Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Social Security Overpayment Relief Act”.
Social Security Overpayment Relief Act
A BILL
To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a 10-year period.
Sec. 2 Limitation on recovery of overpayments
Title II limitation— Section 204 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 404) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(h) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such person.”
Title XVI limitation— Section 1631(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(9) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such person.”