PUBLIC LAW 106-170—DEC. 17, 1999
113 STAT. 1885
"(iii) the individual's blindness or disability renders the
individual unable to perform substantial gainful activity; and
"(iv) the individual satisfies the nonmedical requirements
for eligibility for benefits under this title.
"(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the period prescribed
in this subparagraph with respect to an individual is 60 consecutive
months beginning with the month following the most recent month
for which the individual was eligible for a benefit under this title
(including section 1619) prior to the period of ineligibility described
in subparagraph (B)(i)(II).
"(ii) In the case of an individual who fails to file a reinstatement
request within the period prescribed in clause (i), the Commissioner
may extend the period if the Commissioner determines that the
individual had good cause for the failure to so file.
"(2)(A)(i) A request for reinstatement shall be filed in such
form, and containing such information, as the Commissioner may
prescribe.
"(ii) A request for reinstatement shall include express declarations by the individual that the individual meets the requirements
specified in clauses (ii) through (iv) of paragraph (1)(B).
"(B) A request for reinstatement filed in accordance with
subparagraph (A) may constitute an application for benefits in
the case of any individual who the Commissioner determines is
not eligible for reinstated benefits under this subsection.
"(3) In determining whether an individual meets the requirements of paragraph (l)(B)(ii), the provisions of section 1614(a)(4)
shall apply.
"(4)(A) Eligibility for benefits reinstated under this subsection
shall commence with the benefit payable for the month following
the month in which a request for reinstatement is filed.
"(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the amount of the benefit payable
for any month pursuant to the reinstatement of eligibility under
this subsection shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this title.
"(ii) The benefit under this title payable for any month pursuant
to a request for reinstatement filed in accordance with paragraph
(2) shall be reduced by the amount of any provisional benefit
paid to such individual for such month under paragraph (7).
"(C) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, eligibility
for benefits under this title reinstated pursuant to a request filed
under paragraph (2) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as eligibility established pursuant to an application filed
therefor.
"(5) Whenever an individual's eligibility for benefits under this
title is reinstated under this subsection, eligibility for such benefits
shall be reinstated with respect to the individual's spouse if such
spouse was previously an eligible spouse oi" the individual under
this title and the Commissioner determines that such spouse satisfies all the requirements for eligibility for such benefits except
requirements related to the filing of an application. The provisions
of paragraph (4) shall apply to the reinstated eligibility of the
spouse to the same extent that they apply 1:o the reinstated eligibility of such individual.
"(6) An individual to whom benefits are payable under this
title pursuant to a reinstatement of eligibility under this subsection
for twenty-four months (whether or not consecutive) shall, with
respect to benefits so payable after such twenty-fourth month, be
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