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PUBLIC LAW 92^03~OCT. 30, 1972
[86 STAT.
"Suspension of Payments to Individuals Who Are Outside the United States " (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no individual shall be considered an eligible individual for purposes of this title for any month during all of which such individual is outside the United States (and no person shall be considered the eligible spouse of an individual for purposes of this title with respect to any month during all of which such person is outside the United States). For purposes of the preceding sentence, after an individual has been outside the United States for any period of 30 consecutive days, he shall be treated as remaining outside the United States until he has been in the United States for a period of 30 consecutive days. "Certain Individuals Deemed To Meet Resources Test " (g) I n the case of any individual or any individual and his spouse (as the case may be) who for the month of December 1973 was a recipient of aid or assistance under a State plan approved under title 42 USC 301, I, X, X IV, or X VI, the resources of such individual or such individual Ante^p^'ues. *^^^ ^^^ spouse shall be deemed not to exceed the amount specified in sections 1611(a)(1)(B) and 1611(a)(2)(B) during any period that the resources of such individual or individual and his spouse (as the case may be) does not exceed the maximum amount of resources, as specified in the State plan (above referred to, and as in effect in October 1972) under which he or they were entitled to aid or assistance for the month of December 1972. "Certain Individuals Deemed To Meet Income Test " (h) I n determining eligibility for, and the amount of, benefits payable under this section in the case of any individual or any individual and his spouse (as the case may be) who is blind (as that term is defined under a State plan approved under title X or X VI as in effect in October 1972) and who for the month of December 1973 was a recipient of aid or assistance under a State plan approved under title X or X VI, there shall be disregarded an amount equal to the greater of the amounts determined as follows— "(1) the maximum amount of any earned or unearned income which could have been disregarded under the State plan (above referred to, and as in effect in October 1972), or "(2) the amount which would be required to be disregarded under section 1612 without application of this subsection. "INCOME
"Meaning of Income
42 USC 403. Ante, p. 1353.
"SEC. 1612. (a) For purposes of this title, income means both earned income and unearned income; and— "(1) earned income means only— " (A) wages as determined under section 203(f)(5)(C); and " (B) net earnings from self-employment, as defined in section 211 (without the application of the second and third sentences following subsection (a) (10), and the last par-
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