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 96 STAT. 406

PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982 PHASEOUT OF HOLD HARMLESS PROTECTION

42 USC 1382e note.

Effective date. 42 USC 1382e note.

SEC. 184. (a) Section 401 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-603) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(d) In addition to the amount which a State must pay to the Secretary for the fiscal year 1983 or the fiscal year 1984, as determined under subsection (a), the State shall also pay, for the fiscal year 1983, 60 percent of the further amount that would be payable but for the limit specified in subsection (a), and, for the fiscal year 1984, 80 percent of such further amount. For each fiscal year thereafter, the limit prescribed in subsection (a) shall be inapplicable and a State shall pay to the Secretary the full amount of any supplementary payments he makes on behalf of such State.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this Act. EXCLUSION FROM RESOURCES OF BURIAL PLOTS AND CERTAIN FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR BURIAL EXPENSES

42 USC 1382b.

SEC. 185. (a) Section 1613(a)(2) of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting "(A)" after "(2)", by adding "and" after the semicolon, and by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(B) the value of any burial space (subject to such limits as to size or value as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe) held for the purpose of providing a place for the burial of the individual, his spouse, or any other member of his immediate family;". O> Section 1613 of such Act is further amended by adding at the t) end thereof the following new subsection: "Funds Set Aside for Burial Expenses

42 USC 1382.

"(d)(1) In determining the resources of an individual, there shall be excluded an amount, not in excess of $1,500 each with respect to such individual and his spouse (if any), that is separately identifiable and has been set aside to meet the burial and related expenses of such individual or spouse if the inclusion of any portion of such amount or amounts would cause the resources of such individual, or of such individual and spouse, to exceed the limits specified in paragraph (1) or (2) (whichever may be applicable) of section 1611(a). "(2) The amount of $1,500, referred to in paragraph (1), with respect to an individual shall be reduced by an amount equal to (A) the total face value of all insurance policies on his life which are owned by him or his spouse and the cash surrender value of which has been excluded in determining the resources of such individual or of such individual and his spouse, and (B) the total of any amounts in an irrevocable trust (or other irrevocable arrangement) available to meet the burial and related expenses of such individual or his spouse. "(3) If the Secretary finds that any part of the amount excluded under paragraph (1) was used for purposes other than those for which it was set aside, he shall reduce any future benefits payable to the eligible individual (or to such individual and his spouse) by an amount equal to such part.

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