Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals aged 62 years of age or older.
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVIII (Medicare) to use such new CPIEC in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits, replacing the CPI for All Urban Consumers (U.S. city average).
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2365 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2365
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2009
Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
Oberstar, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Boren, Mr. Platts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Costello, Mr. Carney, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Davis
of Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, and Mr. Stark) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in
addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Education and
Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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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 Representatives 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 2009''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CONSUMERS.
(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 ``Consumer 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 necessary 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 before the
period the following: ``, and, solely with respect to
any monthly insurance benefit payable under this title
to an individual who has attained age 62, effective for
adjustments under this subsection to the primary
insurance amount on which such benefit is based (or to
any such benefit under section 227 or 228) occurring
after such individual attains such age, the applicable
Consumer Price Index shall be deemed to be the Consumer
Price Index for Elderly Consumers and such primary
insurance amount shall be deemed adjusted under this
subsection using such Index''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and by section
9001'' and inserting ``, by section 9001'', and by
inserting after ``1986,'' the following: ``and by
section 3(a) of the Consumer Price Index for Elderly
Consumers Act,''.
(2) Conforming amendments in applicable former law.--
Section 215(i)(1)(C) of such Act, as in effect in December 1978
and applied in certain cases under the provisions of such Act
in effect after December 1978, is amended by inserting before
the period the following: ``, and, solely with respect to any
monthly insurance benefit payable under this title to an
individual who has attained age 62, effective for adjustments
under this subsection to the primary insurance amount on which
such benefit is based (or to any such benefit under section 227
or 228) occurring after such individual attains such age, the
applicable Consumer Price Index shall be deemed to be the
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers and such primary
insurance amount shall be deemed adjusted under this subsection
using such Index''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to determinations made with respect to cost-of-
living computation quarters ending on or after September 30 of
the second calendar year following the calendar year in which
this Act is enacted.
(b) Amendments to Title XVIII.--
(1) In general.--Title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et
seq.) is amended--
(A) in section 1814(i)(2)(B), by inserting ``(i)
for accounting years ending before October 1 of the
second calendar year following the calendar year in
which the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers
Act was enacted,'' after ``for a year is'', and by
inserting after ``fifth month of the accounting year''
the following: ``, and (ii) for accounting years ending
after October 1 of such calendar year, the cap amount
determined under clause (i) for the last accounting
year referred to in such clause, increased or decreased
by the same percentage as the percentage increase or
decrease, respectively, in the medical care expenditure
category (or corresponding category) of the Consumer
Price Index for Elderly Consumers, published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, from March of such calendar
year to the fifth month of the accounting year'';
(B) in section 1821(c)(2)(C)(ii)(II), by striking
``consumer price index for all urban consumers (all
items; United States city average)'' and inserting
``Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers'';
(C) in section 1833(h)(2)(A)(i), by striking
``Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (United
States city average)'' and inserting ``Consumer Price
Index for Elderly Consumers'';
(D) in section 1833(i)(2)(C)(i), by striking
``Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (U.S.
city average)'' and inserting ``Consumer Price Index
for Elderly Consumers'';
(E) in each of subparagraphs (K), (L), and (M) of
section 1834(a)(14), by striking ``consumer price index
for all urban consumers (U.S. urban average)'' and
inserting ``applicable consumer price index'';
(F) in section 1834(h)(4)(A)(x), by striking
``consumer price index for all urban consumers (United
States city average)'' and inserting ``Consumer Price
Index for Elderly Consumers'';
(G) in section 1834(l)(3)(B), by striking
``consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S.
city average)'' and inserting ``Consumer Price Index
for Elderly Consumers'';
(H) in section 1839(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), by striking ``consumer
price index for all urban consumers (United States city
average)'' and inserting ``Consumer Price Index for
Elderly Consumers'';
(J) in each of subparagraphs (D)(ii) and (E)(i)(II)
of section 1860D-14(a)(3) and in each of clauses (i)
and (ii) of section 1860D-14(a)(4)(A), by striking
``consumer price index (all items; U.S. city average)''
and inserting ``Consumer Price Index for Elderly
Consumers'';
(K) in section 1882(p)(11)(C)(ii), by striking
``Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (all
items; U.S. city average)'' and inserting ``Consumer
Price Index for Elderly Consumers'';
(L) in each of clauses (iv) and (vi)(II) of section
1886(h)(2)(E), by striking ``for all urban consumers'';
and
(M) in section 1886(h)(5)(B), by striking
``Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (United
States city average)'' and inserting ``Consumer Price
Index for Elderly Consumers''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall apply with respect to determinations made for periods
ending after December 31 of the second calendar year following
the calendar year in which this Act was enacted.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to House Education and Labor
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
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