,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bjfe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ae1 #bjba,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,ms4 ,smith7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,supplemental ,security ,income ,restoration ,act of #bjba4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,update in eligibility for the supplemental security income program4,sec4 #c4 ,update in supplemental security income benefit amounts and repeal of marriage penalty4,sec4 #d4 ,support and maintenance furnished in kind not included as income4,sec4 #e4 ,exclusion of retirement accounts from resources4,sec4 #f4 ,repeal of penalty for disposal of resources for less than fair market value4,sec4 #g4 ,clarifying the treatment of certain ,state tax credits4,sec4 #h4 ,elimination of dedicated accounts for certain past-due benefits4,sec4 #i4 ,elimination of installment payment requirement4,sec4 #aj4 ,extension of period of exclusion of certain payments from countable resources4,sec4 #aa4 ,modification of rules to determine marital relationships4,sec4 #ab4 ,effective date4 #b4 ,update in eligibility for the supplemental security income program 7a7 ,update in general income exclusion ,section #afab7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7b77#b77;,a77 is amended by striking #bdj and inserting #a1ecf 7increased as described in section #afag7;d7 for each calendar year after #bjbb74 7b7 ,update in earned income exclusion ,section #afab7;b77#d7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7b77#d77 is amended by striking #ghj each place it appears and inserting #d1iib 7increased as described in section #afag7;d7 for each calendar year after #bjbb74 7c7 ,update in resource limit for individuals and couples ,section #afaa7;a77#c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;a77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #b1bej and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting #bj1jjj in calendar year #bjbb1 and shall be increased as described in section #afag7;d7 for each subsequent calendar year42 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #a1ejj and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting #aj1jjj in calendar year #bjbb1 and shall be increased as described in section #afag7;d7 for each subsequent calendar year44 7d7 ,inflation adjustment ,section #afag of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;f7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by inserting 2 inflation adjustment after benefits2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,in the case of any calendar year after #bjbb1 each of the amounts specified in sections #afaa7;a77#c71 #afab7;b77#b77;,a71 and #afab7;b77#d7 shall be increased by multiplying each such amount by the quotient 7not less than #a7 obtained by dividing-- 7#a7 the average of the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,elderly ,consumers 7,,cpi-,e1 as published by the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics of the ,department of ,labor7 for the #ab-month period ending with ,september of the preceding calendar year1 by 7#b7 such average for the #ab-month period ending with ,september #bjba4 4 #c4 ,update in supplemental security income benefit amounts and repeal of marriage penalty 7a7 ,in general ,section #afaa7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 by inserting through calendar year #bjba after any calendar year thereafter2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,the benefit under this title for calendar year #bjbb and each calendar year thereafter shall be equal to-- 7,a7 for an individual who does not have an eligible spouse1 an amount equal to the poverty line 7as defined in section #baaj7;c77#e77 applicable to a family of #a for the calendar year involved2 and 7,b7 for an individual who has an eligible spouse1 an amount equal to twice the amount specified for the calendar year involved under subparagraph 7,a71 reduced by the amount of income1 not excluded pursuant to section #afab7;b71 of such individual and 7if applicable7 such eligible spouse4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #afag7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;f7a77#a77 is amended by striking 1 7a77#b77;,a71 7b77#a71 and 7b77#b7 and inserting and 7a77#b77;,a74 7#b7 ,section #afai7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;h7a77#a77 is amended by striking under section #afaa7;b77#a7 7or1 in the case of an individual who has an eligible spouse1 under section #afaa7;b77#b77 and inserting under section #afaa7;b77#c77;,a7 7or1 in the case of an individual who has an eligible spouse1 under section #afaa7;b77#c77;,b774 7#c7 ,section #afba7;b77#a77;,b77i7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;j7b77#a77;,b77i77 is amended by striking section #afaa7;b77#a7 and inserting #afaa7;b77#c77;,a74 7#d7 ,section #aijc7;f77#d77;,c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7f77#d77;,c77 is amended by striking section #afaa7;b77#a7 and inserting section #afaa7;b77#c77;,a74 7#e7 ,section #aiae7;h77#f77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifn7h77#f77;,a77 is amended by striking section #afaa7;b77#a7 and inserting section #afaa7;b77#c77;,a74 #d4 ,support and maintenance furnished in kind not included as income 7a7 ,in general ,section #afab7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7other than support or maintenance furnished in kind7 after all other income2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by striking or kind2 7,b7 by striking clause 7i7 and redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively2 and 7,c7 in clause 7ii7 7as so redesignated71 by striking and the provisions of clause 7i7 shall not be applicable4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #afaa7;c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;c77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#f7 and redesignating paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#i71 respectively4 7#b7 ,section #afab7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7a77#b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by inserting and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking 2 and and inserting a period2 7,c7 by moving subparagraph 7,g7 #b ems to the right2 and 7,d7 by striking subparagraph 7,h74 7#c7 ,section #afba7;c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;j7c77 is amended to read as follows3 7c7 ,in determining the amount of income of an alien during the period of #e years after such alien's entry into the ,united ,states1 support or maintenance furnished in cash to the alien by such alien's sponsor 7to the extent that it reflects income or resources which were taken into account in determining the amount of income and resources to be deemed to the alien under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of this section7 shall not be considered to be income of such alien under section #afab7;a77#b77;,a74 4 #e4 ,exclusion of retirement accounts from resources ,section #afac7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;b7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#af71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#ag71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ag7 the following new paragraph3 7#ah7 any qualified retirement plan or eligible deferred compensation plan 7as such terms are defined in sections #digd7;c7 and #deg7;b71 respectively1 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf74 4 #f4 ,repeal of penalty for disposal of resources for less than fair market value ,section #afac7;c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;b7c77 is amended to read as follows3 7c7 ,notification of ,medicaid ,policy ,restricting ,eligibility of ,institutionalized ,individuals for ,benefits ,based on ,disposal of ,resources for ,less ,than ,fair ,market ,value 7#a7 ,in general ,at the time an individual 7and the individual's eligible spouse1 if any7 applies for benefits under this title1 and at the time the eligibility of an individual 7and such spouse1 if any7 for such benefits is redetermined1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall-- 7,a7 inform such individual of the provisions of section #aiag7;c7 providing for a period of ineligibility for benefits under title ,,xix for individuals who make certain dispositions of resources for less than fair market value1 and inform such individual that information obtained pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 will be made available to the ,state agency administering a ,state plan under title ,,xix 7as provided in paragraph 7#b772 and 7,b7 obtain from such individual information which may be used by the ,state agency in determining whether or not a period of ineligibility for such benefits would be required by reason of section #aiag7;c74 7#b7 ,provision of information to ,state ,medicaid agencies ,the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall make the information obtained under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 available1 on request1 to any ,state agency administering a ,state plan approved under title ,,xix4 4 #g4 ,clarifying the treatment of certain ,state tax credits ,title ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #afab7;b77#ai71 by striking and any payment and all that follows through credit7 and inserting and any refund of ,state income taxes made to such individual 7or such spouse7 by reason of a ,state earned income tax credit 7as defined by the ,secretary72 and 7#b7 in section #afac7;a77#aa7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1 and any refund of ,state income taxes made to such individual 7or such spouse7 by reason of a ,state child tax credit 7as defined by the ,secretary7 before the semicolon2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and any payment and all that follows through credit7 and inserting and any refund of ,state income taxes made to such individual 7or such spouse7 by reason of a ,state earned income tax credit 7as defined by the ,secretary74 #h4 ,elimination of dedicated accounts for certain past-due benefits 7a7 ,in general ,section #afca7;a77#b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;a77#b77 is amended by striking subparagraph 7,f74 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,relating to payments and procedures ,section #afca7;a77#b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;a77#b771 as amended by subsection 7a71 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,g71 7,h71 and 7,i7 as subparagraphs 7,f71 7,g71 and 7,h71 respectively2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b77vii77,i71 by striking subparagraph 7,i7 and inserting subparagraph 7,h72 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f7 and inserting subparagraph 7,e72 and 7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking subparagraph 7,i7 and inserting subparagraph 7,h72 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking subparagraph 7,h77ii7 and inserting subparagraph 7,g77ii72 and 7,e7 in subparagraph 7,g77i77,,ii71 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,a71 by striking subparagraph 7,i7 and inserting subparagraph 7,h74 7#b7 ,exclusions from income 7,a7 ,in general ,section #afab7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act is amended-- 7i7 by striking paragraph 7#ba72 and 7ii7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#bb7 through 7#bf7 as paragraphs 7#ba7 through 7#be71 respectively4 7,b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #afac7;a77#ag7 of such ,act is amended by striking section #afab7;b77#bf7 and inserting section #afab7;b77#be74 7#c7 ,exclusions from resources ,section #afac7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act1 as amended by section #e1 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#ab72 and 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ac7 through 7#ah7 as paragraphs 7#ab7 through 7#ag71 respectively4 7c7 ,treatment of amounts transferred from dedicated accounts ,amounts transferred from an account established on behalf of an individual as described in section #afca7;a77#b77;,f7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;a77#b77;,f77 7as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this ,act7 into another account of the individual as a result of the amendments made by this section shall not be taken into account as income or resources of such individual for purposes of determining the eligibility of such individual or any other individual for benefits or assistance1 or the amount or extent of such benefits or assistance1 under title ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq471 under any other ,federal program1 or under any ,state or local program financed in whole or in part with ,federal funds4 #i4 ,elimination of installment payment requirement ,section #afca7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;a77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#aj74 #aj4 ,extension of period of exclusion of certain payments from countable resources ,section #afac7;a77#g7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;b7a77#g77 is amended by striking #i months and inserting #ba months4 #aa4 ,modification of rules to determine marital relationships 7a7 ,in general ,section #afad7;d7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;c7d77 is amended by striking except that and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting except that if two individuals have been determined to be married under section #baf7;h77#a7 for purposes of title ,,ii they shall be considered 7from and after the date of such determination or the date of their application for benefits under this title1 whichever is later7 to be married for purposes of this title44 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,title ,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #afaa7;e77#c7-- 7,a7 by striking a husband and wife each place it appears and inserting two married individuals2 and 7,b7 by striking such husband and wife and inserting such married individuals2 7#b7 in section #afad7;b7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking the husband or wife of and inserting married to2 and 7,b7 in the second sentence1 by striking husband and wife and inserting married2 and 7#c7 in section #afca7;b77#a77;,a77i71 by striking husband or wife and inserting spouse4 #ab4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjbb4