Senior Guardianship Social Security Protection Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.6358 | Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie (D-FL)
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
Senior Guardianship Social Security Protection Act of 2022
This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to establish agreements with each state to share certain information on a monthly basis about the guardianship arrangements of individuals who are entitled to Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income (a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to aged, blind, or disabled individuals with limited income and resources).
The SSA must also periodically report to Congress about Social Security payments that are diverted to nonfamilial representative payees (i.e., individuals appointed by the SSA to manage payments on behalf of recipients).

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the 
Commissioner of Social Security to enter into agreements with States to 
  share data related to individuals subject to guardianship, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Guardianship Social Security 
Protection Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATION SHARING RELATED TO STATE GUARDIANSHIP STATUS.

    (a) In General.--Section 205(j)(11) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(j)(11)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) 
        and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
    ``(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall--
            ``(i) enter into agreements with each State for the purpose 
        of sharing and matching data, on an automated monthly basis, in 
        the system of records of the Social Security Administration 
        with the system of records of each State to identify 
        individuals subject to guardianship in the State who, with 
        respect to such month, are entitled to benefits under this 
        title that are certified for payment to a representative payee; 
        and
            ``(ii) in any case in which the guardianship arrangement 
        for such an individual has changed in such month, redetermine 
        the appropriate representative payee for such individual.''; 
        and
            (2) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), 
        by amending clause (i) to read as follows--
            ``(i) the term `State'--
                    ``(I) when used in subparagraph (A), has the 
                meaning given such term for purposes of part E of title 
                IV; and
                    ``(II) when used in subparagraph (B), has the 
                meaning given such term for purposes of subtitle B of 
                title XX;''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Administrator 
of the Social Security Administration shall submit to Congress a report 
containing the number of social security payments that are being 
diverted to non-family members as representative payees, broken down by 
State.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to months beginning on or after the date that is 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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