1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Wait Act of 2023 . 2. Elimination of disability waiting period for social security disability insurance benefits (a) Elimination of waiting period for disability insurance benefits Section 223 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (E)— (i) by striking disability insurance benefit (i) for each month and all that follows through , or (iii) and inserting disability insurance benefit ; and (ii) by striking , but only if and all that follows through under such disability ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking as though he had attained age 62 in— and all that follows through such disability insurance benefits, and inserting as though the individual had attained age 62 in the first month for which the individual becomes entitled to such disability insurance benefits, ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Definitions of Insured Status and Waiting Period and inserting Definition of Insured Status ; (B) by striking For purposes of this section and all that follows through in any month if— and inserting For purposes of this section, an individual shall be insured for disability insurance benefits in any month if— ; (C) by striking paragraph (2); (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively (and adjusting the margins accordingly); (E) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— (i) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; and (ii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by striking clause (i) and inserting subparagraph (A)