,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #ac1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4  
,van ,hollen7 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 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 ,eliminating the ,marriage ,penalty 
in ,,ssi ,act or ,,empsa4  #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#b71 each individual-- 7,a7 who has    
attained #ah years of age1  7,b7 who is 
diagnosed with an intellectual or       

developmental disability1  7,c7 whose   
income1 other than income excluded      
pursuant to section #afab7;b71 is at a  
rate of not more than the applicable    
amount determined under paragraph       
7#a77;,a71 and  7,d7 whose resources1   
other than resources excluded pursuant  
to section #afac7;a71 are not more than 
the applicable amount determined under  
paragraph 7#c77;,b71  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#b71 the benefit under this title for  
an individual described in subsection   
7a77#d71 whether or not the individual  
has an eligible spouse1 shall be payable
 at the rate in effect for purposes of  
paragraph 7#a71 reduced by the amount of
 income1 not excluded pursuant to       
section #afab7;b71 of such 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#a71 for    
purposes of determining eligibility for1
 and the amount of1 benefits for an     
individual described in section         
#afaa7;a77#d7 who is married1 such      
individual's income and resources shall 
be deemed to not include any income or  
resources of such spouse4  4  7d7       
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to benefits    
payable for months that begin more than 
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4