HR7253-119

What This Bill Does

The Ticket to Work Advertisement Act amends the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to disseminate information about participation in the Ticket to Work Program to each disabled beneficiary. The first notice must go out within one year after enactment, and follow-up information must be sent every six months after that. The bill changes outreach frequency, not Ticket to Work eligibility, work-incentive rules, or benefit formulas.

Who Benefits and How

Disabled beneficiaries benefit because they would receive repeated, direct information about Ticket to Work participation instead of having to discover the program on their own. Employment networks and vocational rehabilitation providers may benefit indirectly if better outreach increases beneficiary awareness and participation. Congress benefits from a simple statutory outreach mandate that can be monitored by whether notices are sent on schedule.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Social Security Administration must create or update outreach materials, identify every disabled beneficiary who must receive them, send the first notice within one year, and maintain a six-month dissemination cycle afterward. SSA systems and communications staff must keep beneficiary lists current and ensure notices explain participation without changing eligibility or benefits. Federal taxpayers bear the administrative cost of recurring mail, electronic communication, or other dissemination methods.

Key Provisions

• Requires SSA to send Ticket to Work Program participation information to each disabled beneficiary.
• Sets a one-year deadline for the first required outreach after enactment.
• Requires repeat dissemination every six months after the initial notice.
• Leaves Ticket to Work eligibility and benefit rules unchanged while increasing required outreach.