An Act to extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951 for one year, and for other purposes.
PL 93-66 (H.R.7445), enacted 07/09/1973

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[87 STAT. 
Public Law 93-66 
July 9, 1973 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 7445] 
To extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951 for one year, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Reirresentatives 
of the 
Afiof\tsV''and 
^'^^^^^ States of America in Congress assernbled^ That section 102 
so^'ciai Security" 
(c) (1) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (50 U.S.C, App., sec. 1212 
Act, amendments, (c) (1)) is amended by striking out "June 30, 1973" and inserting in 
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lieu thereof "June 30,1974". 
TITLE II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO T H E 
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 
PART A—INCREASE IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS 
COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS 
SEC. 201. (a)(1) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall, in 
accordance with the provisions of this section, increase the monthly 
benefits and lump-sum death payments payable under title I I of the 
Social Security Act by the percentage by which the Consumer Price 
Index prepared by the Department of Labor for the month of June 
1973 exceeds such index for the month of June 1972. 
Effective date. 
(£) The provisions of this section (and the increase in benefits made 
hereunder) shall be effective, in the case of monthly benefits under 
title I I of the Social Security Act, only for months after May 1974 
and prior to January 1975, and, in the case of lump-sum death pay-
ments under such title, only with respect to deaths which occur after 
May 1974 and prior to January 1975. 
(b) The increase in social security benefits authorized under this 
section shall be provided, and any determinations by the Secretary in 
connection with the provision of such increase in benefits shall be 
made, in the manner prescribed in section 215 (i) of the Social Security 
1334^'^*"'*^^' 
^^^ -^^^ *^^ implementation of cost-of-living increases authorized 
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under title I I of such Act, except that the amount of such increase 
shall be based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index described 
in subsection (a). 
(c) The increase in social security benefits provided by this section 
shall— 
(1) not be considered to be an increase in benefits made under 
or pursuant to section 215 (i) of the Social Security Act, and 
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^^) ^^^ (except for purposes of section 203(a) (2) of such Act, 
as in effect after May 1974) be considered to be a "general benefit 
increase under this title" (as such term is defined in section 
215 (i) (3) of such Act); 
and nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing any 
increase in the "contribution and benefit base" (as that term is 
1370.^*^^* ^^^' 
employed in section 230 of such Act), or any increase in the "exempt 
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amount" (as such term is used in section 203 (f) (8) of such Act). 
86 Stat. 1341. 
^^j^ Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize (directly 
or indirectly) any increase in monthly benefits under title I I of the 
Social Security Act for any month after December 1974, or any 
increase in lump-sum death payments payable under such title in the 
case of deaths occurring after December 1974. The recognition of the 
existence of the increase in benefits authorized by the preceding sub-
sections of this section (during the period it was in effect) m the 
application, after December 1974, of the provisions of sections 202 
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(q) and 203(a) of such Act shall not, for purposes of the preceding 
sentence, be considered to be an increase in a monthly benefit for a 
month after December 1974. 
SEC. 202. (a) Paragraphs (1) and (4) (B) of section 203(f) of the 
Social Security Act are each amended by striking out "$175" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$200". 
(b) The first sentence of paragraph (3) of section 203(f) of such 
Act is amended by striking out "$lY5" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$200". 
(c) Paragraph (1) (A) of section 203(h) of such Act is amended 
by striking out "$175" and inserting in lieu thereof "$200". 
(d) The amendments made by this section shall be effective with 
respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1973. 
SEC. 203. (a) (1) Section 209 (a) (8) of the Social Security Act is 
amended by striking out "$12,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$12,600". 
(2) Section 211(b)(1)(H) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"$12,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,600". 
(3) Sections 213(a) (2) (ii) and 213(a) (2) (iii) of such Act are 
each amended by striking out "$12,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$12,600". 
(4) Section 215(e)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"$12,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,600". 
(b) (1) Section 1402(h) (1) (H) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1954 (relating to definition of self-employment income) is amended 
by striking out "$12,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,600". 
(2) Effective with respect to remuneration paid after 1973, section 
3121(a)(1) of such Code is amended by striking out the dollar 
amount each place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$12,600". 
(3) Effective with respect to remuneration paid after 1973, the 
second sentence of section 3122 of such Code is amended by striking 
out the dollar amount and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,600". 
(4) Effective with respect to remuneration paid after 1973, section 
3125 of such Code is amended by striking out the dollar amount each 
place it appears in subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$12,600". 
(5) Section 6413 (c) (1) of such Code (relating to special refunds of 
employment taxes) is amended by striking out "$12,000" each place it 
appears and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,600". 
(6) Section 6413(c) (2) (A) of such Code (relating to refunds of 
employment taxes in the case of Federal employees) is amended by 
striking out "$12,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,600". 
(7) Effective with respect to taxable years beginning after 1973, 
section 6654(d) (2) (B) (ii) of such Code (relating to failure by indi-
vidual to pay estimated income tax) is amended by striking out the 
dollar amount and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,600". 
(c) Section 230(c) of the Social Security Act is amended by strik-
ing out "$12,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,600". 
(d) Paragraphs (2)(C), (3)(C), (4)(C),and (7) (C) of section 
203(b) of Public Law 92-336 are each amended by striking out 
"$12,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,600". 
(e) The amendments made by this section, except subsection 
(a) (4), shall apply only with respect to remuneration paid after, and 
taxable years beginning after, 1973. The amendments made by subsec-
tion (a) (4) shall apply with respect to calendar years after 1973. 
(f) Effective June 1,1974, the Secretary of Health, Education, and 
Welfare, shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register such 
86 Stat. 1336. 
72 Stat, 1017; 
86 Stat. 1334. 
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403. 
86 Stat. 1341. 
Effective date. 
86 Stat. 418. 
42 u s e 409. 
42 u s e 411. 
42 u s e 413. 
42 u s e 415. 
86 Stat. 419. 
26 u s e 1402. 
Effective date. 
86 Stat. 417.. 
42 u s e 430. 
86 Stat. 419. 
26 u s e 3121, 
3122, 3125, 
6654. 
Effective date. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
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modifications and extensions in the table contained in section 215 (a) of 
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^^® Social Security Act (which shall be determined in the same man-
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ner as the revisions in such table provided for under section 215 (i) (2) 
86 Stat. 414. 
^j)^ Qf such Act) as may be necessary to reflect the amendments made 
by this section; and such modified and extended table shall be deemed 
to be the table appearing in such section 215 (a). 
PART B—PROVISIONS RELATIXO TO FEDERAL PROGRAM 
OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME 
INCREASE IN SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS 
SEC. 210. (a) Section 1611(a) (1) (A) and section 1611(b) (1) of the 
Social Security Act (as enacted by section 301 of the Social Security 
86 Stat. 1466. 
Amendments of 1972) are each amended by striking out "$1,560" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$1,6S0". 
(b) Section 1611(a) (2) (A) and section 1611(b) (2) of such Act (as 
so enacted) are each amended by striking out "$2,340" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "$2,520". 
Effective date. 
^Q^ ^j^g amendments made by this section shall apply with respect 
to payments for months after June 1974. 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS FOR ESSENTIAL PERSONS 
86 Stat. 1465. 
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SEC. 211. (a) (1) In determining (for purposes of title XVI of the 
Social Security Act, as in effect after December 1973) the eligibility 
for and the amount of the supplemental security income benefit pay-
able to any qualified individual (as defined in subsection (b)), with 
respect to any period for which such individual has in his home an 
essential person (as defined in subsection (c))— 
(A) the dollar amounts specified in subsection (a) (1)(A) and 
(2) (A), and subsection (b)(1) and (2), of section 1611 of such 
Act, shall each be increased by $840 ($780 in the case of any 
period prior to July 1974) for each such essential person, and 
(B) the income and resources of such individual shall (for 
purposes of such title XVI) be deemed to include the income and 
resources of such essential person; 
except that the provisions of this subsection shall not, in the case of 
any individual, be applicable for any period which begins in or after 
the first month that such individual— 
(C) does not but would (except for the provisions of sub-
paragraph (B)) meet— 
(i) the criteria established with respect to income in sec-
tion 1611 (a) of such Act, or 
(ii) the criteria established with respect to resources by 
such section 1611(a) (or, if applicable, by section 1611(g) 
of such Act). 
(2) The provisions of section 1611(g) of the Social Security Act 
(as in effect after December 1973) shall, in the case of any qualified 
individual (as defined in subsection (b)), be applied so as to include, 
in the resources of such individual, the resources of any person (de-
scribed in subsection (b) (2)) whose needs were taken into account 
in determining the need of such individual for the aid or assistance 
referred to in subsection (b) (1). 
(b) For purposes of this section, an individual shall be a "qualified 
individual" only if— 
(1) for the month of December 1973 such individual was a 
recipient of aid or assistance under a State plan approved under 
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(2) in determining the need of such individual for such aid 
or assistance for such month under such State plan, there were 
taken into account the needs of a person (other than such indi-
vidual) who— 
(A) was living in the home of such individual, and 
(B) was not eligible (in his or her own right) for aid or 
assistance under such State plan for such month. 
(c) The term "essential person", when used in connection wath any 
"Essential 
qualified individual, means a person who— 
(1) for the month of December 1973 was a person (described 
in subsection (b) (2)) whose needs were taken into account in 
determining the need of such individual for aid or assistance under 
a State plan referred to in subsection (b) (1) as such State plan 
was in effect for June 1973, 
(2) lives in the home of such individual, 
(3) is not eligible (in his or her own right) for supplemental 
security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security 
Act (as in effect after December 1973), and 
(4) is not the eligible spouse (as that term is used in such title 
XVI) of such individual or any other individual. 
If for any month after December 1973 any person fails to meet the 
criteria specified in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of the preceding sen-
tence, such person shall not, for such month or any month thereafter 
be considered to be an essential person. 
MANDATORY MINIMUM STATE SUPPLEMENTATION OF SSI BENEFITS 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 212. (a) (1) In order for any State (other than the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands) to be eligible for 
payments pursuant to title XIX, with respect to expenditures for any 
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quarter beginning after December 1973, such State must have in effect 
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an agreement with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") whereby 
the State will provide to individuals residing in the State supple-
mentary payments as required under paragraph (2). 
(2) Any agreement entered into by a State pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall provide that each individual who— 
(A) is an aged, blind, or disabled individual (within the 
meaning of section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act, as enacted 
by section 301 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972), and 
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(B) for the month of December 1973 was a recipient of (and 
was eligible to receive) aid or assistance (in the form of money 
payments) under a State plan of such State (approved under 
title I, X, XIV, or XVI, of the Social Security Act) 
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shall be entitled to receive, from the State, the supplementary pay- 1201, 1351. ' 
ment described in paragraph (3) for each month, beginning with 
January 1974, and ending with whichever of the following first occurs: 
(C) the month in which such individual dies, or 
(D) the first month in which such individual ceases to meet the 
condition specified in subparagraph (A); 
except that no individual shall be entitled to receive such supple-
mentary payment for any month, if, for such month, such individual 
was ineligible to receive supplemental income benefits under title 
XVI of the Social Security Act by reason of the provisions of section 
1611(e) (1) (A), (2), or (3), 1611(f), or 1615(c) of such Act. 
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(3) (A) The supplementary payment referred to in paragraph (2) i382d. 
which shall be paid for any month to any individual who is entitled 
thereto under an agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection 
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shall (except as provided in subparagraph (D)) be an amount equal 
to (i) the amount by which such individual's "December 1973 income" 
(as determined under subparagraph (B)) exceeds the amount of 
such individual's "title XVI benefit plus other income" (as determined 
under subparagraph (C)) for such month, or (ii) if greater, such 
amount as the State may specify. 
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual's "December 
1973 income" means an amount equal to the aggregate of— 
(i) the amount of the aid or assistance (in the form of money 
payments) which such individual would have received (including 
any part of such amount which is attributable to meeting the needs 
of any other person whose presence in such individual's home is 
essential to such individual's well-being) for the month of Decem-
ber 1973 under a plan (approved under title I, X, XIV, or XVI, 
^^86^Stat. 1484, 
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ment under this subsection, if the terms and conditions of such 
1201, 1351, 1381. 
plan (relating to eligibility for and amount of such aid or assist-
ance payable thereunder) were, for the month of December 1973, 
the same as those in effect, under such plan, for the month of 
June 1973, and 
(ii) the amount of the income of such individual (other than 
the aid or assistance described in clause (i)) received by such 
individual in December 1973, minus any such income which did 
not result, but which if properly reported would have resulted 
in a reduction in the amount of such aid or assistance. 
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the amount of an individ-
ual's "title XVI benefit plus other income" for any month means an 
amount equal to the aggregate of— 
(i) the amount (if any) of the supplemental security income 
benefit to which such individual is entitled for such month under 
title XVI of the Social Security Act, and 
(ii) the amount of any income of such individual for such 
month (other than income in the form of a benefit described in 
clause (i)). 
(D) If the amount determined under subparagraph 
(B) (i) 
includes, in the case of any individual, an amount which was payable 
to such individual solely because of— 
(i) a special need of such individual (including any special 
allowance for housing, or the rental value of housing furnished 
in kind to such individual in lieu of a rental allowance) which 
existed in December 1973, or 
(ii) any special circumstance (such as the recognition of the 
needs of a person whose presence in such individual's home, in 
December 1973, was essential to such individual's well-being), 
and, if for any month after December 1973 there is a change with 
respect to such special need or circumstance which, if such change 
had existed in December 1973, the amount described in subparagraph 
(B) (i) with respect to such individual would have been reduced on 
account of such change, then, for such month and for each month 
thereafter the amount of the supplementary payment payable under 
the agreement entered into under this subsection to such individual 
shall (unless the State, at its option, otherwise specifies) be reduced 
by an amount equal to the amount by which the amount (described 
in subparagraph (B) (i)) would have been so reduced. 
(b) (1) Any State having an agreement with the Secretary under 
subsection (a) may enter into an administration agreement with the 
Secretary whereby the Secretary will, on behalf of such State, make 
the supplementary payments required under the agreement entered 
into under subsection (a). 
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(2) Any such administration agreement between the Secretary and 
a State entered into under this subsection shall provide that the State 
will (A) certify to the Secretary the names of each individual who, 
for December 1973, was a recipient of aid or assistance (in the form of 
money payments) under a plan of such State approved under title I, 
X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act, together with the amount ^^\\ stat. i484, 
of such assistance payable to each such individual and the amount of 
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such individual's December 1973 income (as defined in subsection 1201, 1351, i38i. 
(a)(3)(B)), and (B) provide the Secretary with such additional 
data at such times as the Secretary may reasonably require in order 
properly, economically, and efficiently to carry out such administra-
tion agreement. 
(3) Any State which has entered into an administration agreement 
under this subsection shall, at such times and in such installments as 
may be agreed upon between the Secretary and the State, pay to the 
Secretary an amount equal to the expenditures made by the Secretary 
as supplementary payments to individuals entitled thereto under the 
agreement entered into with such State under subsection (a), 
(c) (1) Supplementary payments made pursuant to an agreement 
entered into under subsection (a) shall be excluded under section 
1612(b) (6) of the Social Security Act (as in effect after December 
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1973) in determining income of individuals for purposes of title XVI 
of such Act (as so in effect). 
(2) Supplementary payments made by the Secretary (pursuant to 
an administration agreement entered into under subsection (b)) shall, 
for purposes of section 401 of the Social Security Amendments of 
1972, be considered to be payments made under an agreement entered 
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into under section 1616 of the Social Security Act (as enacted by sec- note. 
tion 301 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972); except that 
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nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to waive, with respect to 
the payments so made by the Secretary, the provisions of subsection 
(b) of such section 401. 
(d) For purposes of subsection (a) (1), a State shall be deemed to 
have entered into an agreement under subsection (a) of this section if 
such State has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under 
section 1616 of the Social Security Act under which— 
(1) individuals, other than individuals described in subsection 
(a) (2) (A) and (B), are entitled to receive supplementary pay-
ments, and 
(2) 
supplementary 
benefits 
are 
payable, to 
individuals 
described in subsection (a)(2) (A) and (B) at a level and under 
terms and conditions which meet the minimum requirements speci-
fied in subsection (a). 
(e) Except as the Secretary may by regulations otherwise provide, 
the provisions of title XVI of the Social Security Act (as enacted by 
section 301 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972), including the 
provisions of part B of such title, relating to the terms and conditions 
under which the benefits authorized by such title are payable shall, 
where not inconsistent with the purposes of this section, be applicable 
to the payments made under an agreement under subsection (b) of this 
section; and the authority conferred upon the Secretary by such title 
may, where appropriate,, be exercised by him in the administi-ation of 
this section. 
(f) The provisions of subsection (a) (1) shall not be applicable in 
the case of any State— 
(1) the Constitution of which contains provisions which make 
it impossible for such State to enter into and commence carrying 
out (on January 1, 1974) an agreement referred to in subsection 
(a), and 
(2) the Attorney General (or other appropriate State official) 
of which has, prior to July 1,1973, made a finding that the State 
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Constitution of such State contains limitations which prevent 
such State from making supplemental payments of the type 
described in section 1616 of the Social Security Act. 
86 Stat. 1474. 
42 u s e 1382e. 
PREFERENCE FOR PRESENT STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 213. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, in the 
recruitment and selection for employment of personnel whose services 
will be utilized in the administration of the Federal program of sup-
plemental security income for the aged, blind, and disabled (estab-
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lished by title XVI of the Social Security Act), shall give a preference, 
as among applicants whose qualifications are reasonably equal (sub-
ject to any preferences conferred by law or regulation on individuals 
who have been Federal employees and have been displaced from such 
employment), to applicants for employment who are or were em-
ployed in the administration of any State program approved under 
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titls I, X, XIV, or X V I of such Act and are or were involuntarily 
1201, 1351. ' 
displaced from their employment as a result of the displacement of 
such State program by such Federal program. 
DETERMINATION OF BLINDNESS UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 214. Section 1633 of the Social Security Act (as enacted by 
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section 301 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972) is amended— 
(1) by inserting " ( a ) " immediately after "SEC. 1633.", 
(2) by striking out "The Secretary" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary", and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) In determining, for purposes of this title, whether an indi-
vidual is blind, there shall be an examination of such individual by a 
physician skilled in the diseases of the eye or by an optometrist, 
whichever the individual may select." 
PART C—SOCIAL SERVICES 
SOCIAL SERVICES REGULATIONS POSTPONED 
SEC. 220. (a) Subject to subsection (b), no regulation and no modifi-
cation of any regulation, promulgated by the Secretary of Health, 
Education, and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") 
after January 1, 1973, shall be effective for any period w^iich begins 
prior to November 1, 1973, if (and insofar as) such regulation or 
modification of a regulation pertains (directly or indirectly) to the 
provisions of law contained in section 3(a) (4) (A), 402(a) (19) (G), 
403(a)(3)(A), 603(a)(1)(A), 1003(a)(3)(A), 1403(a)(3)(A), or 
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1603(a) (4) (A), of the Social Security Act, unless such regulation or 
1203, 1353, 1383. modification has been approved, prior to its being proposed, by the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate. 
(b) (1) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not be applicable to 
any regulation relating to "scope of programs", if such regulation is 
identical (except as provided in the succeeding sentence) to the provi-
sions of section 221.0 of the regulations (relating to social services) 
proposed by the Secretary and published in the Federal Register on 
May 1,1973. There shall be deleted from the first sentence of subsection 
(b) of such section 221.0 the phrase "meets all the applicable require-
ments of this part and". 
(2) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not be applicable to any 
regulation relating to "limitations on total amount of Federal funds 
payable to States for services", if such regulation is identical (except 
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as provided in the succeeding sentence) to the provisions of section 
221.55 of the regulations so proposed and published on May 1, 1973. 
There shall be deleted from subsection (d) (1) of such section 221.55 
the phrase "(as defined under day care services for children)"; and, 
in lieu of the sentence contained in subsection (d) (5) of such section 
221.55, there shall be inserted the following: "Services provided to 
a child who is under foster care in a foster family home (as defined in 
section 408 of the Social Security Act) or in a child-care institution 
(as defined in such section), or while awaiting placement in such a 
home or institution, but only if such services are needed by such child 
because he is under foster care.". 
(3) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not be applicable to any 
regulation relating to "rates and amounts of Federal financial partici-
pation for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam", if such regu-
lation is identical to the provisions of section 221.56 of the regulations 
so proposed and published on May 1,1973. 
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 553(d) of title 5, 
United States Code, any regulation described in subsection (b) may 
become effective upon the date of its publication in the Federal 
Register. 
SEC. 22L Section 1130(a)(2) 
of the Social Security Act is l^,f'^''^^^' 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "of the amounts paid (under all of such 
sections)" and inserting in lieu thereof "of the amounts paid 
under such section 403 (a) (3)"; and 
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(2) by striking out "under State plans approved under titles I, 
X, XIV, XVI, or part A of title IV" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"under the State plan approved under part A of title IV". 
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PART D—PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEDICAID 
COVERAGE OR ESSENTIAL PERSONS UNDER MEDICAID 
SEC. 230. In the case of any State plan (approved under title X I X 
of the Social Security Act) which for December 1973 provided medical 
79 stat. 343; 
assistance to persons described in section 1905(a) (vi) of such Act, ^^43'use 13^96. 
there is hereby imposed the requirement (and such State plan shall 
79 stat. 351. 
be deemed to require) that medical assistance under such plan be pro- 
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vided to each such person (who for December 1973 was eligible for 
medical assistance under such plan) for each month (after December 
1973) t h a t ^ 
(1) the individual (referred to in the last sentence of section 
1905(a) of such Act) with whom such person is living continues 
to meet the criteria (as in effect for December 1973) for aid or 
assistance under a State plan (referred to in such sentence), and 
(2) such person continues to have the relationship with such 
individual described in such sentence and meets the other criteria 
(referred to in such sentence) with respect to a State plan (so 
referred to) as such plan was in effect for December 1973. 
Federal matching under title X I X of the Social Security Act shall be 
available for the medical assistance furnished to individuals eligible 
for such assistance under this section. 
PERSONS IN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 231. For purposes of section 1902(a) (10) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, any individual who, for all (or any part of) the month of ^2 use i396a. 
December 1973— 
(1) was an inpatient in an institution qualified for reimburse-
ment under title X I X of the Social Security Act, and 
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(2) (A) would (except for his being an inpatient in such 
institution) have been eligible to receive aid or assistance under a 
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State plan approved under title I, X, XIV, or XVI of such Act, or 
42 "use 301, 
(B) was, on the basis of his need for care in such institution, 
1201, 1351, 1382. 
considered to be eligible for aid or assistance under a State plan 
(referred to in subparagraph (A)) for purposes of determining 
his eligibility for medical assistance under a State plan approved 
79 Stat. 343; 
uuder title X l X of such Act (whether or not such individual 
42 use 1396. 
actually received aid or assistance under a State plan referred to 
in subparagraph (A)), 
shall be deemed to be receiving such aid or assistance for such month 
and for each succeeding month in a continuous period of months if, 
for each month in such period— 
(3) such individual continues to be (for all of such month) 
an inpatient in such an institution and would (except for his being 
an inpatient in such institution) continue to meet the conditions 
of eligibility to receive aid or assistance under such plan (as such 
plan was in effect for December 1973), and 
(4) such individual is determined (under the utilization review 
and other professional audit procedures applicable to State plans 
approved under title X I X of the Social Security Act) to be in 
need of care in such an institution. 
Federal matching under title X I X of the Social Security Act shall be 
available for the medical assistance furnished to individuals eligible 
for such assistance under this section. 
BLIND AND DISABLED MEDICALLY INDIGENT PERSONS 
SEC. 232. For purposes of section 1902(a) (10) of the Social Security 
42 use 13 96a. 
j^^^^ ^^y individual who, for the month of December 1973 was eligible 
(under the provisions of subparagraph (B) of such section) for med-
ical assistance by reason of his having been determined to meet the 
criteria for blindness or disability (established by a State plan 
approved under title I, X, XIV, or XVI of such Act), shall be deemed 
to be a person described as being a person who "would, if needy, be 
eligible for aid or assistance under any such State plan" in subpara-
graph (B) (i) of such section for each month in a continuous period of 
months (beginning with the month of January 1974), if, for each 
month in such period, such individual continues to meet the criteria for 
blindness or disability so established by such a State plan (as it was 
in effect for December 1973). Federal matching under title X I X of the 
Social Security Act shall be available for the medical assistance fur-
nished to individuals eligible for such assistance under this section. 
E X T E N S I O N 
O F SECTION 249E OF SOCIAL SECURITY 
AMENDMENTS OF 19 72 
42 us^c U96^a 
^^c. 233. Scctlou 249E of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 
note. 
is amended by striking out "October 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"July 1975". 
REPEAL o r 
SECTION 2 2 5 OF SOCIAL SECURITY 
AMENDMENTS OF 19 72 
SEC. 234. (a) Section 1903 of the Social Security Act is amended 
by striking out subsection (j) thereof (as added by section 225 of Pub-
lic Law 92-603). 
EffectYve'date". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be applicable in 
the case of expenditures for skilled nursing services and for inter-
mediate care facility services furnished in calendar quarters which 
begin after December 31,1972. 
86 Stat. 1396. 
42 u s e 1396b 
87 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-68-JULY 10, 1973 
161 
PART E—PROVISIONS KELATIXG TO OIILD'S KSOOIAL SKCITRITY 
TxsuRANCK BENEFITS 
BEXEEITS EOR ADOI'TE]) CHIl.DREN' 
SEC. 240. (a) Section 202(d) (8) (D) (ii) of the Social Security Act 
is amended by striking out '"and" at the end tliereof and inserting in 
lieu thereof "or (III) if he is an individual referred to in either sub-
paragraph (A) or subparagraph (B) and the child is the grandchild 
of such individual or his or her spouse, for the year immediately before 
the month in which such child files his or lier application for child's 
insurance benej&ts, and". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to monthly benefits payable under title I I of the Social Secu-
rity Act for months after the month in which this Act is enacted on the 
basis of applications for such benefits filed in or after the month in 
Avhich this Act is enacted. 
Approved July 9, 1973. 
86 Stat. 1346. 
42 u s e 402. 
Effective date. 
42 u s e 401. 
Public Law 93-67 
AN ACT 
Authorizing 
further 
appropriations 
to the Secretary 
of the Interior 
for 
services necessary to the nonperforming arts functions of the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts, and for other purposes. 
July 10,1973 
[S.1759] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second sen- Kinn^dy eenter 
fence of subsection (e) of section 6 of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Act (72 Stat. 1698), as amended, is amended to read as follows: """"ge'stat 222 
"There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of 
carrying out this subsection, not to exceed $2,400,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1974, and $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1975." 
Approved July 10, 1973. 
Public Law 93-68 
AN ACT 
To extend the time for conducting the referendum with respect to the national 
marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning July 1, 1974. 
July 10, 1973 
[S.1938] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 336 
of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following: "Notwithstanding any 
other provision hereof the referendum with respect to the national 
marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning July 1, 
1974, may be conducted not later than the earlier of the following: (1) 
thirty days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the 
Ninety-third Congress; or (2) October 15, 1973.". 
Approved July 10, 1973. 
Wheat. 
Marketing quots 
referendum. 
84 Stat. 969. 
7 u s e 1336.