Protecting Supplemental Security Income for Disaster Victims Act

Section 2(a): This part ignores certain settlement amounts, like those for personal injury, physical sickness, or property damage, when counting a person's income. This is positive because it means people receiving Supplemental Security Income can accept settlement money from events like the East Palestine train derailment without risking the loss of their regular benefit payments due to counted income.

Section 2(b): This part ignores those same settlement amounts when counting a person's resources for the month they receive it and every month after. This is helpful because it protects individuals and spouses from losing their benefits because a settlement pushes them over the resource limit allowed for the program.

Section 2(c): This provision makes these new rules apply to benefits payable for months starting on or after the enactment date, and specifically applies to the East Palestine train derailment settlement for months before the enactment date. This is a positive benefit because it provides retroactive protection for past months regarding that specific train derailment settlement.