[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4084 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4084

  To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly 
 Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and 
Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act 
                          provided after 1999.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1998

 Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Borski, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Mink 
  of Hawaii, Mr. Abercrombie, and Ms. Furse) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and Education and the 
 Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly 
 Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and 
Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act 
                          provided after 1999.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Price Index for Elderly 
Consumers Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CONSUMERS.

    (a) In General.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department 
of Labor shall, for each month after June 1998, prepare and publish an 
index to be known as the ``Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers'' 
that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which 
are typical for individuals in the United States who are 62 years of 
age or older.
    (b) Initial Publication of Index.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
shall prepare and publish the index referred to in subsection (a), for 
each month described in such subsection that occurs before October 
1999, not later than 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter 
ending on September 30, 1999.

SEC. 3. COMPUTATION OF COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES.

    (a) Amendments to Title II.--
            (1) In general.--Section 215(i)(1) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Consumer 
                Price Index'' and inserting ``Consumer Price Index for 
                Elderly Consumers''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``Consumer 
                Price Index'' and inserting ``Consumer Price Index for 
                Elderly Consumers''.
            (2) Applicability of title ii amendments.--The amendments 
        made by paragraph (1) shall apply to determinations made by the 
        Commissioner of Social Security under section 215(i)(2) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)) with respect to base 
        quarters and cost-of-living computation quarters ending on or 
        after September 30, 1999.
    (b) Amendments to Title XVIII.--
            (1) In general.--Title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
        seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 1814(i)(2)(B), by striking 
                ``Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (United 
                States city average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price 
                Index for Elderly Consumers'';
                    (B) in section 1821(c)(2)(C)(ii)(II), by striking 
                ``consumer price index for all urban consumers (all 
                items; United States city average)'' and insert 
                ``Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers'';
                    (C) in section 1833(h)(2)(A)(i), by striking 
                ``Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (United 
                States city average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price 
                Index for Elderly Consumers'';
                    (D) in section 1833(i)(2)(C), by striking 
                ``consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. 
                city average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price Index for 
                Elderly Consumers'';
                    (E) in section 1834(a)(14)(D), by striking 
                ``consumer price index for all urban consumers (United 
                States city average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price 
                Index for Elderly Consumers'';
                    (F) in section 1834(h)(4)(A)(vi), by striking 
                ``consumer price index for all urban consumers (United 
                States city average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price 
                Index for Elderly Consumers'';
                    (G) in section 1834(l)(3)(A), by striking 
                ``consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. 
                city average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price Index for 
                Elderly Consumers'';
                    (H) in section 1834(l)(3)(B), by striking 
                ``consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. 
                city average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price Index for 
                Elderly Consumers'';
                    (I) in section 1842(s)(1), by striking ``consumer 
                price index for all urban consumers (United States city 
                average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price Index for 
                Elderly Consumers'';
                    (J) in section 1882(p)(11)(C)(ii), by striking 
                ``Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (all 
                items; U.S. city average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price 
                Index for Elderly Consumers''; and
                    (K) in section 1886(h)(5)(B), by striking 
                ``Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (United 
                States city average)'' and insert ``Consumer Price 
                Index for Elderly Consumers''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply with respect to determinations made for periods 
        ending after December 31, 1999.
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