,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aidd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #e1   
#bjag ,mr4 ,nelson introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xvi of the 
,social ,security ,act to allow the     
,commissioner of ,social ,security to   
waive the #cj-;day residency requirement
 for receipt of supplemental security   
income benefits for individuals who     
evacuate from certain territories of the
 ,united ,states as a result of an      
emergency or natural disaster4  #a4     
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,disaster ,income ,assistance ,act 
of #bjag4  #b4 ,authority to waive      
#cj-;day residency requirement ,section 
#afaa7;f7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;f77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
,notwithstanding and inserting 7,a7     
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 notwithstanding2 and  7#b7 by     

adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,b7 ,the ,commissioner  
of ,social ,security may waive the      
requirement in subparagraph 7,a7 that an
 eligible individual who has been       
outside the ,united ,states for any     
period of #cj consecutive days shall be 
treated as remaining outside the ,united
 ,states until such individual has been 
in the ,united ,states for a period of  
#cj consecutive days in the case of any 
eligible individual or categories of    
eligible individuals who evacuate from  
an emergency area located in the        
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1
 or ,american ,samoa during an emergency
 period to one of the #ej ,states or the
 ,district of ,columbia4 ,for purposes  
of the preceding sentence1 the terms    
emergency area and emergency period     
shall have the meaning given such terms 
in section #aace7;g77#a74  4