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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4003 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate work disincentives 
for childhood disability beneficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2021 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. REED, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. 
MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ESTES, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mrs. 
MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. HERN, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
RICE of South Carolina, and Mr. WENSTRUP) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
work disincentives for childhood disability beneficiaries. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Work Without Worry 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF WORK DISINCENTIVE FOR CHILD-
HOOD DISABILITY BENEFICIARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘is 
under a disability (as defined in section 223(d)) 
which began before he attained the age of 22, and’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘is under a disability (as 
defined in section 223(d)), and— 
‘‘(I) the physical or mental im-
pairment (or combination of impair-
ments) that is the basis for the find-
ing of disability began before the child 
attained the age of 22 (or is of such 
a type that can reasonably be pre-
sumed to have begun before the child 
attained the age of 22, as determined 
by the Commissioner), and 
‘‘(II) the impairment or combina-
tion of impairments could have been 
the basis for a finding of disability 
(without regard to whether the child 
was actually engaged in substantial 
gainful activity) before the child at-
tained age 22, and’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(11)(A) In the case of a child described in 
subparagraph (B)(ii) of paragraph (1) who— 
‘‘(i) has not attained early retirement age 
(as defined in section 216(l)(2)); 
‘‘(ii) has filed an application for child’s in-
surance benefits; and 
‘‘(iii) is insured for disability benefits (as 
determined under section 223(c)(1)) at the time 
of such filing, 
such application shall be deemed to be an applica-
tion for both child’s insurance benefits under this 
subsection and disability insurance benefits under 
section 223. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a child described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii) of paragraph (1) who— 
‘‘(i) has attained early retirement age (as 
defined in section 216(l)(2)); 
‘‘(ii) has filed an application for child’s in-
surance benefits; and 
‘‘(iii) is a fully insured individual (as de-
fined in section 214(a)) at the time of such fil-
ing, 
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such application shall be deemed to be an applica-
tion for both child’s insurance benefits under this 
subsection and old-age insurance benefits under sec-
tion 202(a). 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the 
case of a child described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B), if, at the time of filing an application for child’s 
insurance benefits, the amount of the monthly old- 
age or disability insurance benefit to which the child 
would be entitled is greater than the amount of the 
monthly child’s insurance benefit to which the child 
would be entitled, the child shall not be entitled to 
a child’s insurance benefit based on such application. 
‘‘(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the 
amount of the monthly old-age or disability benefit 
to which the child would be entitled shall be deter-
mined— 
‘‘(i) without regard to the primary insur-
ance amount calculation described section 
215(a)(7); and 
‘‘(ii) before application of section 224. 
‘‘(12) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), a 
child shall not be required to be continuously under 
a disability during the period between the date that 
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the disability began and the date that the applica-
tion for child’s insurance benefits is filed.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to applications filed on or after 
the date that is 24 months after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
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