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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2582 
To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2009 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. PIERLUISI, and Mr. SABLAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the supplemental security income program to 
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 
and American Samoa, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY 
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INCOME PROGRAM TO PUERTO RICO, THE 
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UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AND 
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AMERICAN SAMOA. 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Social Security 
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Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by strik-
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ing subsection (b). 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) 
DEFINITION
OF
STATE.—Section 
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1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
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1301(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 4th sentence 
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and inserting the following: ‘‘Such term when used 
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in title XVI includes Puerto Rico, the United States 
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Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.’’. 
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(2) ELIMINATION
OF
LIMIT
ON
TOTAL
PAY-
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MENTS
TO
THE
TERRITORIES.—Section 1108 of 
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such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
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(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘; 
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LIMITATION ON TOTAL PAYMENTS’’; 
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(B) by striking subsection (a); and 
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(C) in subsection (c), by striking para-
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graphs (2) and (4) and redesignating para-
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graphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (4), 
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respectively. 
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(3) UNITED STATES NATIONALS TREATED THE 
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SAME AS CITIZENS.—Section 1614(a)(1)(B) of such 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
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(A) in clause (i)(I), by inserting ‘‘national, 
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or’’ after ‘‘citizen’’; and 
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(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or na-
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tional’’ after ‘‘citizen’’. 
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(4) TERRITORIES
INCLUDED
IN
GEOGRAPHIC 
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MEANING OF UNITED STATES.—Section 1614(e) of 
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such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)) is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
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the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United 
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States 
Virgin 
Islands, 
Guam, 
and 
American 
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Samoa’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
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this section shall take effect on October 1, 2009. 
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