,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #adif ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #ag1 #bjai,received ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,act of ,august #be1 #aieh1 commonly known as the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh1 with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former ,president1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,presidential ,allowance ,modernization ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,amendments 7a7 ,in general ,the ,act entitled ,an ,act to provide retirement1 clerical assistants1 and free mailing privileges to former ,presidents of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes1 approved ,august #be1 #aieh 7commonly known as the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh7 7#c ,u4,s4,c4 #ajb note71 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,that 7a7 each and inserting the following3 #a4 ,former ,presidents leaving office before ,presidential ,allowance ,modernization ,act of #bjai 7a7 ,each 2 7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7g7 as section #c and adjusting the margin accordingly2 and 7#c7 by inserting after section #a1 as so designated1 the following3 #b4 ,former ,presidents leaving office after ,presidential ,allowance ,modernization ,act of #bjai 7a7 ,annuities and allowances 7#a7 ,annuity ,each modern former ,president shall be entitled for the remainder of his or her life to receive from the ,united ,states an annuity at the rate of #bjj1jjj per year1 subject to subsections 7b77#b7 and 7c71 to be paid by the ,secretary of the ,treasury4 7#b7 ,allowance ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services is authorized to provide each modern former ,president a monetary allowance at the rate of #bjj1jjj per year1 subject to the availability of appropriations and subsections 7b77#b71 7c71 and 7d74 7b7 ,duration2 frequency 7#a7 ,in general ,the annuity and allowance under subsection 7a7 shall each-- 7,a7 commence on the day after the date on which an individual becomes a modern former ,president2 7,b7 terminate on the date on which the modern former ,president dies2 and 7,c7 be payable on a monthly basis4 7#b7 ,appointive or elective positions ,the annuity and allowance under subsection 7a7 shall not be payable for any period during which a modern former ,president holds an appointive or elective position in or under the ,federal ,government to which is attached a rate of pay other than a nominal rate4 7c7 ,cost-of-,living increases ,effective ,december #a of each year1 each annuity and allowance under subsection 7a7 that commenced before that date shall be increased by the same percentage by which benefit amounts under title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq47 are increased1 effective as of that date1 as a result of a determination under section #bae7;i7 of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i774 7d7 ,limitation on monetary allowance 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 the monetary allowance payable under subsection 7a77#b7 to a modern former ,president for any #ab-month period-- 7,a7 except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 may not exceed the amount by which-- 7i7 the monetary allowance that 7but for this subsection7 would otherwise be so payable for such #ab-month period1 exceeds 7if at all7 7ii7 the applicable reduction amount for such #ab-month period2 and 7,b7 shall not be less than the amount determined under paragraph 7#d74 7#b7 ,definition 7,a7 ,in general ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 the term applicable reduction amount means1 with respect to any modern former ,president and in connection with any #ab-month period1 the amount by which-- 7i7 the sum of-- 7,i7 the adjusted gross income 7as defined in section #fb of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7 of the modern former ,president for the most recent taxable year for which a tax return is available2 and 7,,ii7 any interest excluded from the gross income of the modern former ,president under section #ajc of such ,code for such taxable year1 exceeds 7if at all7 7ii7 #djj1jjj1 subject to subparagraph 7,c74 7,b7 ,joint returns ,in the case of a joint return1 subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of subparagraph 7,a77i7 shall be applied by taking into account both the amounts properly allocable to the modern former ,president and the amounts properly allocable to the spouse of the modern former ,president4 7,c7 ,cost-of-living increases ,the dollar amount specified in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 shall be adjusted at the same time that1 and by the same percentage by which1 the monetary allowance of the modern former ,president is increased under subsection 7c7 7disregarding this subsection74 7#c7 ,disclosure requirement 7,a7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph-- 7i7 the terms return and return information have the meanings given those terms in section #fajc7;b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2 and 7ii7 the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,treasury or the ,secretary of the ,treasury's delegate4 7,b7 ,requirement ,a modern former ,president may not receive a monetary allowance under subsection 7a77#b7 unless the modern former ,president discloses to the ,secretary1 upon the request of the ,secretary1 any return or return information of the modern former ,president or spouse of the modern former ,president that the ,secretary determines is necessary for purposes of calculating the applicable reduction amount under paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection4 7,c7 ,confidentiality ,except as provided in section #fajc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary may not1 with respect to a return or return information disclosed to the ,secretary under subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 disclose the return or return information to any entity or person2 or 7ii7 use the return or return information for any purpose other than to calculate the applicable reduction amount under paragraph 7#b74 7#d7 ,increased costs due to security needs ,with respect to the monetary allowance that would be payable to a modern former ,president under subsection 7a77#b7 for any #ab-month period but for the limitation under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of this subsection1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service1 shall determine the amount of the allowance that is needed to pay the increased cost of doing business that is attributable to the security needs of the modern former ,president4 7e7 ,widows and widowers ,the widow or widower of each modern former ,president shall be entitled to receive from the ,united ,states a monetary allowance at a rate of #ajj1jjj per year 7subject to paragraph 7#d771 payable monthly by the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 if such widow or widower shall waive the right to each other annuity or pension to which she or he is entitled under any other ,act of ,congress4 ,the monetary allowance of such widow or widower-- 7#a7 commences on the day after the modern former ,president dies2 7#b7 terminates on the last day of the month before such widow or widower dies2 7#c7 is not payable for any period during which such widow or widower holds an appointive or elective office or position in or under the ,federal ,government to which is attached a rate of pay other than a nominal rate2 and 7#d7 shall1 after its commencement date1 be increased at the same time that1 and by the same percentage by which1 annuities of modern former ,presidents are increased under subsection 7c74 7f7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term modern former ,president means a person-- 7#a7 who shall have held the office of ,president of the ,united ,states of ,america2 7#b7 whose service in such office shall have terminated-- 7,a7 other than by removal pursuant to section #d of article ,,ii of the ,constitution of the ,united ,states of ,america2 and 7,b7 after the date of enactment of the ,presidential ,allowance ,modernization ,act of #bjai2 and 7#c7 who does not then currently hold such office4 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendments ,the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh is amended-- 7#a7 in section #a7;f77#b71 as designated by this section-- 7,a7 by striking terminated other than and inserting the following3 terminated-- 7,a7 other than 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 on or before the date of enactment of the ,presidential ,allowance ,modernization ,act of #bjai2 and 2 and 7#b7 in section #c1 as redesignated by this section-- 7,a7 by inserting after the section enumerator the following3 ,authorization of appropriations42 and 7,b7 by inserting or modern former ,president after former ,president each place that term appears4 #c4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act or an amendment made by this ,act shall be construed to affect-- 7#a7 any provision of law relating to the security or protection of a former ,president or modern former ,president1 or a member of the family of a former ,president or modern former ,president2 or 7#b7 funding1 under the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh or any other law1 to carry out any provision of law described in paragraph 7#a74 #d4 ,applicability ,section #b of the ,former ,presidents ,act of #aieh1 as added by section #b7;a77#c7 of this ,act1 shall not apply to-- 7#a7 any individual who is a former ,president on the date of enactment of this ,act2 or 7#b7 the widow or widower of an individual described in paragraph 7#a74 #e4 ,determination of budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of complying with the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1 submitted for printing in the ,congressional ,record by the ,chairman of the ,house ,budget ,committee1 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,october #af1 #bjai4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4