Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2007

Social Security Disability Determination Simplification Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate any mandatory intervening reconsideration from the benefit entitlement decision review process.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 385 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 385

       To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
    reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit 
  entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such 
                               decisions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2007

  Mr. Goode introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
       To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
    reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit 
  entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such 
                               decisions.

    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 ``Social Security Disability Determination 
Simplification Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF RECONSIDERATION IN THE REVIEW PROCESS GOVERNING 
              DECISIONS ON BENEFIT ENTITLEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 205(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``Opportunity for a hearing under this title in accordance 
with this subsection with respect to any initial decision or 
determination under this title shall be available without any 
requirement for intervening reconsideration.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 205(b) of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to initial decisions and determinations (subject to 
opportunity for a hearing to the extent provided under section 205(b) 
of the Social Security Act) issued after 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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