H.R. 10496 — Revising SSDI Disability Classifications Act

This section extends the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to conduct demonstration projects testing work incentives and rehabilitation methods for disability insurance beneficiaries through December 31, 2036 (from December 30, 2021). It also extends the associated reporting deadlines through December 31, 2037 (from December 31, 2022).

This section directs the Commissioner of Social Security to conduct a 10-year demonstration project, beginning one year after enactment, that classifies disability insurance beneficiaries into four categories based on expected medical improvement timelines and applies corresponding continuing disability review schedules: 7th or 8th year for chronic or progressive impairments with no known effective treatment; 4th or 5th year for those not expected to improve within 60 months; 2nd or 3rd year for those expected to improve in 25 to 60 months; and 2nd year for those expected to improve in 12 to 24 months. The project bars appeals of classifications except to correct factual errors and requires reports to Congress evaluating effects on program integrity, benefit duration, employment, and administrative efficiency.