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PUBLIC LAW 92-^03-OCT. 30, 1972

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Secretary, as may be necessary for the fulfillment of such plan; and "(5) in the case of Natives of Alaska, shares of stock held in a Regional or a Village Corporation, during the period of twenty years in which such stock is inalienable, as provided in section 7(h) and section 8(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

85 Stat. 691.

I n determining the resources of an individual (or eligible spouse) an ^J'^y^^^ lew, insurance policy shall be taken into account only to the extent of its cash surrender value; except that if the total race value of all life insurance policies on any person is $1,500 or less, no part of the value of any such policy shall be taken into account. "Disposition of Resources


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" (b) The Secretary shall prescribe the period or periods of time within which, and the manner in which, various kinds of property must be disposed of in order not to be included in determining an individual's eligibility for benefits. Any portion of the individual's benefits paid for any such period shall be conditioned upon such disposal; and any benefits so paid shall (at the time of the disposal) be considered overpayments to the extent they would not have been paid had the disposal occurred at the beginning of the period for which such benefits were paid. " M E A N I N G o r TERMS

"Aged, Blind, or Disabled Individual "SEC. 1614. (a)(1) For purposes of this title, the term 'aged, blind, or disabled individual' means an individual who— " (A) is 65 years of age or older, is blind (as determined under paragraph (2)), or is disabled (as determined under paragraph (3)), and " (B) is a resident of the United States, and is either (i) a citizen or (ii) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law (including any alien who is lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application of the provisions of section 203(a)(7) or section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act). H «;«;• JJ2. " (2) An individual shall be considered to be blind for purposes s use iis3,' of this title if he has central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the i*82. better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye which is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of visicm such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees shall be considered for purposes of the first sentence of this subsection as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less. An individual shall also be considered to be blind for purposes of this title if he is blind as defined under a State plan approved under title X or X VI as in effect for October 1972 and received aid under such plan ^^^^^^^ ^^°^' (on the basis of blindness) for December 1973, so long as he is continuously blind as so defined. "(3)(A) An individual shall be considered to be disabled for purposes of this title if he is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable phvsical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months (or, in the case of a child under the age of 18, if he suffers from any medically determinable physical or mental impairment of comparable severity). A n individual shall also be

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