Funding for administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration

(a) In general Section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(g)(1)(A)) is amended— (1) in the third sentence of the matter following clause (ii), by striking the costs of the part of the administration of this title, title VIII, title XVI, and title XVIII for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible,; and (2) by adding at the end the following: For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026, there is hereby appropriated to pay the costs of the part of the administration of this title, title VIII, and title XVI for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible an amount equal to 1.2 percent of the sum of the amount of benefit payments required to be made under this title for the fiscal year involved and the amount of benefit payments expected to be paid under titles VIII and XVI for the fiscal year involved, as estimated by the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration. For purposes of the preceding sentence, (I) the portion of the amount to be appropriated for a fiscal year that is attributable to benefit payments required to be made under this title shall be appropriated from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, in such proportion as the Commissioner of Social Security shall determine, and (II) the portion of the amount to be appropriated for a fiscal year that is attributable to benefit payments expected to be made under titles VIII and XVI shall be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026, there is hereby appropriated from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, in such proportion as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall determine, such sums as are necessary to pay the costs of the part of the administration of title XVIII for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible.. (b) Removing the limitation on the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration from discretionary budget caps, the Congressional Budget Resolution, the 302(a) allocations and the 302(b) suballocations (1) Exclusion of the administrative costs of Social Security, SSI, and parts of Medicare from all budgets Section 13301(a) of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 632 note) is amended to read as follows: (a) Exclusion of the administrative costs of Social Security, SSI, and parts of Medicare from all budgets (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and disbursements described in paragraph (2) and the costs of program integrity activities described in paragraph (3) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of— (A) the budget of the United States Government as submitted by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; (B) a concurrent resolution on the budget; (C) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.); or (D) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 931 et seq.). (2) Receipts and disbursements covered The receipts and disbursements described in this paragraph are— (A) the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, including the costs of the part of the administration of title II of the Social Security Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible; and (B) the receipts and disbursements from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Supplementary Insurance Trust Fund, and amounts appropriated for the Supplemental Security Income program and for benefits paid to certain World War II veterans under title VIII of the Social Security Act for the costs of the part of the administration of titles VIII, XVI, and XVIII of such Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible. (3) Program integrity activities The costs of program integrity activities described in this paragraph are costs associated with— (A) continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act; (B) conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of such Act; (C) cooperative disability investigation units; and (D) the prosecution of fraud in the programs and operations of the Social Security Administration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys.. (2) Exclusion of the administrative costs of Social Security, SSI, and parts of Medicare from the Congressional Budget Resolution Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended by striking the matter following paragraph (7) and inserting the following: The concurrent resolution shall not include in the surplus or deficit totals required by this subsection or in any other surplus or deficit totals required by this title the outlays and revenue totals of the program under title II of the Social Security Act, or the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including the costs of the part of the administration of such title II for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible or the costs of the part of the administration of titles XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible.. (3) Exclusion of the administrative costs of Social Security, SSI, and parts of Medicare from Congressional Budget Act 302(a) allocations Section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The allocation under this paragraph shall not include the outlays of the program under title II of the Social Security Act, including the costs of the part of the administration of such title for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible, or the outlays for the costs of the part of the administration of titles XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible.. (4) Exclusion of the administrative costs of Social Security, SSI, and parts of Medicare from the Congressional Budget Act 302(b) suballocations Section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The suballocation under this subsection shall not include the outlays of the program under title II of the Social Security Act, including the costs of the part of the administration of such title for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible, or the outlays for the costs of the part of the administration of titles XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible.. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to reduce or eliminate the authority of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to oversee or direct outlays for the costs of the part of the administration under title II of the Social Security Act, or the outlays for the costs of the part of the administration of titles XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act, for which the Commissioner of Social Security is responsible. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2025.