[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1599 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1599

To require survivor annuity payments made to disabled dependents to be 
    disregarded in eligibility and benefit determinations under the 
       supplemental security income (SSI) and Medicaid Programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2009

 Mr. Sessions introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require survivor annuity payments made to disabled dependents to be 
    disregarded in eligibility and benefit determinations under the 
       supplemental security income (SSI) and Medicaid Programs.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT THAT SURVIVOR ANNUITY PAYMENTS MADE TO DISABLED 
              DEPENDENTS BE DISREGARDED UNDER THE SSI PROGRAM.

    (a) Income Exclusion.--Section 1612(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (22);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(24) if such individual (or such spouse) is under a 
        disability (as defined in section 223(d) of this Act), is blind 
        or disabled for purposes of this title, has a disability (as 
        defined in section 7(9) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973), or 
        has a developmental disability (as defined in section 102(8) of 
        the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 
        Act of 2000), the value of (and any amount received from) a 
        survivor annuity of which such individual (or such spouse) is a 
        beneficiary if the annuity was obtained by a person who, as of 
        the time the person died, was providing support or maintenance 
        to such individual (or such spouse).''.
    (b) Resource Exclusion.--Section 1613(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382b(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (14);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) if such individual (or such spouse) is under a 
        disability (as defined in section 223(d) of this Act), is blind 
        or disabled for purposes of this title, has a disability (as 
        defined in section 7(9) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973), or 
        has a developmental disability (as defined in section 102(8) of 
        the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 
        Act of 2000), the value of (and any amount received from) a 
        survivor annuity of which such individual (or such spouse) is a 
        beneficiary if the annuity was obtained by a person who, as of 
        the time the person died, was providing support or maintenance 
        to such individual (or such spouse).''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT SURVIVOR ANNUITY PAYMENTS MADE TO DISABLED 
              DEPENDENTS BE DISREGARDED UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    Section 1902(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(r)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) For purposes of determining income and resources eligibility 
under this title for an individual (or whose spouse) is under a 
disability (as defined in section 223(d) of this Act), is blind or 
disabled for purposes of this title, has a disability (as defined in 
section 7(9) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973), or has a developmental 
disability (as defined in section 102(8) of the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000), there shall be 
excluded the value of (and any amount received from) a survivor annuity 
of which such individual (or such spouse) is a beneficiary if the 
annuity was obtained by a person who, as of the time the person died, 
was providing support or maintenance to such individual (or such 
spouse).''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to determinations for 
calendar months beginning 6 months or more after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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