An individual shall also be considered to be blind for purposes of this title if he is blind as defined under a State plan approved under title X or XVI as in effect for October 1972 and received aid under such plan (on the basis of blindness) for December 1973, so long as he is continuously blind as so defined.
Osoba će se također smatrati slijepom ukoliko je ta sljepoća definirana državnim planom odobrenim pod Člankom X ili XVI, donesenim u listopadu 1972., a od prosinca 1973. (na osnovi sljepoće) će se po navedenom planu osobi pružati pomoć sve dok sljepoća traje ili je tako definirana.