H.R. 5595 · 99th Congress · enacted
Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act
Became Public Law No: 99-643.
Latest official action 1986-11-10 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
SSI Improvement Amendments of 1986 - Title I: General SSI Amendments - Subtitle A: Treatment of Income and Resources - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) SSI of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's temporary income for the month such individual's SSI application becomes effective, or the month following ineligibility, shall be considered in the benefit computation only for such month. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to exclude certain unearned income in the form of consideration as an individual's income if such property is disposed of in the manner prescribed by the Secretary or any part of its value is excluded from the resource computation. Authorizes the Secretary, where necessary to avoid undue hardship, to suspend the penalties applied when individuals become SSI eligible by disposing of their resources at less than market value. Applies such penalties only where resources were disposed of within the past 24 months at more than $3,000 below their market value. Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Eligibility - Provides for the payment of benefits due deceased recipients to the surviving spouse or, if the deceased was a child, to the parents. Treats individuals who are ineligibile for SSI benefits by reason of their receipt of widow's or widower's insurance benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insur…
Congressional Research Service · 1986-09-25
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