The budget that passed the U.S. House of Representativesincluded a temporary funding measure of Social Security’sbeleaguered Disability Insurance Trust Fund.

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This summer, the annual trustees’ report said the SSDI’s trustfund was expected to be depleted by the end of 2016.

That meant the program would only have enough income to payabout 80 percent of scheduled disability payments, which supportabout 11 million Americans.

But the budget bill, which passed by a vote of 266 to 167—all ofthe votes against the law were Republican—authorized $150 billionfunds from the larger Social Security Trust Fund to be allocated tothe SSDI fund.

This summer, newly-elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan,R-Wisconsin, vowed to protect the program fromcuts, in spite of the fact that Republican lawmakersin the House approved a rule that would prohibit such transactions,which have happened 11 previous times.

Ryan was one of 79 Republicans to vote for the budget.

President Obama’s budget for 2015 called for the allocation,which is expected to keep the program solvent until 2022.

While authorization of the allocation is viewed as a victoryfor Democrats and the Obama WhiteHouse, the budget bill does provide for new measuresto address what Republicans say is widespread fraud and abuse inthe program.

The percentage of the population claiming disability hasincreased from 2.8 percent in 1994 to 5.1 percent today.

Social Security’s investigation units will be expanded andauthorized to work with local law enforcement to prosecute cases offraud, the penalties for which will be increased.

The budget also includes a provision that would reducedisability payments for those that receive benefits and work at thesame time.

Another section of the bill closes what the Obama Administrationhas argued is an unintended loophole in the Social Security Actthat primarily benefits wealthier beneficiaries.

The so-called “file-and-suspend” provision allows the higherearner in a marriage to delay receiving benefits until age 70,while the lower earning spouse can claim spousal benefits atregular retirement age, and later shift to their own fullbenefit.

The Center for Retirement Research has estimated the loopholecosts the Social Security Trust Fund $9.5 billion annually.

Existing file-and-suspend payments will be allowed.

Suspension of new file-and-suspend arrangements will begin 180days after the bill is signed into law.

The Senate is expected vote on the budget bill by the end of theweek.