Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that extends the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) authority to carry out demonstration projects within the Social Security Disability Insurance program, and establishes requirements.

Highlights:

• Extends through 2031 the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) authority to carry out demonstration projects within the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program (Sec. 2).

• Establishes requirements related to beneficiary income, project funding, and SSA reporting (Sec. 2).

• Requires SSDI demonstration projects to be designed to promote attachment to the workforce and generally involve temporary changes to SSDI policies tested on a subset of beneficiaries, and specifies that participation in a demonstration project must be voluntary (Sec. 2).

• Requires SSA to ensure that an individual’s participation in a demonstration project does not reduce their total income (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that administrative expenses related to demonstration projects must be paid from funds appropriated for administration (Sec. 2).

• Requires SSA to report to Congress 120 days before initiating a demonstration project, and include evaluation metrics for the relevant project (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text