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This bill, titled the "Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act," aims to provide quicker access to disability insurance benefits for individuals with incurable terminal illnesses. Specifically, it allows individuals with conditions listed on the Social Security Administration's "Compassionate Allowance" list, which are terminal with an average life expectancy of five years or less and no known cure, to receive disability insurance benefits without the usual waiting period. However, to receive these benefits early, individuals will have their monthly benefit amount reduced by 7 percent. The bill also requires Congressional approval for any new conditions to be added to the Compassionate Allowance list. Furthermore, it prohibits individuals from receiving both disability insurance benefits and unemployment compensation concurrently, stating that if someone is eligible for both, their disability benefits will be reduced to zero for that month. Finally, the bill adjusts the rules for collecting overpayments of Social Security benefits, allowing the Commissioner of Social Security to reduce payments by less than 100 percent if a full reduction would defeat the purpose of the program, as long as the reduction is at least 10 percent.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7104/all-info