Social Security Amendments of 1980

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Social Security Amendments of 1980: Title I: Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program Improvements - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit the Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to make loans to the other Funds, prior to fiscal year 1991, whenever one of the funds falls below 25 percent of the amount of its disbursements for the 12 months preceding the borrowing. Provides for the repayment of such loans. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay travel expenses incident to medical examinations requested by the Social Security Administration to determine disability, and to parties, their representatives, and necessary witnesses, for travel to reconsideration interviews and to proceedings before administrative law judges under titles II, XVI (Supplemental Security Income), or XVIII of the Act, or title IV (Black Lung Benefits) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Prevents, under title II, in calculating the deduction for an individual e…