,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dieb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bg1
 #bjbb,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to increase the annual limitation on 
purchases by individuals of ,series ,i  
,united ,states savings bonds during    
periods of high inflation4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,savings ,security ,act of #bjbb4  #b4  
,increase in limitation on purchase of  
,series ,i ,united ,states savings bonds
  7a7 ,in general ,section #caje of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 7#a7 ,for purposes of   
subsection 7c77#g71 during any          
applicable year1 the maximum amount of  
,series ,i ,united ,states savings bonds
 issued during such year that may be    
held by an applicable individual shall  
not exceed #cj1jjj4  7#b7 7,a7 ,for     

purposes of this subsection1 the term   
applicable year means any calendar year 
during which the average of the         
annualized changes in the ,consumer     
,price ,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers
 during any #f-month period ending      
during such year is greater than #c4e   
percent4  7,b7 ,not later than #cj days 
after the ,secretary determines that the
 requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 has
 been satisfied with respect to any     
calendar year1 the ,secretary shall     
provide public notice that paragraph    
7#a7 applies with respect to such year4 
7#c7 ,for purposes of this subsection1  
the term applicable individual means an 
individual who provides the ,secretary  
with-- 7,a7 the ,,tin 7as defined in    
section #ggja7;a77#da7 of the ,internal 
,revenue ,code of #aihf7 of such        
individual2 or  7,b7 the social security
 number issued to such individual by the
 ,social ,security ,administration4     
7#d7 ,this subsection shall not apply   
with respect to any ,series ,i ,united  

,states savings bond that is made       
available in paper form4  4  7b7        
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to any calendar
 year beginning after the date of       
enactment of this ,act4