S.Amdt. 4476

SA 4476. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY, RAILROAD RETIREMENT,
AND BLACK LUNG BENEFITS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFSET.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act''.
(b) Prohibition on Administrative Offset Authority.--
(1) Assignment under social security act.--Section 207 of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 407) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 3716(c)(3)
of title 31, United States Code, as such subparagraphs were
in effect on the date before the date of enactment of the
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, shall
be null and void and of no effect.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 14(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974
(45 U.S.C. 231m(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``. The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social
Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the
same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such
Act.''.
(B) Section 2(e) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
(45 U.S.C. 352(e)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social
Security Act shall apply with respect to this title to the
same extent as they apply in the case of title II of such
Act.''
(c) Repeal of Administrative Offset Authority.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 3716(c) of title
31, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ``(3)(A)(i) Notwithstanding'' and all that
follows through ``any overpayment under such program).'';
(B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (3).
(2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (5) of such section is
amended by striking ``the Commissioner of Social Security
and''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to any collection by administrative offset
occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act of a
claim arising before, on, or after the date of enactment of
this Act.
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