Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 5.djvu/170

 112 STAT. 2928 PUBLIC LAW 105-306—OCT. 28, 1998 SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF FUNDS. OBLIGATION OF WELFARE-TO-WORK Effective date. 42 USC 603 note. Effective date. 42 USC 1382a note. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(5)(A)(iv)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(A)(iv)(II)) is amended by striking "or sub-State entity and inserting ", other than funds reserved by the State for distribution under clause (vi)(III) and funds distributed pursuant to clause (vi)(I) in any State in which the service delivery area is the State". (b) RETROACTIVITY. —The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 5001 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. SEC. 7. DISREGARD OF LIMITED AWARDS MADE TO CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS UNDER THE SUPPLE- MENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM. (a) INCOME DISREGARD.— Section 1612(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (20); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (21) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(22) any gift to, or for the benefit of, an individual who has not attained 18 years of age and who has a life-threatening condition, from an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code— "(A) in the case of an in-kind gift, if the gift is not converted to cash; or "(B) in the case of a cash gift, only to the extent that the total amount excluded from the income of the individual pursuant to this paragraph in the calendar year in which the gift is made does not exceed $2,000.". (b) RESOURCE DISREGARD.— Section 1613(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(a)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (11); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following: "(13) any gift to, or for the benefit of, an individual who has not attained 18 years of age and who has a life-threatening condition, from an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code— "(A) in the case of an in-kind gift, if the gift is not converted to cash; or "(B) in the case of a cash gift, only to the extent that the total amount excluded from the resources of the individual pursuant to this paragraph in the calendar year in which the gift is made does not exceed $2,000.". (c) RETROACTIVITY.— The amendments made by this section shall apply to gifts made on or after the date that is 2 years before the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 8. ENHANCED RECOVERY OF SSI OVERPAYMENTS FROM SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. (a) IN GENERAL. — Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

�