I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1030 
To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Con-
sumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medi-
care benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2013 
Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index 
for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases 
for Social Security and Medicare benefits under titles 
II and XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
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 ‘‘Consumer Price Index 
for Elderly Consumers Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CON-
SUMERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish an 
index for each calendar month to be known as the ‘‘Con-
sumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers’’ that indicates 
changes over time in expenditures for consumption which 
are typical for individuals in the United States who are 
62 years of age or older. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to calendar months ending on or after July 
31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in 
which this Act is enacted. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 3. COMPUTATION OF COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(G), by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘, and, solely with 
respect to any monthly insurance benefit pay-
able under this title to an individual who has 
attained age 62, effective for adjustments under 
this subsection to the primary insurance 
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(E) in section 1834(a)(14)(L) (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(a)(14)(L)), by striking ‘‘consumer price 
index for all urban consumers (U.S. urban aver-
age)’’ and inserting ‘‘applicable consumer price 
index’’; 
(F) in section 1834(h)(4)(A)(xi)(I) (42 
U.S.C. 
1395m(h)(4)(A)(xi)(I)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘consumer price index for all urban consumers 
(United States city average)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Consumer Price Index for Elderly Con-
sumers’’; 
(G) in section 1834(l)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l)(3)(B)), by striking ‘‘consumer price 
index for all urban consumers (U.S. city aver-
age)’’ and inserting ‘‘Consumer Price Index for 
Elderly Consumers’’; 
(H) in section 1839(i)(5)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
1395r(i)(5)(A)(ii)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘Consumer 
Price Index (United States city average)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Consumer Price Index for Elderly 
Consumers’’; 
(I) in section 1842(s)(1)(B)(ii)(I) (42 
U.S.C. 1395u(s)(1)(B)(ii)(I)), by striking ‘‘con-
sumer price index for all urban consumers 
(United States city average)’’ and inserting 
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‘‘Consumer Price Index for Elderly Con-
sumers’’; 
(J) in each of subparagraphs (D)(ii) and 
(E)(i)(II) 
of 
section 
1860D–14(a)(3) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395w–114(a)(3)) 
and 
in 
section 
1860D–14(a)(4)(A)(ii) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395w– 
114(a)(4)(A)(ii)), by striking ‘‘consumer price 
index (all items; U.S. city average)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Consumer Price Index for Elderly Con-
sumers’’; 
(K) in section 1882(p)(11)(C)(ii) (42 
U.S.C. 1395ss(p)(11)(C)(ii)), by striking ‘‘Con-
sumer Price Index for all urban consumers (all 
items; U.S. city average)’’ and inserting ‘‘Con-
sumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers’’; 
(L) in each of clauses (iv) and (vi)(II) of 
section 
1886(h)(2)(E) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395ww(h)(2)(E)), by striking ‘‘for all urban 
consumers’’; and 
(M) in section 1886(h)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(h)(5)(B)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (United 
States city average)’’ and inserting ‘‘Consumer 
Price Index for Elderly Consumers’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to deter-
minations made for periods ending after December 
31 of the second calendar year following the cal-
endar year in which this Act was enacted. 
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