,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #df  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committees on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 ,veterans' ,affairs1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure that seniors1     
veterans1 and people with disabilities  
who receive ,social ,security and       
certain other ,federal benefits receive 
a #bej payment in the event that no     
cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 
a calendar year4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,social       
,security ,safety ,dividend ,act of     
#bjai4  #b4 ,payment in lieu of a       
cost-of-living adjustment to recipients 
of social security1 supplemental        

security income1 railroad retirement    
benefits1 and veterans disability       
compensation or pension benefits  7a7   
,authority ,to ,make ,payments  7#a7    
,eligibility  7,a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary of the ,treasury shall       
disburse1 out of any funds in the       
,treasury of the ,united ,states not    
otherwise appropriated1 a cash payment  
equal to #bej for each non-,,cola year  
of a program providing benefit payments 
described in clause 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 
of subparagraph 7,c7 or in subparagraph 
7,d7 to each individual who1 for any    
month during such year1 is entitled to  
such benefit payment4  7,b7 ,non-,,cola 
year ,for purposes of this section1 the 
term non-,,cola year means1 in          
connection with a program referred to in
 subparagraph 7,a71 a #ab-month period  
for which-- 7i7 a cost-of-living        
adjustment is generally provided under  
such program in relation to an index    
specified in section #bae7;i7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#dae7;i772 and  7ii7 such an adjustment 
does not take effect by reason of the   
performance of such index4  7,c7        
,benefit payment described ,for purposes
 of subparagraph 7,a73  7i7 ,title ii   
benefit ,a benefit payment described in 
this clause is a monthly insurance      
benefit payable 7without regard to      
sections #bjb7;j77#a7 and #bbc7;b7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;j77#a71 #dbc7;b77       
under-- 7,i7 section #bjb7;a7 of such   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;a772  7,,ii7  
section #bjb7;b7 of such ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;b772  7,,iii7 section   
#bjb7;c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#djb7;c772  7,,iv7 section              
#bjb7;d77#a77;,b77ii7 of such ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#a77;,b77ii772  7,v7 
section #bjb7;e7 of such ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;e772  7,,vi7 section    
#bjb7;f7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#djb7;f772  7,,vii7 section #bjb7;g7 of 
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;g772     
7,,viii7 section #bjb7;h7 of such ,act  

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;h772  7,,ix7       
section #bbc7;a7 of such ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;a772  7,x7 section #bbg 
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbg72 or   
7,,xi7 section #bbh of such ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #dbh74  7ii7 ,railroad        
retirement benefit ,a benefit payment   
described in this clause is a monthly   
annuity or pension payment payable      
7without regard to section #e7;a77ii7 of
 the ,railroad ,retirement ,act of #aigd
 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca;d7a77ii777 under-- 
7,i7 section #b7;a77#a7 of such ,act    
7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca;a7a77#a772  7,,ii7  
section #b7;c7 of such ,act 7#de        
,u4,s4,c4 #bca;a7c772  7,,iii7 section  
#b7;d77#a77;i7 of such ,act 7#de        
,u4,s4,c4 #bca;a7d77#a77;i772  7,,iv7   
section #b7;d77#a77;ii7 of such ,act    
7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca;a7d77#a77;ii772     
7,v7 section #b7;d77#a77;iii77,c7 of    
such ,act to an adult disabled child    
7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca;a7d77#a77;iii77,c772
  7,,vi7 section #b7;d77#a77;iv7 of such
 ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4                    

#bca;a7d77#a77;iv772  7,,vii7 section   
#b7;d77#a77v7 of such ,act 7#de         
,u4,s4,c4 #bca;a7d77#a77v772 or         
7,,viii7 section #g7;b77#b7 of such ,act
 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca;f7b77#b77 with     
respect to any of the benefit payments  
described in clause 7i7 of this         
subparagraph4  7iii7 ,veterans benefit  
,a benefit payment described in this    
clause is a compensation or pension     
payment payable under--  7,i7 section   
#aaaj1 #aaag1 #aaba1 #aaca1 #aada1 or   
#aaea of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code2  7,,ii7 section #acaj1 #acab1    
#acac1 #acae1 #acaf1 or #acah of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code2  7,,iii7    
section #aeac1 #aeba1 #aecc1 #aecf1     
#aecg1 #aeda1 #aedb1 or #aefb of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code2 or  7,,iv7  
section #ahje1 #ahae1 or #ahba of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1  to a       
veteran1 surviving spouse1 child1 or    
parent as described in paragraph 7#b71  
7#c71 7#d77;,a77ii71 or 7#e7 of section 
#aja1 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4 

7,d7 ,,ssi cash benefit described ,a    
,,ssi cash benefit described in this    
subparagraph is a cash benefit payable  
under section #afaa 7other than under   
subsection 7e77#a77;,b7 of such section7
 or #afai7;a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb1 #achb;h74    
7#b7 ,requirement ,a payment shall be   
made under paragraph 7#a7 only to       
individuals who reside in #a of the #ej 
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1 the ,united       
,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,american     
,samoa1 or the ,northern ,mariana       
,islands1 or who are utilizing a foreign
 or domestic ,army ,post ,office1 ,fleet
 ,post ,office1 or ,diplomatic ,post    
,office address4 ,for purposes of the   
preceding sentence1 the determination of
 the individual's residence shall be    
based on the address of record1 as of   
the date of certification under         
subsection 7b7 for a payment under this 
section under a program specified in    
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,no double        

payments ,an individual shall be paid   
only #a payment for any non-,,cola year 
under this section1 regardless of       
whether the individual is entitled to1  
or eligible for1 more than #a benefit or
 cash payment described in paragraph    
7#a74  7#d7 ,limitation ,a payment under
 this section shall not be made 7or1 in 
the case of subparagraph 7,d71 shall not
 be due7--  7,a7 in the case of an      
individual entitled to a benefit        
specified in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i7 or  
paragraph 7#a77;,b77ii77,,viii7 if1 for 
any month within the #ab-month period   
ending with the month of payment1 such  
individual's benefit under such         
paragraph was not payable by reason of  
subsection 7x7 or 7y7 of section #bjb of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7 or section #aabi;,a of  
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#h;a72 
7,b7 in the case of an individual       
entitled to a benefit specified in      
paragraph 7#a77;,b77iii7 if1 for any    
month within the #ab-month period ending

 with the month of payment1 such        
individual's benefit under such         
paragraph was not payable1 or was       
reduced1 by reason of section #aeje1    
#ecac1 or #ecac;,b of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code2  7,c7 in the case of an 
individual entitled to a benefit        
specified in paragraph 7#a77;,c7 if1 for
 any month within the #ab-month period  
ending with the month of payment1 such  
individual's benefit under such         
paragraph was not payable by reason of  
subsection 7e77#a77;,a7 or 7e77#d7 of   
section #afaa 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7 or  
section #aabi;,a of such ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#h;a72 or  7,d7 in the
 case of any individual whose date of   
death occurs--  7i7 before the date of  
the receipt of the payment2 or  7ii7 in 
the case of a direct deposit1 before the
 date on which such payment is deposited
 into such individual's account4  ,in   
the case of any individual whose date of
 death occurs before a payment is       
negotiated 7in the case of a check7 or  

deposited 7in the case of a direct      
deposit71 such payment shall not be due 
and shall not be reissued to the estate 
of such individual or to any other      
person4  7#e7 ,timing and manner of     
payments ,the ,secretary of the         
,treasury shall commence disbursing     
payments under this section at the      
earliest practicable date for any       
non-,,cola year prior to ,april #a      
following such year4 ,the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury may disburse any payment  
electronically to an individual in such 
manner as if such payment was a benefit 
payment or cash benefit to such         
individual under the applicable program 
described in subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7  
of paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,identification 
of ,recipients ,the ,commissioner of    
,social ,security1 the ,railroad        
,retirement ,board1 and the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall certify the 
individuals entitled to receive payments
 under this section for each non-,,cola 
year and provide the ,secretary of the  

,treasury with the information needed to
 disburse such payments4 ,a             
certification of an individual shall be 
unaffected by any subsequent            
determination or redetermination of the 
individual's entitlement to1 or         
eligibility for1 a benefit specified in 
subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of subsection 
7a77#a7 7except that such certification 
shall be affected by a determination    
that an individual is an individual     
described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71   
7,c71 or 7,d7 of subsection 7a77#d7     
during a period described in such       
subparagraphs74  7c7 ,treatment of      
,payments  7#a7 ,payment to be          
disregarded for purposes of all federal 
and federally assisted programs ,a      
payment under subsection 7a7 shall not  
be regarded as income and shall not be  
regarded as a resource for the month of 
receipt and the following #i months1 for
 purposes of determining the eligibility
 of the recipient 7or the recipient's   
spouse or family7 for benefits or       

assistance1 or the amount or extent of  
benefits or assistance1 under any       
,federal program or under any ,state or 
local program financed in whole or in   
part with ,federal funds4  7#b7 ,payment
 not considered income for purposes of  
taxation ,a payment under subsection 7a7
 shall not be considered as gross income
 for purposes of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf4  7#c7 ,payments         
protected from assignment ,the          
provisions of sections #bjg and         
#afca7;d77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djg1               
#achc7;d77#a771 section #ad7;a7 of the  
,railroad ,retirement ,act of #aigd 7#de
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcam7a771 and section #ecja 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1    
shall apply to any payment made under   
subsection 7a7 as if such payment was a 
benefit payment or cash benefit to such 
individual under the applicable program 
described in subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7  
of subsection 7a77#a74  7#d7 ,payments  
subject to offset ,notwithstanding      

paragraph 7#c7--  7,a7 any payment made 
under this section shall1 in the case of
 a payment of a direct deposit which is 
made after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 be subject to the reclamation
 provisions under subpart ,b of part    
#baj of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7relating to reclamation of
 benefit payments72 and  7,b7 any       
payment made under this section shall   
not1 for purposes of section #cgaf of   
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 be    
considered a benefit payment or cash    
benefit made under the applicable       
program described in subparagraph 7,b7  
or 7,c7 of subsection 7a77#a71 and all  
amounts paid shall be subject to offset 
to collect delinquent debts4  7d7       
,payment to ,representative ,payees and 
,fiduciaries  7#a7 ,in general ,in any  
case in which an individual who is      
entitled to a payment under subsection  
7a7 and whose benefit payment or cash   
benefit described in paragraph 7#a7 of  
that subsection is paid to a            

representative payee or fiduciary1 the  
payment under subsection 7a7 shall be   
made to the individual's representative 
payee or fiduciary and the entire       
payment shall be used only for the      
benefit of the individual who is        
entitled to the payment4  7#b7          
,applicability  7,a7 ,payment on the    
basis of a title ii or ,,ssi benefit    
,section #aabi7;a77#c7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;a-#h7;a77#c77 shall apply to any  
payment made on the basis of an         
entitlement to a benefit specified in   
paragraph 7#a77;,b77i7 or 7#a77;,c7 of  
subsection 7a7 in the same manner as    
such section applies to a payment under 
title ,,ii or ,,xvi of such ,act4  7,b7 
,payment on the basis of a railroad     
retirement benefit ,section #ac of the  
,railroad ,retirement ,act 7#de         
,u4,s4,c4 #bcal7 shall apply to any     
payment made on the basis of an         
entitlement to a benefit specified in   
paragraph 7#a77;,b77ii7 of subsection   

7a7 in the same manner as such section  
applies to a payment under such ,act4   
7,c7 ,payment on the basis of a veterans
 benefit ,sections #eejb1 #fajf1 and    
#fajh of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 shall apply to any payment made  
on the basis of an entitlement to a     
benefit specified in paragraph          
7#a77;,b77iii7 of subsection 7a7 in the 
same manner as those sections apply to a
 payment under that title4