[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1403 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1403

To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Guam and 
                   the United States Virgin Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 1997

   Mr. Underwood (for himself, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
  Jefferson, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Guam and 
                   the United States Virgin Islands.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS 
              PROGRAM TO GUAM AND THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``, the Virgin Islands, and 
Guam'' each place such term appears.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 303(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 
        1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking ``, Guam, and the 
        Virgin Islands''.
            (2) Sections 3(a)(2), 1003(a)(2), 1403(a)(2), and 
        1603(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 303(a)(2), 1203(a)(2), 
        1353(a)(2), and 1383 note) are each amended by striking ``, the 
        Virgin Islands, and Guam''.
            (3) Section 1614(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)) is 
        amended by striking ``and the District of Columbia'' and 
        inserting ``, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and 
        Guam''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the 1st day of the 3rd calendar month that begins after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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