,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mr4  
,walb]g introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,ii ( !    
,social ,security ,act to provide = a   
m9imum annual co/-(-liv+ increase =     
,social ,security b5efits1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,c]ta9ty = ,old] ,liv+     
,am]icans ,act ( #bjbj or ! ,,cola ,act 
( #bjbj4  #b4 ,computation ( co/-(-liv+ 
increases  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section        
#bae7;i7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 by /rik+ ) respect  
to :i* ! applicable increase p]c5tage is
 great] ?an z]o22 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph    
7#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 9  
clause 7ii71 9 ! matt] foll[+ subclause 
7,,iii71 by /rik+ applicable increase   
p]c5tage & ins]t+ ! increase p]c5tage   
det]m9$ "u clause 7iv7 = su* ye>2 &     
7ii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iv7 ,!

 increase p]c5tage det]m9$ "u ?is clause
 = a ye> %all be ! great] (-- 7,i7 !    
applicable increase p]c5tage ) respect  
to a co/-(-liv+ computation qu>t] 9 su* 
ye>2 or  7,,ii7 ! ari?metical mean ( !  
increase p]c5tages det]m9$ "u ?is clause
 = ea* ( ! ye>s 9 ! #aj-ye> p]iod end+ )
 ! ye> be=e su* ye>4  2 &  7,b7 9 ! fir/
 s5t5ce ( subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ & !
 p]c5tage !re( & ins]t+ 1 ! p]c5tage    
!re(1 & ! increase p]c5tage det]m9$ "u  
subp>agraph 7,a77iv7 = ! foll[+ ye>4    
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is section %all apply ) respect to     
co/-(-liv+ computation qu>t]s end+ on or
 aft] ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbj4