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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1682 

To update the supplemental security income program, and to increase 

incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 19, 2005 

Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. STARK, Mr. 

LEVIN, and Mr. EMANUEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To update the supplemental security income program, and 

to increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing 

an education. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SSI Modernization Act 

5 of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. GENERAL INCOME EXCLUSION. 

7 (a) INCREASE.—Section 1612(b)(2)(A) of the Social 

8 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 
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1 striking ‘‘$240’’ and inserting ‘‘$480 (or, if greater, the 

2 amount determined under section 1617)’’. 

3 (b) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1617 of 

4 such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘sub6 section (b)(2)(A) of section 1612,’’ after ‘‘section 

7 1611,’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 

9 1611’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 1611 and 1612’’. 

10 SEC. 3. EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION. 

11 (a) INCREASE.—Section 1612(b)(4) of the Social Se12 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$780’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘$1,560 (or, 

14 if greater, the amount determined under section 1617)’’. 

15 (b) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—Section 

16 1617(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f), as amended 

17 by section 2(b)(1) of this Act, is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections 

19 (b)(2)(A), (b)(4)(A), (b)(4)(B), and (b)(4)(C)’’. 

20 SEC. 4. RESOURCE LIMITS. 

21 (a) INCREASE.—Section 1611(a)(3) of the Social Se22 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap25 pears; and 
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and to $4,500 on Janu2 ary 1, 2006’’ before the period; and 

3 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap5 pears; and 

6 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and to $3,000 on Janu7 ary 1, 2006’’ before the period. 

8 (b) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—Section 

9 1617(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f), as amended 

10 by sections 2(b)(1) and 3(b) of this Act, is amended by 

11 inserting ‘‘(b)(3)(A), (b)(3)(B),’’ after ‘‘(b)(2)(A),’’. 

12 SEC. 5. REDETERMINATIONS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL 

13 STUDENTS TURNING 18. 

14 Section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 23 1382c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(5) If, as of the date an individual attains 18 

18 years of age, the individual is regularly attending (as 

19 defined in regulations) a secondary school or a local 

20 school system is maintaining responsibility for the 

21 individual through an individualized education plan, 

22 the individual shall not be considered to have at23 tained 18 years of age for purposes of paragraphs 

24 (3) and (4) until the earlier of— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the earliest subsequent date the indi2 vidual ceases to be regularly attending a sec3 ondary school or participating in such a plan; 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(B) the date the individual attains 21 

6 years of age.’’. 

7 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

8 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

9 on January 1, 2006. 

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