Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 2.djvu/780

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108 STAT. 1496 PUBLIC LAW 103-296—AUG. 15, 1994 "(D) There are authorized to be transferred from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund such sums as are necessary to carry out the requirements of this paragraph for referral, monitoring, and testing. "(6)(A) In the case of any individual who is entitled to a benefit based on disability for any month, if alcoholism or drug addiction is a contributing factor material to the Secretary's determination that the individual is under a disability, payment of any pastdue monthly insurance benefits under this title to which such individual is entitled shall be made in any month only to the extent that the sum of— "(i) the amount of such past-due benefit paid in such month, and "(ii) the amount of any benefit for the preceding month under such current entitlement which is payable in such month, does not exceed, subject to subparagraph (B), twice the amount of such individual's benefit for the preceding month (determined without applying any reductions or deductions under this title). "(B)(i) In the case of an individual who is no longer currently entitled to monthly insurance benefits under this title but to whom any amount of past-due benefits has not been paid, for purposes of subparagraph (A), such individual's monthly insurance benefit for such individual's last month of entitlement shall be treated as such individual's benefit for the preceding month. "(ii) For the first month in which an individual's past-due benefits referred to in subparagraph (A) are paid, the amount of the limitation provided in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the amount of any debts of such individual related to housing which are outstanding as of the end of the preceding month and which are resulting in a high risk of homelessness for such individual. "(C) Upon the death of an individual to whom payment of past-due benefits has been limited under subparagraph (A), any amount of such past-due benefits remaining unpaid shall be treated as an underpayment for purposes of section 204. "(D) In the case of an individual who would be entitled to benefits based on disability but for termination of such benefits under paragraph (4) or (7), such individual shall be entitled to payment of past-due benefits under this paragraph as if such individual continued to be entitled to such terminated benefits. "(7)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of any individual entitled to benefits based on disability, if— "(i) alcoholism or drug addiction is a contributing factor material to the Secretary's determination that such individual is under a disability, and "(ii) as of the end of the 36-month period beginning with such individual's first month of entitlement, such individual would not otherwise be disabled but for alcoholism or drug addiction, the month following such 36-month period shall be deemed, for purposes of section 223(a)(1) or subsection (d)(l)(G)(i), (e)(1), or (f)(1) of section 202 (as applicable), the termination month with respect to such entitlement. Such individual whose entitlement is terminated under this paragraph may not be entitled to benefits based on disability for any month following such 36-month period if, in such following month, alcoholism or drug addiction is a contrib-