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“MAKING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE ALS DISABILITY INSURANCE ACCESS ACT OF 2019” mentioning Richard J. Durbin was published in the Senate section on page S1022 on March 3.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
MAKING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE ALS DISABILITY INSURANCE ACCESS
ACT OF 2019
Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 579, which was introduced earlier today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 579) to make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. DURBIN. I further ask that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 579) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows
S. 579
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RETROACTIVE ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
BENEFITS INDIVIDUALS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL
SCLEROSIS (ALS).
(a) In General.--Section 2(b) of the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-250) is amended by striking ``applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting
``applications for disability insurance benefits approved after the date that is 5 months before the date of enactment of this Act''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-250).
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