(D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3). 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall apply with re-
spect to violations occurring on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(h) REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDI-
CARE IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.— 
(1) 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 
communication’’. 
(2) EACH COMMUNICATION TREATED AS SEPA-
RATE 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 com-
munication which contains one or more words, let-
ters, symbols, or emblems in violation of subsection 
(a) shall represent a separate violation.’’. 
(i) NO BENEFITS PAYABLE TO INDIVIDUALS FOR 
WHOM A CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY IS IMPOSED FOR 
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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 mone-
tary penalty under section 1129,’’. 
SEC. 105. REVIEW OF HIGHEST-EARNING CLAIMANT REP-
RESENTATIVES. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Inspector General 
of the Social Security Administration shall conduct bien-
nial reviews of the practices of a sample of the highest 
earning claimant representatives to ensure compliance 
with the policies of the Social Security Administration. 
TITLE II—STRENGTHENING 
PROGRAM PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 201. PRE-EFFECTUATION AND POST-EFFECTUATION 
QUALITY REVIEWS OF HEARING DISPOSI-
TIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II.—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, 
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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 paragraph (1); 
‘‘(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.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE XVI.—Section 1633 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f)(1) 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. 
‘‘(2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annu-
ally submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) the total number of cases selected for a 
quality review as described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) the number of such cases in which a deci-
sion is remanded; and 
‘‘(C) the number of such cases in which a deci-
sion is modified or reversed.’’. 
SEC. 202. UNIFORM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR DIS-
ABILITY DETERMINATION DECISION MAKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 221(k)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 421(k)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing at the end before the period the following: ‘‘, including 
standard qualifications for State and Federal decision 
makers and medical or vocational advisors involved in the 
disability determination process’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The regulations required to 
be issued as a result of the amendment made by para-
graph (1) shall become final not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall produce and make publicly 
available comprehensive program information to guide dis-
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ability policy and procedures and to guide accuracy and 
consistency in decision making, including information re-
lating to productivity, processing time, pending workloads, 
and decision outcomes with respect to each hearing officer, 
hearing office, and region and with respect to the dis-
ability insurance program as a whole. Such program infor-
mation shall also include the same data, categorized by 
office, State, region, and the program as a whole, with 
respect to each of the following: initial disability deter-
minations; reconsiderations; continuing disability reviews; 
and reconsiderations of continuing disability reviews. 
SEC. 204. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 704 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 904) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED 
INTEROPERABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Commissioner shall, 
in consultation with an interagency work group es-
tablished by the Office of Management and Budget 
and considering State and other Federal government 
perspectives, designate data exchange standards to 
govern, under titles II, VIII, and XVI— 
‘‘(A) necessary categories of information 
that State agencies operating programs under 
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State plans approved under this part are re-
quired under applicable Federal law to elec-
tronically exchange with another State agency; 
and 
‘‘(B) Federal reporting and data exchange 
required under applicable Federal law. 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
data 
exchange 
standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non- 
proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for-
mat, such as the eXtensible Markup Language; 
‘‘(B) contain interoperable standards devel-
oped and maintained by intergovernmental 
partnerships, such as the National Information 
Exchange Model; 
‘‘(C) incorporate interoperable standards 
developed and maintained by Federal entities 
with authority over contracting and financial 
assistance; 
‘‘(D) be consistent with and implement ap-
plicable accounting principles; 
‘‘(E) be implemented in a manner that is 
cost-effective and improves program efficiency 
and effectiveness; and 
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‘‘(F) be capable of being continually up-
graded as necessary. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to require a 
change to existing data exchange standards found to 
be effective and efficient.’’. 
(b) PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Commis-
sioner shall issue a plan for public comment on its website 
within 24 months after the date of the enactment of sub-
section (a). The plan shall— 
(1) identify federally required data exchanges, 
include specification and timing of exchanges to be 
standardized, and address the factors used in deter-
mining whether and when to standardize data ex-
changes; and 
(2) specify implementation options and describe 
future milestones for standardizing data for im-
proved interoperability. 
TITLE III—MODERNIZING 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. 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-
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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. 
SEC. 302. RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
Section 1110 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1310), as amended by section 202(b), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) Research and demonstration projects conducted 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) To be completed not later than the end of 
calendar year 2016, development of instruments to 
assess function that are rapid, reliable, and objective 
to inform the disability determination process. 
‘‘(2) To be completed not later than the end of 
calendar year 2016, studies of the availability and 
effects of more fully considering assistive devices and 
workplace accommodations in the disability deter-
mination process. 
‘‘(f)(1) Not later than June 9 of each year, the Com-
missioner shall submit to the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate an annual interim report on the 
progress of any research, experimental, pilot, and dem-
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onstration projects conducted under this section, includ-
ing, for each such project, project focus, project design, 
project timeframe (including specific start and end dates), 
past and estimated future costs, any evaluation progress, 
and any other related data and materials that the Com-
missioner may consider appropriate. 
‘‘(2) In the case of any research, experimental, pilot, 
or demonstration project conducted under this section that 
is not in effect as of the date of the enactment of the 
Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014, such project may not 
be placed into effect until at least 90 days after the Com-
missioner submits to the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate a written report on the project, pre-
pared for purposes of notification and information only 
and containing a full and complete description of the 
project, including project focus, project design, project 
timeframe (including specific start and end dates), esti-
mated costs, and evaluation plan. 
‘‘(3) Each research, experimental, pilot, or dem-
onstration project conducted under this section shall ter-
minate not later than the end date specified in the reports 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2).’’. 
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SEC. 303. REFERRALS TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION 
OR OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE RETURN-TO- 
WORK SERVICE PROVIDERS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE II.—Section 222 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 422) is amended by insert-
ing before subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(a) REFERRAL FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES.— 
(1) The Commissioner of Social Security may make provi-
sion for the referral of individuals who are denied benefits 
under this title based on an adverse determination of dis-
ability to an appropriate public or private entity for em-
ployment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or 
other support services.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE XVI.—Section 1615 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382d) is amended by inserting after 
subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b)(1) In the case of any individual who has not at-
tained age 65 and is denied benefits under this title based 
on an adverse determination of disability, the Commis-
sioner of Social Security may make provision for referral 
of such individual to an appropriate public or private enti-
ty for employment services, vocational rehabilitation serv-
ices, or other support services.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to applica-
tions for monthly insurance benefits filed on or after the 
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date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 304. ONLINE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT TOOLS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
make publicly available through the website of the Social 
Security Administration on-line tools to allow all individ-
uals eligible for benefits based on disability under titles 
II and XVI of the Social Security Act to assess the impact 
of earnings on the individual’s eligibility for, and amount 
of, benefits received through Federal and State benefit 
programs. 
TITLE IV—OTHER PROGRAM 
IMPROVEMENTS 
SEC. 401. 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. 402. RULES RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH 
INFORMATION 
FURNISHED 
TO 
OR 
MAIN-
TAINED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(r) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, and to en-
sure completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of,’’ 
after ‘‘transmitting’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to 
the extent feasible, provide for the use of information re-
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garding deceased individuals furnished to or maintained 
by the Commissioner, subject to such safeguards as the 
Commissioner of Social Security determines are necessary 
or appropriate to protect the information from unauthor-
ized use or disclosure, to any Federal or State agency pro-
viding or administering Federally funded benefits to indi-
viduals, other than benefits under this Act, through a co-
operative arrangement with such agency designed to en-
sure proper payment of those benefits with respect to such 
individuals if— 
‘‘(A) under such arrangement the agency pro-
vides reimbursement to the Commissioner of Social 
Security for the reasonable costs of carrying out 
such arrangement, including the reasonable costs as-
sociated with the collection and maintenance of in-
formation regarding deceased individuals furnished 
to the Commissioner pursuant to paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) such arrangement does not conflict with 
the duties of the Commissioner of Social Security 
under paragraph (1).’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or in benefit 
and pension plans for employees of the States or 
local governments’’ after ‘‘by the States’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section. 
SEC. 403. 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 
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of disability made on or after the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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