,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjac ,mr4   
,de,fazio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &      
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees on
 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & ,education & !     
,work=ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! e/abli%m5t ( a   
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s to compute co/-(-liv+         
increases = ,social ,security & ,m$ic>e 
b5efits "u titles ,,ii & ,,xviii ( !    
,social ,security ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,consum]     
,price ,index = ,eld]ly ,consum]s ,act (
 #bjac4  #b4 ,consum] ,price ,index =   
,eld]ly ,consum]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,labor %all prep>e & publi% an index 
= ea* cal5d> mon? to be kn[n z !        
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        

,consum]s t indicates *anges ov] "t 9   
exp5ditures = consumption :i* are       
typical = individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
:o are #fb ye>s ( age or old]4  7b7     
,effective date ,subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to cal5d> mon?s end+ on 
or aft] ,july #ca ( ! cal5d> ye> foll[+ 
! cal5d> ye> 9 :i* ?is ,act is enact$4  
7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums 
z are necess>y to c>ry out ! provisions 
( ?is section4  #c4 ,computation (      
co/-(-liv+ increases  7a7 ,am5dm5ts to  
title ,,ii  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section      
#bae7;i7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i77 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a77;,g71 by ins]t+ be=e !    
p]iod ! foll[+3 1 &1 solely ) respect to
 any mon?ly insurance b5efit payable "u 
?is title to an individual :o has atta9$
 age #fb1 effective = adju/m5ts "u ?is  
subsection to ! prim>y insurance am\nt  
on :i* su* b5efit is bas$ 7or to any su*
 b5efit "u section #bbg or #bbh7 occurr+
 aft] su* individual atta9s su* age1 !  

applicable ,consum] ,price ,index %all  
be deem$ to be ! ,consum] ,price ,index 
= ,eld]ly ,consum]s & su* prim>y        
insurance am\nt %all be deem$ adju/$ "u 
?is subsection us+ su* ,index2 &  7,b7 9
 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ & by section   
#ijja & ins]t+ 1 by section #ijja1 & by 
ins]t+ aft] #aihf1 ! foll[+3 & by       
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,consum] ,price      
,index = ,eld]ly ,consum]s ,act (       
#bjac14  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts 9        
applicable =m] law ,section             
#bae7;i77#a77;,c7 ( su* ,act1 z 9 effect
 9 ,decemb] #aigh & appli$ 9 c]ta9 cases
 "u ! provisions ( su* ,act 9 effect    
aft] ,decemb] #aigh1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
be=e ! p]iod ! foll[+3 1 &1 solely )    
respect to any mon?ly insurance b5efit  
payable "u ?is title to an individual :o
 has atta9$ age #fb1 effective =        
adju/m5ts "u ?is subsection to ! prim>y 
insurance am\nt on :i* su* b5efit is    
bas$ 7or to any su* b5efit "u section   
#bbg or #bbh7 occurr+ aft] su*          
individual atta9s su* age1 ! applicable 

,consum] ,price ,index %all be deem$ to 
be ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly   
,consum]s & su* prim>y insurance am\nt  
%all be deem$ adju/$ "u ?is subsection  
us+ su* ,index4  7#c7 ,effective date ,!
 am5dm5ts made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
apply to det]m9ations made ) respect to 
co/-(-liv+ computation qu>t]s end+ on or
 aft] ,septemb] #cj ( ! second cal5d>   
ye> foll[+ ! cal5d> ye> 9 :i* ?is ,act  
is enact$4  7b7 ,am5dm5ts to ,title     
,,xviii  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,xviii ( 
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47  
is am5d$--  7,a7 9 section              
#ahad7;i77#b77;,b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#acie;f7i77#b77;,b771 by ins]t+ 7i7 =   
acc\nt+ ye>s end+ be=e ,octob] #a ( !   
second cal5d> ye> foll[+ ! cal5d> ye> 9 
:i* ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly  
,consum]s ,act ( #bjac 0 enact$1 aft] = 
a ye> is1 & by ins]t+ aft] fif? mon? ( !
 acc\nt+ ye> ! foll[+3 1 & 7ii7 =       
acc\nt+ ye>s end+ aft] ,octob] #a ( su* 
cal5d> ye>1 ! cap am\nt det]m9$ "u      
clause 7i7 = ! la/ acc\nt+ ye> ref]r$ to

 9 su* clause1 increas$ or decreas$ by !
 same p]c5tage z ! p]c5tage increase or 
decrease1 respectively1 9 ! m$ical c>e  
exp5diture category 7or correspond+     
category7 ( ! ,consum] ,price ,index =  
,eld]ly ,consum]s1 publi%$ by ! ,bureau 
( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 f ,m>* ( su* cal5d> 
ye> to ! fif? mon? ( ! acc\nt+ ye>2     
7,b7 9 section                          
#ahba7;c77#b77;,c77ii77,,ii7 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4                               
#acie;i-#e7;c77#b77;,c77ii77,,ii771 by  
/rik+ consum] price index = all urban   
consum]s 7all items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city 
av]age7 & ins]t+ ,consum] ,price ,index 
= ,eld]ly ,consum]s2  7,c7 9 section    
#ahcc7;h77#b77;,a77i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aciel7h77#b77;,a77i77 by /rik+ ,consum]
 ,price ,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s  
7,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 & ins]t+    
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s2  7,d7 9 section              
#ahcc7;i77#b77;,c77i7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aciel7i77#b77;,c77i771 by /rik+        
,consum] ,price ,index = all urban      

consum]s 7,u4,s4 city av]age7 & ins]t+  
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s2  7,e7 9 section              
#ahcd7;a77#ad77,l7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#aciem7a77#ad77,l771 by /rik+ consum]   
price index = all urban consum]s 7,u4,s4
 urban av]age7 & ins]t+ applicable      
consum] price index2  7,f7 9 section    
#ahcd7;h77#d77;,a77xi77,i7 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7h77#d77;,a77xi77,i771  
by /rik+ consum] price index = all urban
 consum]s 7,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 & 
ins]t+ ,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly 
,consum]s2  7,g7 9 section              
#ahcd7l77#c77;,b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#aciem7l77#c77;,b771 by /rik+ consum]   
price index = all urban consum]s 7,u4,s4
 city av]age7 & ins]t+ ,consum] ,price  
,index = ,eld]ly ,consum]s2  7,h7 9     
section #ahci7;i77#e77;,a77ii7 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acier7i77#e77;,a77ii771 by   
/rik+ ,consum] ,price ,index 7,unit$    
,/ates city av]age7 & ins]t+ ,consum]   
,price ,index = ,eld]ly ,consum]s2  7,i7
 9 section #ahdb7s77#a77;,b77ii77,i7    

7#db ,u4,s4,c4                          
#acieu7s77#a77;,b77ii77,i771 by /rik+   
consum] price index = all urban consum]s
 7,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 & ins]t+   
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s2  7,j7 9 ea* ( subp>agraphs   
7,d77ii7 & 7,e77i77,,ii7 ( section      
#ahfj;,d-#ad7;a77#c7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#aciew-#aad7;a77#c77 & 9 section        
#ahfj;,d-#ad7;a77#d77;,a77ii7 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#aad7;a77#d77;,a77ii771
 by /rik+ consum] price index 7all      
items2 ,u4,s4 city av]age7 & ins]t+     
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s2  7,k7 9 section              
#ahhb7p77#aa77;,c77ii7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciess7p77#aa77;,c77ii771 by /rik+     
,consum] ,price ,index = all urban      
consum]s 7all items2 ,u4,s4 city av]age7
 & ins]t+ ,consum] ,price ,index =      
,eld]ly ,consum]s2  7,l7 9 ea* ( clauses
 7iv7 & 7vi77,,ii7 ( section            
#ahhf7;h77#b77;,e7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#acieww7h77#b77;,e771 by /rik+ = all    
urban consum]s2 &  7,m7 9 section       

#ahhf7;h77#e77;,b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#acieww7h77#e77;,b771 by /rik+ ,consum] 
,price ,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s   
7,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 & ins]t+    
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s4  7#b7 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5ts made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all     
apply ) respect to det]m9ations made =  
p]iods end+ aft] ,decemb] #ca ( ! second
 cal5d> ye> foll[+ ! cal5d> ye> 9 :i*   
?is ,act 0 enact$4