[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4023 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4023

To provide for cost-of-living adjustment of the resources limits under 
               the supplemental security income program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for cost-of-living adjustment of the resources limits under 
               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. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF SSI RESOURCES LIMITS.

    (a) Adjustment of Resources Limits.--Section 1611(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ``the applicable 
        amount determined under paragraph (3)(A)'' and inserting 
        ``$3,000 (or, if greater, the amount determined under section 
        1617)'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``the applicable 
        amount determined under paragraph (3)(B)'' and inserting 
        ``$2,000 (or, if greater, the amount determined under section 
        1617)'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``the applicable 
        amount determined under paragraph (3)(A)'' and inserting 
        ``$3,000 (or, if greater, the amount determined under section 
        1617)''; and
            (4) by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Adjustment Formula.--Section 1617(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382f(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``(a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A), (b)(1), and 
(b)(2)'' and inserting ``(a) and (b)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to benefits for months after December 2010.
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