disregarding certain earnings in determining need under assistance programs for the aged, blind, and disabled

disregarding certain earnings in determining need under assistance programs for the aged, blind, and disabled Sec. 403. (a) Effective October 1, 1965, section 2(a)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out “; except that, in making such determination, of the first $50 per month of earned income the State agency may disregard, after December 31, 1962, not more than the first $10 thereof plus one-half of the remainder” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “; except that, in making such determination, (i) the State agency may disregard not more than $5 per month of any income and (h) of the first $80 per month of additional income which is earned the State agency may disregard not more than the first $20 thereof plus one-half of the remainder”. (b) Effective October 1, 1965, section 402(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (as amended by section 410 of this Act) is further amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: “, and (C) the State agency may, before disregarding the amounts referred to in clauses (A) and (B), disregard not more than $5 of any income”. (c) Effective October 1, 1965, section 1002(a)(8) of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: “, and (C) may, before disregarding the amounts referred to in clauses (A) and (B), disregard not more than $5 of any income”. (d) Effective October 1, 1965, section 1402(a)(8) of such Act is amended by inserting after the semicolon at the end thereof the following: “except that, in making such determination, (A) the State agency may disregard not more than $5 of any income, (B) of the first $80 per month of additional income which is earned the State agency may disregard not more than the first $20 thereof plus one-half of the remainder, and (C) the State agency may, for a period not in excess of 36 months, disregard such additional amounts of other income and resources, in the case of an individual who has a plan for achieving self-support approved by the State agency, as may be necessary for the fulfillment of such plan, but only with respect to the part or parts of such period during substantially all of which he is actually undergoing vocational rehabilitation;”. (e) Effective October 1, 1965, section 1602(a)(14) of such Act is amended to read as follows: “(14) provide that the State agency shall, in determining need for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled, take into consideration any other income and resources of an individual claiming such aid, as well as any expenses reasonably attributable to the earning of any such income; except that, in making such determination with respect to any individual— 79 Stat. 419 “(A) if such individual is blind, the State agency (i) shall disregard the first $85 per month of earned income plus one-half of earned income in excess of $85 per month, and (ii) shall, for a period not in excess of 12 months, and may, for a period not in excess of 36 months, disregard such additional amounts of other income and resources, in the case of any such individual who has a plan for achieving self-support approved by the State agency, as may be necessary for the fulfillment of such plan, “(B) if such individual is not blind but is permanently and totally disabled, (i) of the first $80 per month of earned income, the State agency may disregard not more than the first $20 thereof plus one-hair of the remainder, and (ii) the State agency may, for a period not in excess of 36 months, disregard such additional amounts of other income and resources, in the case of any such individual who has a plan for achieving self-support approved by the State agency, as may be necessary for the fulfillment of such plan, but only with respect to the part or parts of such period during substantially ail of which he is actually undergoing vocational rehabilitation, “(C) if such individual has attained age 65 and is neither blind nor permanently and totally disabled, of the first $80 per month of earned income the State agency may disregard not more than the first $20 thereof plus one-half of the remainder, and “(D) the State agency may, before disregarding the amounts referred to above in this paragraph (14), disregard not more than $5 of any income; and”.