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 PUBLIC LAW 106-170—DEC. 17, 1999 113 STAT. 1887 (1) IN GENERAL.— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the thirteenth month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) LIMITATION.—No benefit shall be payable under title II or XVI on the basis of a request for reinstatement filed under section 223(i) or 163 l(p) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(i), 1383(p)) before the effective date described in paragraph (1). Subtitle C—Work Incentives Planning, Assistance, and Outreach SEC. 121. WORK INCENTIVES OUTREACH PROGFLAM. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), as amended by section 101 of this Act, is amended by adding after section 1148 the following new section: ' 'WORK INCENTIVES OUTREACH I'ROGRAM " SEC. 1149. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 42 USC "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner, in consultation with 1320b-20. the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel established under section 101(f) of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, shall establish a community-based work incentives planning and assisteince program for the purpose of disseminating accursite information to disabled beneficiaries on work incentives programs and issues related to such programs. "(2) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMISNTS, CONTRACTS, AND OUTREACH.— Under the program established under this section, the Commissioner shall— "(A) establish a competitive program of grsints, cooperative agreements, or contracts to provide benefits planning and assistance, including information on the availability of protection and advocacy services, to disabled beneficiaries, including individuals participating in the Ticket to Work and Self-SufGciency Program established under section 1148, the program established under section 1619, and other programs that are designed to encouraige disabled beneficiaries to work; "(B) conduct directly, or through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts, ongoing outreach efforts to disabled beneficiaries (and to the families of such beneficiaries) who are potentially eligible} to participate in Federal or State work incentive progrjuns that are designed to assist disabled beneficiaries to work, including— "(i) preparing and disseminating information explaining such programs; and "(ii) working in cooperation with other Federal, State, and private agencies and nonprofit organizations that serve disabled beneficiaries, and with agencies and organizations that focus on vocationed rehabilitation and work-related training and counseling; "(C) establish a corps of tredned, accessible, and responsive work incentives specialists within the Social Security

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