[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 349 Referred in House (RFH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 349


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2015

            Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower individuals 
  with disabilities to establish their own supplemental needs trusts.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. FAIRNESS IN MEDICAID SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS TRUSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1917(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ``the individual,'' 
after ``for the benefit of such individual by''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

            Passed the Senate September 9, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.