,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,san ,nicolas introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to extend the supplemental     
security income program to ,guam4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,guam ,supplemental ,security       
,income ,equality ,act4  #b4 ,extension 
of the supplemental security income     
program to ,guam  7a7 ,in general       
,section #cjc7;b7 of the ,social        
,security ,amendments of #aigb 7#hf     
,stat4 #adhd7 is amended by striking 1  
,guam14  7b7 ,conforming amendments     
7#a7 ,definition of state ,section      
#aaja7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acja7;a77#a77 is   
amended in the #eth sentence by striking
 1 the ,virgin ,islands1 and ,guam each 
place it appears and inserting and the  
,virgin ,islands4  7#b7 ,guam included  
in geographic meaning of ,united ,states

 ,section #afad7;e7 of such ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #achb;c7e77 is amended by     
striking and the ,district of ,columbia 
and inserting 1 the ,district of        
,columbia1 and ,guam4  7c7 ,waiver      
,authority ,the ,commissioner of ,social
 ,security may waive or modify any      
statutory requirement relating to the   
provision of benefits under the         
,supplemental ,security ,income ,program
 under title ,,xvi of the ,social       
,security ,act in ,guam1 to the extent  
that the ,commissioner deems it         
necessary in order to adapt the program 
to the needs of ,guam4  7d7 ,effective  
date ,this section and the amendments   
made by this section shall take effect  
on the #ast day of the #ast ,federal    
fiscal year that begins #a year or more 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4