,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,van ,drew7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,education and ,labor1 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 provide an emergency     
cost-of-living increase for social      
security beneficiaries1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,covid-#ai         
,emergency ,social ,security ,cost of   
,living ,increase ,act of #bjbj4  #b4   
,emergency cost-of-living increase  7a7 
,in general ,effective with the month of
 ,november #bjbj1 the ,commissioner of  
,social ,security shall increase each of
 the amounts described in subclauses    

7,i7 through 7,,iii7 of section         
#bae7;i77#b77;,a77ii7 of the ,social    
,security ,act by not less than #c      
percent4  7b7 ,treatment of increase    
,for purposes of applying subparagraphs 
7,a7 and 7,b7 of section #bae7;i77#a7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act in calendar 
year #bjbj1 the increase under          
subsection 7a7 shall be treated as a    
general benefit increase under title    
,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act4  #c4
 ,computation of cost-of-living         
increases based on ,consumer ,price     
,index for ,elderly ,consumers  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #bae7;i77#a7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dae7;i77#a77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,h7 the term ,consumer ,price ,index   
means the ,consumer ,price ,index for   
,elderly ,consumers 7,,cpi-,e1 as       
published by the ,bureau of ,labor      
,statistics of the ,department of       
,labor74  4  7b7 ,application to        
pre-#aigi law  7#a7 ,in general ,section

 #bae7;i77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act as in effect in ,december #aigh1   
and as applied in certain cases under   
the provisions of such ,act as in effect
 after ,december #aigh1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,d7 the term ,consumer  
,price ,index means the ,consumer ,price
 ,index for ,elderly ,consumers         
7,,cpi-,e1 as published by the ,bureau  
of ,labor ,statistics of the ,department
 of ,labor74  4  7#b7 ,conforming change
 ,section #bae7;i77#d7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dae7;i77#d77 is amended-- 7,a7 by      
striking and by section #ijja and       
inserting 1 section #ijja2 and  7,b7 by 
inserting and section #c of the         
,,covid-#ai ,emergency ,social ,security
 ,cost of ,living ,increase ,act of     
#bjbj1 after #aihf14  7c7 ,publication  
of ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly 
,consumers ,the ,bureau of ,labor       
,statistics of the ,department of ,labor
 shall prepare and publish the index    

authorized by section #aia of the ,older
 ,americans ,amendments ,act of #aihg   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #b note7 for each        
calendar month1 beginning with the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 and such     
index shall be known as the ,consumer   
,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers4  
7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by subsection 7a7 shall apply to       
determinations made with respect to     
cost-of-living computation quarters 7as 
defined in section #bae7;i77#a77;,b7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i77#a77;,b777 ending on 
or after ,september #cj1 #bjba4