S. 1785 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting period for disability benefits in the case of an individual who is terminally ill.

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Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual having a terminal illness shall begin with the first month during which such individual has such illness.

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1983-08-04
Introduced in Senate
1983-08-04
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
1983-08-20
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting period for disability benefits in the case of an individual who is terminally ill.

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