O n November 201, the President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, P.L. 114-74 . Title VIII of the act makes several changes to the Social Security system, including provisions that affect the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. Subtitle A. Ensuring Correct Payments and Reducing Fraud

		Section 811. Subtitle B. Promoting Opportunity for Disability Beneficiaries

		Section 821. Subtitle C. Protecting Social Security Benefits

		Section 831. Reallocation of Payroll Tax Revenue

Section 833 of the act reallocates the share of the Social Security payroll tax designated for the Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund that pays SSDI benefits and administrative costs. Under the current allocation, 10.60% is allocated to the Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund and 1.80% to the DI trust fund. The intent of this reallocation is to increase the amount of money in the DI trust fund to delay its exhaustion which is currently predicted to occur in 2016. Subtitle D. Relieving Administrative Burdens and Miscellaneous Provisions

		Section 841.
Title VIII of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314, P.L. 114-74) makes several changes to the Social Security programs. Among these changes is a temporary reallocation of the Social Security payroll taxes so that a larger share is deposited in the Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund to extend the life of this trust fund beyond its current predicted exhaustion in 2016. Under this provision, the allocation of the 12.40% Social Security payroll tax assigned to the DI trust fund increases from 1.80% to 2.37% and the allocation to the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund decreases from 10.60% to 10.03%. These changes last through 2018.
In addition, these provisions extend the Social Security Administration's (SSA) demonstration authority for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs, make changes to data and earnings reporting, and increase penalties for benefit fraud.
Title VIII of the act includes the following subtitles:
Subtitle A. Ensuring Correct Payments and Reducing Fraud Subtitle B. Promoting Opportunity for Disability Beneficiaries Subtitle C. Protecting Social Security Benefits Subtitle D. Relieving Administrative Burdens and Miscellaneous Provisions