SEC. 2. FRAUD AND ERROR PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by striking sub-
section (n) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(n) FRAUD AND ERROR PREVENTION.— 
‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (4) and as author-
ized by subparagraph (g)(1), there is hereby appro-
priated from any one or all of the Trust Funds to 
the Social Security Administration for each fiscal 
year beginning with fiscal year 2016 for fraud and 
error prevention activities described in paragraph 
(3), in addition to any other amounts otherwise ap-
propriated for such fiscal year, an amount equal to 
the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the applicable dollar amount (deter-
mined under paragraph (2)), plus 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to the sum of any 
fines or other monetary penalties recovered in 
the previous fiscal year pursuant to sections 
208(a), 1129(a), 1140 (to the extent that such 
penalties are imposed for misuse or misrepre-
sentation of words, letters, symbols, or emblems 
relating to the Social Security Administration), 
and 1632(a). 
‘‘(2) The applicable dollar amount determined 
under this clause is— 
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‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2016, $1,750,000,000; 
‘‘(B) for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2021, $1,800,000,000; and 
‘‘(C) for each fiscal year thereafter, 
$1,800,000,000 multiplied by the ratio (not less 
than 1) of— 
‘‘(i) the Consumer Price Index for 
Urban Wager Earners and Clerical Work-
ers (CPI–W, as published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor) for the 1st full calendar year pre-
ceding such fiscal year, to 
‘‘(ii) the CPI–W for 2019. 
‘‘(3) The Commissioner of Social Security may 
use funds appropriated under paragraph (1) for the 
following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Medical continuing disability reviews 
conducted pursuant to section 221(i) and sec-
tion 1614(a)(3)(H). 
‘‘(B) SSI redeterminations conducted pur-
suant to section 1611(c). 
‘‘(C) Work-related continuing disability re-
views conducted pursuant to section 223(f). 
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‘‘(D) Establishment, support, or expansion 
of cooperative disability investigations (CDI) 
units. 
‘‘(E) Pre-effectuation reviews conducted 
pursuant to section 221(c) and section 1633(e). 
‘‘(F) Quality reviews of decisions made by 
an administrative law judge under this title or 
title XVI in accordance with section 221(n). 
‘‘(G) Recovery of overpayments under sec-
tions 204 and 1631(b). 
‘‘(H) Recovery of civil monetary penalties 
imposed under sections 1129 and 1140. 
‘‘(I) Supporting prosecution of felonies 
under section 208. 
‘‘(4) Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) 
for a fiscal year shall not be available for obligation 
until the report required to be submitted under 
paragraph (5) 60 days prior to the beginning of 
such fiscal year has been submitted. 
‘‘(5) Not later than 60 days prior to the begin-
ning of each fiscal year after 2015, the Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the 
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Senate, and the Office and Management and Budget 
that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) A plan for conducting the fraud and 
error prevention activities described in para-
graph (3) in such fiscal year, including— 
‘‘(i) an itemized statement of the dol-
lar amounts expected to be spent on each 
such activity during such fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) an itemized statement of the esti-
mated long-term savings to the Trust 
Funds and the Treasury expected to be ob-
tained as a result of each such activity, 
and a statement of the estimated total 
value of benefits paid under this title solely 
as a result of such activities; 
‘‘(iii) performance targets for each 
such activity; and 
‘‘(iv) a certification from the Chief 
Actuary of the Social Security Administra-
tion that the plan will improve the actu-
arial status of the Trust Funds. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the fraud and error 
prevention activities described in paragraph (3) 
conducted in the previous fiscal year, includ-
ing— 
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‘‘(i) an itemized statement of the dol-
lar amounts spent on each such activity 
during such fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) an itemized statement of the esti-
mated long-term savings to the Trust 
Funds and the Treasury obtained as a re-
sult of each such activity, and a statement 
of the estimated total value of benefits 
paid under this title solely as a result of 
such activities; 
‘‘(iii) an assessment of the extent to 
which performance targets set in the appli-
cable plan for such fiscal year were met; 
‘‘(iv) an explanation and a corrective 
action plan for any failure to meet such 
performance targets; 
‘‘(v) an assessment of whether funds 
made available under paragraph (1) for 
such fiscal year were adequate to protect 
the Trust Funds from fraud and errors, an 
explanation of any such funds that re-
mained unobligated at the end of the fiscal 
year, and recommendations for needed ad-
justments to future funding in order to 
protect the Trust Funds from fraud and 
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errors and any additional cost-effective 
strategies for improving the actuarial sta-
tus of the Trust Funds; and 
‘‘(6) Of the discretionary amounts made avail-
able for ‘Social Security Administration—Limitation 
on Administrative Expenses’ for each fiscal year be-
ginning with fiscal year 2016, the amount obligated 
for the activities described in paragraph (3) shall be 
not less than the sum of— 
‘‘(A) $273,000,000; plus 
‘‘(B) the amount obligated from funds 
made available for ‘Social Security Administra-
tion—Limitation on Administrative Expenses’ 
for fiscal year 2014 for the activities described 
in subparagraphs (C) through (I) of paragraph 
(3).’’. 
(b) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 201 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FRAUD IN-
VESTIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) As authorized by subparagraph (g)(1), 
there is hereby appropriated from any one or all of 
the Trust Funds to the Office of Inspector General 
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of the Social Security Administration for each fiscal 
year beginning with fiscal year 2016 for the Office 
of Investigations, in addition to any other amounts 
otherwise appropriated for such fiscal year, an 
amount equal to the applicable dollar amount (deter-
mined under paragraph (2)). 
‘‘(2) The applicable dollar amount determined 
under this clause is— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2016, $60,000,000; 
‘‘(B) for each fiscal year thereafter, 
$60,000,000 multiplied by the ratio (not less 
than 1) of— 
‘‘(i) the Consumer Price Index for 
Urban Wager Earners and Clerical Work-
ers (CPI–W, as published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor) for the 1st full calendar year pre-
ceding such fiscal year, to 
‘‘(ii) the CPI–W for 2014.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF COOPERATIVE DISABILITY INVES-
TIGATIONS UNITS. 
Not later than October 1, 2018, the Commissioner 
of Social Security shall take any necessary actions to en-
sure that cooperative disability investigations (CDI) units 
have been established to provide coverage for each of the 
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50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and 
American Samoa. 
SEC. 4. CODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT 
QUALITY REVIEWS. 
Section 221 of the Social Security Act is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n)(1) The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
conduct quality reviews in accordance with section 969 of 
part 404 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, in cases 
described in section 970(a) of such part (as such sections 
were in effect on January 1, 2015) with respect to deci-
sions in connection with applications for benefits under 
this title and title XVI, in a sufficient number to ensure 
compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance 
issued by the Commissioner of Social Security. 
‘‘(2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annu-
ally submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
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 
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‘‘(C) the number of such cases in which a deci-
sion is modified or reversed.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON WORK-RELATED CONTINUING DIS-
ABILITY REVIEWS. 
Section 223 of the Social Security Act is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) REPORT ON WORK-RELATED CONTINUING DIS-
ABILITY REVIEWS.—The Commissioner of Social Security 
shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate a report on the number of work- 
related continuing disability reviews conducted pursuant 
to subsection (f). Such report shall include— 
‘‘(1) the total number of reports of earnings re-
ceived by the Commissioner in the previous calendar 
year from individuals receiving benefits on account 
of disability under this title or title XVI; 
‘‘(2) the number of such reports that resulted 
in a determination by the Commissioner to conduct 
a work-related continuing disability review with re-
spect to the beneficiary to whom such report per-
tains, and the basis on which such determinations 
were made; 
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‘‘(3) in the case of a beneficiary selected for a 
work-related continuing disability review on the basis 
of a report of earnings— 
‘‘(A) the average number of days between 
the submission of the report and the initiation 
of the review, and the average number of days 
between the initiation and the completion of the 
review; 
‘‘(B) the number of such reviews com-
pleted during such calendar year, and the num-
ber of such reviews that result in a suspension 
or termination of benefits; 
‘‘(C) the number of such reviews that had 
not been completed as of the end of such cal-
endar year; 
‘‘(4) the total savings to the Trust Funds and 
the Treasury generated from benefits terminated as 
a result of such reviews; and 
‘‘(5) with respect to individuals for whom a 
work-related continuing disability review was com-
pleted during such calendar year— 
‘‘(A) the number who participated in the 
Ticket to Work program under section 1148 
during such calendar year; 
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‘‘(B) the number who used any program 
work incentives during such calendar year; and 
‘‘(C) the number who received vocational 
rehabilitation services during such calendar 
year with respect to which which the Commis-
sioner of Social Security reimbursed a State 
agency under section 222(d).’’. 
SEC. 6. COORDINATION OF REPORTS RELATING TO DIS-
ABILITY BENEFITS. 
Section 221(i)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 421(i)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘To the extent the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity determines to be necessary for maximum efficiency, 
the Commissioner may submit a combined report con-
sisting of the information required to be submitted under 
this paragraph, subsection (c)(3)(C), subsection (n)(2), 
section 201(n)(5), and section 223(k).’’. 
SEC. 7. INCREASED PENALTIES IN CERTAIN CASES OF 
FRAUD. 
(a) CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SOCIAL SECURITY 
FRAUD.—Section 208(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 408(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
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