,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ajcj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #g1 #bjac ,mr4 ,de,fazio introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce and ,education and the ,workforce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,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 ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers 7a7 ,in general ,the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics of the ,department of ,labor shall prepare and publish an index for each calendar month 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 #fb years of age or older4 7b7 ,effective date ,subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to calendar months ending on or after ,july #ca of the calendar year following the calendar year in which this ,act is enacted4 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section4 #c4 ,computation of cost-of-living increases 7a7 ,amendments to title ,,ii 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bae7;i7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i77 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,g71 by inserting before the period the following3 1 and1 solely with respect to any monthly insurance benefit payable under this title to an individual who has attained age #fb1 effective for adjustments under this subsection to the primary insurance amount on which such benefit is based 7or to any such benefit under section #bbg or #bbh7 occurring after such individual attains such age1 the applicable ,consumer ,price ,index shall be deemed to be the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers and such primary insurance amount shall be deemed adjusted under this subsection using such ,index2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and by section #ijja and inserting 1 by section #ijja1 and by inserting after #aihf1 the following3 and by section #c7;a7 of the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers ,act of #bjac14 7#b7 ,conforming amendments in applicable former law ,section #bae7;i77#a77;,c7 of such ,act1 as in effect in ,december #aigh and applied in certain cases under the provisions of such ,act in effect after ,december #aigh1 is amended by inserting before the period the following3 1 and1 solely with respect to any monthly insurance benefit payable under this title to an individual who has attained age #fb1 effective for adjustments under this subsection to the primary insurance amount on which such benefit is based 7or to any such benefit under section #bbg or #bbh7 occurring after such individual attains such age1 the applicable ,consumer ,price ,index shall be deemed to be the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers and such primary insurance amount shall be deemed adjusted under this subsection using such ,index4 7#c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to determinations made with respect to cost-of-living computation quarters ending on or after ,september #cj of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which this ,act is enacted4 7b7 ,amendments to ,title ,,xviii 7#a7 ,in general ,title ,,xviii of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #ahad7;i77#b77;,b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;f7i77#b77;,b771 by inserting 7i7 for accounting years ending before ,october #a of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers ,act of #bjac was enacted1 after for a year is1 and by inserting after fifth month of the accounting year the following3 1 and 7ii7 for accounting years ending after ,october #a of such calendar year1 the cap amount determined under clause 7i7 for the last accounting year referred to in such clause1 increased or decreased by the same percentage as the percentage increase or decrease1 respectively1 in the medical care expenditure category 7or corresponding category7 of the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers1 published by the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics1 from ,march of such calendar year to the fifth month of the accounting year2 7,b7 in section #ahba7;c77#b77;,c77ii77,,ii7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;i-#e7;c77#b77;,c77ii77,,ii771 by striking consumer price index for all urban consumers 7all items2 ,united ,states city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers2 7,c7 in section #ahcc7;h77#b77;,a77i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7h77#b77;,a77i77 by striking ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers 7,united ,states city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers2 7,d7 in section #ahcc7;i77#b77;,c77i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7i77#b77;,c77i771 by striking ,consumer ,price ,index for all urban consumers 7,u4,s4 city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers2 7,e7 in section #ahcd7;a77#ad77,l7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7a77#ad77,l771 by striking consumer price index for all urban consumers 7,u4,s4 urban average7 and inserting applicable consumer price index2 7,f7 in section #ahcd7;h77#d77;,a77xi77,i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7h77#d77;,a77xi77,i771 by striking consumer price index for all urban consumers 7,united ,states city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers2 7,g7 in section #ahcd7l77#c77;,b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7l77#c77;,b771 by striking consumer price index for all urban consumers 7,u4,s4 city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers2 7,h7 in section #ahci7;i77#e77;,a77ii7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acier7i77#e77;,a77ii771 by striking ,consumer ,price ,index 7,united ,states city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers2 7,i7 in section #ahdb7s77#a77;,b77ii77,i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acieu7s77#a77;,b77ii77,i771 by striking consumer price index for all urban consumers 7,united ,states city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers2 7,j7 in each of subparagraphs 7,d77ii7 and 7,e77i77,,ii7 of section #ahfj;,d-#ad7;a77#c7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#aad7;a77#c77 and in section #ahfj;,d-#ad7;a77#d77;,a77ii7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#aad7;a77#d77;,a77ii771 by striking consumer price index 7all items2 ,u4,s4 city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers2 7,k7 in section #ahhb7p77#aa77;,c77ii7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciess7p77#aa77;,c77ii771 by striking ,consumer ,price ,index for all urban consumers 7all items2 ,u4,s4 city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers2 7,l7 in each of clauses 7iv7 and 7vi77,,ii7 of section #ahhf7;h77#b77;,e7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acieww7h77#b77;,e771 by striking for all urban consumers2 and 7,m7 in section #ahhf7;h77#e77;,b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acieww7h77#e77;,b771 by striking ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers 7,united ,states city average7 and inserting ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with respect to determinations made for periods ending after ,december #ca of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which this ,act was enacted4