,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #babc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 
,thompson of ,pennsylvania 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,pallone7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xix of the 
,social ,security ,act to extend the    
,medicaid rules regarding supplemental  
needs trusts for ,medicaid beneficiaries
 to trusts established by those         
beneficiaries4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,special ,needs
 ,trust ,fairness ,act of #bjac4  #b4   
,fairness in ,medicaid supplemental     
needs trusts  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#aiag7;d77#d77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifp7d77#d77;,a77 is amended by       
inserting the individual1 after for the 
benefit of such individual by4  7b7     
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall apply to trusts    
established on or after the date of the 

enactment of this ,act4