DISREGARD OF CERTAIN HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS IN DETERMINING INCOME AND RESOURCES UNDER SSI PROGRAM.

SEC. 8103. DISREGARD OF CERTAIN HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS IN DETERMINING INCOME AND RESOURCES UNDER SSI PROGRAM. (a) Income.—Section 1612(b) of the Social Security Act is amended— (1) by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (12); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding after paragraph (13) the following new paragraph: “(14) assistance paid, with respect to the dwelling unit occupied by such individual (or such individual and spouse), under the United States Housing Act of 1937, the National Housing Act, section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, title V of the Housing Act of 1949, or section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959.”. (b) Resources.—Section 1613(a) of such Act is amended— 102 STAT. 3796 (1) by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: “(8) the value of assistance referred to in section 1612(b)(14), paid with respect to the dwelling unit occupied by such individual (or such individual and spouse).”. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall be effective as though they had been included in section 162 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 at the time of its enactment.