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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Social Security Disability Fairness
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. PHASED-IN PAYMENT OF SSDI BENEFITS DURING THE WAITING PERIOD
FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL.

(a) In General.--Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
423) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter following
subparagraph (E), by striking ''or (ii)'' and inserting
''(ii) subject to paragraph (2)(B), for each month
beginning with the first month during all of which the
individual is determined under subparagraph (D) of
subsection (d)(2) to be under a disability and in which
he becomes so entitled to such insurance benefits, or
(iii)'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''or''
at the end;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(iii) in subparagraph (C), as so
redesignated, by striking ''(ii)'' and
inserting ''(iii)''; and
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following new subparagraph:
''(B) in any case in which clause (ii) of paragraph (1) of
this subsection is applicable, the first month for which the
individual becomes entitled to such disability insurance
benefits, subject to the phase-in percentage period described
in paragraph (3)(A), or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(3)(A) For purposes of paragraph (2)(B), in any case in which
clause (ii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection is applicable, an
individual's disability insurance benefit for the earliest period of
consecutive calendar months throughout which the individual has been
entitled to such insurance benefits shall be equal to the product of
the benefit amount determined under paragraph (2)(B) (as determined
before application of this paragraph) and--
''(i) for the first calendar month, 50 percent;
''(ii) for the second calendar month, 75 percent; and
''(iii) for each subsequent calendar month through the
twelfth calendar month, 100 percent.
''(B) If an individual who has been determined under subparagraph
(D) of subsection (d)(2) to be under a disability has been entitled to
a disability insurance benefit on such basis for 12 consecutive
calendar months, the individual's disability insurance benefit for any
month during the subsequent period of 12 consecutive calendar months
shall be equal to--
''(i) the benefit amount determined under paragraph (2)(B)
(as determined before application of subparagraph (A)); minus
''(ii) the quotient obtained by dividing the total amount
of disability insurance benefits provided to the individual
during the earliest period of five consecutive calendar months
for which the individual was entitled to such benefits on such
basis by 12.
''(C) If an individual who has been determined under subparagraph
(D) of subsection (d)(2) to be under a disability has been entitled to
a disability insurance benefit on such basis for 24 consecutive
calendar months, the individual's disability insurance benefit for any
subsequent month shall be equal to 95 percent of the benefit amount
determined under paragraph (2)(B) (as determined before application of
subparagraphs (A) and (B)).''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end the
following:
''(D) For purposes of clause (ii) of paragraph (1) of
subsection (a), an individual shall be determined to be under a
disability upon submission of a diagnosis of a terminal illness
(as defined in section 1861(dd)(3)(A)) that has been certified
by not less than 2 physicians (as defined in section
1861(r)(1)) who are not related (as defined in section
267(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code) and are not in the same
physician group practice.''.
(b) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Report by social security administration.--Not later
than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
each year thereafter, the Commissioner of Social Security, in
coordination with the Inspector General of the Social Security
Administration, shall submit to the relevant committees of
Congress a report that evaluates the provision of disability
insurance benefits to terminally ill individuals, including--
(A) the total number of individuals who--
(i) filed applications for disability
insurance benefits (as determined under section
223(a)(3) of the Social Security Act) based on
a diagnosis of a terminal illness;
(ii) receive such benefits;
(iii) die within 6 months of first
receiving such benefits;
(iv) die within 12 months of first
receiving such benefits;
(v) receive such benefits during the period
described in section 223(a)(3)(B) of the Social
Security Act; and
(vi) receive such benefits during the
period described in section 223(a)(3)(C) of the
Social Security Act;
(B) the total amount expended, including related
administrative expenses, for the provision of
disability insurance benefits under section 223(a)(3)
of the Social Security Act to individuals diagnosed
with a terminal illness; and
(C) recommendations for such legislation and
administrative actions as are determined appropriate
for preventing fraud, waste, and abuse related to such
benefits.
(2) Report by government accountability office.--Not later
than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report
to the relevant committees of Congress that evaluates the
provision of disability insurance benefits to terminally ill
individuals and provides recommendations for such legislation
and administrative actions as are determined appropriate to
improve the provision of such benefits to such individuals.
(c) Effective Date; Sunset.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments
made by this section shall apply to benefits payable for months
beginning after December 31, 2016.
(2) Sunset.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
cease to have effect on January 1, 2022, and upon such date,
section 223 of the Social Security Act shall read as if such
amendments had not been enacted.
A:
Social Security Disability Fairness Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prescribe formulae for payment of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits over a period of 24 consecutive calendar months for individuals determined to be under a disability upon submission of a diagnosis of a terminal illness.