Legislative Spotlight: Improving Employment Options for DI Beneficiaries Act
October 30, 2023
On September 18, 2023, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced S. 2830, the Improving Employment Options for DI Beneficiaries Act. Currently, this legislation does not have additional cosponsors. S. 2830 was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance where it is awaiting further action. A companion bill has not yet been introduced in the House.
Bill Summary: This bill is intended to facilitate an update to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) to exclude vocations that do not exist in today’s job market. The DOT has not been updated since 1977, and the list of jobs available still includes obsolete positions such as elevator operator, nut sorter, and egg processor. NOSSCR supports this legislation.
Bill Details:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Improving Employment Options for DI Beneficiaries Act”.
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—
(1) 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
(2) submit to Congress a report describing the results of each such determination.
