I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 364 
To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2013 
Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. SABLAN, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the supplemental security income program to 
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 
and American Samoa, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Security 
Income Equality Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY IN-
COME PROGRAM TO PUERTO RICO, THE 
UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AND 
AMERICAN SAMOA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Social Security 
Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (b). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
DEFINITION
OF
STATE.—Section 
1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1301(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 5th sentence 
and inserting the following: ‘‘Such term when used 
in title XVI includes Puerto Rico, the United States 
Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.’’. 
(2) ELIMINATION
OF
LIMIT
ON
TOTAL
PAY-
MENTS
TO
THE
TERRITORIES.—Section 1108 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; 
LIMITATION ON TOTAL PAYMENTS’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (a); and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking para-
graphs (2) and (4) and redesignating para-
graphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (4), 
respectively. 
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(3) UNITED STATES NATIONALS TREATED THE 
SAME AS CITIZENS.—Section 1614(a)(1)(B) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i)(I), by inserting ‘‘or na-
tional,’’ after ‘‘citizen’’; 
(B) in clause (i)(II), by adding ‘‘; or’’ at 
the end; and 
(C) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or na-
tional’’ after ‘‘citizen’’. 
(4) TERRITORIES
INCLUDED
IN
GEOGRAPHIC 
MEANING OF UNITED STATES.—Section 1614(e) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United 
States 
Virgin 
Islands, 
Guam, 
and 
American 
Samoa’’. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Commissioner of So-
cial Security may waive or modify any statutory require-
ment relating to the provision of benefits under the Sup-
plemental Security Income Program under title XVI of the 
Social Security Act in the Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto 
Rico, to the extent that the Commissioner deems it nec-
essary in order to adapt the program to the needs of the 
territory involved. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the 1st 
day of the 1st Federal fiscal year that begins 1 year or 
more after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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