other evidence in connection with 
any such determination, the amount of such penalty shall be not 
more than $7,500’’. 
(d) NO BENEFITS PAYABLE TO INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM A CIVIL 
MONETARY PENALTY IS IMPOSED FOR FRAUDULENTLY CONCEALING 
WORK ACTIVITY.—Section 222(c)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 422(c)(5)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘conviction by a 
Federal court’’ the following: ‘‘, or the imposition of a civil monetary 
penalty under section 1129,’’. 
SEC. 814. REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE IN ELEC-
TRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1140(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320b–10(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including any 
Internet or other electronic communication)’’ after ‘‘or other commu-
nication’’. 
(b) EACH COMMUNICATION TREATED AS SEPARATE VIOLATION.— 
Section 1140(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–10(b)) is amended 
by inserting after the second sentence the following: ‘‘In the case 
of any items referred to in subsection (a)(1) consisting of Internet 
or other electronic communications, each dissemination, viewing, 
or accessing of such a communication which contains one or more 
words, letters, symbols, or emblems in violation of subsection (a) 
shall represent a separate violation’’. 
SEC. 815. CHANGE TO CAP ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY. 
Section 251(b)(2)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in the matter before subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and 
for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations 
of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, for the cost associated with conducting 
redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social 
Security Act, for the cost of co-operative disability investiga-
tion units, and for the cost associated with the prosecution 
of fraud in the programs and operations of the Social 
Security Administration by Special Assistant United States 
Attorneys’’; 
(B) in subclause (VI), by striking ‘‘$1,309,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,546,000,000’’; 
(C) in subclause (VII), by striking ‘‘$1,309,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,462,000,000’’; 
(D) in subclause (VIII), by striking ‘‘$1,309,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,410,000,000’’; and 
(E) in subclause (X), by striking ‘‘$1,309,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,302,000,000’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting ‘‘, including work-related 
continuing disability reviews to determine whether earnings 
derived from services demonstrate an individual’s ability to
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engage in substantial gainful activity’’ before the semicolon; 
and 
(3) in clause (ii)(III), by striking ‘‘and redeterminations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, redeterminations, co-operative disability inves-
tigation units, and fraud prosecutions’’. 
Subtitle B—Promoting Opportunity for 
Disability Beneficiaries 
SEC. 821. TEMPORARY REAUTHORIZATION OF DISABILITY INSURANCE 
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY. 
(a) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 234(d)(2) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 434(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 18, 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021, and the authority to 
carry out such projects shall terminate on December 31, 2022’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE COMPLIANCE WITH BENEFITS REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 234(c) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘December 17, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘December 30, 2021’’. 
SEC. 822. MODIFICATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 234(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 434(a)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) by inserting ‘‘to promote attachment to the labor force 
and’’ after ‘‘designed’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD.—Section 234(c) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 434(c)), as amended by section 821(b) 
of this Act, is further amended by inserting ‘‘including the objectives 
of the experiment or demonstration project, the expected annual 
and total costs, and the dates on which the experiment or dem-
onstration project is expected to start and finish,’’ after ‘‘thereof,’’ 
(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 234 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 434), as amended by subsection (b), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In developing and carrying 
out any experiment or demonstration project under this section, 
the Commissioner may not require any individual to participate 
in such experiment or demonstration project and shall ensure— 
‘‘(1) that the voluntary participation of individuals in such 
experiment or demonstration project is obtained through 
informed written consent which satisfies the requirements for 
informed consent established by the Commissioner for use in 
such experiment or demonstration project in which human sub-
jects are at risk; 
‘‘(2) that any individual’s voluntary agreement to partici-
pate in any such experiment or demonstration project may 
be revoked by such individual at any time; and 
‘‘(3) that such experiment or demonstration project is 
expected to yield statistically significant results.’’. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTING DEADLINE.—Section 234(d)(1) of such 
Act is amended by striking ‘‘June 9’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30’’. 
SEC. 823. PROMOTING OPPORTUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
Section 234 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 434), as 
amended by section 822 of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following:
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‘‘(f) PROMOTING OPPORTUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall carry out a 
demonstration project under this subsection as described in 
paragraph (2) during a 5-year period beginning not later than 
January 1, 2017. 
‘‘(2) BENEFIT
OFFSET.—Under the demonstration project 
described in this paragraph, with respect to any individual 
participating in the project who is otherwise entitled to a benefit 
under section 223(a)(1) for a month— 
‘‘(A) any such benefit otherwise payable to the indi-
vidual for such month (other than a benefit payable for 
any month prior to the 1st month beginning after the 
date on which the individual’s entitlement to such benefit 
is determined) shall be reduced by $1 for each $2 by which 
the individual’s earnings derived from services paid during 
such month exceeds an amount equal to the individual’s 
impairment-related work expenses for such month (as 
determined under paragraph (3)), except that such benefit 
may not be reduced below $0; 
‘‘(B) no benefit shall be payable under section 202 
on the basis of the wages and self-employment income 
of the individual for any month for which the benefit of 
such individual under section 223(a)(1) is reduced to $0 
pursuant to subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) entitlement to any benefit described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) shall not terminate due to earnings derived 
from services except following the first month for which 
such benefit has been reduced to $0 pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) (and the trial work period (as defined in section 
222(c)) and extended period of eligibility shall not apply 
to any such individual for any such month); and 
‘‘(D) in any case in which such an individual is entitled 
to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII 
by reason of section 226(b) and such individual’s entitle-
ment to a benefit described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
or status as a qualified railroad retirement beneficiary 
is terminated pursuant to subparagraph (C), such indi-
vidual shall be deemed to be entitled to such benefits 
or to occupy such status (notwithstanding the termination 
of such entitlement or status) for the period of consecutive 
months throughout all of which the physical or mental 
impairment, on which such entitlement or status was 
based, continues, and throughout all of which such indi-
vidual would have been entitled to monthly insurance bene-
fits under title II or as a qualified railroad retirement 
beneficiary had such termination of entitlement or status 
not occurred, but not in excess of 93 such months. 
‘‘(3) IMPAIRMENT-RELATED WORK EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(A) 
and except as provided in subparagraph (C), the amount 
of an individual’s impairment-related work expenses for 
a month is deemed to be the minimum threshold amount. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM
THRESHOLD
AMOUNT.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘minimum threshold amount’ means an 
amount, to be determined by the Commissioner, which 
shall not exceed the amount sufficient to demonstrate that
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an individual has rendered services in a month, as deter-
mined by the Commissioner under section 222(c)(4)(A). The 
Commissioner may test multiple minimum threshold 
amounts. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION
FOR
ITEMIZED
IMPAIRMENT-RELATED 
WORK EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subparagraph 
(A), in any case in which the amount of such an individ-
ual’s itemized impairment-related work expenses (as 
defined in clause (ii)) for a month is greater than 
the minimum threshold amount, the amount of the 
individual’s impairment-related work expenses for the 
month shall be equal to the amount of the individual’s 
itemized impairment-related work expenses (as so 
defined) for the month. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—In this subparagraph, the term 
‘itemized impairment-related work expenses’ means 
the amount excluded under section 223(d)(4)(A) from 
an individual’s earnings for a month in determining 
whether an individual is able to engage in substantial 
gainful activity by reason of such earnings in such 
month, except that such amount does not include the 
cost to the individual of any item or service for which 
the individual does not provide to the Commissioner 
a satisfactory itemized accounting. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding the other provi-
sions of this paragraph, for purposes of paragraph (2)(A), 
the amount of an individual’s impairment-related work 
expenses for a month shall not exceed the amount of 
earnings derived from services, prescribed by the Commis-
sioner under regulations issued pursuant to section 
223(d)(4)(A), sufficient to demonstrate an individual’s 
ability to engage in substantial gainful activity.’’. 
SEC. 824. USE OF ELECTRONIC PAYROLL DATA TO IMPROVE PROGRAM 
ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1183 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH PAYROLL DATA PROVIDERS 
‘‘SEC. 1184. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity may enter into an information exchange with a payroll data 
provider for purposes of— 
‘‘(1) efficiently administering— 
‘‘(A) monthly insurance benefits under subsections 
(d)(1)(B)(ii), 
(d)(6)(A)(ii), 
(d)(6)(B), 
(e)(1)(B)(ii), 
and 
(f)(1)(B)(ii) of section 202 and subsection (a)(1) of section 
223; and 
‘‘(B) supplemental security income benefits under title 
XVI; and 
‘‘(2) preventing improper payments of such benefits without 
the need for verification by independent or collateral sources. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Before entering into an 
information exchange pursuant to subsection (a), the Commissioner 
shall publish in the Federal Register a notice describing the
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information exchange and the extent to which the information 
received through such exchange is— 
‘‘(1) relevant and necessary to— 
‘‘(A) accurately determine entitlement to, and the 
amount of, benefits described under subparagraph (A) of 
subsection (a)(1); 
‘‘(B) accurately determine eligibility for, and the 
amount of, benefits described in subparagraph (B) of such 
subsection; and 
‘‘(C) prevent improper payment of such benefits; and 
‘‘(2) sufficiently accurate, up-to-date, and complete. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) PAYROLL DATA PROVIDER.—The term ‘payroll data pro-
vider’ means payroll providers, wage verification companies, 
and other commercial or non-commercial entities that collect 
and maintain data regarding employment and wages, without 
regard to whether the entity provides such data for a fee 
or without cost. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
EXCHANGE.—The term ‘information 
exchange’ means the automated comparison of a system of 
records maintained by the Commissioner of Social Security 
with records maintained by a payroll data provider.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO ACCESS INFORMATION HELD BY PAYROLL 
DATA PROVIDERS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 225 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 425) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(c) ACCESS TO INFORMATION HELD BY PAYROLL DATA PRO-
VIDERS.—(1) The Commissioner of Social Security may require each 
individual who applies for or is entitled to monthly insurance bene-
fits under subsections (d)(1)(B)(ii), (d)(6)(A)(ii), (d)(6)(B), (e)(1)(B)(ii), 
and (f)(1)(B)(ii) of section 202 and subsection (a)(1) of section 223 
to provide authorization by the individual for the Commissioner 
to obtain from any payroll data provider (as defined in section 
1184(c)(1)) any record held by the payroll data provider with respect 
to the individual whenever the Commissioner determines the record 
is needed in connection with a determination of initial or ongoing 
entitlement to such benefits. 
‘‘(2) An authorization provided by an individual under this 
subsection shall remain effective until the earliest of— 
‘‘(A) the rendering of a final adverse decision on the individ-
ual’s application or entitlement to benefits under this title; 
‘‘(B) the termination of the individual’s entitlement to bene-
fits under this title; or 
‘‘(C) the express revocation by the individual of the 
authorization, in a written notification to the Commissioner. 
‘‘(3) The Commissioner of Social Security is not required to 
furnish any authorization obtained pursuant to this subsection to 
the payroll data provider. 
‘‘(4) The Commissioner shall inform any person who provides 
authorization pursuant to this clause of the duration and scope 
of the authorization. 
‘‘(5) If an individual who applies for or is entitled to benefits 
under this title refuses to provide, or revokes, any authorization 
under this subsection, subsection (d) shall not apply to such indi-
vidual beginning with the first day of the first month in which 
he or she refuses or revokes such authorization.’’.
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(2) TITLE XVI.—Section 1631(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(iii)(I) The Commissioner of Social Security may require each 
applicant for, or recipient of, benefits under this title to provide 
authorization by the applicant, recipient or legal guardian (or by 
any other person whose income or resources are material to the 
determination of the eligibility of the applicant or recipient for 
such benefits) for the Commissioner to obtain from any payroll 
data provider (as defined in section 1184(c)(1)) any record held 
by the payroll data provider with respect to the applicant or 
recipient (or any such other person) whenever the Commissioner 
determines the record is needed in connection with a determination 
of initial or ongoing eligibility or the amount of such benefits. 
‘‘(II) An authorization provided by an applicant, recipient or 
legal guardian (or any other person whose income or resources 
are material to the determination of the eligibility of the applicant 
or recipient) under this clause shall remain effective until the 
earliest of— 
‘‘(aa) the rendering of a final adverse decision on the 
applicant’s application for eligibility for benefits under this 
title; 
‘‘(bb) the cessation of the recipient’s eligibility for benefits 
under this title; 
‘‘(cc) the express revocation by the applicant, or recipient 
(or such other person referred to in subclause (I)) of the 
authorization, in a written notification to the Commissioner; 
or 
‘‘(dd) the termination of the basis upon which the Commis-
sioner considers another person’s income and resources avail-
able to the applicant or recipient. 
‘‘(III) The Commissioner of Social Security is not required to 
furnish any authorization obtained pursuant to this clause to the 
payroll data provider. 
‘‘(IV) The Commissioner shall inform any person who provides 
authorization pursuant to this clause of the duration and scope 
of the authorization. 
‘‘(V) If an applicant for, or recipient of, benefits under this 
title (or any such other person referred to in subclause (I)) refuses 
to provide, or revokes, any authorization required by subclause 
(I), paragraph (2)(B) and paragraph (10) shall not apply to such 
applicant or recipient beginning with the first day of the first 
month in which he or she refuses or revokes such authorization.’’. 
(c) REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BENEFICIARIES SUBJECT 
TO INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH PAYROLL DATA PROVIDER.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 225 of the Social 
Security (42 U.S.C. 425), as amended by subsection (b)(1), is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) An individual who has authorized the Commissioner of 
Social Security to obtain records from a payroll data provider under 
subsection (c) shall not be subject to a penalty under section 1129A 
for any omission or error with respect to such individual’s wages 
as reported by the payroll data provider.’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT TO TITLE XVI.—Section 1631(e) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)—