VALUATION OF CERTAIN IN-KIND SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE WHEN THERE IS A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN BENEFITS.

SEC. 13735. VALUATION OF CERTAIN IN-KIND SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE WHEN THERE IS A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN BENEFITS. (a) In General.— Section 1611(c) (42 U.S.C. 1382(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “and (5)” and inserting “(5), and (6)”; and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: “(6) The dollar amount in effect under subsection (b) as a result of any increase in benefits under this title by reason of 107 STAT. 663section 1617 shall be used to determine the value of any in-kind support and maintenance required to be taken into account in determining the benefit payable under this title to an individual (and the eligible spouse, if any, of the individual) for the 1st 2 months for which the increase in benefits applies.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to benefits paid for months after the calendar year 1994.