,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjag,mr4 ,gu?rie 7= himself & ,mr4     
,mull97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act to     
elim9ate ! ,/ate option to r$uce ! home 
equity exemption am\nt = purposes (     
eligibility = long-t]m c>e assi/ance "u 
,m$icaid1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m$icaid
 ,home ,own] ,maximum ,equity           
,improvem5t ,act or ! ,m$icaid ,,home   
,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,elim9at+ ,/ate  
option to r$uce m$icaid home equity     
exemption am\nt = purposes ( det]m9+    
eligibility = long-t]m c>e assi/ance    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aiag7;f77#a7 ( ! 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acifp7f77#a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9       
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 
7,b7 & 7,c7 & ins]t+ subp>agraph 7,b72  
7#b7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b72  7#c7 by

 r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,c7 z          
subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7#d7 9 subp>agraph 
7,b71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ doll>    
am\nts specifi$ 9 ?is p>agraph & ins]t+ 
doll> am\nt specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74
  7b7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to eligibility          
det]m9ations made aft] ! date t is #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section4  7#b7 ,exception = ,/ate       
legislation ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate plan "u 
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act t
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
det]m9es requires ,/ate legislation 9   
ord] = ! respective plan to meet any    
requirem5t impos$ by am5dm5ts made by   
?is section1 ! respective plan %all n be
 reg>d$ z fail+ to comply ) !           
requirem5ts ( su* title solely on !     
basis ( its failure to meet su* an      
additional requirem5t be=e ! fir/ day ( 
! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+ aft] ! close 
( ! fir/ regul> session ( ! ,/ate       
legislature t beg9s aft] ! date ( !     

enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,= purposes ( !    
previ\s s5t5ce1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has
 a #b-ye> legislative session1 ea* ye> (
 ! session %all be consid]$ to be a     
sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate        
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