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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2136 
To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for quality 
reviews of benefit decisions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2015 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
REED, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, and Mrs. BLACK) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act 
to provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Improving the Quality 
of Disability Decisions Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. PRE-EFFECTUATION AND POST-EFFECTUATION 
QUALITY REVIEWS OF HEARING DISPOSI-
TIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENT 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, 
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 subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(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: 
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‘‘(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 
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.’’. 
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