EXTENDING THE NUMBER OF MONTHS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IN A PUBLIC EMERGENCY SHELTER CAN BE ELIGIBLE FOR SSI.

SEC. 9113. EXTENDING THE NUMBER OF MONTHS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IN A PUBLIC EMERGENCY SHELTER CAN BE ELIGIBLE FOR SSI. (a) In General.— Section 1611(e)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking “three months in any 12-month period” and inserting “6 months in any 9-month period”. (b) Effective Date.— (1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall become effective January 1, 1988. (2) In the application of section 1611(e)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act on and after the effective date of such amendment, months before January 1988 in which a person was an eligible individual or eligible spouse by reason of such section shall not be taken into account.