I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4937 
To modify certain requirements for countable resources and income under 
the Supplemental Security Income program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2010 
Ms. TSONGAS (for herself and Mr. PETRI) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To modify certain requirements for countable resources and 
income under the Supplemental Security Income pro-
gram, 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 ‘‘SSI Savers Act of 
2010’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RESOURCE LIMITS; INFLATION AD-
JUSTMENT. 
(a) INCREASE
IN
RESOURCE
LIMITS.—Section 
1611(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(a)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and to $7,500 on Janu-
ary 1, 2011’’ before the period; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and to $5,000 on Janu-
ary 1, 2011’’ before the period. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1611(a)(3) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Whenever dollar 
amounts in effect under paragraphs (1)(A) 
and (2)(A) of this subsection are increased 
by a percentage under section 1617, each 
of the dollar amounts in effect under this 
paragraph shall be increased by the same 
percentage, and rounded to the closest 
multiple of $100. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—Each adjust-
ment under clause (i) shall be based on the 
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unrounded amount for the prior 12-month 
period.’’. 
SEC. 3. LIMITED EXCLUSION FROM RESOURCES OF CER-
TAIN DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND EDU-
CATION SAVINGS ARRANGEMENTS. 
Section 1613 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (16), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (16) the 
following: 
‘‘(17) if the individual is not described in sec-
tion 1611(e)(1)(B) of this Act, the value of any as-
sets in a plan, contract, or account, annuity, or trust 
described in section 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 408, 
408A, 414(d), 457(b), or 501(c)(18) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, any retirement program or 
account included in any successor or similar provi-
sion that may be enacted and determined to be ex-
empt from tax under the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, and any other retirement plan, contract, ac-
count, annuity, or trust, as determined in the sole 
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discretion of the Commissioner, except that if the in-
dividual has attained 65 years of age, the total 
amount excluded under this paragraph shall not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(A) $50,000 (or, if greater, the amount 
determined under subsection (f) of this section) 
if the individual does not have an eligible 
spouse; or 
‘‘(B) $75,000 (or, if greater, the amount 
determined under such subsection (f)) if the in-
dividual has an eligible spouse; and 
‘‘(18) if the individual has not attained 65 
years of age, the value of— 
‘‘(A) any funds in a qualified tuition pro-
gram (as defined in section 529 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) or in a Coverdell edu-
cation savings account (as defined in section 
530 of such Code); 
‘‘(B) any other education program, con-
tract, or account, as determined in the sole dis-
cretion of the Commissioner; and 
‘‘(C) any individual development account 
established pursuant to the Assets for Inde-
pendence Act or section 333B of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, or 
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