1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act . 2. Option for disabled individuals with incurable terminal illnesses listed on the compassionate allowance list to receive disability insurance benefits without a waiting period (a) In general Section 223 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter following subparagraph (E)— (A) by inserting and who files an application for disability insurance benefits during the period that begins on December 22, 2020, and ends on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act after amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ; and (B) by striking , or (iii) and inserting , (iii) in the case of an individual who makes an election under subsection (k), for each month beginning with the first month during all of which the individual is under a disability and in which the individual becomes entitled to such insurance benefits, or (iv)