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 94 STAT. 444 Ante, p. 443.

PUBLIC LAW 96-265—JUNE 9, 1980 third Sentence of section 215(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (as added by such amendments) shall apply only with respect to monthly benefits payable for months beginning on or after July 1, 1981. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEDICARE WAITING PERIOD FOR RECIPIENTS OF DISABILITY BENEFITS

42 USC 426.

42 USC 1395c.

SEC. 103. (a)(l)(A) Section 226(b)(2) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "consecutive" in clauses (A) and (B). (B) Section 226(b) of such Act is further amended by striking out "consecutive" in the matter following paragraph (2). (2) Section 1811 of such Act is amended by striking out

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(3) Section'1837(g)(l) of such Act is amended by striking out consecutive 45 USC 23if. (4) Section *7(d)(2)(ii) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended by striking out "consecutive" each place it appears. 42 USC 426. (b) Section 226 of the Social Security Act is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g), and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: "(f) For purposes of subsection (b) (and for purposes of section Supra. 1837(g)(l) of this Act and section 7(d)(2)(ii) of the Railroad Retirement Supra. Act of 1974), the 24 months for which an individual has to have been entitled to specified monthly benefits on the basis of disability in order to become entitled to hospital insurance benefits on such basis effective with any particular month (or to be deemed to have enrolled in the supplementary medical insurance program, on the basis of such entitlement, by reason of section 1837(f)), where such individual had been entitled to specified monthly benefits of the same type during a previous period which terminated— "(1) more than 60 months before the month in which his current disability began in any case where such monthl^r benefits were of the type specified in clause (A)(i) or (B) of subsection (b)(2), or "(2) more than 84 months before the month in which his current disability began in any case where such monthly benefits were of the type specified in clause (A)(ii) or (A)(iii) of such subsection, shall not include any month which occurred during such previous period.". 42 USC 426 note. (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to hospital insurance or supplementary medical insurance benefits for services provided on or after the first day of the sixth month which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. CONTINUATION OF MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY

42 USC 426.

42 USC 422.

SEC. 104. (a) Section 226(b) of the Social Security Act is amended— (1) by striking out "ending with the month" in the matter following paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "ending (subject to the last sentence of this subsection) with the month, and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "For purposes of this subsection, an individual who has had a period of trial work which ended as provided in section 222(c)(4)(A), and whose entitlement to benefits or status as a qualified railroad retirement beneficiary as described in para-

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