103 STAT. 2464 PUBLIC LAW 101-239—DEC. 19, 1989 ' "(ii) received benefits under this title, pursuant to section 1611(e)(l)(B), while in an institution described in section leiKeXlXB); "(iii) is eligible for medical assistance under a State home care plan approved by the Secretary under the provisions of section 1915(c) relating to waivers, or authorized under section 1902(e)(3); and 6 "(iv) but for this subparagraph, would not be eligible for benefits under this title.", (b) PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE.—Section 1611(e)(l)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(l)(B)) is amended by inserting "or an eligible individual is a child described in section 1614(f)(2)(B)," before "the benefit under this title". 42 USC 1382 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections (a) note. and (b) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 6th calendar month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 8011. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION TICKETS RECEIVED AS GIFTS. 'J^^ (a) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME. —Section 1612(b) (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (13); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting "; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(15) the value of any commercial transportation ticket, for travel by such individual (or spouse) among the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, which is received as a gift by such individual (or such spouse) and is not converted to cash.". 42 USC 1382a (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by subsection (a) "°*®- shall take effect on the 1st day of the 3rd calendar month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 8012. REDUCTION IN TIME DURING WHICH INCOME AND RESOURCES OF SEPARATED COUPLES MUST BE TREATED AS JOINTLY AVAILABLE. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 1614(b) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(b)) is amended by striking the 1st sentence and inserting "For purposes of this title, the term eligible spouse' means an aged, blind, or disabled individ- ual who is the husband or wife of another aged, blind, or disabled individual, and who, in a month, is living with such aged, blind, or disabled individual on the first day of the month or, in any case in which either spouse files an application for benefits or requests restoration of eligibility under this title during the month, at the time the application or request is filed.". 42 USC 1382c (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) note. shall take effect on October 1, 1990. SEC. 8013. EXCLUSION OF ACCRUED INCOME WITH RESPECT TO PUR- CHASE OF CERTAIN BURIAL SPACES. (a) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME. —Section 1612(b) (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)), as amended by section 8011(a) M this Act, is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (14); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting "; and; and
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