Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act

Bill: 114-s-499
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2015-02-12
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance

Social security and elderly assistance

Trade adjustment assistance

Unemployment
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act</b></p> <p>Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to declare that for any week in whole or in part within a month that an individual is paid or determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation he or she shall be deemed to have engaged in substantial gainful activity and so be disqualified from receiving Social Security disability benefits after a certain period has elapsed.</p> <p>States that, for purposes of determining services rendered by an individual during a period of trial work which will not disqualify the individual for disability benefits, the individual shall be deemed to have rendered services in a month if he or she is entitled to unemployment compensation or trade adjustment assistance for that month.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 499 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 12, 2015 Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Coats , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Lankford , and Mr. Scott ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act . 2. Disqualification on receipt of disability insurance benefits in a month for which unemployment compensation is received (a) In general Section 223(d)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) (i) If for any week in whole or in part within a month an individual is paid or determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation, such individual shall be deemed to have engaged in substantial gainful activity for such month. (ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term unemployment compensation means— (I) regular compensation , extended compensation , and additional compensation (as such terms are defined by section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note)); and (II) trade adjustment assistance under title II of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq. ). . (b) Trial work period Section 222(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 422(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) (A) For purposes of this subsection, an individual shall be deemed to have rendered services in a month if the individual is entitled to unemployment compensation for such month. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term unemployment compensation means— (i) regular compensation , extended compensation , and additional compensation (as such terms are defined by section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act ( 26 U.S.C. 3304 note)); and (ii) trade adjustment assistance under title II of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2251 et seq. ). . (c) Data matching The Commissioner of Social Security shall implement the amendments made by this section using appropriate electronic data. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to individuals who initially apply for disability insurance benefits on or after January 1, 2016.