Senior Guardianship Social Security Protection Act of 2022
This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to establish agreements with each state to share certain information on a monthly basis about the guardianship arrangements of individuals who are entitled to Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income (a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to aged, blind, or disabled individuals with limited income and resources).
The SSA must also periodically report to Congress about Social Security payments that are diverted to nonfamilial representative payees (i.e., individuals appointed by the SSA to manage payments on behalf of recipients).
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6358 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6358
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the
Commissioner of Social Security to enter into agreements with States to
share data related to individuals subject to guardianship, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2022
Mr. Crist (for himself and Ms. Mace) introduced the following bill
January 10, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the
Commissioner of Social Security to enter into agreements with States to
share data related to individuals subject to guardianship, 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 ``Senior Guardianship Social Security
Protection Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION SHARING RELATED TO STATE GUARDIANSHIP STATUS.
(a) In General.--Section 205(j)(11) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 405(j)(11)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C)
and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall--
``(i) enter into agreements with each State for the purpose
of sharing and matching data, on an automated monthly basis, in
the system of records of the Social Security Administration
with the system of records of each State to identify
individuals subject to guardianship in the State who, with
respect to such month, are entitled to benefits under this
title that are certified for payment to a representative payee;
and
``(ii) in any case in which the guardianship arrangement
for such an individual has changed in such month, redetermine
the appropriate representative payee for such individual.'';
and
(2) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)),
by amending clause (i) to read as follows--
``(i) the term `State'--
``(I) when used in subparagraph (A), has the
meaning given such term for purposes of part E of title
IV; and
``(II) when used in subparagraph (B), has the
meaning given such term for purposes of subtitle B of
title XX;''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Administrator
of the Social Security Administration shall submit to Congress a report
containing the number of social security payments that are being
diverted to non-family members as representative payees, broken down by
State.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to months beginning on or after the date that is 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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