Sec. 2. Funding for administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration
944 words·~4 min read·
/bill/115/s/3147/is/section-2A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401(g)(1)(A) ) is amended— in the third sentence of the matter following clause (ii), by striking the costs of the part of the administration of this title, title VIII, title XVI, and title XVIII for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible, ; and by adding at the end the following: For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019, there is hereby appropriated to pay the costs of the part of the administration of this title, title VIII, and title XVI for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible an amount equal to 1.5 percent of the sum of the amount of benefit payments required to be made under this title for the fiscal year involved and the amount of benefit payments expected to be paid under titles VIII and XVI for the fiscal year involved, as estimated by the Commissioner of Social Security.
For purposes of the preceding sentence,
(I)the portion of the amount to be appropriated for a fiscal year that is attributable to benefit payments required to be made under this title shall be appropriated from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund in a manner that ensures that the amount appropriated from each Trust Fund for the year bears the same proportion to the amount appropriated from both Trust Funds for the year as the amount of benefit payments required to be made from such Trust Fund for the year bears to the amount of benefit payments required to be made from both Trust Funds for the year, and
(II)the portion of the amount to be appropriated for a fiscal year that is attributable to benefit payments expected to be made under titles VIII and XVI shall be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019, there is hereby appropriated from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, in such proportion as the Commissioner of Social Security shall determine, such sums as are necessary to pay the costs of the part of the administration of title XVIII for which the Commissioner is responsible. . 302(a) allocations and the 302(b) suballocations Section 13301(a) of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 632 note) is amended to read as follows: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and disbursements described in paragraph
(2)shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of— the budget of the United States Government as submitted by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; a concurrent resolution on the budget; the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.); or the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 931 et seq.). The receipts and disbursements described in this paragraph are— the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, including the costs of the part of the administration of title II of the Social Security Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible; and the receipts and disbursements from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Supplementary Insurance Trust Fund, and amounts appropriated for the Supplemental Security Income program for the costs of the part of the administration of titles XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible. . Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 632(a) ) is amended by striking the matter following paragraph
(7)and inserting the following: The concurrent resolution shall not include in the surplus or deficit totals required by this subsection or in any other surplus or deficit totals required by this title the outlays and revenue totals of the program under title II of the Social Security Act, or the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including the costs of the part of the administration of such title II for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible or the costs of the part of the administration of titles XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible. . 302(a) allocations Section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 633(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The allocation under this paragraph shall not include the outlays of the program under title II of the Social Security Act, including the costs of the part of the administration of such title for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible, or the outlays for the costs of the part of the administration of titles XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible. . 302(b) suballocations Section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 633(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The suballocation under this subsection shall not include the outlays of the program under title II of the Social Security Act, including the costs of the part of the administration of such title for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible, or the outlays for the costs of the part of the administration of titles XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible. . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2018.
Connectionstraces to 5
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 2
Funding for administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration
Cites 5Cited by 0 across 0 sources