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S 1333 — Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.

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Summary

Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pay to states their reasonable costs for compiling and sharing records of deaths with the SSA. Under current law, the SSA is not required to pay the states but may choose to do so. The SSA may share the death data with federal and state agencies for various purposes. Such purposes include ensuring proper payments of benefits and tax administration duties. The Office of Management and Budget shall develop guidance for federal agencies that collect death data, and the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services shall jointly develop a plan to assist and states, local agencies, and Indian tribes in providing the data.

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The new version of S. 1333 includes additional lines that specify the report and calendar numbers, as well as the names of additional sponsors, such as Mr. Rubio. It also clarifies that the bill was reported by Mr. Johnson without any amendments. These changes provide more detailed information about the bill's progression and authorship in the legislative process.

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1333 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1333 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
1333 To amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes.
126 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1333 [Report No.
116-49] To amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes.
Tester, and Mr.
Tester, Mr.
Warner) introduced the following bill;
Warner, and Mr.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes.
Rubio) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 25, 2019 Reported by Mr.
Johnson, without amendment _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes.
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Calendar No.
126 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1333 [Report No.
116-49] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ June 25, 2019 Reported without amendment
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Information and returns · 26 U.S.C. ch. 61 1 section
  • § 6103 Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information Amends

    26 U.S.C. § 6103 — at 6103(d)(4)

    The law today

    (a) General rule Returns and return information shall be confidential, and except as authorized by this title— (1) no officer or employee of the United States, (2) no officer or employee of any State, any local law enforcement agency receiving information under subsection (i)(1)(C) or (7)(A), any tribal or local child support enforcement agency, or any local agency administering a program listed in subsection (l)(7)(D) who has or had access to returns or return information under this section or section 6104(c), and (3) no other person (or officer or employee thereof) who has or had access to returns or return information under subsection (c), subsection (e)(1)(D)(iii), paragraph (10), (13), (14), or (15) of subsection (k), paragraph (6), (8), (10), (12), (13) (other than subparagraphs (D)(v) and (D)(vi) thereof), (16), (19), (20), or (21) of subsection (l), paragraph (2) or (4)(B) of subsection (m), or subsection (n), shall disclose any return or return information obtained by him in any manner in connection with his service as such an officer or an employee or otherwise or under the provisions of this section. For purposes of this subsection, the term “officer or employee” includes a former officer or employee. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Return The term “return” means any tax or information return, declaration of estimated tax, or claim for refund required by, or provided for or permitted under, the provisions of this title which is filed with the Secretary by, on behalf of, or with respect to any person, and any amendment or supplement thereto, including supporting schedules, attachments, or lists which are supplemental to, or part of, the return so filed. (2) Return information The term “return information” means— (A) a taxpayer’s identity, the nature, source, or amount of his income, payments, receipts, deductions, exemptions, credits, assets, liabilities, net worth, tax liability, tax withheld, deficiencies, overassessments, or tax payments, whether the taxpayer’s return was, is being, or will be examined or subject to other investigation or processing, or any other data, received by, recorded by, prepared by, furnished to, or collected by the Secretary with respect to a return or with respect to the determination of the existence, or possible existence, of liability (or the amount thereof) of any person under this title for any tax, penalty, interest, fine, forfeiture, or other imposition, or offense, (B) any part of any written determination or any background file document relating to such written determination (as such terms are defined in section 6110(b)) which is not open to public inspection under section 6110, (C) any advance pricing agreement entered into by a taxpayer and the Secretary and any background information related to such agreement or any application for an advance pricing agreement, and (D) any agreement under section 7121, and any similar agreement, and any background information related to such an agreement or request for such an agreement, but such term does not include data in a form which cannot be associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer. Nothing in the preceding sentence, or in any other provision of law, shall be construed to require the disclosure of standards used or to be used for the selection of returns for examination, or data used or to be used for determining such standards, if the Secretary determines that such disclosure will seriously impair assessment, collection, or enforcement under the internal revenue laws. (3) Taxpayer return information The term “taxpayer return information” means return information as defined in paragraph (2) which is filed with, or furnished to, the Secretary by or on behalf of the taxpayer to whom such return information relates. (4) Tax administration The term “tax administration”— (A) means— (i) the administration, management, conduct, direction, and supervision of the execution and ap...

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Social security · 42 U.S.C. ch. 7 1 section 1 repealed
  • § 405 Evidence, procedure, and certification for payments Repeals

    42 U.S.C. § 405 — at 405(r)

    The law today

    (a) Rules and regulations; procedures The Commissioner of Social Security shall have full power and authority to make rules and regulations and to establish procedures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, which are necessary or appropriate to carry out such provisions, and shall adopt reasonable and proper rules and regulations to regulate and provide for the nature and extent of the proofs and evidence and the method of taking and furnishing the same in order to establish the right to benefits hereunder. (b) Administrative determination of entitlement to benefits; findings of fact; hearings; investigations; evidentiary hearings in reconsiderations of disability benefit terminations; subsequent applications (1) The Commissioner of Social Security is directed to make findings of fact, and decisions as to the rights of any individual applying for a payment under this subchapter. Any such decision by the Commissioner of Social Security which involves a determination of disability and which is in whole or in part unfavorable to such individual shall contain a statement of the case, in understandable language, setting forth a discussion of the evidence, and stating the Commissioner’s determination and the reason or reasons upon which it is based. Upon request by any such individual or upon request by a wife, divorced wife, widow, surviving divorced wife, surviving divorced mother, surviving divorced father, husband, divorced husband, widower, surviving divorced husband, child, or parent who makes a showing in writing that his or her rights may be prejudiced by any decision the Commissioner of Social Security has rendered, the Commissioner shall give such applicant and such other individual reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing with respect to such decision, and, if a hearing is held, shall, on the basis of evidence adduced at the hearing, affirm, modify, or reverse the Commissioner’s findings of fact and such decision. Any such request with respect to such a decision must be filed within sixty days after notice of such decision is received by the individual making such request. The Commissioner of Social Security is further authorized, on the Commissioner’s own motion, to hold such hearings and to conduct such investigations and other proceedings as the Commissioner may deem necessary or proper for the administration of this subchapter. In the course of any hearing, investigation, or other proceeding, the Commissioner may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. Evidence may be received at any hearing before the Commissioner of Social Security even though inadmissible under rules of evidence applicable to court procedure. (2) In any case where— (A) an individual is a recipient of disability insurance benefits, or of child’s, widow’s, or widower’s insurance benefits based on disability, (B) the physical or mental impairment on the basis of which such benefits are payable is found to have ceased, not to have existed, or to no longer be disabling, and (C) as a consequence of the finding described in subparagraph (B), such individual is determined by the Commissioner of Social Security not to be entitled to such benefits, any reconsideration of the finding described in subparagraph (B), in connection with a reconsideration by the Commissioner of Social Security (before any hearing under paragraph (1) on the issue of such entitlement) of the Commissioner’s determination described in subparagraph (C), shall be made only after opportunity for an evidentiary hearing, with regard to the finding described in subparagraph (B), which is reasonably accessible to such individual. Any reconsideration of a finding described in subparagraph (B) may be made either by the State agency or the Commissioner of Social Security where the finding was originally made by the State agency, and shall be made by the Commissioner of Social Security where the finding was originally made by the C...

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Also cites: 25 U.S.C. § 450b

How this bill changes current law

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The bill updates the Social Security Act to mandate improved procedures for sharing death information with agencies, enhancing efforts to prevent improper payments to deceased individuals.

  • 42 U.S.C. 405(r)

    may → shall

    Changes the language from permissive to mandatory, requiring the Commissioner of Social Security to provide death information.

  • 42 U.S.C. 405(r)

    (3) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the extent feasible, provide such information through a cooperative arrangement with such agency for ensuring proper payment of those benefits with respect to such individuals if-- → (3)(A) In the case of individuals with respect to whom federally funded benefits are provided by (or through) a Federal or State agency, the Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the extent feasible, provide such information through a cooperative arrangement with such agency for ensuring proper payment of those benefits with respect to such individuals if--

    Clarifies the requirements for cooperative arrangements between the Commissioner and other agencies.

  • 42 U.S.C. 405(r)

    (4) The Commissioner of Social Security may enter into similar arrangements with States to provide information regarding all deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the Commissioner under this subsection for use by States in programs wholly funded by the States, or for use in the administration of a benefit pension plan or retirement system for employees of a State or a political subdivision thereof, if the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) are met. → (4) The Commissioner of Social Security may enter into similar arrangements with States to provide information regarding all deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the Commissioner under this subsection for use by States in programs wholly funded by the States, or for use in the administration of a benefit pension plan or retirement system for employees of a State or a political subdivision thereof, if the requirements of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) are met.

    Maintains the authority for the Commissioner to share information with states under specified conditions.

  • 42 U.S.C. 405(r)

    (5) The Commissioner of Social Security may use or provide for the use of information regarding all deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the Commissioner under this subsection for statistical purposes and research activities by Federal and State agencies (including research activities conducted under a contract or a cooperative arrangement (as such terms are defined for purposes of sections 6303 and 6305, respectively, of title 31, United States Code) with such an agency) if the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(A) are met. → (5) The Commissioner of Social Security may use or provide for the use of information regarding all deceased individuals furnished to or maintained by the Commissioner under this subsection for statistical purposes and research activities by Federal and State agencies (including research activities conducted under a contract or a cooperative arrangement (as such terms are defined for purposes of sections 6303 and 6305, respectively, of title 31, United States Code) with such an agency) if the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(A) are met.

    Allows for the use of death information for research and statistical purposes under existing conditions.

  • 42 U.S.C. 405(r)

    subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) → clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (3)(A)

    Updates the reference for clarity in regards to the reimbursement and information sharing requirements.

Action History

  1. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-49.

  2. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-49.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.

  4. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Introduced in Senate

  6. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 1333 do?
Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to pay to states their reasonable costs for compiling and sharing records of deaths with the SSA. Under current law, the SSA is not required to pay the states but may choose to do so. The SSA may share the death data with federal and state agencies for various purposes. Such purposes include ensuring proper payments of benefits and tax administration duties. The Office of Management and Budget shall develop guidance for federal agencies that collect death data, and the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services shall jointly develop a plan to assist and states, local agencies, and Indian tribes in providing the data.
Who sponsors S 1333?
S 1333 is sponsored by Carper, Thomas R. (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 1333?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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