,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #h1 #bjai,ms4     
,mc,sally 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,murphy7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,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