I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1601 
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for 
the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2013 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Ms. CHU, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE 
of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update 
eligibility for the supplemental security income program, 
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 ‘‘Supplemental Security 
Income Restoration Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. UPDATE IN ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL 
SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM. 
(a) UPDATE IN GENERAL INCOME EXCLUSION.— 
Section 1612(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
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U.S.C. 1382a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$240’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,320 (increased as described in section 
1617(d) for each calendar year after 2015)’’. 
(b) UPDATE IN EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION.—Sec-
tion 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$780’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘$4,284 (increased as described in section 
1617(d) for each calendar year after 2015)’’. 
(c) UPDATE IN RESOURCE LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS 
AND COUPLES.—Section 1611(a)(3) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$2,250’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the subpara-
graph and inserting ‘‘$15,000 in calendar year 
2015, and shall be increased as described in section 
1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the subpara-
graph and inserting ‘‘$10,000 in calendar year 
2015, and shall be increased as described in section 
1617(d) for each subsequent calendar year.’’. 
(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 
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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 
for benefits under title XIX for individuals who 
make certain dispositions of resources for less than 
fair market value, and inform such individual that 
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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 January 1, 2015. 
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