the United States, support or maintenance furnished in 
cash to the alien by such alien’s sponsor (to the extent 
that it reflects income or resources which were taken into 
account in determining the amount of income and re-
sources to be deemed to the alien under subsection (a) 
or (b) of this section) shall not be considered to be income 
of such alien under section 1612(a)(2)(A).’’. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PENALTY FOR DISPOSAL OF RE-
SOURCES FOR LESS THAN FAIR MARKET 
VALUE. 
Section 1613(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(c)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION OF MEDICAID POLICY RESTRICT-
ING ELIGIBILITY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS 
FOR BENEFITS BASED ON DISPOSAL OF RESOURCES FOR 
LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE.—(1) At the time an 
individual (and the individual’s eligible spouse, if any) ap-
plies for benefits under this title, and at the time the eligi-
bility of an individual (and such spouse, if any) for such 
benefits is redetermined, the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity shall— 
‘‘(A) inform such individual of the provisions of 
section 1917(c) providing for a period of ineligibility 
for benefits under title XIX for individuals who 
make certain dispositions of resources for less than 
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fair market value, and inform such individual that 
information obtained pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
will be made available to the State agency admin-
istering a State plan under title XIX (as provided in 
paragraph (2)); and 
‘‘(B) obtain from such individual information 
which may be used by the State agency in deter-
mining whether or not a period of ineligibility for 
such benefits would be required by reason of section 
1917(c). 
‘‘(2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall make 
the information obtained under paragraph (1)(B) avail-
able, on request, to any State agency administering a 
State plan approved under title XIX.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF MARRIAGE PENALTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1611(b)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(b)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘payable at the rate of’’ and all that follows through 
the end of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘payable— 
‘‘(A) for calendar years 1974 through 2019, at 
the rate of $2,628 (or, if greater, the amount deter-
mined under section 1617); and 
‘‘(B) for calendar year 2020 and any calendar 
year thereafter, at twice the rate applicable for such 
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calendar year under paragraph (1) for an individual 
who does not have an eligible spouse, 
reduced by the amount of income, not excluded pursuant 
to section 1612(b), of such individual and spouse.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1617(a)(1) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A), (b)(1), and (b)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2)(A)’’. 
SEC. 6. CLARIFYING THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN STATE 
TAX CREDITS. 
Title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382a) is amended— 
(1) in section 1612(b)(19), by striking ‘‘and 
any payment’’ and all that follows through ‘‘credit)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and any refund of State income taxes 
made to such individual (or such spouse) by reason 
of a State earned income tax credit (as defined by 
the Secretary)’’; and 
(2) in section 1613(a)(11)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
and any refund of State income taxes made to 
such individual (or such spouse) by reason of a 
State child tax credit (as defined by the Sec-
retary)’’ before the semicolon; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 
any payment’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘credit)’’ and inserting ‘‘and any refund of 
State income taxes made to such individual (or 
such spouse) by reason of a State earned in-
come tax credit (as defined by the Secretary)’’. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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