96 STAT. 404
'Session."
PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982 solely by reason of its failure to meet the requirements imposed by such amendment prior to the end of the first session of the State legislature which begins after October 1, 1982, or which began prior to October 1, 1982, and remained in session for at least twenty-five calendar days after such date. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "session" means a regular, special, budget, or other session of a State legislature.
Subtitle F—Supplemental Security Income EFFECTIVE DATE OF APPLICATION; PRORATION OF INITIAL SSI BENEFIT PAYMENT 95 Stat. 865. 42 USC 1382.
Effective date. 42 USC 1382 note.
SEC. 181. (a) Section 1611(c) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: "(2) The amount of such benefit for the month in which an application for benefits becomes effective (or, if the Secretary so determines, for such month and the following month) and for any month immediately following a month of ineligibility for such benefits (or, if the Secretary so determines, for such month and the following month) shall— "(A) be determined on the basis of the income of the individual and the eligible spouse, if any, of such individual and other relevant circumstances in such month; and "(B) in the case of the month in which an application becomes effective or the first month following a period of ineligibility, if such application becomes effective, or eligibility is restored, after the first day of such month, bear the same ratio to the amount of the benefit which would have been payable to such individual if such application had become effective, or eligibility had been restored, on the first day of such month as the number of days in such month including and following the effective date of such application or restoration of eligibility bears to the total number of days in such month. "(3) For purposes of this subsection, an application of an individual for benefits under this title shall be effective on the later of— "(A) the date such application is filed, or "(B) the date such individual first becomes eligible for such benefits with respect to such application.". (b) The amendment made by this section shall become effective on October 1, 1982. ROUNDING OF SSI ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT AMOUNTS
42 USC 1382f.
SEC. 182. (a) Section 1617 of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN BENEFITS
42 USC 401. 42 USC 415.
42 USC 1382, 411.
"SEC. 1617. (a) Whenever benefit amounts under title II are increased by any percentage effective with any month as a result of a determination made under section 215(i)— "(1) each of the dollar amounts in effect for such month under subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A), (b)(1), and (b)(2) of section 1611, and subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 211 of Public Law 93-66, as specified in such subsections or as previously increased under
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