[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 612 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 612

 To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to require supplemental 
security income benefits to be provided in the form of vouchers in the 
    case of a disabled child who is not institutionalized and whose 
   disability is determined solely on the basis of an individualized 
                         functional assessment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 1995

 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to require supplemental 
security income benefits to be provided in the form of vouchers in the 
    case of a disabled child who is not institutionalized and whose 
   disability is determined solely on the basis of an individualized 
                         functional assessment.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROVISION OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS IN THE 
              FORM OF VOUCHERS IN THE CASE OF A DISABLED CHILD WHO IS 
              NOT INSTITUTIONALIZED AND WHOSE DISABILITY IS DETERMINED 
              SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AN INDIVIDUALIZED FUNCTIONAL 
              ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 1611(b) of the Social Security Act of (42 
U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the benefit under 
this title for a qualified child who is eligible for benefits under 
this title shall be vouchers issued pursuant to subsection (j).
    ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A), the term `qualified child' means 
an individual--
            ``(i) who has not attained 18 years of age;
            ``(ii) who has been determined under this title to be 
        disabled solely on the basis of an individualized functional 
        assessment; and
            ``(iii) who is not institutionalized.''.
    (b) Issuance of Vouchers for Costs of Obtaining Required Services 
That are not Covered by Other Public Programs.--Section 1611 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j)(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue to 
each qualified child eligible for benefits under this title vouchers 
which may be used to cover the cost of any service that the Secretary 
determines is required by the child as a result of the disability of 
the child, to the extent that the cost is not covered by any other 
public program.
    ``(2) The aggregate face amount of the vouchers issued with respect 
to a qualified child for any month shall equal the dollar amount of the 
benefit which would otherwise be payable with respect to the qualified 
child for the month.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall pay each provider of services who is 
approved by the Secretary an amount equal to the face amount of any 
voucher submitted by the provider to the Secretary.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to benefits payable for months beginning more than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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