Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 70.djvu/873

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PUBLIC

STAT.]

LIAW 8 8 0 - A U G.

1, 1956

817

Disability Insurance Trust F u n d in case periodic benefits, with respect to which such a reduction should be made, become payable to such individual and such reduction is not made. " (d) Any agency of the United States which is authorized by any law of the United States to pay periodic benefits, or has a system of periodic benefits, which are based in whole or in part on physical or mental impairment, shall (at the request of the Secretary) certify to him, with respect to any individual, such information as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out his functions under subsection (a). "(e) For purposes of this section, the term 'agency of the United u,(i'^|*|fJte8'»."'* States' means any department or other agency of the United States or any instrumentality which is wholly owned by the United States. ii

SUSPENSION OF BENEFITS BASED ON DISABILITY

"SEC. 225. If the Secretary, on the basis of information obtained by or submitted to him, believes that an individual entitled to benefits under section 223, or that a child who has attained the age of eighteen Ante, p. 815. and is entitled to benefits under section 202(d), may have ceased to '^**' P* *°^* be under a disability, the Secretary may suspend the payment of benefits under such section 223 or 202 (d) until it is determined (as provided in section 221) whether or not such individual's dis- ••2 USC 421. ability has ceased or until the Secretary believes that such disability has not ceased. I n the case of any individual whose disability is subject to determination under an agreement with a State under section 221 (b), the Secretary shall promptly notify the appropriate State of his action under this section and shall request a prompt determination of whether such individual's disability has ceased. For purposes of this section, the term 'disability' has the meaning assigned to such term in section 223(c)(2)." 42 USC 422. (b) Section 222 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "REHABILITATION SERVICES

"Referral for Rehabilitation Services "SEC. 222. (a) I t is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress that disabled individuals applying for a determination of disability, and disabled individuals who are entitled to child's insurance benefits, shall be promptly referred to the State agency or agencies administering or supervising the administration of the State plan approved under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act for necessary vocational rehabilitation services, to the end that the maximum number of such individuals may be rehabilitated into productive activity.


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"Deductions on Account of Refusal To Accept Rehabilitation Services " (b) Deductions, in such amounts and at such time or times as the Secretary shall determine, shall be made from any payment or payments under this title to which an individual is entitled, until the total of such deductions equals such individual's benefit or benefits under sections 202 and 223 for any month in which such individual, if a child who has attained the age of eighteen and is entitled to child's insurance benefits or if an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits, refuses without good cause to accept rehabilitation services available to him under a State plan approved under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. Any individual who is a member or adherent of any recognized church or religious sect which teaches its members or adherents to rely solely, in the treatment and cure of any physical or mental impairment, upon prayer or spiritual means through the 692Z5 O - 5 7 - 5 6 ( V o l. 70)

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