H.R.5576

            

116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5576

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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 10, 2020
Mr.  Arrington (for himself, Mr.  Reed, Mr.  Rice of South Carolina, Mr.  Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr.  Ferguson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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.
 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 “Double Dip Elimination Act”.
 SEC. 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:
 
“(D) (i) If for any week ending within a month an individual is paid 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 readjustment allowance 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 paid unemployment compensation for any week ending within 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 readjustment allowance 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, 2021, and are paid unemployment compensation for any week ending on or after January 1, 2021.