,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,mull9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act to c\nt
 portions ( income f annuities ( a      
community sp\se z income available to   
in/itutionaliz$ sp\ses = purposes (     
eligibility = m$ical assi/ance1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,c\nt+ portions ( income 
f annuities ( a community sp\se z income
 available to in/itutionaliz$ sp\ses =  
,m$icaid eligibility  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #aibd7;b77#b7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifr-#e7;b77#b77 is am5d$ by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,e7    
,annuity income  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case 
( paym5t ( income f a qualify+ annuity--
  7,i7 if paym5t ( income is made solely
 9 ! "n ( ! community sp\se1 "o-half ( !
 income %all be consid]$ available to ! 
in/itutionaliz$ sp\se & "o-half to !    

community sp\se2  7,,ii7 if paym5t (    
income is made 9 ! names ( !            
in/itutionaliz$ sp\se & ! community     
sp\se1 "o-half ( ! income %all be       
consid]$ available to ! in/itutionaliz$ 
sp\se & "o-half to ! community sp\se2 & 
7,,iii7 if paym5t ( income is made 9 !  
names ( ! community sp\se & ano!r p]son 
or p]sons1 "o-half ( ! proportion ( !   
community sp\se's int]e/ 9 su* income   
%all be consid]$ available to !         
in/itutionaliz$ sp\se4  7ii7 ,qualify+  
annuity ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m       
qualify+ annuity means an annuity t--   
7,i7 is pur*as$ aft] ! date t is #fj    
mon?s be=e ! date specifi$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,b77ii7 ( section #aiag7;c77#a7 = an  
am\nt t is equal to or great] ?an fair  
m>ket value2 &  7,,ii7 is n describ$ 9  
clause 7i7 ( subp>agraph 7,g7 ( su*     
section4  7iii7 ,inapplicability ( o!r  
rules ,! rules ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 &    
7,b7 %all n apply ) respect to income f 
a qualify+ annuity4  4  7b7 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7  

%all apply ) respect to annuities       
pur*as$ or e/abli%$ on or aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4