110 STAT. 2188 PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 (b) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO EMERGENCY ADVANCE PAY- MENTS.—Section 1631(a)(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(4)(A)) is amended— (1) by inserting "for the month following the date the application is filed" after "is presumptively eligible for such benefits"; and (2) by inserting ", which shall be repaid through proportionate reductions in such benefits over a period of not more than 6 months" before the semicolon. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — (1) Section 1614(b) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(b)) is amended— (A) by striking "or requests" and inserting ", on the first day of the month following the date the application is filed, or, in any case in which either spouse requests"; and (B) by striking "application or". 42 USC 1383. (2) Section 1631(g)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1382j(g)(3)) is amended by inserting "following the month" after "beginning with the month". 42 USC 1382 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE. — note. (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to applications for benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether regulations have been issued to implement such amendments. (2) BENEFITS UNDER TITLE XVI.—For purposes of this subsection, the term "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) of Public Law 93-66. Subtitle B—Benefits for Disabled Children SEC. 211. DEFINITION AND ELIGIBILITY RULES. (a) DEFINITION OF CHILDHOOD DISABILITY. —Section 1614(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)), as amended by section 105(b)(1) of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "An individual" and inserting "Except as provided in subparagraph (C), an individual"; (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking "(or, in the case of an individual under the age of 18, if he suffers from any medically determinable physical or mental impairment of comparable severity)"; (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (I) as subparagraphs (D) through (J), respectively; (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: "(C)(i) An individual under the age of 18 shall be considered disabled for the purposes of this title if that individual has a medically determinable physical or mental impairment, which results in marked and severe functional limitations, and which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
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