Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Improving Employment Options for DI Beneficiaries Act”.
Improving Employment Options for DI Beneficiaries Act
A BILL
To update and improve vocational data and eligibility criteria for the Social Security Disability Program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Updating data on work which exists in national economy
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Commissioner of Social Security shall—
determine the jobs which exist in the national economy (for purposes of applying section 223(d)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(2)(A))) using updated data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that reflects the full range of work which exists in the national economy, including newly created jobs in emerging industries; and
submit to Congress a report describing the results of each such determination.