Holding current beneficiaries harmless

(a) In general In the case of an individual who is receiving benefits or assistance under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds as of the date on which the amendments made by this Act take effect, the amount of any additional income that is attributable to an increase in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) or to new eligibility for benefits under such title that results from the amendments made by this Act shall be disregarded for the purpose of determining such individual's continued eligibility for, and amount of, benefits or assistance under such Federal, State, or local program. (b) Limitation In the case of an individual described in subsection (a) who, after the date on which the amendments made by this Act take effect, ceases to be eligible for benefits or assistance under a Federal, State, or local program described in such subsection, such subsection shall not apply to such individual for purposes of such program beginning on the date that such individual ceases to be so eligible.