[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1022]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MAKING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE ALS DISABILITY INSURANCE ACCESS 
                              ACT OF 2019

  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 579, which was introduced 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 579) to make a technical correction to the ALS 
     Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. DURBIN. I further ask that the bill be read a third time and 
passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 579) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows

                                 S. 579

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

     SECTION 1. RETROACTIVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY 
                   BENEFITS INDIVIDUALS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL 
                   SCLEROSIS (ALS).

       (a) In General.--Section 2(b) of the ALS Disability 
     Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-250) is amended 
     by striking ``applications for disability insurance benefits 
     filed after the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting 
     ``applications for disability insurance benefits approved 
     after the date that is 5 months before the date of enactment 
     of this Act''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the ALS 
     Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-250).

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