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em]g5cy co/-(-liv+ increase = social    
security b5efici>ies1 & = o!r purposes4 
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! ,,covid-#ai ,em]g5cy ,social ,security
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#b4 ,em]g5cy co/-(-liv+ increase  7a7 ,9
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#bjbj1 ! ,commission] ( ,social         
,security %all increase ea* ( ! am\nts  
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purposes ( apply+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 &   
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increase "u subsection 7a7 %all be      
treat$ z a g5]al b5efit increase "u     
title ,,ii ( ! ,social ,security ,act4  
#c4 ,computation ( co/-(-liv+ increases 
bas$ on ,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly
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#bae7;i77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 
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means ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly
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,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,labor74  4  7b7 ,application to     
pre-#aigi law  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#bae7;i77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 
z 9 effect 9 ,decemb] #aigh1 & z appli$ 
9 c]ta9 cases "u ! provisions ( su* ,act
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am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subp>agraph3  7,d7 ! t]m ,consum] ,price
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by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( !     
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*ange ,section #bae7;i77#d7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dae7;i77#d77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ &
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#ijja2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ & section #c ( 
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,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s ,! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor %all prep>e &    
publi% ! index au?oriz$ by section #aia 
( ! ,old] ,am]icans ,am5dm5ts ,act (    
#aihg 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #b note7 = ea*     
cal5d> mon?1 beg9n+ ) ! date ( enactm5t 
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,consum]s4  7d7 ,effective date ,!      
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply to det]m9ations made ) respect to 
co/-(-liv+ computation qu>t]s 7z def9$ 9
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