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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 739
To update the supplemental security income program, and to increase
incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 2001
Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. STARK, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. MCDERMOTT) in-
troduced 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.
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 Modernization Act
of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. GENERAL INCOME EXCLUSION.
(a) INCREASE.—Section 1612(b)(2)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘$240’’ and inserting ‘‘$480 (or, if greater, the
amount determined under section 1617)’’.
(b) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1617 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)(2)(A) of section 1612,’’ after ‘‘section
1611,’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section
1611’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 1611 and 1612’’.
SEC. 3. EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION.
(a) INCREASE.—Section 1612(b)(4) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)) is amended by striking
‘‘$780’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘$1,560 (or,
if greater, the amount determined under section 1617)’’.
(b) 
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENT.—Section
1617(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f), as amended
by section 2(b)(1) of this Act, is amended by striking
‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsections
(b)(2)(A), (b)(4)(A), (b)(4)(B), and (b)(4)(C)’’.
SEC. 4. RESOURCE LIMITS.
(a) INCREASE.—Section 1611(a)(3) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap-
pears; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and to $4,500 on Octo-
ber 1, 2001’’ before the period; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap-
pears; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and to $3,000 on Octo-
ber 1, 2001’’ before the period.
(b) 
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENT.—Section
1617(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f), as amended
by sections 2(b)(1) and 3(b) of this Act, is amended by
inserting ‘‘(b)(3)(A), (b)(3)(B),’’ after ‘‘(b)(2)(A),’’.
SEC. 5. INFREQUENT OR IRREGULAR INCOME EXCLUSION.
Section 1612(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1382a(b)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$20’’ and
inserting ‘‘$40’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$10’’ and
inserting ‘‘$20’’.
SEC. 6. REDETERMINATIONS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS TURNING 18.
Section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1382c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) If, as of the date an individual attains 18 years
of age, the individual is regularly attending (as defined
in regulations) a secondary school or a local school system
is maintaining responsibility for the individual through an
individualized education plan, the individual shall not be
considered to have attained 18 years of age for purposes
of paragraphs (3) and (4) until the earlier of—
‘‘(A) the earliest subsequent date the individual
ceases to be regularly attending a secondary school
or participating in such a plan; or
‘‘(B) the date the individual attains 21 years of
age.’’.
SEC. 7. EXCLUSION OF EDUCATIONAL GRANTS.
(a) INCOME EXCLUSION.—Section 1612(b)(7) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(7)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(7) any amount of any grant, scholarship, or
fellowship received to pay any cost related to attend-
ing an educational (including technical or vocational
education) institution, including room and board;’’.
(b) TIME-LIMITED RESOURCE EXCLUSION.—Section
1613(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(12);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (13) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(14) for the 9-month period beginning after
the month in which received, any amount of any
grant, scholarship, or fellowship received to pay any
cost related to attending an educational (including
technical or vocational education) institution, includ-
ing room and board.’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to amounts received on or after the ef-
fective date of this Act.
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
on October 1, 2001.
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