12 2 STA T . 1 637PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 45—J U NE 17 , 200 8‘ ‘ (20)anybe ne fitorp ay m ent wh i c hi s e x c lud able from the g ross income of the employee under section 139B (b) .’ ’. (c) WAGE W ITH H OLD I N G. —S ection 3 4 01(a) (defining wages) is amended by stri k ing ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (21) , by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and inserting ‘‘
or’’, and by inserting after paragraph (22) the following new paragraph
‘‘(23) for any benefit or payment which is excludable from the gross income of the employee under section 139B(b).’’. (d) EF FE C TI V E D ATE.— T he amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 5 of the M ortgage F orgi v e - ness Debt R elief A ct of 200 7 . TI T LE II — I MPROV EME N T S IN S U PPLEMENT A LSE C URIT Y INCOME SEC.201 . TR E A T M E N T OFU N I FORME D SER V ICE CAS H REMUNERATION AS EARNED INCOME. (a) I N G ENE R AL.—Section 1 6 12(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U .S. C . 13 8 2a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(and, in the case of cash remuneration paid for service as a member of a uniformed service (other than payments described in paragraph (2)( H ) of this subsection or subsection (b)(20)), without regard to the limitations contained in section 209(d))’’ before the semicolon. (b) CERTAIN HO US ING P A YM ENTS TREATED AS IN- K IND SU P PORT AND MAINTENANCE.—Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (F); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(H) payments to or on behalf of a member of a uni- formed service for housing of the member (and his or her dependents, if any) on a facility of a uniformed service, including payments provided under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, for housing that is ac q uired or constructed under subchapter I V of chapter 169 of title 10 of such Code, or any related provision of law, and any such payments shall be treated as support and mainte- nance in kind sub j ect to subparagraph (A) of this para- graph.’’. SEC. 202. STATE ANNUITIES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS TO B E DIS - RE G ARDED IN DETERMINING SU P P L EMENTAL SECURIT Y INCOME BENEFITS. (a) INCOME DISREGARD.—Section 1612(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (22); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(24) any annuity paid by a State to the individual (or such spouse) on the basis of the individual’s being a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code), and blind, disabled, or aged.’’. (b) RESOURCE DISREGARD.—Section 1613(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(a)) is amended— 26USC31 21 note. 26USC3 40 1.
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