,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bagh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjai,mr4  
,k+ ( ,new ,york 7= himself & ,ms4      
,ca/or ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title ,,ii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to
 elim9ate ! wait+ p]iods = disability   
insurance b5efits & ,m$ic>e cov]age =   
individuals ) meta/atic brea/ canc]1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,meta/atic ,brea/  
,canc] ,access to ,c>e ,act4  #b4       
,elim9ation ( wait+ p]iod = individuals 
) meta/atic brea/ canc]  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #bbc ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
9 ! matt] foll[+ subp>agraph 7,e71 by   
/rik+ or 7ii7 & ins]t+ 7ii7 9 ! case (  
an individual :o has be5 m$ically       
det]m9$ to h meta/atic brea/ canc]1 =   
ea* mon? beg9n+ ) ! fir/ mon? dur+ all (
 :i* ! individual is "u a disability & 9

 :i* ! individual becomes entitl$ to su*
 insurance b5efits1 or 7iii72 &  7,b7 9 
p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 by ins]t+ or 7iii7  
aft] clause 7ii74  7b7 ,effective date  
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all    
apply ) respect to applications =       
disability insurance b5efits fil$ aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4     
,waiv] ( #bd-mon? wait+ p]iod = ,m$ic>e 
cov]age ( individuals ) meta/atic brea/ 
canc]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bbf7;h7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#dbf7;h77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ or         
meta/atic brea/ canc] aft] amyotrophic  
lat]al scl]osis 7,,als74  7b7 ,effective
 ,date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section  
%all apply to b5efits = mon?s beg9n+    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4