Sec. 845. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO CONGRESS
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## SEC. 845 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO CONGRESS ###
(a)Report on Fraud and Improper Payment Prevention Activities Section 704(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 904(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(3) > > For each fiscal year beginning with 2016 and ending with 2021, the Commissioner shall include in the annual budget prepared pursuant to subparagraph
(A)a report describing the purposes for which amounts made available for purposes described in section 251(b)(2)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for the fiscal year were expended by the Social Security Administration and the purposes for which the Commissioner plans for the Administration to expend such funds in the succeeding fiscal year, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > the total such amount expended; > > > ##### “(B) > > the amount expended on co-operative disability investigation units; > > > ##### “(C) > > the number of cases of fraud prevented by co-operative disability investigation units and the amount expended on such cases (as reported to the Commissioner by the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration); > > > ##### “(D) > > the number of felony cases prosecuted under section 208 (as reported to the Commissioner by the Inspector General) and the amount expended by the Social Security Administration in supporting the prosecution of such cases; > > > ##### “(E) > > the amount of such felony cases successfully prosecuted (as reported to the Commissioner by the Inspector General) and the amount expended by the Social Security Administration in supporting the prosecution of such cases; > > > ##### “(F) > > the amount expended on and the number of completed— > > > ###### “(i) > > continuing disability reviews conducted by mail; > > > ###### “(ii) > > redeterminations conducted by mail; > > > ###### “(iii) > > medical continuing disability reviews conducted pursuant to section 221(i); > > > ###### “(iv) > > medical continuing disability reviews conducted pursuant to 1614(a)(3)(H); > > > ###### “(v) > > redeterminations conducted pursuant to section 1611(c); and > > > ###### “(vi) > > work-related continuing disability reviews to determine whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity; > > > ##### “(G) > > the number of cases of fraud identified for which benefits were terminated as a result of medical continuing disability reviews (as reported to the Commissioner by the Inspector General), work-related continuing disability reviews, and redeterminations, and the amount of resulting savings for each such type of review or redetermination; and > > > ##### “(H) > > the number of work-related continuing disability reviews in which a beneficiary improperly reported earnings derived from services for more than 3 consecutive months, and the amount of resulting savings.” > . ###
(b)Report on Work-Related Continuing Disability Reviews **[**[42 U.S.C. 421 note](/us/usc/t42/s421)**]** The Commissioner of Social Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the number of work-related continuing disability reviews conducted each year to determine whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an individual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity. Such report shall include— ####
(1)the number of individuals receiving benefits based on disability under title II of such Act for whom reports of earnings were received from any source by the Commissioner in the previous calendar year, reported as a total number and separately by the source of the report; ####
(2)the number of individuals for whom such reports resulted in a determination to conduct a work-related continuing disability review, and the basis on which such determinations were made; ####
(3)in the case of a beneficiary selected for a work-related continuing disability review on the basis of a report of earnings from any source— #####
(A)the average number of days— ######
(i)between the receipt of the report and the initiation of the review; ######
(ii)between the initiation and the completion of the review; and ######
(iii)the average amount of overpayment, if any; #####
(B)the number of such reviews completed during such calendar year, and the number of such reviews that resulted in a suspension or termination of benefits; #####
(C)the number of such reviews initiated in the current year that had not been completed as of the end of such calendar year; #####
(D)the number of such reviews initiated in a prior year that had not been completed as of the end of such calendar year; ####
(4)the total savings to the Trust Funds and the Treasury generated from benefits suspended or terminated as a result of such reviews; and ####
(5)with respect to individuals for whom a work-related continuing disability review was completed during such calendar year— #####
(A)the number who participated in the Ticket to Work program under section 1148 during such calendar year; #####
(B)the number who used any program work incentives during such calendar year; and #####
(C)the number who received vocational rehabilitation services during such calendar year with respect to which the Commissioner of Social Security reimbursed a State agency under section 222(d). ###
(c)Report on Overpayment Waivers **[**[42 U.S.C. 404 note](/us/usc/t42/s404)**]** Not later than January 1 of each calendar year, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on— ####
(1)the number and total value of overpayments recovered or scheduled to be recovered by the Social Security Administration during the previous fiscal year of benefits under title II and title XVI, respectively, including the terms and conditions of repayment of such overpayments; and ####
(2)the number and total value of overpayments waived by the Social Security Administration during the previous fiscal year of benefits under title II and title XVI, respectively.
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