Sec. 201. ADVANCE DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES
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## SEC. 201 ADVANCE DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES ###
(a)In General Section 205(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) > > > ######
(i)> > An individual who is entitled to or is an applicant for a benefit under this title, title VIII, or title XVI, who has attained 18 years of age or is an emancipated minor, may, at any time, designate one or more other individuals to serve as a representative payee for such individual in the event that the Commissioner of Social Security determines under subparagraph
(A)that the interest of such individual would be served by certification for payment of such benefits to which the individual is entitled to a representative payee. If the Commissioner of Social Security makes such a determination with respect to such individual at any time after such designation has been made, the Commissioner shall— > > > ###### “(I) > > certify payment of such benefits to the designated individual, subject to the requirements of paragraph (2); or > > > ###### “(II) > > if the Commissioner determines that certification for payment of such benefits to the designated individual would not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2), that the designated individual is unwilling or unable to serve as representative payee, or that other good cause exists, certify payment of such benefits to another individual or organization, in accordance with paragraph (1). > > > ###### “(ii) > > An organization may not be designated to serve as a representative payee under this subparagraph.” > . ###
(b)Effective Date **[**[42 U.S.C. 405 note](/us/usc/t42/s405)**]** The amendment made by subsection
(a)shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section. ###
(c)Regulations **[**[42 U.S.C. 405 note](/us/usc/t42/s405)**]** Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commissioner of Social Security shall promulgate regulations specifying the information an individual is required to provide to the Commissioner in order to designate another individual to serve as the individual’s representative payee under section 205(j)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a)). ###
(d)Notification to Beneficiaries **[**[42 U.S.C. 405 note](/us/usc/t42/s405)**]** Not later than January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify each individual entitled to a benefit under title II, VIII, or XVI of the Social Security Act of the name of any individual designated to serve as the individual’s representative payee under section 205(j)(1)(C) of such Act (as added by subsection (a)).
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Sec. 201
ADVANCE DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES
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