SEC. 1203. ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO ENROLLMENT.

[a] Administrative Verification of Income and Resources Under the Low-income Subsidy Program-

[1] IN GENERAL- Clause [iii] of section 1860D-14[a][3][E] of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395w-114[a][3][E]] is amended to read as follows:

'[iii] CERTIFICATION OF INCOME AND RESOURCES- For purposes of applying this section--

'[I] an individual shall be permitted to apply on the basis of self-certification of income and resources; and

'[II] matters attested to in the application shall be subject to appropriate methods of verification without the need of the individual to provide additional documentation, except in extraordinary situations as determined by the Commissioner.'.

[2] EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by paragraph [1] shall apply beginning January 1, 2010.

[b] Disclosures To Facilitate Identification of Individuals Likely To Be Ineligible for the Low-income Assistance Under the Medicare Prescription Drug Program To Assist Social Security Administration's Outreach to Eligible Individuals- For provision authorizing disclosure of return information to facilitate identification of individuals likely to be ineligible for low-income subsidies under Medicare prescription drug program, see section 1801.