,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ae1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,kildee 7for himself and ,mr4 ,carey7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title     
,,xvi of the ,social ,security ,act to  
apply cost-of-living adjustments to the 
minimum monthly personal needs allowance
 for institutionalized individuals and  
couples under the supplemental security 
income program1 and require ,state      
supplementary payments under that       
program to be increased by the amount of
 each such adjustment4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,dignity
 and ,autonomy for ,our ,supplemental   
,security ,income ,,pna ,beneficiaries  
,act4  #b4 ,application of              
cost-of-living adjustments to the       
personal needs allowance2 pass-through  
to ,state supplementary payments  7a7   
,application of cost-of-,living         
adjustments to the personal needs       

allowance  7#a7 ,in general ,section    
#afag7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;f7a77#a77 is  
amended by striking and 7b77#b7 and     
inserting 7b77#b71 and 7e77#a77;,b74    
7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,section    
#afaa7;e77#a77;,b7 of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;e77#a77;,b77 is amended
 in each of clauses 7i7 through 7iii7 by
 inserting 7or1 if greater1 the amount  
determined under section #afag7 after   
each dollar amount specified in such    
clauses4  7#c7 ,applicability ,the      
amendments made by this subsection shall
 apply with respect to benefit amount   
increases for months after ,september   
#cj1 #bjbd4  7b7 ,pass-,through to      
,state supplementary payments  7#a7 ,in 
general ,section #afah7;g7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#achb;g7g77 is amended-- 7,a7 by        
striking #aihg each place it appears and
 inserting #bjbd2 and  7,b7 in paragraph
 7#d77;,b71 by striking increased-- and 
all that follows and inserting increased

 by the amount of all cost-of-living    
adjustments under section #afag to      
benefits determined under section       
#afaa7;e77#a77;,b7 which have occurred  
after ,september #bjbd and before that  
particular month44  7#b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 
shall take effect on ,october #a1 #bjbd4