[Missouri-l] {Disarmed} Fwd: [acb-l] Fwd: [BlindForum_Maine] Fw: Action Alert: Ask Key Members of Congress to Introduce the Social Security Work Incentive Amendments of 2012!

Sat Mar 17 08:43:08 CDT 2012

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From: Nancy Matulis <nancy.matulis at yahoo.com>
Date: March 16, 2012 7:06:35 PM CDT
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Subject: [acb-l] Fwd: [BlindForum_Maine] Fw: Action Alert: Ask Key Members of Congress to Introduce the Social Security Work Incentive Amendments of 2012!

Not sure if this has been posted yet. 

Nancy Matulis
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> Action Alert: Ask Key Members of Congress to Introduce the Social Security Work Incentive Amendments of 2012!
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> Issue: Do-Nothing Congress fails Social Security Disability Beneficiaries who want to work.
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> Resolution: The Social Security Work Incentive Amendments of 2012
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> NCIL members request the Congress to introduce and improve the draft bill that Social Security has sent to the Hill called the “Social Security Work Incentive Amendments of 2012.” The bill is a good start. It reauthorizes for five years counseling services that can increase employment for those who experience long breaks from the workforce.
> More Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Want Jobs Now!
> Flat funded since 2000, Social Security's Work Incentives, Planning and Assistance Program (WIPA) does not have enough funds to serve the Social Security disability beneficiaries who are making attempts to work or working today (Livermore 2009, Mathematica Policy Research).
> Social Security work rules are complicated!
> This bill should increase funding for employment and benefits counseling services and require better use of online benefits planning tools that save time, and reach more Social Security disability beneficiaries planning to work.
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> What You Can Do: Ask Key Members of Congress to Introduce this Bill Now!
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> Representative Sam Johnson, Chair (Facebook Page)
> US House Subcommittee on Social Security
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> 1211 Longworth Building
> Washington, DC, 20515
> Phone 202-225-4201
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> Texas District Office
> 2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 240
> Richardson, Texas 75080
> Phone 972-470-0892
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> Representative Xavier Becerra, Ranking Member (Facebook Page)
> US House Subcommittee on Social Security
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> 1226 Longworth House Office Building
> Washington, D.C. 20515
> Phone: 202-225-6235
> Fax: 202-225-2202
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> Los Angeles District Office
> 1910 W Sunset Boulevard, Suite 810
> Los Angeles, CA 90026
> Phone: 213-483-1425
> Fax: 213-483-1429
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> Background Information: The 2012 SSA Transmittal to Congress
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> January 5, 2012
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> The Honorable John Boehner
> Speaker of the House of Representatives
> Washington, D.C. 20515
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> Dear Mr. Speaker:
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> Enclosed for consideration by the Congress is a draft bill to improve our work incentive provisions and extend the funding authority for two of our work incentive programs, the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program and the Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security                                (PABSS) program. I have also enclosed a more detailed description of the proposal.
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> The bill would expand WIPA-which we would rename the Work Incentives and Self Sufficiency Education (WISE) program-to include planning and assistance for self-sufficiency  and financial independence. It would also extend funding for five years for WISE and the PABSS programs. Additionally, the bill would eliminate the maximum ($300,000) fiscal year cap on an entity’s WISE funding.
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> The legislation establishing these programs initially authorized appropriations for five years, after which the Congress extended the appropriations authorizations for another five years. Recently, the Congress has authorized several one-year extensions, and the current authorization expired at the end of fiscal year 2011. We are requesting 5-year extensions as longer-term appropriations authorizations are vital to our continued successful planning and implementation of WISE and PABSS, which are integral parts of our employment and work incentive mission.
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> The Office of Management and Budget has advised that it has no objection to the transmittal of this proposed legislation to the Congress and that enactment would be consistent with the program of the President. We urge the Congress to give the draft bill prompt and favorable consideration.
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> I am sending an identical letter to the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the Senate.
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> Sincerely,
> Michael J. Astrue
> Commissioner of Social Security
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