I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4076 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for cost-of-living 
adjustments indexed to the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2017 
Mr. NORCROSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and 
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
for cost-of-living adjustments indexed to the Consumer 
Price Index for the Elderly, 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 ‘‘Seniors’ Security Act 
of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE ELDER-
LY FOR COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS OF 
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(1) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) the term ‘Consumer Price Index’ means 
the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers 
(CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO PRE-1979 LAW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(1) of the So-
cial Security Act as in effect in December 1978, and 
as applied in certain cases under the provisions of 
such Act as in effect after December 1978, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the term ‘Consumer Price Index’ means 
the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers 
(CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING CHANGE.—Section 215(i)(4) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(4)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and by section 2 of the Sen-
iors’ Security Act of 2017’’ after ‘‘1986’’. 
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(c) PUBLICATION OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR 
ELDERLY CONSUMERS.—The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish the 
index authorized by section 191 of the Older Americans 
Amendments Act of 1987 (29 U.S.C. 2 note) for each cal-
endar month, beginning with July of the calendar year fol-
lowing the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and 
such index shall be known as the ‘‘Consumer Price Index 
for Elderly Consumers’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to determinations made with re-
spect to cost-of-living computation quarters (as defined in 
section 215(i)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(i)(1)(B))) ending on or after September 30 of the sec-
ond calendar year following the calendar year in which this 
Act is enacted. 
SEC. 3. USE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE ELDER-
LY FOR COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS OF 
FEDERAL ANNUITIES. 
(a) CSRS AND FERS.—Section 8331(15) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(15) ‘price index’ means the Consumer Price 
Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI–E, as published 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor);’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to determinations made with respect 
to cost-of-living computation quarters ending on or after 
September 30 of the second calendar year following the 
calendar year in which this Act is enacted. 
SEC. 4. USE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE ELDER-
LY FOR COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS OF 
RETIRED PAY AND RETAINER PAY OF MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1401a(g)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Consumer 
Price Index (all items, United States city average)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Consumer Price Index for the Elderly’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall apply only to adjustments 
of retired and retainer pay of members of the Armed 
Forces effective after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN INCREASES IN MEDICARE 
PART B PREMIUMS. 
Section 1839(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395r(f)) is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such increase would reduce’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘such increase— 
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‘‘(1) for calendar years beginning before the 
date of the enactment of section 5 of the Seniors’ 
Security Act of 2017, would reduce’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘; and 
‘‘(2) for calendar years beginning on or after 
the date of the enactment of section 5 of the Sen-
iors’ Security Act of 2017, would exceed 30 percent 
of the difference between the amount of benefits 
payable to that individual for that December and the 
amount of benefits payable to that individual for 
that November (both amounts determined before the 
deduction of a premium under this section).’’. 
Æ 
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