[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 189 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 189

To include the Territory of American Samoa in the Supplemental Security 
                            Income Program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES



 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To include the Territory of American Samoa in the Supplemental Security 
                            Income Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS PROGRAM 
              TO AMERICAN SAMOA.

    (a) In General.--The 7th sentence of section 1101(a)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended by inserting 
``and title XVI (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 
301 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972)'' before ``also''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1614(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)) is 
        amended by inserting ``, American Samoa,'' before ``and''.
            (2) Section 1614(a)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1382c(a)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``or national'' 
        after ``citizen''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect on October 1, 
1993.

                                 <all>