School Attendance Improves Lives Act of 2014

School Attendance Improves Lives Act of 2014 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to condition SSI benefits for disabled children aged 16 or 17 on school attendance, except where the Commissioner of Social Security determines that the individual has good medical cause to not attend school for part or all of a month.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4617 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4617

  To condition the eligiblity of disabled children aged 16 or 17 for 
      supplemental security income benefits on school attendance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2014

   Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
Black, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, and Mr. Young of Indiana) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To condition the eligiblity of disabled children aged 16 or 17 for 
      supplemental security income benefits on school attendance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``School Attendance Improves Lives Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. SSI BENEFITS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN AGED 16 OR 17 CONDITIONED ON 
              SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(iii) Notwithstanding clause (i) of this subparagraph, an 
individual who has attained 16 years of age but not 18 years of age 
shall not be considered an eligible individual for purposes of this 
title unless the individual is a full-time elementary or secondary 
school student (within the meaning of section 202(d)(7) and the 
regulations promulgated under such section), except where the 
Commissioner determines that the individual has good medical cause, 
corroborated by a treating physician, to not attend school for part or 
all of a month.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to benefits payable for calendar months beginning after the 6-
month period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.
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