(d) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1617 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; infla-
tion adjustment’’ after ‘‘benefits’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) In the case of any calendar year after 2016, each 
of the amounts specified in sections 1611(a)(3), 
1612(b)(2)(A), and 1612(b)(4) shall be increased by mul-
tiplying each such amount by the quotient (not less than 
1) obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(1) the average of the Consumer Price Index 
for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers 
(CPI–W, as published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor) for the 12- 
month period ending with September of the pre-
ceding calendar year, by 
‘‘(2) such average for the 12-month period end-
ing with September 2015.’’. 
SEC. 3. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FURNISHED IN KIND 
NOT INCLUDED AS INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(other than support or main-
tenance furnished in kind)’’ after ‘‘all other income’’; 
and 
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(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or kind’’; 
(B) by striking clause (i) and redesig-
nating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively; and 
(C) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘and the provisions of clause (i) shall 
not be applicable’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1611(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and 
redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) as para-
graphs (6) through (9), respectively. 
(2) Section 1612(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382a(a)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a period; 
(C) by moving subparagraph (G) 2 ems to 
the right; and 
(D) by striking subparagraph (H). 
(3) Section 1621(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382j(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(c) In determining the amount of income of an alien 
during the period of 5 years after such alien’s entry into 
the United States, support or maintenance furnished in 
cash to the alien by such alien’s sponsor (to the extent 
that it reflects income or resources which were taken into 
account in determining the amount of income and re-
sources to be deemed to the alien under subsection (a) 
or (b) of this section) shall not be considered to be income 
of such alien under section 1612(a)(2)(A).’’. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PENALTY FOR DISPOSAL OF RE-
SOURCES FOR LESS THAN FAIR MARKET 
VALUE. 
Section 1613(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(c)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION OF MEDICAID POLICY RESTRICT-
ING ELIGIBILITY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS 
FOR BENEFITS BASED ON DISPOSAL OF RESOURCES FOR 
LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE.—(1) At the time an 
individual (and the individual’s eligible spouse, if any) ap-
plies for benefits under this title, and at the time the eligi-
bility of an individual (and such spouse, if any) for such 
benefits is redetermined, the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity shall— 
‘‘(A) inform such individual of the provisions of 
section 1917(c) providing for a period of ineligibility 
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for benefits under title XIX for individuals who 
make certain dispositions of resources for less than 
fair market value, and inform such individual that 
information obtained pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
will be made available to the State agency admin-
istering a State plan under title XIX (as provided in 
paragraph (2)); and 
‘‘(B) obtain from such individual information 
which may be used by the State agency in deter-
mining whether or not a period of ineligibility for 
such benefits would be required by reason of section 
1917(c). 
‘‘(2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall make 
the information obtained under paragraph (1)(B) avail-
able, on request, to any State agency administering a 
State plan approved under title XIX.’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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