Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
BENEFITS INDIVIDUALS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS).
(a) In General.--Section 2(b) of the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-250) is amended by striking ``applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``applications for disability insurance benefits approved after the date that is 5 months before the date of enactment of this Act''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-250).
Approved March 23, 2021.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 579: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 167 (2021): Mar. 3, considered and passed Senate. Mar. 11, considered and passed House.
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