A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent payment, in certain cases, of disability insurance benefits for a physical or mental condition arising from an individual's commission of a crime or the individual's incarceration in a penal institution, to exclude from the definition of "full time student" any individual incarcerated in a penal institution following a felony conviction, and to deem convicted felons to have refused rehabilitation services under certain circumstances.

Summary

Amends Title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prevent the payment of disability benefits to an individual where the disability occurred in connection with the commission of a crime for which the individual was convicted or where the disability arose from the individual's confinement in a penal institution; (2) exclude from the definition of "full-time student" any individual incarcerated in a penal institution pursuant to a felony conviction; and (3) state that rehabilitation services shall be considered generally inappropriate for an individual confined in a penal institution pursuant to a felony conviction and that such individual shall be deemed to have refused such services, unless a court of law determines otherwise.

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Timeline

1. 25 June 1980

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 June 1980

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 June 1980

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Sponsors

• Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
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