[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2582 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2582

To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the 
 United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

    Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. 
 Christensen, Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Sablan) 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 program to Puerto Rico, the 
 United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 PROGRAM TO 
              PUERTO RICO, THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AND 
              AMERICAN SAMOA.

    (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Social Security Amendments of 
1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Definition of state.--Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 
        4th sentence and inserting the following: ``Such term when used 
        in title XVI includes Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
        Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.''.
            (2) Elimination of limit on total payments to the 
        territories.--Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``; 
                limitation on total payments'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (a); and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (2) 
                and (4) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively.
            (3) United states nationals treated the same as citizens.--
        Section 1614(a)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(B)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (i)(I), by inserting ``national, or'' 
                after ``citizen''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or national'' 
                after ``citizen''.
            (4) Territories included in geographic meaning of united 
        states.--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, Puerto Rico, the United 
        States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2009.
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