,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bjhi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #f1 #bjad,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,ms4 ,warren7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,supplemental ,security ,income ,restoration ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,update in eligibility for the supplemental security income program 7a7 ,update in general income exclusion ,section #afab7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7b77#b77;,a77 is amended by striking #bdj and inserting #a1cbj 7increased as described in section #afag7;d7 for each calendar year after #bjae74 7b7 ,update in earned income exclusion ,section #afab7;b77#d7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7b77#d77 is amended by striking #ghj each place it appears and inserting #d1bhd 7increased as described in section #afag7;d7 for each calendar year after #bjae74 7c7 ,update in resource limit for individuals and couples ,section #afaa7;a77#c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;a77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #b1bej and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting #ae1jjj in calendar year #bjae1 and shall be increased as described in section #afag7;d7 for each subsequent calendar year42 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #a1ejj and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting #aj1jjj in calendar year #bjae1 and shall be increased as described in section #afag7;d7 for each subsequent calendar year44 7d7 ,inflation adjustment ,section #afag of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;f7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by inserting 2 inflation adjustment after benefits2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,in the case of any calendar year after #bjae1 each of the amounts specified in sections #afaa7;a77#c71 #afab7;b77#b77;,a71 and #afab7;b77#d7 shall be increased by multiplying each such amount by the quotient 7not less than #a7 obtained by dividing-- 7#a7 the average of the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,urban ,wage ,earners and ,clerical ,workers 7,,cpi-,w1 as published by the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics of the ,department of ,labor7 for the #ab-month period ending with ,september of the preceding calendar year1 by 7#b7 such average for the #ab-month period ending with ,september #bjad4 4 #c4 ,support and maintenance furnished in kind not included as income 7a7 ,in general ,section #afab7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 7other than support or maintenance furnished in kind7 after all other income2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by striking or kind2 7,b7 by striking clause 7i7 and redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively2 and 7,c7 in clause 7ii7 7as so redesignated71 by striking and the provisions of clause 7i7 shall not be applicable4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #afaa7;c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;c77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#f7 and redesignating paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#i71 respectively4 7#b7 ,section #afab7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7a77#b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by inserting and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking 2 and and inserting a period2 7,c7 by moving subparagraph 7,g7 #b ems to the right2 and 7,d7 by striking subparagraph 7,h74 7#c7 ,section #afba7;c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;j7c77 is amended to read as follows3 7c7 ,in determining the amount of income of an alien during the period of #e years after such alien's entry into the ,united ,states1 support or maintenance furnished in cash to the alien by such alien's sponsor 7to the extent that it reflects income or resources which were taken into account in determining the amount of income and resources to be deemed to the alien under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of this section7 shall not be considered to be income of such alien under section #afab7;a77#b77;,a74 4 #d4 ,repeal of penalty for disposal of resources for less than fair market value ,section #afac7;c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;b7c77 is amended to read as follows3 7c7 ,notification of ,medicaid ,policy ,restricting ,eligibility of ,institutionalized ,individuals for ,benefits ,based on ,disposal of ,resources for ,less ,than ,fair ,market ,value 7#a7 ,at the time an individual 7and the individual's eligible spouse1 if any7 applies for benefits under this title1 and at the time the eligibility of an individual 7and such spouse1 if any7 for such benefits is redetermined1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall-- 7,a7 inform such individual of the provisions of section #aiag7;c7 providing for a period of ineligibility for benefits under title ,,xix for individuals who make certain dispositions of resources for less than fair market value1 and inform such individual that information obtained pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 will be made available to the ,state agency administering a ,state plan under title ,,xix 7as provided in paragraph 7#b772 and 7,b7 obtain from such individual information which may be used by the ,state agency in determining whether or not a period of ineligibility for such benefits would be required by reason of section #aiag7;c74 7#b7 ,the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall make the information obtained under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 available1 on request1 to any ,state agency administering a ,state plan approved under title ,,xix4 4 #e4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjae4