,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjba,mr4   
,walb]g introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &       
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on 
,education & ,labor1 = a p]iod to be    
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,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 ( #bjba or ! ,,cola ,act 
( #bjba4  #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 #bjba4  #c4 ,work+ 
gr\p on use ( national acc\nts data  7a7
 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor & !  
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all e/abli% a     
work+ gr\p 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! 

,work+ ,gr\p7 to provide recomm5dations 
to ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics on      
incorporat+ national acc\nts data to    
produce-- 7#a7 an accurate1 timely1 &   
relevant ,consum] ,price ,index2 &  7#b7
 up-to-date exp5diture weights4  7b7    
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,secret>y 
( ,labor & ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all  
appo9t to ! ,work+ ,gr\p individuals )  
exp]tise relat+ to /ati/ical &          
computational me?ods1 survey rese>*1 &  
economic1 social1 & demographic         
measurem5t4  7#b7 ,repres5tation ,9     
appo9t+ repres5tatives to ! ,work+      
,gr\p1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor & !         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all consid]       
appo9t+ memb]s f relevant ,f$]al ag5cies
 & non-,f$]al /akehold] gr\ps1 includ+--
  7#c7 ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics2    
7#d7 ! ,bureau ( ,economic ,analysis2 & 
7#e7 ! ,f$]al ,economic ,/ati/ics       
,advisory ,committee4  7c7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,work+ ,gr\p %all
 submit to ! ,committee on ,education & 

,labor ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !  
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report t
 includes ! f9d+s & recomm5dations ( !  
,work+ ,gr\p "u subsection 7a74  7d7    
,t]m9ation ,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all t]m9ate 
^u submission ( ! report requir$ "u     
subsection 7c74