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PUBLIC LAW 90-248-JAN. 2, 1968

76 Stat. 200. 42 USC 1383.

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ing after "shall" the following: ", except to the extent specified by the Secretary,". (d) So much of section 1603(a)(4) of such Act as follows subparagraph (C) and precedes subparagraph (D) is amended by inserting after "shall" the following: ", except to the extent specified by the Secretary,". (e) The amendments made by the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect January 1, 1968. AUTHORITY TO DISREGARD ADDITIONAL I N C O M E OF R E C I P I E N T S OF P U B L I C ASSISTANCE

79 Stat. 4 1 8. 42 USC 302.

42 USC 1202. 42 USC 1352. 79 Stat. 418. 42 USC 1382.

Ante, p. 896.

SEC. 213. (a)(1) Section 2(a) (10)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "not more than $5" and inserting in lieu thereof "not more than $7.50". (2) Section 1002(a)(8)(C) of such Act is amended by striking out "not more than $5" and inserting in lieu thereof "not more than $7.50". (3) Section 1402(a)(8)(A) of such Act is amended by striking out "not more than $5" and inserting in lieu thereof "not more than $7.50". (4) Section 1604(a) (14)(D) of such Act is amended by striking out "not more than $5" and inserting in lieu thereof "not more than $7.50". ^j^^ Section 402(a) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: "; and (23) provide that by July 1, 1969, the amounts used by the State to determine the needs of individuals will have been adjusted to reflect fully changes in living costs since such amounts were established, and any maximums that the State imposes on the amount of aid paid to families will have been proportionately adjusted". PART 2—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS LIMITATION ON FEDERAL PARTICIPATION I N MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

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SEC. 220. (a) Section 1903 of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(f)(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (4), payment under the preceding provisions of this section shall not be made with respect to any amount expended as medical assistance in a calendar quarter, in any State, for any member of a family the annual income of which exceeds the applicable income limitation determined under this paragraph. " (B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, the applicable income limitation with respect to any family is the amount determined, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, to be equivalent to 133l^ percent of the highest amount which would ordinarily be paid to a family of the same size without any income or resources, in the form of money payments, under the plan of the State a pproved under part A of title IV of this Act. "(ii) If the Secretary finds that the operation of a uniform maximum limits payments to families of more than one size, he may adjust the amount otherwise determined under clause (i) to take account of families of different sizes. " (C) The total amount of any applicable income limitation determined under subparagraph (B) shall, if it is not a multiple of $100 or such other amount as the Secretary may prescribe, be rounded to the next higher multiple of $100 or such other amount, as the case may be. "(2) I n computing a family's income for purposes of paragraph (1), there shall be excluded any costs (whether in the form of insurance

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