,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dajb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4  
,portman7 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 the resource   
limit for supplemental security income  
eligibility4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,,ssi ,savings 
,penalty ,elimination ,act4  #b4 ,update
 in eligibility for the supplemental    
security income program  7a7 ,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  7b7 ,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 section            
#afaa7;a77#c7 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 all urban      
consumers 7all items2 ,united ,states   
city average1 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