,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gegc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ac1       
#bjbf,ms4 ,dexter 7for herself 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 adjust the minimum monthly      
personal needs allowances for           
institutionalized individuals and       
couples under the supplemental security 
income program1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,modernize ,,ssi ,stipends ,act4
  #b4 ,adjustment of the minimum monthly
 personal needs allowances for          
institutionalized individuals and       
couples under the ,,ssi program  7a7    
,doubling of allowances  7#a7 ,in       
general ,section #afaa7;e77#a77;,b7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;e77#a77;,b77 is        
amended-- 7,a7 in each of clauses 7i7   
and 7ii77,i7 by striking #cfj and       

inserting #gbj2 and  7,b7 in clause     
7iii71 by striking #gbj and inserting   
#a1ddj4  7#b7 ,applicability ,the       
amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
apply with respect to benefits for      
months after ,december #ca1 #bjbe4  7b7 
,application of cost-of-,living         
adjustments  7#a7 ,in general ,section  
#afag7;a77#a7 of such ,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 ,december    
#ca1 #bjbe4  7c7  ,pass-,through to     
,state supplementary payments  7#a7  ,in

 general  ,section #afah7;g7 of such    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;g7g77 is      
amended-- 7,a7 by striking #aihg each   
place it appears and inserting #bjbe2   
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 #bjbe and before that  
particular month44  7#b7  ,effective    
date  ,the amendments made by paragraph 
7#a7 shall take effect on ,january #a1  
#bjbf4