,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hib ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #f1 #bjag,ms4 ,meng introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to adjust the amount of monthly old-age1 survivors1 and disability insurance payments under title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act based on locality-based comparability payment rates4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,locality-based ,social ,security ,benefits ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,social ,security benefit amounts adjusted to reflect locality-based comparability payment rates ,notwithstanding title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall increase the monthly benefit amount to which each individual is otherwise entitled under such title by the percentage determined by the ,president under sections #ecjd and #ecjd;a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for the locality pay area 7as established in section #eca4fjc of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 in which the individual resides at the time of such increase4