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ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016

H.R. 5183 · 114th Congress · May 10, 2016 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five month waiting period for disability insurance benefits for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2016”.

Sec. 2 Elimination of waiting period for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

(a)
In general— Section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (E), by striking “or (ii)” and inserting “(ii) in the case of an individual who has been medically determined to have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), for each month beginning with the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to such insurance benefits, or (iii)”; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting “or (iii)” after “clause (ii)”.
(b)
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.