,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,budz9ski 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,lois        
,frankel ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,magaz9]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,work=ce1 = 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 require !            
,commission] ( ,social ,security to use 
! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly      
,consum]s = purposes ( det]m9+          
co/-(-liv+ adju/m5ts "u titles ,,ii1    
,,viii1 & ,,xvi ( ! ,social ,security   
,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,boo/+       
,b5efits & ,c,o,l,as = ,s5iors ,act4    
#b4 ,m accurate co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t  7a7
 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section       
#bae7;i77#a77;,d7 ( ! ,social ,security 

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i77#a77;,d77  
is am5d$ by /rik+ ,consum] ,price ,index
 & all t foll[s ?r\gh su* index & ins]t+
 ,consum] ,price ,index = ,urban ,wage  
,e>n]s & ,cl]ical ,work]s 7,,cpi-,w1 z  
publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor7 or ,consum]     
,price ,index = ,eld]ly ,consum]s       
7,,cpi-,e1 z publi%$ by su* ,bureau7    
7:i*ev] su* index results 9 ! high]     
p]c5tage "u ?is subp>agraph7 exce$s !   
same su* index4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t   
,section #bae7;i77#a77;,g7 ( ! ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dae7;i77#a77;,g77 is am5d$ by ins]t+   
applicable = purposes ( subp>agraph 7,d7
 aft] ,consum] ,price ,index4  7b7      
,application to pre-#aigi law  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #bae7;i7 ( ! ,social     
,security ,act z 9 effect 9 ,decemb]    
#aigh1 & z appli$ 9 c]ta9 cases "u !    
provisions ( su* ,act z 9 effect aft]   
,decemb] #aigh1 is am5d$--  7,a7 9      
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 by /rik+ ,consum]   
,price ,index & all t foll[s ?r\gh su*  

,index & ins]t+ ,consum] ,price ,index =
 ,urban ,wage ,e>n]s & ,cl]ical ,work]s 
7,,cpi-,w1 z publi%$ by ! ,bureau (     
,labor ,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor7
 or ,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly    
,consum]s 7,,cpi-,e1 z publi%$ by su*   
,bureau ( su* ,dep>tm5t7 7:i*ev] su*    
index results 9 ! high] p] c5tum "u ?is 
subp>agraph7 exce$s1 by n less ?an #c p]
 c5tum1 ! same su* ,index2 &  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#b7--  7i7 9 subp>agraph      
7,a77ii71 by /rik+ ,consum] ,price      
,index = su* co/-(-liv+ computation     
qu>t] & ins]t+ ,consum] ,price ,index   
applicable = su* ye> "u p>agraph        
7#a77;,b72 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph        
7,c77i71 by /rik+ ,consum] ,price ,index
 z publi%$ = any mon? exce$s by #b4e    
p]c5t or m ! level ( su* index & ins]t+ 
,consum] ,price ,index = ,urban ,wage   
,e>n]s & ,cl]ical ,work]s or ,consum]   
,price ,index = ,eld]ly ,consum]s z     
publi%$ = any mon? exce$s by #b4e p]c5t 
or m ! level ( su* index4  7#b7 ,con=m+ 
*anges ,section #bae7;i77#d7 ( ! ,social

 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#dae7;i77#d77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ &
 by section #ijja & ins]t+ 1 section    
#ijja2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ & section #b ( 
! ,boo/+ ,b5efits & ,c,o,l,as = ,s5iors 
,act1 aft] #aihf14  7c7 ,no effect on   
adju/m5ts "u o!r laws ,section #bae7;i7 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,) respect to any 
provision ( law 7o!r ?an 9 ?is title1   
title ,,viii1 or title ,,xvi7 :i*       
provides = an adju/m5t ( an am\nt "u su*
 provision ( law 9 ! same p]c5tage z a  
co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t appli$ to b5efit    
am\nts "u ?is title1 su* provision ( law
 %all be appli$ & adm9i/]$ z if !       
p]c5tage ( su* co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t      
appli$ to b5efit am\nts "u ?is title 7  
det]m9$ )\t reg>d to ! am5dm5ts made by 
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( section #b ( !  
,boo/+ ,b5efits & ,c,o,l,as = ,s5iors   
,act4  4  7d7 ,publication ( ,consum]   
,price ,index = ,eld]ly ,consum]s ,!    
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t

 ( ,labor %all prep>e & publi% an index 
= ea* cal5d> mon? to be kn[n z !        
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s t indicates *anges ov] "t 9   
exp5ditures = consumption :i* are       
typical = individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
:o h atta9$ age #fb4  7e7 ,transition   
rule ,prior to ! publication ( !        
,consum] ,price ,index = ,eld]ly        
,consum]s 7,,cpi-,e7 pursuant to        
subsection 7d71 ! ref]5ce to su* index  
made 9 ea* ( ! am5dm5ts made by         
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all be deem$ to  
be a ref]5ce to ! rese>* price index    
prep>$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor kn[n z ! ,consum] 
,price ,index = ,am]icans #fb ye>s ( age
 & old] 7,r-,,cpi-,e74  7f7 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all apply to det]m9ations made )       
respect to co/-(-liv+ computation qu>t]s
 7z def9$ 9 section #bae7;i77#a77;,b7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#dae7;i77#a77;,b777 end+ on or aft]     
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbf4