,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjac,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,rockefeller1 and ,mr4  
,enzi7 introduced the following bill2   
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 trusts4  #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