Exclusion of retirement accounts from resources

Section 1613(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (16), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new paragraph: (18) any qualified retirement plan or eligible deferred compensation plan (as such terms are defined in sections 4974(c) and 457(b), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)..