Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 4986 (Introduced in Senate) — To prevent an unintended drop in Social Security benefits due to COVID–19 and the application of the National Average... · Sec. 12

Sec. 12. Holding SSI, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries harmless

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For purposes of determining the income of an individual to establish eligibility for, and the amount of, benefits payable under title XVI of the Social Security Act, eligibility for medical assistance under the State plan under title XIX (or a waiver of such plan), or eligibility for child health assistance under the State child health plan under title XXI (or a waiver of the plan), the amount of any benefit to which the individual is entitled under title II of such Act shall be deemed not to exceed the amount of the benefit that would be determined for such individual under such title as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.