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 PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982 "(4) The Secretary may provide by regulations that whenever an amount set aside to meet burial and related expenses is excluded under paragraph (1) in determining the resources of an individual, any interest earned or accrued on such amount (and left to accumulate), and any appreciation in the value of prepaid burial arrangements for which such amount was set aside, shall also be excluded (to such extent and subject to such conditions or limitations as such regulations may prescribe) in determining the resources (and the income) of such individual.". (c) The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the second month after the month in which this Act is enacted.

96 STAT. 407

Effective date. 42 USC 1382b note.

MANDATORY PASSTHROUGH UNDER STATE SUPPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

SEC. 186. Section 1618 of the Social Security Act is amended by 42 USC I382g. adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Any State which satisfies the requirements of this section solely by reason of subsection (b) for a particular month or months in any 12-month period (described in such subsection) ending on or after June 30, 1982, may elect, with respect to any month in any subsequent 12-month period (so described), to apply subsection (a)(4) as though the reference to December 1976 in such subsection were a reference to the month of December which occurred in the 12-month period immediately preceding such subsequent period.". TREATMENT OF UNNEGOTIATED CHECKS UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

SEC. 187. (a) Section 1631(i)(2) of the Social Security Act (as added by section 2343(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) is amended by striking out "included in all checks payable to individuals entitled to benefits under this title but" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "included in all such benefit checks". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall become effective October 1, 1982.

95 Stat. 866. 42 USC 1383.

Effective date. 42 USC 1383 note.

Subtitle G—Unemployment Compensation ROUNDING OF BENEFIT AMOUNTS

SEC. 191. (a) Section 204(a)(2) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 is amended by striking out "or" at the end of clause (B), and by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", or (D) paid to an individual with respect to a week of unemployment to the extent that such amount exceeds the amount of such compensation which would be paid to such individual if such State had a benefit structure which provided that the amount of compensation otherwise payable to any individual for any week shall be rounded (if not a full dollar amount) to the nearest lower full dollar amount". (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply in the case of compensation paid to individuals during eligibility periods beginning on or after October 1, 1983.

97-200 O—84—pt. 1

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95 Stat. 884. 26 USC 3304 note.

Effective date. 42 USC 3304 note.

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