HR 3557

HR 3557 IH

To provide an emergency cost-of-living increase for Social Security benefits for 2010.

September 14, 2009

Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

To provide an emergency cost-of-living increase for Social Security benefits for 2010.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EMERGENCY COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR 2010.

Notwithstanding any provision of section 215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)) to the contrary--

(1) for purposes of such section 215(i), the applicable increase percentage (as defined in section 215(i)(1)(C) of such Act) with respect to the base quarter (as defined in section 215(i)(1)(A)(i) of such Act) in 2009 shall be deemed to be equal to the average of the 10 applicable increase percentages (as so defined) with respect to the base quarters (as so defined) in the 10 calendar years preceding 2009 (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent); and

(2) for purposes of such section 215(i) (and any provision of law cross-referring to such section 215(i) or otherwise providing for increases based on increases occurring under such section 215(i)), the increase under section 215(i)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act resulting from the application of this section shall be deemed to be an increase under such section 215(i) and not a general benefit increase.