EXTENSION OF DISABILITY RE-ENTITLEMENT PERIOD FROM 15 MONTHS TO 36 MONTHS.

SEC. 9010. EXTENSION OF DISABILITY RE-ENTITLEMENT PERIOD FROM 15 MONTHS TO 36 MONTHS. (a) Disability Insurance Benefits.— Paragraph (1) of section 223(a) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking “15 months” and inserting “36 months”. (b) Child’s Insurance Benefits Based On Disability.— Clause (i) of section 202(d)(1)(G) of such Act is amended by striking “15 months” and inserting “36 months”. (c) Widow’s Insurance Benefits Based On Disability.— Paragraph (1) of section 202(e) of such Act is amended, in subclause (II) of the last sentence, by striking “15 months” and inserting “36 months”. (d) Widower’s Insurance Benefits Based On Disability.— Paragraph (1) of section 202(f) of such Act is amended, in subclause (II) of101 STAT. 1330–294 the last sentence, by striking “15 months” and inserting “36 months”. (e) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Termination of Period of Disability.— Subparagraph (D) of section 216(i)(2) of such Act is amended by striking “15-month” and inserting “36-month”. (2) Termination of benefits during re-entitlement period.— Subsection (e) of section 223 of such Act is amended by striking “15-month” and inserting “36-month”. (3) Special rule for 8787Copy read “For”.determination of continued medicare eligibility based on entitlement to disability benefits.— Section 226(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “In determining when an individual’s entitlement or status terminates for purposes of the preceding sentence, the second sentence of section 223(a) shall be applied as though the term ‘36 months’ (in such second sentence) read ‘15 months’.”. (f) Effective Date.— The amendments made by this section shall take effect January 1, 1988, and shall apply with respect to— (1) individuals who are entitled to benefits which are payable under subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), (d)(6)(A)(ii), (d)(6)(B), (e)(1)(B)(ii), or (f)(1)(B)(ii) of section 202 of the Social Security Act or subsection (a)(1) of section 223 of such Act for any month after December 1987, and (2) individuals who are entitled to benefits which are payable under any provision referred to in paragraph (1) for any month before January 1988 and with respect to whom the 15-month period described in the applicable provision amended by this section has not elapsed as of January 1, 1988.