II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1378 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 18, 2011 Mr. Nelson of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To ensure that Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits are properly taken into account for purposes of determining eligibility for Medicaid and for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Savings Through Eligibility Fairness Act.

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Inclusion of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement Benefits in calculations of modified adjusted gross income

(a)

In general

Subparagraph (B) of section 36B(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)in clause (i), by striking and after the comma; (2)in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (iii)an amount equal to the portion of the taxpayer's social security benefits (as defined in section 86(d)) which is not included in gross income under section 86 for the taxable year. . (b)

Requiring savings To be used for deficit reduction

(1)

PAYGO scorecard

The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (2)

Senate PAYGO scorecard

The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be recorded on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress). (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2013.