Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2017” or the “GRIDD Act of 2017”.
Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2017
A BILL
To require the Commissioner of Social Security to update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations.
Sec. 2 Updating of medical-vocational guidelines
As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall prescribe rules and regulations that update the medical-vocational guidelines, as set forth in appendix 2 to subpart P of part 404 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, used in disability determinations, including full consideration of new employment opportunities made possible by advances in treatment, rehabilitation, and technology and full consideration of the effect of prevalent languages on education.