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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1672
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 7, 2013
Mr. Nelson (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Enzi) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower individuals with disabilities to establish their own supplemental needs trusts.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of
2013
.
Fairness in Medicaid supplemental needs trusts
In general
Section 1917(d)(4)(A)
of the Social Security Act (
42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(A)
) is amended by inserting
the individual,
after for the benefit of such individual
by
.
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
