and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall certify the in-
dividuals entitled to receive payments under this section 
and provide the Secretary of the Treasury with the infor-
mation needed to disburse such payments. A certification 
of an individual shall be unaffected by any subsequent de-
termination or redetermination of the individual’s entitle-
ment to, or eligibility for, a benefit specified in subpara-
graph (C) or (D) of subsection (a)(1). 
(c) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT TO BE DISREGARDED FOR PUR-
POSES OF ALL FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
PROGRAMS.—A payment under subsection (a) shall 
not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded 
as a resource for the month of receipt and the fol-
lowing 9 months, for purposes of determining the 
eligibility of the recipient (or the recipient’s spouse 
or family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount 
or extent of benefits or assistance, under any Fed-
eral program or under any State or local program fi-
nanced in whole or in part with Federal funds. 
(2) PAYMENT NOT CONSIDERED INCOME FOR 
PURPOSES OF TAXATION.—A payment under sub-
section (a) shall not be considered as gross income 
for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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(3) PAYMENTS
PROTECTED
FROM
ASSIGN-
MENT.—The 
provisions 
of 
sections 
207 
and 
1631(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
407, 1383(d)(1)), section 14(a) of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)), and sec-
tion 5301 of title 38, United States Code, shall 
apply to any payment made under subsection (a) as 
if such payment was a benefit payment or cash ben-
efit to such individual under the applicable program 
described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection 
(a)(1). 
(4) PAYMENTS SUBJECT TO OFFSET.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (3), for purposes of section 
3716 of title 31, United States Code, any payment 
made under this section shall not be considered a 
benefit payment or cash benefit made under the ap-
plicable program described in subparagraph (C) or 
(D) of subsection (a)(1) and all amounts paid shall 
be subject to offset to collect delinquent debts. 
(d) PAYMENT TO REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES AND FI-
DUCIARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which an in-
dividual who is entitled to a payment under sub-
section (a) and whose benefit payment or cash ben-
efit described in paragraph (1) of that subsection is 
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paid to a representative payee or fiduciary, the pay-
ment under subsection (a) shall be made to the indi-
vidual’s representative payee or fiduciary and the en-
tire payment shall be used only for the benefit of the 
individual who is entitled to the payment. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) PAYMENT ON THE BASIS OF A TITLE 
II OR SSI BENEFIT.—Section 1129(a)(3) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–8(a)(3)) 
shall apply to any payment made on the basis 
of an entitlement to a benefit specified in para-
graph (1)(C)(i) or (1)(D) of subsection (a) in 
the same manner as such section applies to a 
payment under title II or XVI of such Act. 
(B) PAYMENT ON THE BASIS OF A RAIL-
ROAD
RETIREMENT
BENEFIT.—Section 13 of 
the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231l) 
shall apply to any payment made on the basis 
of an entitlement to a benefit specified in para-
graph (1)(C)(ii) of subsection (a) in the same 
manner as such section applies to a payment 
under such Act. 
(C) PAYMENT ON THE BASIS OF A VET-
ERANS
BENEFIT.—Sections 5502, 6106, and 
6108 of title 38, United States Code, shall 
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apply to any payment made on the basis of an 
entitlement to a benefit specified in paragraph 
(1)(C)(iii) of subsection (a) in the same manner 
as those sections apply to a payment under that 
title. 
(e) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any sums in the Treas-
ury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the 
following sums are appropriated for each fiscal year begin-
ning on or after October 1, 2011, to remain available until 
expended, to carry out this section: 
(1) For the Secretary of the Treasury, such 
sums as may be necessary for administrative costs 
incurred in carrying out this section. 
(2) For the Commissioner of Social Security— 
(A) such sums as may be necessary for 
payments to individuals certified by the Com-
missioner of Social Security as entitled to re-
ceive a payment under this section; and 
(B) such sums as may be certified by the 
Commissioner to the Secretary of the Treasury 
for the Social Security Administration’s Limita-
tion on Administrative Expenses as necessary 
for administrative costs incurred in carrying out 
this section. 
(3) For the Railroad Retirement Board— 
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(A) such sums as may be necessary for 
payments to individuals certified by the Rail-
road Retirement Board as entitled to receive a 
payment under this section; and 
(B) such sums as may be certified by the 
Board to the Secretary of the Treasury for the 
Railroad Retirement Board’s Limitation on Ad-
ministration as necessary for administrative 
costs incurred in carrying out this section. 
(4)(A) For the Secretary of Veterans Affairs— 
(i) such sums as may be necessary for 
the Compensation and Pensions account, 
for payments to individuals certified by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs as entitled to 
receive a payment under this section; and 
(ii) such sums as may be certified by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 
Secretary of the Treasury for the Informa-
tion Systems Technology account and for 
the General Operating Expenses account 
as necessary for administrative costs in-
curred in carrying out this section. 
(B) The Department of Veterans Affairs Com-
pensation and Pensions account shall hereinafter be 
available for payments authorized under subsection 
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(a)(1)(A) to individuals entitled to a benefit payment 
described in subsection (a)(1)(C)(iii). 
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