[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3144 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3144

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 17, 2002

 Mrs. Lincoln introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
        referred to the Committee on FinanceYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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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 the individual's spouse enters into 
        an irrevocable contract with a provider of funeral goods and 
        services for a funeral;
            ``(ii) the individual or the individual's 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 the individual's 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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