PUBLIC LAW 104-121 —MAR. 29, 1996 110 STAT. 855 (C) Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify each individual who is eligible for supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the month in which this Act is enacted and whose eligibility for such benefits would terminate by reason of the amendments made by this subsection. If such an individual reapplies for supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such Act (as amended by this Act) within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall, not later than January 1, 1997, complete the eligibility redetermination (including a new medical determination) with respect to such individual pursuant to the procedures of such title. (D) For purposes of this paragraph, the phrase "supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act" includes supplementary payments pursuant to an agreement for Federal administration under section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act and payments pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 212(b) ofPublic Law 93-66. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 201(c) of the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 425 note) is repealed. (d) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated to supplement State and Tribal programs funded under section 1933 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-33), $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 and 1998. (2) ADDITIONAL FUNDS. —Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to any funds otherwise appropriated for allotments under section 1933 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-33) and shall be allocated pursuant to such section 1933. (3) USE OF FUNDS.— ^A State or Tribal government receiving an allotment under this subsection shall consider as priorities, for purposes of expending funds allotted under this subsection, activities relating to the treatment of the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. SEC. 106. PILOT STUDY OF EFFICACY OF PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED 42 USC 402 note. INFORMATION TO RECIPIENTS OF OLD-AGE AND SURVI- VORS INSURANCE BENEFITS. (a) IN GENERAL.— During a 2-year period beginning as soon as practicable in 1996, the Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct a pilot study of the efficacy of providing certain individualized information to recipients of monthly insurance benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act, designed to promote better understanding of their contributions and benefits under the social security system. The study shall involve solely beneficiaries whose entitlement to such benefits first occurred in or after 1984 and who have remained entitled to such benefits for a continuous period of not less than 5 years. The number of such recipients involved in the study shall be of sufficient size to generate a statistically
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