,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1         
#bjba,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mr4 ,king7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,ii of the ,social         
,security ,act to eliminate the         
five-month waiting period for disability
 insurance benefits under such title and
 waive the #bd-month waiting period for 
,medicare eligibility for individuals   
with ,huntington's disease4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,huntington's ,disease ,disability      
,insurance ,access ,act of #bjba4  #b4  
,elimination of waiting period for      
social security disability insurance    
benefits for individuals with           
,huntington's disease  7a7 ,in general  
,section #bbc7;a77#a7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dbc7;a77#a77 is amended1 in the matter 

following subparagraph 7,e71 by         
inserting or ,huntington's disease after
 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to applications for disability insurance
 benefits filed after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,waiver of 
#bd-month waiting period for coverage   
under the ,medicare program for         
individuals with ,huntington's disease  
7a7 ,in general ,section #bbf7;h7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#dbf7;h77 is amended1 in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
or ,huntington's disease 7,,hd7 after   
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7,,als74  
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall apply to        
benefits under title ,,xviii of the     
,social ,security ,act with respect to  
items and services furnished in months  
beginning after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4