H.R. 10243 — Protecting Elders From Government Error Act

This section limits recovery of overpayments of old-age insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act. Recovery is prohibited if the overpayment occurred more than 6 months before the Commissioner's finding and resulted from agency error. The Commissioner may not reduce a recipient's monthly benefit by more than 5 percent to recover such an overpayment. These limits do not apply if the Commissioner determines the recipient committed fraud or similar fault. The changes take effect on enactment and apply to all outstanding overpayments on or after that date.