,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjbf,mrs4
 ,grijalva 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,balint1  
,mr4 ,carson1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4        
,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1   
,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1  
,mr4 ,moylan1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4       
,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,soto1
 ,ms4 ,stansbury1 ,ms4 ,titus1 and ,ms4 
,tlaib7 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 update eligibility for the      
supplemental security income program1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title2 table of contents  7a7 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,supplemental ,security ,income         
,restoration ,act of #bjbf4  7b7 ,table 
of contents ,the table of contents for  
this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4      
,short title2 table of contents4,sec4   
#b4 ,update in eligibility for the      

supplemental security income            
program4,sec4 #c4 ,update in            
supplemental security income benefit    
amounts and repeal of marriage          
penalty4,sec4 #d4 ,support and          
maintenance furnished in kind not       
included as income4,sec4 #e4 ,exclusion 
of retirement accounts from             
resources4,sec4 #f4 ,repeal of penalty  
for disposal of resources for less than 
fair market value4,sec4 #g4 ,clarifying 
the treatment of certain state tax      
credits4,sec4 #h4 ,treatment of tribal  
general welfare payments4,sec4 #i4      
,elimination of dedicated accounts for  
certain past-due benefits4,sec4 #aj4    
,elimination of installment payment     
requirement4,sec4 #aa4 ,extension of    
period of exclusion of certain payments 
from countable resources4,sec4 #ab4     
,modification of rules to determine     
marital relationships4,sec4 #ac4        
,extension of the supplemental security 
income program to ,puerto ,rico1 the    
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1

 and ,american ,samoa4,sec4 #ad4        
,effective date4  #b4 ,update in        
eligibility for the supplemental        
security income program  7a7 ,update in 
general income exclusion ,section       
#afab7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#achb;a7b77#b77;,a77 is amended by      
striking #bdj and inserting #a1hib      
7increased as described in section      
#afag7;d7 for each calendar year after  
#bjbf74  7b7 ,update in earned income   
exclusion ,section #afab7;b77#d7 of such
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7b77#d77 is 
amended by striking #ghj each place it  
appears and inserting #f1adi 7increased 
as described in section #afag7;d7 for   
each calendar year after #bjbf4  7c7    
,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 #bjbf1 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 #bjbf1 and shall be    
increased as described in section       
#afag7;d7 for each subsequent calendar  
year44  7d7 ,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 #bjbf1 each of the  
amounts specified in sections           
#afaa7;a77#c71 #afab7;b77#b77;,a71 and  
#afab7;b77#d7 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 ,elderly    

,consumers 7,,cpi-,e1 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 #bjbf4  4  #c4   
,update in supplemental security income 
benefit amounts and repeal of marriage  
penalty  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#afaa7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;b77 is amended to 
read as follows3  7b7 7#a7 ,the benefit 
under this title for an individual who  
does not have an eligible spouse shall  
be payable-- 7,a7 for calendar years    
#aigd through #bjbf1 at the rate of     
#a1geb 7or1 if greater1 the amount      
determined under section #afag71 and    
7,b7 for calendar years after #bjbf1 at 
the rate equal to the annual poverty    
guideline for the calendar year         
preceding such calendar year 7as updated
 annually in the ,federal ,register by  
the ,department of ,health and ,human   

,services under the authority of section
 #fgc7b7 of the ,omnibus ,budget        
,reconciliation ,act of #aiha7 as       
applicable to a single individual1      
reduced by the amount of income1 not    
excluded pursuant to section #afab7;b71 
of such individual4  7#b7 ,the benefit  
under this title for an individual who  
has an eligible spouse shall be         
payable-- 7,a7 for calendar years #aigd 
through #bjbf1 at the rate of #b1fbh    
7or1 if greater1 the amount determined  
under section #afag71 and  7,b7 for     
calendar years after #bjbf1 at the rate 
equal to twice the rate described in    
paragraph 7#a77;,b71  reduced by the    
amount of income1 not excluded pursuant 
to section #afab7;b71 of such individual
 and spouse4  4  7b7 ,conforming changes
 to cost-of-,living adjustments ,section
 #afag7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #achb;f7a77#a77 is amended by 
striking 7a77#a77;,a71 7a77#b77;,a71    
7b77#a71 and 7b77#b7 and inserting      
7a77#a77;,a7 and 7a77#b77;,a74  7c7     

,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 calendar years after #bjbf4  #d4       
,support and maintenance furnished in   
kind not included as income  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #afab7;a77#b7 of such  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7a77#b77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7other than 
support or maintenance furnished in     
kind7 after all other income2 and  7#b7 
in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by striking 
or kind2  7,b7 by striking clause 7i7   
and redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7
 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively2 
and  7,c7 in clause 7ii7 7as so         
redesignated71 by striking and the      
provisions of clause 7i7 shall not be   
applicable4  7b7 ,conforming amendments 
7#a7 ,section #afaa7;c7 of such ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;c77 is amended by 
striking paragraph 7#f7 and             
redesignating paragraphs 7#g7 through   
7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#i71  
respectively4  7#b7 ,section            
#afab7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7a77#b77 is amended--  
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by inserting 
and at the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph   
7,g71 by striking 2 and and inserting a 
period2  7,c7 by moving subparagraph    
7,g7 #b ems to the right2 and  7,d7 by  
striking subparagraph 7,h74  7#c7       
,section #afba7;c7 of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #achb;j7c77 is amended to read
 as follows3  7c7 ,in determining the   
amount of income of an alien during the 
period of #e years after such alien's   
entry into the ,united ,states1 support 
or maintenance furnished in cash to the 
alien by such alien's sponsor 7to the   
extent that it reflects income or       
resources which were taken into account 
in determining the amount of income and 
resources to be deemed to the alien     
under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of this     
section7 shall not be considered to be  
income of such alien under section      
#afab7;a77#b77;,a74  4  #e4 ,exclusion  
of retirement accounts from resources   
,section #afac7;a7 of the ,social       

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#achb;b7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#af71 by striking 2 and and  
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#ag71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ag7 
the following new paragraph3  7#ah7 any 
qualified retirement plan or eligible   
deferred compensation plan 7as such     
terms are defined in sections #digd7;c7 
and #deg7;b71 respectively1 of the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf74  4  
#f4 ,repeal of penalty for disposal of  
resources for less than fair market     
value ,section #afac7;c7 of such ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;b7c77 is amended to
 read as follows3  7c7 ,notification of 
medicaid policy restricting eligibility 
of institutionalized individuals for    
benefits based on disposal of resources 
for less than fair market value  7#a7   
,in general ,at the time an individual  
7and the individual's eligible spouse1  
if any7 applies for benefits under this 

title1 and at the time the eligibility  
of an individual 7and such spouse1 if   
any7 for such benefits is redetermined1 
the ,commissioner of ,social ,security  
shall-- 7,a7 inform such individual of  
the provisions of section #aiag7;c7     
providing for a period of ineligibility 
for benefits under title ,,xix for      
individuals who make certain            
dispositions of resources for less than 
fair market value1 and inform such      
individual that information obtained    
pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 will be   
made available to the ,state agency     
administering a ,state plan under title 
,,xix 7as provided in paragraph 7#b772  
and  7,b7 obtain from such individual   
information which may be used by the    
,state agency in determining whether or 
not a period of ineligibility for such  
benefits would be required by reason of 
section #aiag7;c74  7#b7 ,provision of  
information to state medicaid agencies  
,the ,commissioner of ,social ,security 
shall make the information obtained     

under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 available1 on 
request1 to any ,state agency           
administering a ,state plan approved    
under title ,,xix4  4  #g4 ,clarifying  
the treatment of certain state tax      
credits ,title ,,xvi of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in section            
#afab7;b77#ai71 by striking and any     
payment and all that follows through    
credit7 and inserting and any refund of 
,state income taxes made to such        
individual 7or such spouse7 by reason of
 a ,state earned income tax credit 7as  
defined by the ,secretary72 and  7#b7 in
 section #afac7;a77#aa7-- 7,a7 in       
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1 and   
any refund of ,state income taxes made  
to such individual 7or such spouse7 by  
reason of a ,state child tax credit 7as 
defined by the ,secretary7 before the   
semicolon2 and  7,b7 in subparagraph    
7,b71 by striking and any payment and   
all that follows through credit7 and    
inserting and any refund of ,state      

income taxes made to such individual 7or
 such spouse7 by reason of a ,state     
earned income tax credit 7as defined by 
the ,secretary74  #h4 ,treatment of     
tribal general welfare payments  7a7    
,income exclusion ,section #afab7;b7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 
in paragraph 7#be71 by striking and at  
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#bf71 by   
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#bg7 the value of any      
,indian general welfare benefit 7as     
defined in section #aci;,e of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7      
received by such individual 7or such    
spouse74  4  7b7 ,resource exclusion    
,section #afac7;a7 of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #achb;b7a771 as amended by    
section #e of this ,act1 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#ag71 by striking and
 at the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#ah71  
by striking the period and inserting 2  
and2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the 

following3  7#ai7 the value of any      
,indian general welfare benefit 7as     
defined in section #aci;,e of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7      
received by such individual 7or such    
spouse74  4  #i4 ,elimination of        
dedicated accounts for certain past-due 
benefits  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#afca7;a77#b7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;a77#b77 is   
amended by striking subparagraph 7,f74  
7b7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7        
,relating to payments and procedures    
,section #afca7;a77#b7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#achc7;a77#b771 as amended by subsection
 7a71 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating
 subparagraphs 7,g71 7,h71 and 7,i7 as  
subparagraphs 7,f71 7,g71 and 7,h71     
respectively2  7,b7 in subparagraph     
7,b77vii77,i71 by striking subparagraph 
7,i7 and inserting subparagraph 7,h72   
7,c7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7i7 in      
clause 7i71 by striking subparagraphs   
7,e7 and 7,f7 and inserting subparagraph

 7,e72 and  7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by     
striking subparagraph 7,i7 and inserting
 subparagraph 7,h72  7,d7 in            
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking          
subparagraph 7,h77ii7 and inserting     
subparagraph 7,g77ii72 and  7,e7 in     
subparagraph 7,g77i77,,ii71 as          
redesignated by subparagraph 7,a71 by   
striking subparagraph 7,i7 and inserting
 subparagraph 7,h74  7#b7 ,exclusions   
from income  7,a7 ,in general ,section  
#afab7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
is amended-- 7i7 by striking paragraph  
7#ba72 and  7ii7 by redesignating       
paragraphs 7#bb7 through 7#bf7 as       
paragraphs 7#ba7 through 7#be71         
respectively4  7,b7 ,conforming         
amendment ,section #afac7;a77#ag7 of    
such ,act is amended by striking section
 #afab7;b77#bf7 and inserting section   
#afab7;b77#be74  7#c7 ,exclusions from  
resources ,section #afac7;a7 of the     
,social ,security ,act1 as amended by   
section #e1 is amended-- 7,a7 by        
striking paragraph 7#ab72 and  7,b7 by  

redesignating paragraphs 7#ac7 through  
7#ah7 as paragraphs 7#ab7 through 7#ag71
 respectively4  7c7 ,treatment of       
amounts transferred from dedicated      
accounts ,amounts transferred from an   
account established on behalf of an     
individual as described in section      
#afca7;a77#b77;,f7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#achc7;a77#b77;,f77 7as in effect on the
 day before the date of enactment of    
this ,act7 into another account of the  
individual as a result of the amendments
 made by this section shall not be taken
 into account as income or resources of 
such individual for purposes of         
determining the eligibility of such     
individual or any other individual for  
benefits or assistance1 or the amount or
 extent of such benefits or assistance1 
under title ,,xvi of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et  
seq471 under any other ,federal program1
 or under any ,state or local program   
financed in whole or in part with       

,federal funds4  #aj4 ,elimination of   
installment payment requirement ,section
 #afca7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;a77 is amended by
 striking paragraph 7#aj74  #aa4        
,extension of period of exclusion of    
certain payments from countable         
resources ,section #afac7;a77#g7 of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#achb;b7a77#g77 is amended by striking  
#i months and inserting #ba months4     
#ab4 ,modification of rules to determine
 marital relationships  7a7 ,in general 
,section #afad7;d7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#achb;c7d77 is amended by striking      
except that and all that follows through
 the end of the subsection and inserting
 except that if two individuals have    
been determined to be married under     
section #baf7;h77#a7 for purposes of    
title ,,ii they shall be considered     
7from and after the date of such        
determination or the date of their      
application for benefits under this     

title1 whichever is later7 to be married
 for purposes of this title44  7b7      
,conforming amendments ,title ,,xvi of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #afaa7;e77#c7-- 7,a7 by 
striking a husband and wife each place  
it appears and inserting two married    
individuals2 and  7,b7 by striking such 
husband and wife and inserting such     
married individuals2  7#b7 in section   
#afad7;b7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 
by striking the husband or wife of and  
inserting married to2 and  7,b7 in the  
second sentence1 by striking husband and
 wife and inserting married2 and  7#c7  
in section #afca7;b77#a77;,a77i71 by    
striking husband or wife and inserting  
spouse4  #ac4 ,extension of the         
supplemental security income program to 
,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states      
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american  
,samoa  7a7 ,in general ,section #cjc of
 the ,social ,security ,amendments of   
#aigb 7#hf ,stat4 #adhd7 is amended by  

striking subsection 7b74  7b7           
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,definition
 of state ,section #aaja7;a77#a7 of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acja7;a77#a77 is amended by striking   
the #eth sentence and inserting the     
following3 ,such term when used in title
 ,,xvi includes ,puerto ,rico1 the      
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1
 and ,american ,samoa44  7#b7           
,elimination of limit on total payments 
to the territories ,section #aajh of    
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7 is      
amended-- 7,a7 in the section heading1  
by striking 2 limitation on total       
payments2  7,b7 by striking subsection  
7a72 and  7,c7 in subsection 7c71 by    
striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#d7 and   
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#e7  
as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#d71            
respectively4  7#c7 ,united ,states     
nationals treated the same as citizens  
,section #afad7;a77#a77;,b7 of such ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;c7a77#a77;,b77 is 
amended-- 7,a7 in clause 7i77,i71 by    

inserting or national1 after citizen2   
7,b7 in clause 7i77,,ii71 by adding 2 or
 at the end2 and  7,c7 in clause 7ii71  
by inserting or national after citizen4 
7#d7 ,territories included in geographic
 meaning of the ,united ,states ,section
 #afad7;e7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#achb;c7e77 is amended by striking and  
the ,district of ,columbia and inserting
 1 the ,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto  
,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin      
,islands1 ,guam1 and ,american ,samoa4  
7c7 ,waiver authority ,the ,commissioner
 of ,social ,security may waive or      
modify any statutory requirement        
relating to the provision of benefits   
under the ,supplemental ,security       
,income ,program under title ,,xvi of   
the ,social ,security ,act in ,puerto   
,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin      
,islands1 ,guam1 or ,american ,samoa1 to
 the extent that the ,commissioner deems
 it necessary in order to adapt the     
program to the needs of the territory   
involved4  #ad4 ,effective date ,the    

amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on the #ast day of the #ast      
calendar month that begins after the    
#a-year period that begins with the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4