Katrina and Leslie Schaller Act

Katrina and Leslie Schaller Act

This bill extends the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to include Guam. (SSI is a federal assistance program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet their basic needs. Guam has been excluded from SSI since Congress created the program in 1972.)

Under the bill, the Social Security Administration may waive or modify statutory requirements relating to the provision of SSI benefits as necessary to adapt the program to the needs of Guam.

The bill also eliminates an existing cap on payments to Guam under SSI, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and other assistance programs.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 878 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 878

  To extend the supplemental security income program to Guam, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2025

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend the supplemental security income program to Guam, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Katrina and Leslie Schaller Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM TO GUAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 303(b) of the Social Security Amendments 
of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking ``, Guam,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Guam included in definition of ``state'' for purposes 
        of certain programs.--Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended in the 5th sentence, by 
        striking ``, the Virgin Islands, and Guam'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``and the Virgin Islands''.
            (2) Elimination of limit on total payments to guam under 
        certain programs.--Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``, 
                guam,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, 
                        Guam,''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
                        subparagraph (B) and redesignating 
                        subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) 
                        and (C), respectively.
            (3) Guam included in geographic meaning of united states 
        under the ssi program.--Section 1614(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1382c(e)) is amended by striking ``and the District of 
        Columbia'' and inserting ``, the District of Columbia and 
        Guam''.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The Commissioner of Social Security may 
waive or modify any statutory requirement relating to the provision of 
benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program under title XVI 
of the Social Security Act in Guam, to the extent that the Commissioner 
deems it necessary in order to adapt the program to the needs of Guam.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st Federal fiscal year 
that begins 1 year or more after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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