,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cibg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ba1        
#bjad,mr4 ,grayson introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend section #cgaf of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to raise to
 at least the poverty line the amount of
 ,social ,security benefits that are    
exempt from being offset to satisfy     
student loan debt4  #a4 ,amendment to   
raise to the poverty line the amount of 
,social ,security benefits that are     
exempt from being offset to satisfy     
student loan debt  7a7 ,amendment       
,section #cgaf7;c77#c7 of title #ca1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in clause 7i71 by inserting after      
except as provided in clause 7ii7 the   
following3 or clause 7iii72 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
clause3  7iii7 ,for purposes of clause  
7ii71 in the case of a claim for student
 loan debt1 in lieu of the exemption    

amount of #i1jjj applicable with respect
 to payments due an individual under the
 ,social ,security ,act1 the amount of  
the poverty line shall be the exemption 
amount4 ,for purposes of this clause--  
7,i7 the term student loan debt means   
the outstanding balance of principal or 
interest owed on any loan made1 insured1
 or guaranteed under title ,,iv of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq472 and  7,,ii7   
the term poverty line means the annual  
poverty guideline for the applicable    
calendar year 7as updated annually in   
the ,federal ,register by the           
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services under the authority of section
 #fgc7b7 of the ,omnibus ,budget        
,reconciliation ,act of #aiha7 as       
applicable to a single individual for   
the year in which the exemption under   
clause 7ii7 is applied4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this ,act shall apply with respect to   
payments made under the ,social         

,security ,act after the date that is   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4