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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and require their payment starting the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to the benefits.</p>]]></text>
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