1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Senior Guardianship Social Security Protection Act of 2019”.
Senior Guardianship Social Security Protection Act of 2019
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to enter into agreements with States to share data related to individuals subject to guardianship, and for other purposes.
2. Information sharing related to State guardianship status
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
“(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall—
“(i) enter into agreements with each State for the purpose of sharing and matching data, on an automated monthly basis, in the system of records of the Social Security Administration with the system of records of each State to identify individuals subject to guardianship in the State who, with respect to such month, are entitled to benefits under this title that are certified for payment to a representative payee; and
“(ii) in any case in which the guardianship arrangement for such an individual has changed in such month, redetermine the appropriate representative payee for such individual.”
in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by amending clause (i) to read as follows—
“(i) the term “State”—
“(I) when used in subparagraph (A), has the meaning given such term for purposes of part E of title IV; and
“(II) when used in subparagraph (B), has the meaning given such term for purposes of subtitle B of title XX;”
Effective date— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to months beginning on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.