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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 746 
To provide for economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, 
railroad retirement, and veterans disability benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2009 
Mr. ADLER of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for economic recovery payments to recipients of 
Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans dis-
ability benefits. 
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 ‘‘Safeguarding Amer-
ica’s Seniors and Veterans Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENT TO RECIPIENTS 
OF SOCIAL SECURITY, RAILROAD RETIRE-
MENT, AND VETERANS DISABILITY BENEFITS. 
(a) PAYMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the earliest practicable 
date in calendar year 2009 but not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall make a one-time 
payment to each individual who is determined by the 
Secretary in calendar year 2009 to be an eligible in-
dividual. 
(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—An individual is de-
scribed in this paragraph if the individual— 
(i) has attained the age of 18, and 
(ii) during the 3-month period imme-
diately preceding the month in which this 
Act is enacted, was entitled to Social Secu-
rity benefits (as defined in section 86(d) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) or 
benefits under chapters 11, 13, or 15 of 
title 38, United States Code. 
(B) 
EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall not apply to any individual who— 
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(i) has Federal program benefits sus-
pended during such 3-month period be-
cause such individual is— 
(I) in prison, 
(II) a fugitive, 
(III) a probation or parole viola-
tor, or 
(IV) found by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction to have committed 
fraud, 
(ii) is an alien, or 
(iii) is not lawfully present in the 
United States. 
(3) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The amount of the 
payment shall be $500 for an individual. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
(1) INFORMATION.—The Commissioner of So-
cial Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide the 
Secretary of the Treasury with such information and 
data as may be necessary in order to identify indi-
viduals eligible for payments under this subsection 
and to make the payments. 
(2) PAYMENTS TO BE DISREGARDED FOR PUR-
POSES OF ALL FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
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PROGRAMS.—A payment under subsection (a) shall 
not be regarded as income to the recipient, and shall 
not be regarded as a resource of the recipient for the 
month of receipt and the following 6 months, for 
purposes of determining the eligibility of any indi-
vidual for benefits or assistance, or the amount or 
extent of benefits or assistance, under any Federal 
program or under any State or local program fi-
nanced in whole or in part with Federal funds. 
(c) EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME.—Payments 
under this section shall not be included in gross income. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH MAKING WORK PAY CRED-
IT.—The amount of the making work pay credit under 
section 36A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as pro-
posed to be added by section 1001 of division B of the 
bill, H.R. 1 of the 111th Congress, shall be reduced by 
the payment under this section. 
(e) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any sums in the Treas-
ury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there 
are appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this section. 
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