solely or partially on the basis of the assets of 1 or more 
members of the household’’ before the semicolon. 
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State plan 
under section 2605 of the Low-Income Home En-
ergy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624) that 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services deter-
mines requires State legislation (other than legisla-
tion appropriating funds) in order for the plan to 
meet the additional requirements imposed by the 
amendment made by this section, the State plan 
shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the 
requirements of such section 2605 solely on the 
basis of the failure of the plan to meet those addi-
tional requirements before the first day of the first 
calendar quarter that begins after the close of the 
first regular session of the State legislature that be-
gins after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) 2-YEAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), in the case of a State that 
has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the ses-
sion shall be considered to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature. 
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SEC. 6. UPDATING AND INDEXING THE RESOURCE LIMIT 
FOR 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
SECURITY 
INCOME 
(SSI). 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) UPDATE IN RESOURCE LIMIT FOR INDIVID-
UALS AND COUPLES.—Section 1611(a)(3) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$2,250’’ and all that follows through the end 
of the subparagraph and inserting ‘‘$20,000 in 
calendar year 2020, and shall be increased as 
described in section 1617(d) for each subse-
quent calendar year.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$1,500’’ and all that follows through the end 
of the subparagraph and inserting ‘‘$10,000 in 
calendar year 2020, and shall be increased as 
described in section 1617(d) for each subse-
quent calendar year.’’. 
(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1617 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382f) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; 
INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT’’ after ‘‘BENEFITS’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) In the case of any calendar year after 2020, each 
of the amounts specified in section 1611(a)(3) shall be in-
creased by multiplying each such amount by the quotient 
(not less than 1) obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(1) the average of the Consumer Price Index 
for Elderly Consumers (CPI–E, as published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor) for the 12-month period ending with Sep-
tember of the preceding calendar year, by 
‘‘(2) such average for the 12-month period end-
ing with September 2019.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made 
by this Act shall apply to benefits for calendar months 
beginning on or after the date that is 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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