,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dahj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4    
,ka9e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,ii 
( ! ,social ,security ,act to provide t 
! national av]age wage index = any ye>  
%all n be less ?an ! am\nt ( ! national 
av]age wage index = ! prec$+ ye>4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,b5efits = ,retirees ,act4    
#b4 ,modify+ ! calculation ( ! ,social  
,security av]age wage index to con=m ) !
 calculation ( ,social ,security        
co/-(-liv+ adju/m5ts & taxable maximum  
,section #bji7k7 ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dji7k77 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ subject  
to regulations & ins]t+ subject to      
p>agraph 7#d7 & regulations2 &  7#b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#d7 ,= any cal5d> ye> aft] #bjai1 if ! 
av]age ( ! total wages = a cal5d> ye> is

 less ?an ! national av]age wage index  
applicable "u ?is subsection = ! prec$+ 
cal5d> ye>1 ! am\nt ( ! national av]age 
wage index = ! cal5d> ye> involv$ %all  
be ! am\nt ( ! national av]age wage     
index t appli$ "u ?is subsection = su*  
prec$+ cal5d> ye>4  4