,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aebi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjai,mr4 
,katko 7for himself and ,mr4 ,keating7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title     
,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act to  
provide that the supplemental security  
income benefits of adults with          
intellectual or developmental           
disabilities shall not be reduced by    
reason of marriage4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,marriage
 ,access for ,people with ,special      
,abilities ,act or the ,,mapsa ,act4    
#b4 ,supplemental security income       
benefits  7a7 ,eligibility for benefits 
,section #afaa7;a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;a77
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7#d7 ,notwithstanding       
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of this        
subsection1 each individual who has     
attained #ah years of age1 who is       

diagnosed with an intellectual or       
developmental disability1 whose income1 
other than income excluded pursuant to  
section #afab7;b71 is at not more than  
the rate in effect for purposes of      
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of this subsection1 
and whose resources1 other than         
resources excluded pursuant to section  
#afac7;a71 are not more than the        
applicable amount in effect for purposes
 of paragraph 7#c77;,b7 of this         
subsection1 shall be an eligible        
individual for purposes of this title4  
4  7b7 ,amount of benefit ,section      
#afaa7;b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#achb7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7                
,notwithstanding paragraphs 7#a7 and    
7#b7 of this subsection1 the benefit    
under this title for an individual      
described in subsection 7a77#d7 of this 
section1 whether or not the individual  
has an eligible spouse1 shall be payable
 at the rate in effect for purposes of  
such paragraph 7#a71 reduced by the     

amount of income1 not excluded pursuant 
to section #afab7;b71 of the individual4
  4  7c7 ,income and resource deeming   
rules ,section #afad7;f7 of such ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;c7f77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7#e7 
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7 of this 
subsection1 for purposes of determining 
eligibility for1 and the amount of1     
benefits for an individual described in 
section #afaa7;a77#d7 who is married1   
the income and resources of the         
individual is deemed to not include any 
income or resources of the spouse4  4