[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5444 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5444

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value 
  of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered 
  available resources under the supplemental security income program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2002

  Mr. Hayworth (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy) 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 clarify that the value 
  of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered 
  available resources under the supplemental security income program.

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

SECTION 1. CERTAIN FUNERAL AND BURIAL ARRANGEMENTS NOT CONSIDERED 
              RESOURCES.

    Section 1613(e)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382b(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) If--
            ``(i) an individual or his spouse enters into an 
        irrevocable contract with a provider of funeral goods and 
        services for a funeral;
            ``(ii) the individual or his spouse funds the contract by 
        paying for the goods and services; and
            ``(iii)(I) the funeral provider subsequently places the 
        funds in a trust or in escrow; or
            ``(II) the individual or his spouse establishes an 
        irrevocable trust, and the funeral provider is the named 
        beneficiary of the trust,
then the trust or escrow shall not be considered a resource available 
to the individual.''.
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