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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2089 

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for 

the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2014 

Mr. BROWN (for himself and Ms. WARREN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update 

eligibility for the supplemental security income program, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Supplemental Security 

5 Income Restoration Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. UPDATE IN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL 

7 SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM. 

8 (a) UPDATE IN GENERAL INCOME EXCLUSION.— 

9 Section 1612(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 

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1 and inserting ‘‘$1,320 (increased as described in section 

2 1617(d) for each calendar year after 2015)’’. 

3 (b) UPDATE IN EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION.—Sec4 tion 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘$780’’ each place it appears and 

6 inserting ‘‘$4,284 (increased as described in section 

7 1617(d) for each calendar year after 2015)’’. 

8 (c) UPDATE IN RESOURCE LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS

9 AND COUPLES.—Section 1611(a)(3) of such Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$2,250’’ 

12 and all that follows through the end of the subpara13 graph and inserting ‘‘$15,000 in calendar year 

14 2015, and shall be increased as described in section 

15 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.’’; and 

16 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ 

17 and all that follows through the end of the subpara18 graph and inserting ‘‘$10,000 in calendar year 

19 2015, and shall be increased as described in section 

20 1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.’’. 

21 (d) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1617 of such 

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f) is amended— 

23 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; IN24 FLATION ADJUSTMENT’’ after ‘‘BENEFITS’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(d) In the case of any calendar year after 2015, each 

2 of the amounts specified in sections 1611(a)(3), 

3 1612(b)(2)(A), and 1612(b)(4) shall be increased by mul4 tiplying each such amount by the quotient (not less than 

5 1) obtained by dividing— 

6 ‘‘(1) the average of the Consumer Price Index 

7 for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers 

8 (CPI–W, as published by the Bureau of Labor Sta9 tistics of the Department of Labor) for the 12- 

10 month period ending with September of the pre11 ceding calendar year, by 

12 ‘‘(2) such average for the 12-month period end13 ing with September 2014.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FURNISHED IN KIND 

15 NOT INCLUDED AS INCOME. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act 

17 (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)) is amended— 

18 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

19 by inserting ‘‘(other than support or maintenance 

20 furnished in kind)’’ after ‘‘all other income’’; and 

21 (2) in subparagraph (A)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘or kind’’; 

23 (B) by striking clause (i) and redesig24 nating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and 

25 (ii), respectively; and 


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1 (C) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by 

2 striking ‘‘and the provisions of clause (i) shall 

3 not be applicable’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (1) Section 1611(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 1382(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and 

7 redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) as para8 graphs (6) through (9), respectively. 

9 (2) Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 1382a(a)(2)) is amended— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 

14 and’’ and inserting a period; 

15 (C) by moving subparagraph (G) 2 ems to 

16 the right; and 

17 (D) by striking subparagraph (H). 

18 (3) Section 1621(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 1382j(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(c) In determining the amount of income of an alien 

21 during the period of 5 years after such alien’s entry into 

22 the United States, support or maintenance furnished in 

23 cash to the alien by such alien’s sponsor (to the extent 

24 that it reflects income or resources which were taken into 

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1 sources to be deemed to the alien under subsection (a) 

2 or (b) of this section) shall not be considered to be income 

3 of such alien under section 1612(a)(2)(A).’’. 

4 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PENALTY FOR DISPOSAL OF RE5 SOURCES FOR LESS THAN FAIR MARKET 

6 VALUE. 

7 Section 1613(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(c)) is 

8 amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION OF MEDICAID POLICY RESTRICT10 ING ELIGIBILITY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS

11 FOR BENEFITS BASED ON DISPOSAL OF RESOURCES FOR

12 LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE.—(1) At the time an 

13 individual (and the individual’s eligible spouse, if any) ap14 plies for benefits under this title, and at the time the eligi15 bility of an individual (and such spouse, if any) for such 

16 benefits is redetermined, the Commissioner of Social Secu17 rity shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) inform such individual of the provisions of 

19 section 1917(c) providing for a period of ineligibility 

20 for benefits under title XIX for individuals who 

21 make certain dispositions of resources for less than 

22 fair market value, and inform such individual that 

23 information obtained pursuant to subparagraph (B) 

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1 istering a State plan under title XIX (as provided in 

2 paragraph (2)); and 

3 ‘‘(B) obtain from such individual information 

4 which may be used by the State agency in deter5 mining whether or not a period of ineligibility for 

6 such benefits would be required by reason of section 

7 1917(c). 

8 ‘‘(2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall make 

9 the information obtained under paragraph (1)(B) avail10 able, on request, to any State agency administering a 

11 State plan approved under title XIX.’’. 

12 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

13 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

14 on January 1, 2015. 

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