87 STAT 973 (7) Section 1905 (a) (16) of such Act is amended by striking out 86 Stat. 1460. "under 21, as defined in subsection (e);" and inserting "under age 21, 42 USC 1396d. as defined in subsection (h); and" in lieu thereof. (8) Section 1905 (c) of such Act is amended by striking out "skilled 85 Stat. 809; nursing home" each time that it appears therein and inserting "skilled 86 Stat. 1464. nursing facility" in lieu thereof. (9) Section 1905 of such Act is amended by redesignating subsection (h) (which was enacted by section 299L(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 1972) as subsection (i). (10) Section 1905 (h) (2) is amended by striking out "(e) (1)" and 86 Stat. 1461. inserting "(1)" in lieu thereof. Deletion of Obsolete Provisions (y) (1) Section 1903 of such Act is amended by(A) striking out subsection (c); (B) striking out "(a), (b), and (c)" in subsection (d) and inserting "(a) and (b)" in lieu thereof. 79 Stat. 349. 42 USC 1396b. (2) Section 1905 (b) of such Act is amended by striking out every- 42 USC 1396d. thing after "section 1110 (a) (8)" and inserting a period in lieu thereof. (3) Section 1908 of such Act is amended by striking out the last 81 Stat. 908. sentence of subsection (d) and subsections (e) and (f), and redesig- 42 USC 1396g. nating subsection (g) as subsection (e). Determination of Amount of Exclusion for Disapproved Capital Expenditures by Institutions Reimbursed on Fixed Fee or Nego tiated Rate Basis (z) The last sentence of section 1122 (d) (1) of such Act is amended 86 Stat. 1386. by inserting "or a fixed fee or negotiated rate" immediately after 42 USC 1320a-1. "per capita" each time that it appears therein. Technical Improvement of Authority To Include Expenses Related to Capital Expenditures in Certain Cases (z-1) Section 1122 (d) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out "include" the last time that it appears therein and inserting "exclude" in lieu thereof. Conforming Amendments to Title XI of the Social Security Act (z-2) (1) Title XI of the Social Security Act is amended— (A) in section 1101 (a) (1), by 42 USC 1301. (i) striking out "1,", "X,", "XIV,", and "XVI,", and (ii) by adding at the end of such section 1101 (a) the following new sentence: "In the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, titles I, X, and XIV, and title XVI (as in effect without regard to the amendment made by 42 USC 301, section 301 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972) shall 1201, 1351, continue to apply, and the term 'State' when used in such 1381. titles (but not in title XVI as in effect pursuant to such 86 Stat. 1465. amendment after December 31, 1973) includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.", (B) in section 1115, by (i) inserting (in the matter preceding subsection (a)) "VI," immediately after "title I,", (ii) inserting (in subsection (a)) "602," immediately after "402,", and (iii) inserting (in subsection (b)) "603," immediately after "403,", and 42 USC 1315. 87 STAT 974 79 Stat. 419; 81 Stat. 917. 42 USC 1316. Effective date. 42 USC 1395f. 86 Stat. 1484. 25 USC 639. 42 USC 603. 42 USC 1381. (C) in section 1116, by (i) inserting (in subsection (a) (1)) "VI," immediately after "title I,", (ii) inserting (in subsection (a) (3)) "604," immediately after "404,", (iii) inserting (in subsection (b)) "VI," immediately after "title I,", and (iv) inserting (in subsection (d)) "VI," immediately after "title I,". (2) The amendments made by this subsection shall be effective on and after January 1, 1974. Effective Dates (z-3) (1) The amendments made by subsections (g), (h), (j), and (1) shall be effective January 1, 1974. (2) The amendments made by subsection (k) shall be effective with respect to admissions subject to the provisions of section 1814(a) (2) of the Social Security Act which occur after December 31, 1972. (3) The amendments made by subsections (m) and (n) shall be effective with respect to services provided after June 30, 1973. (4) The amendments made by subsections (0) and (u) shall be effective July 1, 1973. MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS ESTABLISHING SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM SEC. 19. (a) Section 303 (c) of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 is amended to read as follows: "(c) Section 9 of the Act of April 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 47) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 9. Beginning with the quarter commencing July 1, 1950, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay quarterly to each State (from sums made available for making payments to the States under section 403 (a) of the Social Security Act) an amount, in addition to the amount prescribed to be paid to such State under such section, equal to 80 per centum of the total amount of contributions by the State toward expenditures during the preceding quarter by the State, under the State plan approved under the Social Security Act for aid to dependent children to Navajo and Hopi Indians residing within the boundaries of the State on reservations or on allotted or trust lands, with respect to whom payments are made to the State by the United States under section 403(a) of the Social Security Act, not counting so much of such expenditure to any individual for any month as exceeds the limitations prescribed in such section.'." (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301 of the Social 86 Stat. 1465. Security Amendments of 1972, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall make payments to the 50 States and the District of Columbia after December 31, 1973, in accordance with the provisions of the Social Security Act as in effect prior to January 1, 1974, for (1) activities carried out through the close of December 31, 1973, under State plans approved under title I, X, XIV, or XVI, of such Act, and (2) administrative activities carried out after December 31, 1973, which such Secretary determines are necessary to bring to a close activities carried out under such State plans. 42 USC 301, 1201, 1351, 1381. 84 Stat. 709. 26 USC 3304 note. PROVISIONS RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SEC. 20. Section 203 (2) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Effective with respect to compensation for weeks of unemployment beginning before April 1, 1974, and beginning after December 31, 1973 (or, if later, the date established pursuant to State law), the State may by law provide that the determination of whether there has been a State 'on' or 'off indicator beginning or ending any extended benefit period shall be made under this subsection as if paragraph (1) did not contain subparagraph (A) thereof.". Approved December 31, 1973. 87 STAT 975 LEG IS LATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-627 (Comm. on Ways and Means). Nov. 13-15, considered and passed House. Deo. 20, 21, considered and passed Senate, amended. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 10, No. 1 (1974): Public Law 93-256 March 28, 1974 An Act To increase the period during which benefits may be paid under title XVI of the Social Security Act on the basis of presumptive disability to certain individuals who received aid, on the basis of disabilty, for December 1973, under a State plan approved under title XIV or XVI of that Act, and for other purposes. Presumptive disability benefits. Time extension. 87 Stat. 957. 86 Stat. 1475. 42 USC 1383. 86 Stat. 1465. 87 Stat. 155. 42 USC 1382 note. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any individual who would be considered disabled under section 1614 (a) (3) (E) of the Social Security Act except that he did not receive aid under the appropriate State plan for at least one month prior to July 1973 may be considered to be presumptively disabled under section 1631 (a) (4) (B) of 42 USC 13820. that Act and may be paid supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of that Act on the basis of such presumptive disability, and State supplementary payments under section 212 of Public Law 93-66 as though he had been determined to be disabled within the meaning 42 USC 1381. of section 1614(a) (3) of the Social Security Act, for any month in calendar year 1974 for which it has been determined that he is otherwise eligible for such benefits, without regard to the three-month limitation in section 1631 (a) (4) (B) of that Act on the period for which benefits may be paid to presumptively disabled individuals, except that no such benefits may be paid on the basis of such presumptive disability for any month after the month in which the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare has made a determination as to whether such individual is disabled, as defined in section 1614(a)(3)(A) of that Act. SEC. 2. The last sentence of section 203 (e) (2) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (as added by section 20 of Public Law 93-233) is amended by striking out "April" 84 Stat. 709; and inserting in lieu thereof "July". Approved March 28, 1974. 88 STAT. 52 88 STAT. 53 87 Stat. 974. 26 USC 3304 note. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-871 (Comm. on Ways and Means). Mar. 5, considered and passed House. Mar. 13, considered and passed Senate, amended. with an amendment. Mar. 22, Senate concurred in House andnement. 93rd Congress, H. R. 15124 July 8, 1974 An Act To amend Public Law 93-233 to extend for an additional twelve months (until July 1, 1975) the eligibility of supplemental security income recipients for food stamps. 88 STAT. 291 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section SSI program ben8(a)(1) of Public Law 93-233 is amended by striking out "6-month eficiaries. period", where it appears in the matter preceding the colon and in the Food stamp new sentence added by such section, and inserting in lieu thereof in eligibility, each instance "18-month period". (b) Subsections (a) (2), (b)(1), (b) (2), (b) (3), and (e) of section 8 of such public law are each amended by striking out "6-month period" and inserting in lieu thereof "18-month period”. extension. 7 USC 612c note, 1431 note; 42 USC 87 Stat. 155. (c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective as of July 1, 1974. SEC. 2. (a) Section 212 (a) (3)(B)(i) of Public Law 93-66 is 1382e note. amended by striking out "and" after "June 1973," and inserting in Effective date. lieu thereof the following: "together with the bonus value of food 42 USC 1382 stamps for January 1972, as defined in section 401 (b) (3) of Public note. Law 92-603, if, for such month, such individual resides in a State 42 USC 1382e which provides State supplementary payments (I) of the type note. described in section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act, and (II) the 42 USC 1382e. level of which has been found by the Secretary pursuant to section 8 note. of Public Law 93-233 to have been specifically increased so as to 7 USC 2012 include the bonus value of food stamps, and". (b) (1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect Effective on January 1, 1974. any increase date. note. Payment adjustment. (2) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare is authorized 42 USC 1382 to prescribe regulations for the adjustment of an individual's monthly supplemental security income payment in accordance with to which such individual may be entitled under the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That such adjustment in monthly payment, together with the remittance of any prior unpaid increments to which such individual may be entitled under such amendment, shall be made no later than the first day of the first month beginning more than sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved July 8, 1974. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-1081 (Comm. on Ways and Means). June 18, considered and passed House. |