Summary: Care Coordination for Older Americans Act of 2012 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to make it a duty and function of the Administration on Aging (AOA) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide technical assistance to, and share best practices with, states, area agencies on aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and service providers to carry out outreach and coordinate activities with health care entities in order to assure better care coordination for individuals with multiple chronic illnesses. Requires AOA also to coordinate activities with other federal agencies working to improve care coordination and developing new models and best practices. Requires the designated state agency to promote the development and implementation of a state system to: (1) address the care coordination needs of older individuals with multiple chronic illnesses; and (2) work with acute care providers, area agencies on aging, service providers, and federal agencies to ensure that the system uses best practices. Requires area and state plans to provide assurances that the area agencies on aging will facilitate the area-wide development and implementation of an area-wide system to address the care coordination needs of older individuals with multiple chronic illnesses.

care coordination older americans act amends older americans act duty function administration_on_aging aoa department_of_health_and_human_services hhs provide technical assistance share best practices states area agencies aging aging_and_disability_resource_centers service providers carry outreach coordinate activities health care entities order assure better care coordination individuals multiple chronic illnesses requires aoa coordinate activities federal agencies working improve care coordination developing new models best practices requires designated state agency promote development implementation state system address care coordination needs older individuals multiple chronic illnesses work acute care providers area agencies aging service providers federal agencies ensure system uses best practices requires area state plans provide assurances area agencies aging facilitate area wide development implementation area wide system address care coordination needs older individuals multiple chronic illnesses


Summary: Good Neighbor Social Security Office and Community Protection Act of 2012 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to develop and publish: (1) financial guidelines that may be used to identify Social Security Administration field offices for possible closure, and (2) standardized closure procedures that meet certain requirements. Requires such guidelines and procedures to provide that identification of an Administration field office for possible closure shall not require the Commissioner to begin closure procedures for it. Requires the Commissioner to: (1) develop an office closure and service continuity proposal for any office so identified which the Commissioner decides to close that contains, among other specified items, the estimated cost of the closure; (2) notify state and local chief executive offices and the public before closure; (3) require the Commissioner to hold at least one hearing to take public comments before making a final decision to close a field office; (5) issue a final closure decision only after review of such comments and evaluation of any alternatives to closing the office; and (6) continue to operate an office proposed for closure in good faith and with the assumption of continued service until the notice of the Commisioner's final closure decision is made.

community protection act directs commissioner social_security develop publish financial guidelines identify social_security_administration field offices possible closure standardized closure procedures meet certain requirements requires guidelines procedures provide identification administration field office possible closure shall require commissioner begin closure procedures requires commissioner develop office closure service continuity proposal office identified commissioner decides close contains specified items estimated cost closure notify state local chief executive offices public closure require commissioner hold hearing public comments making final decision close field office issue final closure decision review comments evaluation alternatives closing office continue operate office proposed closure good faith assumption continued service notice final closure decision


Summary: Defend and Save Social Security Act of 2012 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the normal retirement age by specified graduated stages to 67 by 2019 and to 70 after December 31, 2030, and the early retirement age to 63 by 2019 and to 64 after December 31, 2022; (2) revise requirements for computation of the age increase factor; and (3) modify the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to 1% below the general COLA.

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Summary: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2012 - Revises the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) individuals, HIV-positive individuals, individuals with Alzheimer's disease, veterans, and Holocaust survivors, among others, within the status of greatest social need caused by noneconomic factors. Changes the status of greatest economic need from at or below the poverty line to 200% of the poverty line. Requires the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs to recommend to the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) resources (including hardware and software) needed by state Long-Term Care Ombudsmen (LTCOs) to collect and report program data through the National Ombudsman Reporting System. Expands the duties of the Assistant Secretary to include: (1) assisting the states with the development of Home Care Consumer Bills of Rights and Plans for Enforcement; and (2) establishing a National Adult Protective Services Resource Center. Authorizes designation within the Administration on Aging of a person responsible for addressing issues affecting LGBT older individuals. Requires the designated state agency to distribute quality assurance information about home- and community-based long-term care (LTC) programs, service providers, and resources. Modifies the duties and functions of the Administration on Aging to include: (1) technical assistance to certain state and community entities to ensure they develop programming, services, and outreach for older individuals with greatest economic need and greatest social need; and (2) studies and data collection to determine services needed by LGBT older individuals. Directs the Assistant Secretary to ensure, where appropriate, that all programs funded under the Act include appropriate training in the prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation and provision of services that address elder justice and exploitation. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and operate: (1) the National Resource Center for Women and Retirement; and (2) the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Aging. Reauthorizes OAA through FY2017. Establishes an Advisory Committee to Assess, Coordinate, and Improve Legal Assistance Activities. Directs the Secretary of Labor, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), to revise and improve the Experimental Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) published by the BLS to make it a reliable measure in determining future cost-of-living adjustments affecting Americans age 62 or older. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to designate within the Administration a person who has specialized training, background, or experience with Holocaust survivor issues to have responsibility for implementing services for older individuals who are Holocaust survivors. Requires the designated state agency to promote the development and implementation of a state system to address the care coordination needs of older individuals with multiple chronic illnesses. Revises area and state plan requirements with respect to specified services, including state LTCO programs and the provision of programming and services in a culturally and linguistically competent manner to older individuals with greatest social need. Revises requirements with respect to: (1) consumer contributions (cost-sharing); (2) a specified study of nutrition projects; (3) supportive services and the senior centers program; (4) nutrition services; (5) disease prevention and health promotion services; (6) the National Family Caregiver Support Program, including grants to assess the needs of family caregivers for certain targeted support services; (7) specified grant programs; and (8) protection from violence projects. Directs the Assistant Secretary to award grants to carry out or establish: (1) projects to support and promote modern multipurpose senior center models which yield multiservice, multigenerational centers for older individuals, their families, and others to gain needed skills, resources, and connections for continuum of care and quality of life; (2) a demonstration program on care coordination and service delivery redesign for older individuals with chronic illness or at risk of institutional placement; and (3) a grant program to assist communities in preparing for the aging of the population, and a related National Resource Center on Livable Communities for All Ages. Directs the Assistant Secretary to award grants or contracts to eligible entities to increase and improve transportation services, including non-emergency transportation to medical appointments and shopping for food, to enable older individuals to remain in the community, with a preference for Holocaust survivors. Directs the HHS Secretary to award competitive grants to or contract with eligible entities to fund the employment costs of professionals who will: (1) coordinate with the provision of medically recommended dental care to eligible individuals by volunteer dentists; and (2) verify the medical, dental, and financial needs of individuals who may be eligible for free medically recommended dental care. Directs the Secretary to award a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving. Requires each grantee under the Older American Community Service Employment Program to place at least 50% of its project participants in positions with organizations that assist older adults or with duties that positively impact their lives. Directs the Assistant Secretary and the Secretary of Labor to study the feasibility of transferring the program from the Department of Labor to the Administration on Aging. Requires the Assistant Secretary to ensure that education and public awareness activities under OAA title XI (Allotments for Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Activities) are fully integrated with all service programs under OAA title III (Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging), the work of the Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and the long-term care ombudsman programs. Directs the Assistant Secretary to award competitive grants to states for State Home Care Ombudsman Programs. Requires a state to have a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and a Plan for Enforcement. Requires the state Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights to address a home care consumer's right to: (1) basic safety; (2) information access; (3) choice, participation, and self-determination; (4) care and services provided in a way that promotes each consumer's dignity and individuality; and (5) redress of grievances. Requires the Bill of Rights also to address the role and responsibilities that fiduciaries may have in securing these rights of home care consumers. Revises requirements for: (1) state LTCO programs; (2) prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and (3) state legal assistance development. Directs the Assistant Secretary to make grants to enable states to establish and operate state Senior Medicare Patrol programs. Amends the Public Health Service Act to include geriatrics and gerontology as primary health services.

older americans act amendments revises older americans act oaa include lesbian gay bisexual transgendered lgbt individuals hiv positive individuals individuals alzheimer disease veterans holocaust survivors status greatest social need caused noneconomic factors changes status greatest economic need poverty line poverty line requires director recommend assistant secretary hhs resources including hardware software needed state collect report program data expands duties assistant secretary include assisting states development establishing national adult protective services resource center authorizes designation administration_on_aging person responsible addressing issues affecting lgbt older individuals requires designated state agency distribute quality assurance information home- community based long term care ltc programs service providers resources modifies duties functions administration_on_aging include technical assistance certain state community entities ensure develop programming services outreach older individuals greatest economic need greatest social need studies data collection determine services needed lgbt older individuals directs assistant secretary ensure appropriate programs funded act include appropriate training prevention abuse neglect exploitation provision services address elder justice exploitation directs assistant secretary establish operate reauthorizes oaa fy2017 establishes advisory_committee assess coordinate directs secretary labor bureau_of_labor_statistics bls revise improve experimental price index elderly cpi published bls reliable measure determining future cost living adjustments affecting americans age older authorizes assistant secretary designate administration person specialized training background experience holocaust survivor issues responsibility implementing services older individuals holocaust survivors requires designated state agency promote development implementation state system address care coordination needs older individuals multiple chronic illnesses revises area state plan requirements respect specified services including state programs provision programming services culturally linguistically competent manner older individuals greatest social need revises requirements respect consumer contributions cost sharing specified study nutrition projects supportive services senior centers program nutrition services disease prevention health promotion services national_family_caregiver_support_program including grants assess needs family caregivers certain targeted support services specified grant programs protection violence projects directs assistant secretary award grants carry establish projects support promote modern multipurpose senior center models yield multiservice centers older individuals families gain needed skills resources connections continuum care quality life demonstration program care coordination service delivery redesign older individuals chronic illness risk institutional placement grant program assist communities preparing aging population related national_resource_center livable communities ages directs assistant secretary award grants contracts eligible entities increase improve transportation services including non emergency transportation medical appointments shopping food enable older individuals remain community preference holocaust survivors directs hhs secretary award competitive grants contract eligible entities fund employment costs professionals coordinate provision medically recommended dental care eligible individuals volunteer dentists verify medical dental financial needs individuals eligible free medically recommended dental care directs secretary award grant enter cooperative agreement public private nonprofit entity establish national_resource_center_on_family_caregiving requires grantee place project participants positions organizations assist older adults duties positively impact lives directs assistant secretary secretary labor study feasibility transferring program department_of_labor administration_on_aging requires assistant secretary ensure education public awareness activities oaa title fully integrated service programs oaa title community programs aging work aging_and_disability_resource_centers long term care ombudsman programs directs assistant secretary award competitive grants states state home care ombudsman programs requires state home care consumer bill rights plan enforcement requires state home care consumer bill rights address home care consumer right basic safety information access choice participation self determination care services provided way promotes consumer dignity redress grievances requires bill rights address role responsibilities fiduciaries securing rights home care consumers revises requirements state programs prevention elder abuse neglect exploitation state legal assistance development directs assistant secretary grants enable states establish operate state senior medicare patrol 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Summary: Locally Grown Foods for Older Americans Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require a state that establishes and operates a nutrition project to ensure that the project, where feasible, encourages the use of locally grown foods in meal programs for the elderly and identifies potential partnerships and contracts with local producers and providers of locally grown foods.

locally grown foods older americans act amends older americans act require state establishes operates nutrition project ensure project feasible encourages use locally grown foods meal programs elderly identifies potential partnerships contracts local producers providers locally grown foods


Summary: Improving Services and Activities for Diverse Elders Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) to make it a duty and function of the Administration on Aging to provide technical assistance, training, and other forms of instruction to state and area agencies on aging, service providers, and community-based organizations to ensure that they develop and implement, in a culturally and linguistically competent manner, programming, services, and outreach for older individuals with greatest economic and social need, with particular attention to low-income minority individuals and older individuals in rural areas. Requires the Administration to consult with national and community-based organizations representing minority individuals to develop its capacity to provide such technical assistance, training, and instruction. Requires the state agency charged with administering the state OAA plan to develop a formula for distribution of funds under OAA that takes into account the distribution among planning and service areas of service providers who specialize in serving populations of older individuals with greatest social need. Requires area and state plans to provide assurances that programming, services, and outreach will be provided to older individuals with the greatest social need in a culturally and linguistically competent manner under certain circumstances.

older americans act oaa duty function administration_on_aging provide technical assistance training forms instruction state area agencies aging service providers community based organizations ensure develop implement culturally linguistically competent manner programming services outreach older individuals greatest economic social need particular attention low income minority individuals older individuals rural areas requires administration consult national community based organizations representing minority individuals develop capacity provide technical assistance training instruction requires state agency charged administering state oaa plan develop formula distribution funds oaa takes account distribution planning service areas service providers specialize serving populations older individuals greatest social need requires area state plans provide assurances programming services outreach provided older individuals greatest social need culturally linguistically competent manner certain circumstances


Summary: Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) to include financial counseling and legal assistance, particularly with regard to powers of attorney and the duties of agents or attorneys under a power of attorney, and of fiduciaries, among the services provided by Aging and Disability Resource Centers. Makes it a duty of the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Aging to coordinate with other federal agencies any activities and research related to the economic security and financial exploitation of older individuals and to use them to make available to states and local organizations resources, technical assistance, and information to carry out the State Seniors' Financial Bills of Rights, as well as certain other activities. Requires the state OAA plan to include an assurance that the state will establish a State Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights meeting specified criteria.

seniors financial bill rights act amends older americans act oaa include financial counseling legal assistance particularly regard powers attorney duties agents attorneys power attorney fiduciaries services provided aging_and_disability_resource_centers makes duty assistant secretary health_and_human_services hhs aging coordinate federal agencies activities research related economic security financial exploitation older individuals use available states local organizations resources technical assistance information carry certain activities requires state oaa plan include assurance state establish meeting specified criteria


Summary: Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPIEC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-lving increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2012. Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts.

bls department_of_labor prepare publish calendar month consumer price index elderly_consumers cpiec indicates changes time consumption expenditures typical individuals united_states age older amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act cpiec applicable consumer price index cpi computation cost increases oasdi benefits individuals amends internal revenue code prescribe special rules determination wages self employment income contribution benefit base amends ssa title include surplus average indexed monthly earnings aime determination primary oasdi amounts


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Notch Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979, and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977.

("Notch" refers to birth in the United States between 1917 and 1921, as a result of which a retiree born between those years received lower cost-of-living increases in Social Security than others after Congress readjusted Social Security benefits in 1977.)

Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 55% to 5% and keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1988.

Allows such beneficiaries, in the alternative, to receive lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000.

notch fairness act amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act revise formula computation minimum old age insurance benefits individuals reached age applies year transition period changes benefit computation rules enacted social_security_amendments notch refers birth united_states result retiree born years received lower cost living increases social_security congress social_security benefits sets forth schedule additional benefit increases beneficiaries related beneficiaries percentages declining keyed year individual eligible benefits allows beneficiaries alternative receive lump sum payments years totaling


Summary: Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.

repeal act amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act remove limitation outside income beneficiary earn earnings test incurring reduction benefits


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Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to require a shareholder of a subchapter S corporation engaged in a professional service business to include all items of income or loss attributable to such business in determining such shareholder's net earnings from self-employment for purposes of computing employment tax liability.

Defines a "professional service business" as any trade or business substantially all of the activities of which involve providing services in the fields of health, law, lobbying, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics, investment advice or management, or brokerage services.

exceptions withholding taxes act amends internal revenue code title old age survivors disability_insurance benefits social security act require shareholder subchapter corporation engaged professional service business include items income loss attributable business determining shareholder net earnings self employment purposes computing employment tax liability defines professional service business trade business substantially activities involve providing services fields health law lobbying engineering architecture accounting actuarial science performing arts consulting athletics investment advice management brokerage services


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Savings for Seniors Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account to hold the Social Security surplus.

Denies the availability of the balance in the Account for investment by the Managing Trustee.

Establishes in the executive branch of Government a Social Security Investment Commission to study the most effective vehicles for investment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, other than investment in the form of U.S. obligations resulting in the transfer of Trust Fund assets to the general fund of the Treasury.

savings seniors act amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act establish federal_old-age_and_survivors_insurance_trust_fund social security surplus protection account hold social_security surplus denies availability balance account investment managing_trustee establishes executive branch study effective vehicles investment federal_old-age_and_survivors_insurance_trust_fund investment form obligations resulting transfer trust_fund assets general fund treasury


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Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013.

Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts.

bls department_of_labor prepare publish calendar month consumer price index elderly consumers cpi indicates changes time consumption expenditures typical individuals united_states age older amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act cpi applicable consumer price index cpi computation cost living increases oasdi benefits individuals amends internal revenue code prescribe special rules determination wages self employment income contribution benefit base amends ssa title include surplus average indexed monthly earnings aime determination primary oasdi amounts


Summary: Standard Data and Technology Advancement Act of 2013 or Standard DATA Act of 2013 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the head of the department or agency responsible for administering certain human services programs to designate, by rule, nonproprietary and interoperable data exchange standards for any category of information required to be reported.

amends title social security act direct head department agency responsible administering certain human services programs designate rule nonproprietary interoperable data exchange standards category information required reported


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Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2013 - 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 age 62 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).

consumer price index elderly consumers act directs bureau_of_labor_statistics department_of_labor prepare publish monthly consumer price index elderly_consumers cpiec indicates changes time expenditures consumption typical individuals age older amends titles survivors disability insurance oasdi xviii medicare use new cpiec computation cost living increases social_security medicare benefits replacing cpi urban consumers city average


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Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (Social Security trust funds) from being included in the federal budget baseline for any fiscal year and from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of offsetting any tax decrease or spending increase. Excludes Social Security trust fund receipts and disbursements totals from official Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congressional Budget Office (CBO) budget pronouncements.

Makes proceeds to the Social Security trust funds from Social Security taxes available solely for OASDI purposes. Prohibits their availability for the establishment or funding of private accounts.

budgeting act amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act prohibit receipts disbursements federal_old-age_and_survivors_insurance_trust_fund federal_disability_insurance_trust_fund social_security trust funds included federal budget baseline fiscal year counted new budget authority outlays receipts deficit surplus purposes offsetting tax decrease spending increase trust fund receipts disbursements totals official office_of_management_and_budget omb congressional_budget_office cbo budget makes proceeds social_security trust funds social_security taxes available solely oasdi purposes prohibits availability establishment funding private accounts


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Alex's Law - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to increase the age for retirement to 70 and the early retirement age to 65 as of January 1, 2069.

Revises requirements accordingly for calculation of the first and the second retirement age increase factors.

old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act increase age retirement early retirement age january revises requirements accordingly calculation second retirement age increase factors


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Social Security Guarantee Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a benefit guarantee certificate to each individual entitled to benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act.

States that any such certificate constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts, and represents the obligation of the federal government to provide for payment of OASDI benefits named on the certificate, as adjusted (for inflation or otherwise), to the individual to whom it is issued.

directs secretary treasury issue benefit guarantee certificate individual entitled benefits title survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act states certificate constitutes budget authority advance appropriations acts represents obligation federal government provide payment oasdi benefits named certificate adjusted inflation individual issued


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Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013 - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation) of the Social Security Act to require state laws to deny unemployment compensation to applicants unless they undergo drug testing and test negative.

Requires a retest after a 30-day waiting period for applicants who test positive for any one of several specified drugs.

Denies unemployment compensation for five years to any applicant who tests positive for drugs three or more times.

accountability unemployment act amends title iii grants states unemployment compensation social security act require state laws deny unemployment compensation applicants undergo drug testing test negative requires day waiting period applicants test positive specified drugs denies unemployment compensation years applicant tests positive drugs times


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Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked.

Declares that an employer shall not be required to permit an employee to earn more than 56 hours of paid sick time in a calendar year, unless the employer chooses to set a higher limit.

Allows employees to use such time to: (1) meet their own medical needs; (2) care for the medical needs of certain family members (including a domestic partner or the domestic partner's parent or child); or (3) seek medical attention, assist a related person, take legal action, or engage in other specified activities relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Prohibits an employer from interfering with an employee's exercise of such rights.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to exercise certain investigative and enforcement authority for employees covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991. Grants the same authority, for employees under their jurisdiction, to the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General (GAO), the Board of Directors of the congressional Office of Compliance, and the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Authorizes civil actions by employees, individuals, or their representatives for damages or equitable relief against employers who violate this Act.

Waives a state's sovereign immunity with respect to a suit brought by an employee of a federally-assisted state program or activity for relief authorized under this Act.

Requires the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to annually compile information on paid sick time and the Comptroller General to study related matters.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining more generous leave policies.

healthy_families_act_-_requires certain employers employ employees working day workweeks year permit employee earn hour paid sick time hours worked declares employer shall required permit employee earn hours paid sick time calendar year employer chooses set higher limit allows employees use time meet medical needs care medical needs certain family members including domestic partner domestic partner parent child seek medical attention assist related person legal action engage specified activities relating domestic violence sexual assault stalking prohibits employer interfering employee exercise rights directs secretary labor exercise certain investigative enforcement authority employees covered family_and_medical_leave_act government employee rights act grants authority employees jurisdiction librarian congress comptroller_general gao board_of_directors congressional office_of_compliance merit_systems_protection_board authorizes civil actions employees individuals representatives damages equitable relief employers violate act waives state sovereign immunity respect suit brought employee federally assisted state program activity relief authorized act requires commissioner labor_statistics annually compile information paid sick time comptroller general study related matters declares act shall construed discourage employers adopting retaining generous leave policies


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Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for computation of the primary insurance amount (PIA, or the monthly benefit amount payable to a worker upon retirement at full retirement age or upon entitlement to disability benefits), increasing the special minimum benefit for certain earners based on years in the workforce and a specified percentage of 1/12th of the poverty guideline for the previous calendar year.

Prescribes a formula for an increase in OASDI benefit amounts for beneficiaries on account of long-term eligibility (counting from at least 16 years after the individual's applicable date of eligibility).

Extends a child's benefit for certain full-time post-secondary students under age 22.

Amends both SSA title II and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to add an applicable percentage of a certain part of remuneration to the formula for determining taxable wages and the net earning from taxable self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base for Federal Insurance Contribution ACT (FICA, or Social Security) tax purposes beginning in 2015.

Amends SSA title II, with respect to the formula for computation of the PIA, to establish a new bend point, for individuals becoming eligible in 2015, involving the contribution and benefit base. (Bend points are dollar amounts defining brackets of average indexed monthly earnings used in the formula for determining the PIA.) Prescribes another formula for computation of the PIA, based on the new bend point, for those becoming eligible after 2015.

Amends the IRC to increase the FICA tax rates on a graduated basis beginning in 2015.

Disregards any increase in monthly OASDI benefits as a result of this Act from income or resources for any month after December 2014 for the purpose of determining the eligibility of a recipient (or the recipient's spouse or family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any federal, state, or local program financed in whole or in part with federal funds.

amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act revise formula computation primary insurance monthly benefit payable worker retirement retirement age entitlement disability benefits increasing special minimum benefit certain earners based years workforce specified percentage poverty guideline previous calendar year prescribes formula increase oasdi benefit amounts beneficiaries account long term eligibility counting years individual applicable date eligibility extends child benefit certain time post secondary students age amends ssa title internal revenue code irc add applicable percentage certain remuneration formula determining taxable wages net earning taxable self employment income contribution benefit base fica social_security tax purposes beginning amends ssa title respect formula computation establish new bend point individuals eligible involving contribution benefit base bend points dollar amounts defining brackets average indexed monthly earnings formula determining prescribes formula computation based new bend point eligible amends irc increase fica tax rates graduated basis beginning disregards increase monthly oasdi benefits result act income resources month december purpose determining eligibility recipient recipient spouse family benefits assistance extent benefits assistance federal state local program financed federal funds


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SNAP Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make households in which each member receives state assistance under the temporary assistance to needy families program (TANF), the supplemental security income program (SSI), or aid to the aged, blind, or disabled program (AABD) eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program). (Current law bases categorical SNAP eligibility upon state benefits received rather than assistance.)

States that any household in which a member receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings shall lose SNAP eligibility immediately upon receipt of such winnings and shall remain ineligible until the household meets the allowable financial resources and income eligibility requirements.

Eliminates: (1) the exclusion of low-income home energy assistance from SNAP household income determinations, (2) bonuses for states that demonstrate high or most improved performance, (3) inflation adjustments for countable financial resources, (4) funding of employment and training programs, (5) the nutrition education grant program, and (6) funding of Workfare administrative expenses.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) terminate upon enactment of this Act or after October 31, 2013, whichever occurs first, the value of SNAP benefits and consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa from being calculated by using 113.6% of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan; and (2) permit the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce the value of the maximum allotments, minimum allotments, or consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa below the FY2009 level.

snap improvement act amends food nutrition act households member receives state assistance temporary assistance needy families program tanf supplemental security income program ssi aid aged blind disabled program eligible supplemental nutrition assistance program snap food stamp program current law bases categorical snap eligibility state benefits received assistance states household member receives substantial lottery gambling winnings shall lose snap eligibility immediately receipt winnings shall remain ineligible household meets allowable financial resources income eligibility requirements eliminates exclusion low income home energy assistance snap household income determinations bonuses states demonstrate high improved performance inflation adjustments financial resources funding employment training programs nutrition education grant program funding administrative expenses amends american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act terminate enactment act october whichever occurs value snap benefits consolidated block grants puerto_rico american_samoa calculated june value thrifty food plan permit secretary agriculture usda reduce value maximum allotments minimum allotments consolidated block grants puerto_rico american_samoa fy2009 level


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Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account to hold the Social Security surplus for the fiscal year of the sum of Social Security taxes collected, as well as the aggregate increase in certain tax liabilities, over the sum of benefits paid.

Establishes in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund a Medicare Surplus Protection Account to hold amounts equivalent to the Medicare part A surplus for the fiscal year of the sum of hospital insurance taxes collected over the sum of Medicare part A benefits paid.

Denies the availability of the balance in either Account for investment by the Managing Trustee.

Establishes in the executive branch a Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission to study the most effective vehicles for investment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (other than investment in the form of U.S. obligations resulting in the transfer of Trust Fund assets to the general fund of the Treasury).

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Summary:
Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2013 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the use of such index to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits; and (2) provide, in the case of individuals who have attained age 62, for an annual cost-of-living increase of at least 3%.

guaranteed cola seniors act directs bureau_of_labor_statistics bls department_of_labor prepare publish monthly consumer price index elderly consumers indicates changes time expenditures consumption typical individuals united_states age older amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act require use index compute cost living increases social_security benefits provide case individuals attained age annual cost living increase


Summary:
Social Security and Medicare Protection Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget (or related measure) that would set forth a surplus for any fiscal year less than the combined surpluses of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year.

Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any (spending or tax) measure if its enactment would cause the surplus for any fiscal year covered by the most recently agreed to budget resolution to be less than such combined Fund surpluses.

social_security medicare protection act amends congressional budget act order house_of_representatives senate consider concurrent resolution budget related measure set forth surplus fiscal year combined surpluses federal_hospital_insurance_trust_fund federal_old-age_and_survivors_insurance_trust_fund federal_disability_insurance_trust_fund fiscal year makes order house_of_representatives senate consider spending tax measure enactment cause surplus fiscal year covered recently agreed budget resolution combined fund surpluses


Summary: Senior and Retired Volunteers Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who have attained age 60 or are disabled an exemption from income and employment taxes for real property tax abatements received under a state or local program in which such individuals have provided services in exchange for such abatements.

senior retired volunteers act amends internal revenue code allow individuals attained age disabled exemption income employment taxes real property tax received state local program individuals provided services exchange


Summary: Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2013 or the SEEED Commission Act of 2013 - Establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise to examine and make recommendations on ways the federal government can support and utilize social enterprises. Requires the Commission to: (1) establish criteria for identifying social enterprises for purposes of federal programs, and (2) identify opportunities for the federal government to engage social enterprises in creating jobs and strengthening local economies.

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Summary:
Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the display, sale, or purchase of Social Security numbers without the affirmatively expressed consent of the individual, except in specified circumstances.

Establishes a public records exception to the prohibition. Grants the Attorney General rulemaking authority to enforce this Act's prohibition and to implement and clarify the permitted uses occurring as a result of an interaction between businesses, governments, or business and government.

Prohibits a commercial entity from requiring an individual to provide a Social Security number when purchasing a commercial good or service or denying an individual the good or service for refusing to provide that number, with exceptions. Establishes civil and criminal penalties.

Extends civil monetary penalties for misuse of a Social Security number.

Authorizes: (1) criminal penalties under SSA title II for the misuse of a Social Security number, (2) civil actions and civil penalties against persons who violate this Act, and (3) federal injunctive authority with respect to any violation by a public entity.

protecting numbers act amends federal criminal code prohibit display sale purchase social_security numbers affirmatively expressed consent individual specified circumstances establishes public records exception prohibition grants attorney general rulemaking authority enforce act prohibition implement clarify permitted uses occurring result interaction businesses governments business government prohibits commercial entity requiring individual provide social_security number purchasing commercial good service denying individual good service refusing provide number exceptions establishes civil criminal penalties extends civil monetary penalties misuse social_security number authorizes criminal penalties ssa title misuse social_security number civil actions civil penalties persons violate act federal injunctive authority respect violation public entity


Summary: CPI for Seniors Act of 2013 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly index, to be known as the Consumer Price Index for Seniors (CPI-S), that indicates monthly changes in expenditures for consumption that are typical for individuals in the United States who are 62 years of age or older.

cpi seniors act directs bureau_of_labor_statistics bls department_of_labor prepare publish monthly index known consumer price index seniors cpi indicates monthly changes expenditures consumption typical individuals united_states years age older


Summary:
Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the treatment of death information furnished to or maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Authorizes the Commissioner of Social Security to use or provide such information to federal and state agencies for statistical and research activities or to any federal agency for law enforcement or tax administration purposes.

Authorizes disclosure of such information by: (1) federal and state agencies to contractors to assist with similar activities, (2) the Commissioner to entities concerning certain individuals who died more than three years earlier as well as to entities certified by the Commissioner, and (3) the Commissioner to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to assist in the identification of remains.

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Summary: Providing Relief to Individuals Desiring Employment (PRIDE) Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, effective as of October 1, 2013, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out pilot projects to permit states to run a work program (with certain features comparable to the program of block grants for temporary assistance for needy families under title IV of the Social Security Act) to increase employment and self-sufficiency through increased accountability (thereby reducing the need for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program)).

providing relief individuals desiring employment pride act amends food nutrition act effective october direct secretary agriculture usda carry pilot projects permit states run work program certain features comparable program block grants temporary assistance needy families title social security act increase employment self sufficiency increased accountability reducing need supplemental nutrition assistance benefits snap known food stamp program


Summary:
Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Aging to: (1) ensure that all programs funded under such Act include appropriate training in elder abuse prevention and the provision of services that address elder justice and exploitation, and (2) update periodically the need for and benefit of such training related to prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation (including financial exploitation) of older adults.

Makes it a duty and function of the Administration on Aging to: (1) establish priority information and assistance services for older individuals; (2) ensure full collaboration between all governmental information and assistance systems that serve older individuals; and (3) develop a National Eldercare Locator Service, with a nationwide toll free number.

Directs the Assistant Secretary, by grant or contract with a national nonprofit entity, to establish a National Adult Protective Services Resources Center to improve the capacity of state and local adult protective services programs to: (1) respond effectively to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults, including home care consumers and residents of long-term care facilities; and (2) coordinate with the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.

Requires each area plan to provide that the area agency on aging: (1) increases public awareness of elder abuse and financial exploitation, and removes barriers to elder abuse education, prevention, investigation, and treatment; (2) coordinates elder justice activities of the area agency on aging, community health centers, other public agencies, and nonprofit private organizations; (3) develops standardized, coordinated, and reporting protocols with respect to elder abuse; and (4) reports instances of elder abuse.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to make grants to states under approved state plans for elder abuse and neglect screening.

Requires a state operating a nutrition project to encourage individuals who distribute nutrition services to distribute information on diabetes, elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and the annual Medicare wellness exam.

Requires a state, an area agency on aging, a nonprofit organization, or a tribal organization that receives a grant for an older individuals' protection from violence project to use it to research and replicate successful models of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation prevention and training.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to award grants and enter into contracts with eligible organizations to carry out projects to engage volunteers over 50 years of age in providing support and information to older adults (and their families or caretakers) who have experienced or are at risk of elder abuse.

Allows a state to use funds under the National Family Caregiver Support Program to support the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.

elder protection abuse prevention act amends older americans act direct assistant secretary ensure programs funded act include appropriate training elder abuse prevention provision services address elder justice exploitation update periodically need benefit training related prevention abuse neglect exploitation including financial exploitation older adults makes duty function administration_on_aging establish priority information assistance services older individuals ensure collaboration governmental information assistance systems serve older individuals develop national_eldercare_locator_service nationwide toll free number directs assistant secretary grant contract national nonprofit entity establish national adult protective services resources center improve capacity state local adult protective services programs respond effectively abuse neglect exploitation vulnerable adults including home care consumers residents long term care facilities coordinate requires area plan provide area agency aging increases public awareness elder abuse financial exploitation removes barriers elder abuse education prevention investigation treatment coordinates elder justice activities area agency aging community health centers public agencies nonprofit private organizations develops standardized coordinated reporting protocols respect elder abuse reports instances elder abuse directs assistant secretary grants states approved state plans elder abuse neglect screening requires state operating nutrition project encourage individuals distribute nutrition services distribute information diabetes elder abuse neglect financial exploitation annual medicare wellness exam requires state area agency aging nonprofit organization tribal organization receives grant older individuals protection violence project use research replicate successful models elder abuse neglect exploitation prevention training directs assistant secretary award grants enter contracts eligible organizations carry projects engage volunteers years age providing support information older adults families experienced risk elder abuse allows state use funds national_family_caregiver_support_program support office_of_the_state_long-term_care_ombudsman


Summary: Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) and the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa until September 30, 2016, or the first date on which the value of the thrifty food plan equals or exceeds 113.6 % of the June 2008 value.

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Summary:
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013.

Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts.

Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who have attained early retirement age for purposes of an old-age, wife's, or husband's insurance benefit.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals.

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Summary:
Promoting Assistance with Transitional Help Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act, with respect to the state maintenance of effort required to avoid a reduction in its TANF grant, to include as qualified state expenditures transitional cash assistance provided for up to one year to otherwise eligible families who have exceeded the five-year limitation on TANF assistance.

Specifies as transitional cash assistance an amount necessary to replace the loss of any food assistance, rent assistance, low-income energy assistance, and childcare assistance lost as a result of increased family income from earnings or child support payments.

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Summary: Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through FY2014 the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) as well as the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa.

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Summary: Older Americans Act Reauthorization of 2014 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 appropriations for: (1) the Administration on Aging, including the Eldercare Locator Service and pension counseling and information programs; (2) grants for state and community programs on aging; (3) grants and contracts for educational activities; (4) Older American community service employment programs; and (5) grants for Native Americans.

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Summary:
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any social security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income.

Appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this Act.

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Summary: Raises to the poverty line the amount of social security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits that are exempt from being offset to satisfy the outstanding balance of principal or interest an individual owes on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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Summary:
Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Reauthorizes the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) and funding for its programs for FY2014-FY2018.

Makes it an objective of such Act the acquiring for older individuals of high-quality services in a manner that is culturally and linguistically responsive to such individuals and family caregivers.

Includes older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) individuals within the purview of such Act and specifically among certain reporting requirements.

Requires the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs (in the Administration on Aging [AOA] of the Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]) to collect, analyze, and report on best practices related to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in long-term care facilities.

Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the AOA to: (1) focus on the health and economic needs and welfare of older individuals; (2) conduct studies and collect data to determine the services that are needed by LGBT older individuals; (3) ensure that authorized programs include appropriate training in the prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation and provision of services that address elder justice and the exploitation of older individuals; and (4) establish and operate a National Resource Center for Women and Retirement, a National Adult Protective Services Resource Center, and a National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Aging.

Establishes an Advisory Committee to Assess, Coordinate, and Improve Legal Assistance Activities to study the legal services activities assistance system for older individuals. Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2014-FY2018, and revises requirements for, the AOA, the Eldercare Locator Service, pension counseling and information programs, supportive services, congregate nutrition services, disease prevention and health promotion services, family caregiver support, the nutrition services incentive program, the Community Service Senior Opportunity Act, grants for Native Americans.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to award grants and enter into contracts with eligible entities to carry out projects to: (1) support and promote modern multipurpose senior center models; (2) build an evidence base of modern, replicable practices that allow senior centers to serve a diverse array of older individuals, as well as their families and other caregivers; and (3) mobilize services and leverage resources to support the role of multipurpose senior centers as community focal points, and for the establishment, construction, maintenance, and operation of centers.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to make a grant on a competitive basis to enable an eligible nonprofit organization to provide training and technical assistance to grant recipients.

Revises requirements for the national family caregiver support program and the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program, revising conflict-of-interest requirements and prohibitions for the latter.

Requires health programs for older individuals to cover behavioral health.

Directs the Comptroller General to study the transportation services for older individuals.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to issue guidance to applicable to states, area agencies on aging, and providers of services for older individuals, with respect to serving Holocaust survivors.

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Summary: CPI-E Act of 2014 - Bases cost-of -living increases in benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, and specified veterans benefits programs on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly.

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Summary:
Social Security Temporary Emergency Payee Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security, if the Commissioner or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the representative payee for an individual has died, has misused any individual's benefit, or has otherwise become unable or unwilling to continue as a representative payee, to: (1) revoke immediately certification for payment of the individual's benefits to such representative payee; (2) certify payment of such benefits, on a permanent or temporary basis, to a qualified organization to serve as a substitute representative payee; or (3) certify payments of such benefits to the individual directly if it would serve the individual's interests.

Prohibits the deferral of benefits payments directly to an individual during the selection of a substitute representative payee in any case in which a representative payee has previously been designated for the individual.

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Summary: SSI Savers Act of 2014 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase resource limits for aged, blind, or disabled individuals who do not have an eligible spouse; (2) require an inflation adjustment for such individuals, regardless of whether a spouse is eligible; (3) provide a limited exclusion from resources of certain deferred compensation and education savings arrangements; (4) set forth income rules imputing income from certain deferred compensation arrangements; and (5) eliminate the requirement that SSI recipients apply for periodic payments from certain deferred compensation arrangements.

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Summary:
Social Security Commission Act of 2014 - Establishes in the legislative branch the Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency to make recommendations to Congress, including proposed legislation, for achieving solvency in the Social Security trust funds for a period of at least 75 years.

Requires expedited consideration of any proposed legislation approving Commission recommendations.

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Summary: Let Seniors Work Act of 2014 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the payroll tax for individuals who have attained retirement age, and (2) remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.

let seniors work act amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act eliminate payroll tax individuals attained retirement age remove limitation outside income beneficiary earn earnings test incurring reduction benefits


Summary:
Social Security 2100 Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to:

 increase the primary insurance amount formula factor from 90% to 93% for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2015; revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E); increase the special minimum primary insurance amount (25% above the federal poverty line) for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to increase the gross income threshold for taxation of Social Security benefits from $25,000 to $50,000 for single taxpayers and from $32,000 to $100,000 for married taxpayers filing joint returns, beginning in 2015.

Amends the IRC and SSA title II to impose the employment tax on all wage income above $400,000, effective in 2015. Requires incremental increases, up to 14.4% in 2037, in the employment and self-employment taxes.

Amends SSA title II to include 2% of an individual's excess average indexed monthly earnings (over $400,000 per annum) in the formula for determining primary insurance amounts.

Amends IRC to increase the Social Security tax rate on employees and employers and with respect to self-employment income.

Amends SSA title II to establish an Independent Social Security Investment Oversight Board to:

 set up a Common Stock Old-Age Investment Fund in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and a Common Stock Disability Investment Fund in the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and prescibe rules for the investment of the Common Stock Investment Funds in common stock. Requires reallocation of a portion of employment tax revenues from the OASDI Trust Fund to the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for wages paid after 2014.

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Summary:
National Silver Alert Act of 2014 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) ensure that, when feasible, the network is able to operate in coordination with the AMBER Alert communications network; and (3) designate an individual of DOJ to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported as missing to or by a law enforcement agency and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior.

Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance and dissemination of alerts issued through the network; and (2) make available to states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities network training and information.

national silver alert act directs attorney general establish national silver_alert communications network department_of_justice doj assist regional local search efforts missing seniors ensure feasible network able operate coordination amber alert communications network designate individual doj serve coordinate network states defines missing senior individual reported missing law enforcement agency meets state requirements designation missing senior directs coordinator establish minimum standards issuance dissemination alerts issued network available states local governments law enforcement agencies concerned entities network training information


Summary:
Elder Justice Reauthorization Act - Reauthorizes the Elder Justice Act of 2009 and funding for its programs through FY2019.

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reauthorize through FY2019: (1) the National Training Institute for Federal and State Surveyors, and (2) grants by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to state agencies that perform surveys of skilled nursing facilities or nursing facilities.

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Summary:
Nazi Social Security Benefits Termination Act of 2014 - Makes any participant in Nazi persecution ineligible for: (1) Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (SSA), and (2) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under SSA title XVI.

Requires the Attorney General (AG), as soon as practicable after determining that an individual is a participant in Nazi persecution, to notify the Commissioner of Social Security of the individual's identity and residence.

Directs the AG, in cooperation with the Commissioner, to report to Congress specified information regarding such individuals.

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