Summary:
USA Retirement Funds Act - Requires each employer (except certain small employers, governments, and churches) that does not maintain a qualifying plan or arrangement meeting specified criteria for any part of a calendar year to make available to each qualifying employee for the calendar year an automatic USA Retirement Fund arrangement.

Defines an "automatic USA Retirement Fund arrangement" as one that covers each qualifying employee of the covered employer for the calendar year and under which a qualifying employee: (1) may elect to contribute to an automatic USA Retirement Fund through payroll deductions or other periodic direct deposits (including electronic payments), or to have such payments made to the employee directly in cash; (2) is treated as having made such an election in a certain amount unless the individual specifically elects not to have such contributions made or to have them made at a different percentage or in a different amount; and (3) may elect annually to modify the selection of the USA Retirement Fund to which contributions are made for such year.

Requires an employer to make all contributions on behalf of employees to the USA Retirement Fund the employee has specified, or to the one designated by the employer if the employee has not selected one.

Specifies requirements for the establishment of each USA Retirement Fund and its board of trustees.

Limits an employer's contribution to a Fund on behalf of each employee to $5,000. Prohibits an employee from contributing more than $15,000 per year to a Fund.

Requires a Fund to pay benefits in the form of an annuity meeting certain criteria.

Exempts a Fund from income taxation. Imposes, however, a tax on Fund income as unrelated business income of a charitable organization.

Allows a qualifying employee to take a deduction for the taxable year equal to the amount of contributions made to a Fund.

Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary, unless otherwise provided) to recognize an independent, private Commission for USA Retirement Funds Funding to make recommendations on the funding of Funds.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to declare that an employer shall not be a fiduciary with respect to the selection, management, or administration of a USA Retirement Fund solely because it makes the Fund available through an automatic USA Retirement Fund arrangement. Affirms a participating employer's responsibility, however, for meeting enrollment requirements and transmitting contributions.

Prescribes civil monetary penalties and enforcement measures for employer failure to remit timely contributions to Automatic USA Retirement Fund arrangements, and criminal penalties for false statements.

Amends ERISA to treat a pooled employer plan, under which a single individual account plan provides benefits to the employees of two or more employers, as a single employee pension benefit plan or single pension plan without regard to whether the participating employers share a common interest other than participation in the plan.

Declares that a small employer that is a plan sponsor of an employee pension benefit plan shall not be liable for a breach of fiduciary responsibility of a small employer plan service provider with respect to the same plan if the small employer prudently selects and monitors the small employer plan named fiduciary.

Declares the sense of Congress that a person may be providing investment advice meeting specified requirements when advising a plan participant to take a permissible plan distribution, and such advice is combined with a recommendation as to how the distribution should be invested.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the extent to which advisors, broker-dealers, and other financial professionals dealing with individual and employer-provided retirement plans are aware of, and receive ongoing training regarding, specified fiduciary requirements.

Amends ERISA to require statements reporting a participant's benefit rights to illustrate the participant's benefit as an estimated lifetime income stream beginning at retirement.

Prescribes safe harbor criteria for a fiduciary to satisfy requirements for the selection of an insurer and lifetime retirement income contract.

Declares that the availability of annuity purchase rights, death benefit guarantees, investment guarantees, or other features in insurance contracts will not, in and of themselves, affect the status of a fund, product, or portfolio as a default investment.

Limits the liability of a named fiduciary or any appointing fiduciary for any act or omission of the annuity administrator of an individual account plan.

Amends ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe requirements for treatment of a fixed annual crediting rate of 3% (or lower but not zero) for an applicable defined benefit plan (hybrid plan) as a reasonable minimum guaranteed rate of return.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe by regulation that a rate of return available in the market, and based exclusively or primarily on the returns on employer securities, on alternative investments generally not appropriate as an exclusive or primary investment for retirement, or on other similar investments, is not permitted if it: (1) is designed to evade the requirement that any interest credit (or an equivalent amount) for any plan year under the terms of an applicable defined benefit plan be at a rate not greater than a market rate of return, and (2) is not consistent with the purposes of a defined benefit plan.

Prescribes requirements to protect plan participants from retroactive benefit decreases and plan freezes.

Formulates a special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans.

Prohibits the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) from bringing any new action against a plan sponsor to enforce before January 30, 2016, the (shutdown) liability of an employer that ceases operations at a facility and as a result more than 20% of the total number of its employees participating under a plan established and maintained by the employer are separated from employment. Directs GAO to study the effectiveness, fairness, and utility of such shutdown liability requirements.

Revises requirements for determination of the alternative funding target attainment percentage with respect to the prohibition against a single-employer plan's providing an unpredictable contingent event benefit if the adjusted funding target attainment percentage for a plan year is less than 60%, or would be less than 60% taking into account that specified occurrence. Requires the alternative funding target attainment percentage to be determined without regard to reductions by the amount of the prefunding balance and the funding standard carryover balance otherwise deemed for the value of plan assets in certain circumstances.

Revises or prescribes requirements for: (1) the method for determining changes for quarterly contributions, (2) a plan sponsor election to discount contributions from a final due date, (3) the timeliness of plan sponsor elections and notices, (4) multiemployer plan disclosures and reporting, (5) the payment of lump sum distributions in bankruptcy, (6) PBGC authority to institute proceedings to terminate a plan, and (7) appointment of the PBGC to administer a plan.

Directs the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the PBGC jointly to establish an electronic database containing each: (1) defined benefit plan funding notice submitted to the PBGC by a multiemployer plan, (2) report submitted by a multiemployer plan with respect to whether it is in endangered and critical status or making scheduled progress in meeting the requirements of a funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, and (3) notice submitted to the Secretary of Labor and the PBGC by a multiemployer plan on whether it is or will be in endangered or critical status for a plan year.

Makes technical modifications to the formula for determining the liability of any person who is, on the date a single-employer plan is terminated in a distress termination or one otherwise instituted by the PBGC, a contributing sponsor of the plan, or a member of such a contributing sponsor's controlled group.

Authorizes the PBGC to apply to the appropriate U.S. district court for a decree enforcing a determination that a plan be terminated.

Authorizes the PBGC to issue regulations to require plan sponsors or plan administrators to maintain records necessary to enable them to determine benefits as of a plan termination date.

Repeals the requirement that the terminating date of a pension plan for PBGC purposes be the date the plan sponsor files for bankruptcy.

Authorizes the Secretary, if an accountant or accounting firm has engaged in any act or practice, or failed to act, in violation of requirements for the preparation and issuance of audit reports, or of professional standards, to issue an order to bar an accountant or accounting firm (or one of its divisions or components), on a temporary or permanent basis, from directly or indirectly engaging in specified activities relating to performing or supervising plan audits.

Requires a plan administrator to account separately for 50% of a participant's benefits during a specified segregation period if an action concerning such benefits is pending pursuant to a state domestic relations law.

Makes it unlawful for any person to discharge, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against any person because he has filed or made any oral or written complaint (including to a fiduciary, an employer, or the Secretary) in any inquiry or proceeding relating to ERISA or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act.

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business income charitable organization allows qualifying employee deduction taxable year equal contributions fund directs secretary labor secretary provided recognize independent private recommendations funding funds amends employee retirement income security act erisa declare employer shall fiduciary respect selection management administration solely makes fund available automatic arrangement affirms participating employer responsibility meeting enrollment requirements transmitting contributions prescribes civil monetary penalties enforcement measures employer failure remit timely contributions arrangements criminal penalties false statements amends erisa treat pooled employer plan single individual account plan provides benefits employees employers single employee pension benefit plan single pension plan regard participating employers share common interest participation plan declares small employer plan sponsor employee pension benefit plan shall liable breach fiduciary responsibility small employer plan service provider respect plan small employer selects monitors small employer plan named fiduciary declares sense congress person providing investment advice meeting specified requirements advising plan participant permissible plan distribution advice combined recommendation distribution invested directs comptroller general gao study extent advisors broker dealers financial professionals dealing individual employer provided retirement plans aware receive ongoing training specified fiduciary requirements amends erisa require statements reporting participant benefit rights participant benefit estimated lifetime income stream beginning retirement prescribes safe harbor criteria fiduciary satisfy requirements selection insurer lifetime retirement income contract declares availability annuity purchase rights death benefit guarantees investment guarantees features insurance contracts affect status fund product portfolio default investment limits liability named fiduciary appointing fiduciary act omission annuity administrator individual account plan amends erisa internal revenue code prescribe requirements treatment fixed annual crediting rate lower zero applicable defined benefit plan hybrid plan reasonable minimum guaranteed rate return authorizes secretary treasury prescribe regulation rate return available market based exclusively primarily returns employer securities alternative investments generally appropriate exclusive primary investment retirement similar investments permitted designed evade requirement interest credit equivalent plan year terms applicable defined benefit plan rate greater market rate return consistent purposes defined benefit plan prescribes requirements protect plan participants retroactive benefit decreases plan freezes special rule determining normal retirement age certain existing defined benefit plans prohibits pension benefit guaranty corporation pbgc bringing new action plan sponsor enforce january shutdown liability employer ceases operations facility result total number employees participating plan established maintained employer separated employment directs gao study effectiveness fairness utility shutdown liability requirements revises requirements determination alternative funding target attainment percentage respect prohibition single employer plan providing contingent event benefit adjusted funding target attainment percentage plan year taking account specified occurrence requires alternative funding target attainment percentage determined regard reductions prefunding balance funding standard carryover balance deemed value plan assets certain circumstances revises prescribes requirements method determining changes quarterly contributions plan sponsor election discount contributions final date timeliness plan sponsor elections notices multiemployer plan disclosures reporting payment lump sum distributions bankruptcy pbgc authority institute proceedings terminate plan appointment pbgc administer plan directs secretary labor secretary treasury pbgc jointly establish electronic database containing defined benefit plan funding notice submitted pbgc multiemployer plan report submitted multiemployer plan respect endangered critical status making scheduled progress meeting requirements funding improvement rehabilitation plan notice submitted secretary labor pbgc multiemployer plan endangered critical status plan year makes technical modifications formula determining liability person date single employer plan terminated distress termination instituted pbgc contributing sponsor plan member contributing sponsor controlled group authorizes pbgc apply appropriate district court decree enforcing determination plan terminated authorizes pbgc issue regulations require plan sponsors plan administrators maintain records necessary enable determine benefits plan termination date repeals requirement terminating date pension plan pbgc purposes date plan sponsor files bankruptcy authorizes secretary accountant accounting firm engaged act practice failed act violation requirements preparation issuance audit reports professional standards issue order bar accountant accounting firm divisions components temporary permanent basis directly indirectly engaging specified activities relating performing supervising plan audits requires plan administrator account separately participant benefits specified segregation period action concerning benefits pending pursuant state domestic relations law makes unlawful person discharge fine suspend discriminate person filed oral written complaint including fiduciary employer secretary inquiry proceeding relating erisa disclosure act


Summary: You Earned It Act - Amends the Internet Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits, and so exclude them.

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Summary: Scrap the Cap Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the cap ($117,000 in 2014) on income that is subject to employment and self-employment taxes used to fund social security benefits.

cap act amends internal revenue code eliminate cap income subject employment self employment taxes fund social security benefits


Summary:
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


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Social Security Lock-Box Act of 2013 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide a point of order against consideration of any: (1) budget resolution that sets forth totals for any fiscal year with respect to the Social Security Trust Funds that are less than the totals of the Social Security Trust Funds for that fiscal year as calculated in accordance with a current services baseline, or (2) spending or tax legislation that would cause any totals to be less than the Funds totals for the covered fiscal year.

Makes the point of order described in (2) above inapplicable to Social Security reform legislation.

Requires any federal budget submitted by the President that recommends totals for any fiscal year with respect to the Funds that are less than the totals of the Funds for that fiscal year to include a detailed proposal for Social Security reform legislation. Makes this Act inapplicable upon the enactment of such legislation. Defines "Social Security reform legislation" as a bill or joint resolution to save Social Security that specifies that it constitutes reform legislation.

amends congressional budget act provide point order consideration budget resolution sets forth totals fiscal year respect social_security_trust_funds totals social_security_trust_funds fiscal year calculated accordance current services baseline spending tax legislation cause totals funds totals covered fiscal year makes point order described inapplicable social_security reform legislation requires federal budget submitted president recommends totals fiscal year respect funds totals funds fiscal year include detailed proposal social_security reform legislation makes act inapplicable enactment legislation defines social security reform legislation bill joint resolution save social_security specifies constitutes reform legislation


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 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 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


Summary: Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to Form 1040EZ) to individuals who have turned 65 as of the close of the taxable year. Allows the form to be used even if income includes: (1) social security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses.

seniors tax simplification act directs secretary treasury available new federal income tax form 1040sr similar form 1040ez individuals turned close taxable year allows form income includes social security benefits distributions qualified retirement plans annuities deferred payment arrangements interest dividends capital gains losses


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Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction 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 emergency food assistance resources, (4) inflation adjustments for countable financial resources, (5) funding of employment and training programs, (6) the nutrition education grant program, and (7) funding of Workfare administrative expenses.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) terminate after February 1, 2013, 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.

deficit reduction 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 emergency food assistance resources inflation adjustments financial resources funding employment training programs nutrition education grant program funding administrative expenses amends american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act terminate february 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


Summary:
Amends the National Housing Act to require that, to be eligible for insurance under the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program for elderly homeowners, a mortgage contain terms and provisions with respect to property maintenance as well as for establishing escrow accounts, performing financial assessments, or limiting the amount of any payment made available under the mortgage.

Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish any additional or alternative requirements necessary to more effectively carry out such Act.

amends national housing act require eligible insurance program elderly homeowners mortgage contain terms provisions respect property maintenance establishing escrow accounts performing financial assessments limiting payment available mortgage authorizes secretary housing_and_urban_development hud establish additional alternative requirements necessary effectively carry act


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.

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


Summary:
Social Security Totalization Agreement Reform Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that any agreement to establish a totalization arrangement which is entered into with another country shall enter into force with respect to the United States if (and only if): (1) the President, at least 90 calendar days before the date on which he enters into the agreement, notifies each House of Congress of his intention to enter into it, and promply thereafter publishes notice of such intention in the Federal Register; (2) he transmits the text of such agreement to each House of the Congress; and (3) a joint resolution regarding such agreement has passed both Houses of Congress and been enacted into federal law.

Sets forth procedures for the consideration of such a joint resolution.

agreement reform act amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act provide agreement establish totalization arrangement entered country shall enter force respect united_states president calendar days date enters agreement notifies house congress intention enter publishes notice intention federal_register transmits text agreement house congress joint resolution agreement passed enacted federal law sets forth procedures consideration joint resolution


Summary:
Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset requirement applicable to and reducing husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and divorced mother's and divorced father's insurance benefits with respect to federal, state, or local government employees who receive a government pension and did not pay Social Security taxes during their years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years.

Repeals also the windfall elimination requirement with respect to computation of an individual's primary insurance amount under which OASDI retirement or disability benefits are reduced if the individual receives a federal, state, or local government pension, did not pay Social Security taxes during the years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years.

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Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services and Elder Justice) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to the highest courts of states to conduct demonstration programs that: (1) assess adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including the appointment and the monitoring of the performance of court-appointed guardians and conservators; and (2) implement changes deemed necessary as a result of the assessments, such as requiring background checks for all potential guardians and conservators, and establishing systems that enable electronic filing and review of the annual accountings and other required conservatorship and guardianship filings.

Requires any grants the Secretary awards to the highest state courts for such programs to be based on recommendations of the Attorney General and the State Justice Institute.

Requires the highest court of a state awarded such a grant to collaborate with the state's own Unit on Aging and its Adult Protective Services agency in conducting the demonstration program.

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Summary:
Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to make it the duty of the Assistant Secretary of Aging, acting through the designee responsible for elder abuse prevention and services, to: (1) establish best practices for state-based enforcement of a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights through a Plan for Enforcement, (2) assist states with the development of such Bills of Rights and Plans for Enforcement to support the shift from institutional care to home and community-based long-term care (LTC) services, and (3) develop and use a process for review and approval of state Home Care Consumer Bills of Rights and Plans for Enforcement.

Establishes additional state plan requirements,including that a state have a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and a Plan for Enforcement.

Requires the 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.

Requires that any allotment for vulnerable elder rights protection activities be used to develop a State Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and Plan for Enforcement.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish a National Adult Protective Services Resources Center to: (1) improve the capacity of state and local adult protective services programs, and (2) coordinate with the Home Care Ombudsman Program and Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program to protect home care consumers and residents of LTC facilities most effectively.

Authorizes appropriations for State Home Care Ombudsman Programs. Directs the Assistant Secretary of Aging to award competitive grants to states for such Programs.

Requires the Assistant Secretary of Aging, in implementing Aging and Disability Resource Centers in all states, to: (1) provide quality measures information about home and community-based LTC programs, service providers, and resources when referring consumers to them; and (2) identify measures of quality for such programs, providers, and resources.

Requires the designated state agency, in promoting a comprehensive, coordinated state system enabling older individuals to receive LTC in home and community-based settings, to provide for distribution of quality measures information about home and community-based LTC programs, service providers, and resources.

home care consumer bill rights act amends older americans act duty assistant secretary aging acting designee responsible elder abuse prevention services establish best practices state based enforcement home care consumer bill rights plan enforcement assist states development bills rights plans enforcement support shift institutional care home community based long term care ltc services develop use process review approval state home care consumer bills rights plans enforcement establishes additional state plan requirements including state home care consumer bill rights plan enforcement requires 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 requires allotment vulnerable elder rights protection activities develop state home care consumer bill rights plan enforcement directs assistant secretary establish national adult protective services resources center improve capacity state local adult protective services programs coordinate protect home care consumers residents ltc facilities effectively authorizes appropriations state home care ombudsman programs directs assistant secretary aging award competitive grants states programs requires assistant secretary aging implementing aging_and_disability_resource_centers states provide quality measures information home community based ltc programs service providers resources referring consumers identify measures quality programs providers resources requires designated state agency promoting comprehensive coordinated state system enabling older individuals receive ltc home community based settings provide distribution quality measures information home community based ltc programs service providers resources


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.

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Summary:
Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013 - Reauthorizes the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) and funding for its programs for FY2014-FY2018.

Revises 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.

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 screening for elder abuse.

Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the AOA to assist states with the development of the Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and Plan for Enforcement (required by this Act).

Requires the AOA to work with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Secretary of Labor to identify and address personnel shortages in the field of aging.

Establishes an Advisory Committee to Assess, Coordinate, and Improve Legal Assistance Activities to study the legal services activities assistance system for older individuals.

 Requires the Secretary of Labor, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), to revise, improve, and report to Congress on the Experimental Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E).

 Amends OAA to express the sense of the Senate that the amount appropriated under OAA for FY2014 and each subsequent year should be at least $2.675 billion (reflecting a 12% increase over FY2010 levels).

Authorizes states to enter into cooperative arrangements with Federally Qualified Health Centers for services for the elderly.

Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 for supportive services, congregate nutrition services, home-delivered nutrition services, disease prevention and health promotion services, and family caregiver support.

 Requires area agencies on aging (AAAs) to develop area plans that provide for modernization of multipurpose senior centers, including a plan to use the skills and services of older adults in paid and unpaid work at such centers.

Requires AAA area plans also to: (1) include evidence-based behavioral health services, chronic self-care management programs, and falls prevention programs; (2) describe efforts to increase public awareness of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and (3) describe outreach efforts to veterans and coordination of services under OAA with those provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

 Requires a state plan, among other things, to: (1) assure an adequately funded State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programprovided with adequate funding; and (2) provide legal assistance through an integrated legal assistance delivery system; and (3) describe efforts for outreach to veterans eligible for OAA services under the Act.

Increases from 185% to 200% of the poverty line the self-declared income level of individuals who may be solicited for voluntary contributions for certain services they receive.

Includes among supportive services covered by grants to states evidence-based chronic condition self-care management, evidence-based falls prevention programs, screening for elder abuse and neglect, and falls prevention screening.

Requires the meals provided under a state nutrition project to be adjusted and appropriately funded, to the maximum extent practicable, to meet any special health-related or other dietary needs of program participants, including needs based on religious, cultural, or ethnic requirements.

Declares that older adults should receive the clinical preventive services covered under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

Revises caregiver and care recipient requirements for the National Family Caregiver Support Program. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make grants to states to assess the needs of family caregivers for targeted support services. Requires the services of AAAs or AAA contractors to include Ombudsman efforts to support family and caregiver councils in long-term care facilities, as well as facilitate and support the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.

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; and (2) a demonstration program on care coordination and service delivery redesign for older individuals with chronic illness or at risk of institutional placement.

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.

Revises the purposes of the Older American Community Service Employment Program to further the goal of economic security, grow local economies, and improve the quality of life of local communities.

Directs the Assistant Secretary and the Secretary of Labor to study the feasibility of transferring the Senior Community Service Employment Program to the AOA from the Department of Labor.

 Reauthorizes funding for grants for Native Americans for FY2014-FY2018.

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 OAA programs.

Authorizes appropriations for the State Home Care Ombudsman Program, and authorizes the Assistant Secretary to award competitive grants to states for such 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; and (4) redress of grievances.

Revises requirements for: (1) state long-term care ombudsman programs; (2) prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and (3) state legal assistance development.

Amends OAA to require state agencies to carry out a Home Care Ombudsman Program within the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to include geriatrics and gerontology as primary health services.

older americans act amendments reauthorizes older americans act oaa funding programs fy2014-fy2018 revises oaa include lesbian gay bisexual transgendered lgbt individuals hiv positive individuals individuals alzheimer disease veterans holocaust survivors status greatest social need caused noneconomic factors requires director administration_on_aging aoa department_of_health_and_human_services hhs collect analyze report best practices related screening elder abuse requires assistant secretary aging aoa assist states development home care consumer bill rights plan enforcement required act requires aoa work health_resources_and_services_administration hrsa secretary labor identify address personnel shortages field aging establishes advisory_committee assess coordinate study legal services activities assistance system older individuals requires secretary labor bureau_of_labor_statistics bls revise improve report congress experimental price index elderly cpi amends oaa express sense senate appropriated oaa fy2014 subsequent year billion reflecting increase fy2010 levels authorizes states enter cooperative arrangements services elderly reauthorizes appropriations fy2014-fy2018 supportive services congregate nutrition services home delivered nutrition services disease prevention health promotion services family caregiver support requires area agencies aging develop area plans provide modernization multipurpose senior centers including plan use skills services older adults paid unpaid work centers requires area plans include evidence based behavioral health services chronic self care management programs falls prevention programs describe efforts increase public awareness elder abuse neglect exploitation describe outreach efforts veterans coordination services oaa provided department_of_veterans_affairs requires state plan things assure adequately funded adequate funding provide legal assistance integrated legal assistance delivery system describe efforts outreach veterans eligible oaa services act increases poverty line self declared income level individuals solicited voluntary contributions certain services receive includes supportive services covered grants states evidence based chronic condition self care management evidence based falls prevention programs screening elder abuse neglect falls prevention screening requires meals provided state nutrition project adjusted appropriately funded maximum extent practicable meet special health related dietary needs program participants including needs based religious cultural ethnic requirements declares older adults receive clinical preventive services covered title xviii medicare social security act revises caregiver care recipient requirements national_family_caregiver_support_program authorizes assistant secretary grants states assess needs family caregivers targeted support services requires services contractors include ombudsman efforts support family caregiver councils long term care facilities facilitate support program 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 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 revises purposes goal economic security grow local economies improve quality life local communities directs assistant secretary secretary labor study feasibility transferring aoa department_of_labor reauthorizes funding grants native americans fy2014-fy2018 requires assistant secretary ensure education public awareness activities oaa title fully integrated oaa programs authorizes appropriations authorizes assistant secretary award competitive grants states 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 redress grievances revises requirements state long term care ombudsman programs prevention elder abuse neglect exploitation state legal assistance development amends oaa require state agencies carry office_of_the_state_long-term_care_ombudsman amends public_health_service_act include geriatrics gerontology primary health services


Summary:
Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to impose, in addition to any other civil penalty, a maximum civil penalty of $50,000 for each violation that is directed toward, targets, or is committed against a person who at the time of the violation is age 62 or older.

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure that guideline offense levels and enhancements appropriately punish criminal violations of the securities laws against seniors.

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Summary:
Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA), with respect to the Administration on Aging to require the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs to collect and analyze best practices related to responding to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in long-term care facilities, and publish a report of such best practices.

Makes it a duty and function of the Administration to: (1) provide information and technical assistance to states, area agencies on aging, and service providers, in collaboration with relevant federal agencies, on providing efficient person-centered transportation services, including across geographic boundaries; (2) identify model programs and provide information and technical assistance to the same entities to support modernization of multipurpose senior centers; and (3) provide technical assistance to and share best practices with states, area agencies on again, and Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs, on how to collaborate and coordinate services with health care entities in order to improve care coordination for individuals with multiple chronic illnesses.

Directs the Assistant Secretary of Aging to: (1) develop, when feasible, a consumer-friendly tool to assist older individuals and their families in choosing home and community-based services, with a particular focus on ways for consumers to assess how providers protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of older individuals; and (2) ensure that programs authorized under OAA include training in the prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation and provision of services that address elder justice and exploitation of older individuals.

Requires ADRCs to provide information and referrals regarding available home and community-based services for individuals who are at risk for residing in, or who reside in, institutional settings, so that the individuals have the choice to remain in or to return to the community.

Extends through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for the Administration, including the Eldercare Locator Service and pension counseling and information programs.

(Sec. 4) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2014-FY2018 for: (1) specified supportive services, (2) congregate nutrition services, (3) home delivered nutrition services, (4) disease prevention and heath promotion services, (5) family caregiver support, and (6) the Nutrition Services Incentive Program.

Requires an area agency on aging plan to: (1) support modernization of multipurpose senior centers (including a plan to use the skills and services of older individuals in paid and unpaid work, including multigenerational and older individual to older individual work); and (2) arrange to increase public awareness of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and remove barriers to education, prevention, investigation, and treatment of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to make grants to states for supportive services that include chronic condition self-care management and falls prevention services. Requires health screening services to include: (1) mental and behavioral health screening and falls prevention screening; as well as (2) screening for elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Requires state nutritional projects to: (1) encourage the use of locally grown foods in meal preparations, and (2) contract with local producers and providers of locally grown foods.

Specifies that grants to states to provide, at multipurpose senior centers, at congregate meal sites, through home delivered meals programs, or at other appropriate sites disease prevention and health promotion services and information (as under current law) must be evidence-based.

Modifies the National Family Caregiver Support Program, making permanent the funding for the caregiver allotment. Redesignates grandparents and older individuals who are relative caregivers "older relative caregivers."

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make grants for continuing support for program integrity initiatives concerning the Medicare program that train senior volunteers to prevent and identify health care fraud and abuse.

 Extends through FY2018 training, research, and discretionary projects and programs grant programs relating to older Americans.

Requires that specified grants and contracts provide for national trainings for directors of grant programs on aging instead of (as currently) an annual national meeting to train such directors.

Repeals the restriction of certain grants to national nonprofit organizations experienced in providing nationwide support and technical assistance to entities interested in the legal rights of older individuals. Allows such grants to go to any nonprofit organization so experienced.

Repeals certain grants for multidisciplinary centers and multidisciplinary systems, computer training, and ombudsman and advocacy demonstration project.

(Sec. 6) Extends through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for community service senior opportunities programs.

(Sec. 7) Extends through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for grants for the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services to older American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

(Sec. 8) Revises requirements for ombudsman programs and vulnerable elder rights protection activities, among other changes: (1) extending a State Long-Term Care Ombudsman's responsiblity to any resident of a long-term care facility regardless of age; (2) making the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman responsible for the management, including fiscal management, of his or her Office; and (3) requiring the Ombudsman, when feasible, to continue to carry out certain functions on behalf of residents transitioning from a long-term care facility to a home care setting.

Requires the State Ombudsman and any designated local Ombudsman entity to identify, investigate, and resolve complaints of any residents of a long-term care facility, including residents with limited or no decisionmaking capacity and who have no known legal representative.

Requires a state to ensure that the access of Office representatives to long-term care facilities and residents be private and unimpeded.

Considers the Ombudsman and an Office representative to be a "health oversight agency" for purposes of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) so that release of residents' individually identifiable health information to the Ombudsman or representative is not precluded in cases in which specified requirements are otherwise met.

Revises conflict of interest requirements in the designation of an Ombudsman and any situation in which the Office is placed in a state organization.

Requires a state agency on aging to: (1) promote the submission of data on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation for appropriate Administration or other designated databases; and (2) support and study innovative practices in communities to develop elder justice partnerships across disciplines for the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

(Sec. 9) Includes behavioral health in programs for mental health.

(Sec. 10) Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study transportation services for older individuals.

(Sec. 11) Directs the Assistant Secretary for Aging to issue guidance to states on serving Holocaust survivors.

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community based services particular focus ways consumers assess providers protect health safety welfare rights older individuals ensure programs authorized oaa include training prevention abuse neglect exploitation provision services address elder justice exploitation older individuals requires provide information referrals available home community based services individuals risk residing reside institutional settings individuals choice remain return community extends fy2018 authorization appropriations administration including pension counseling information programs sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2014-fy2018 specified supportive services congregate nutrition services home delivered nutrition services disease prevention heath promotion services family caregiver support requires area agency aging plan support modernization multipurpose senior centers including plan use skills services older individuals paid unpaid work including older individual older individual work arrange increase public awareness elder abuse neglect exploitation remove barriers education prevention investigation treatment elder abuse neglect exploitation directs assistant secretary grants states supportive services include chronic condition self care management falls prevention services requires health screening services include mental behavioral health screening falls prevention screening screening elder abuse neglect exploitation requires state nutritional projects encourage use locally grown foods meal preparations contract local producers providers locally grown foods specifies grants states provide multipurpose senior centers congregate meal sites home delivered meals programs appropriate sites disease prevention health promotion services information current law evidence based modifies national_family_caregiver_support_program making permanent funding caregiver allotment redesignates grandparents older individuals relative caregivers older relative caregivers sec authorizes assistant secretary grants continuing support program integrity initiatives concerning medicare program train senior volunteers prevent identify health care fraud abuse extends fy2018 training research discretionary projects programs grant programs relating older americans requires specified grants contracts provide national directors grant programs aging instead currently annual national meeting train directors repeals restriction certain grants national nonprofit organizations experienced providing nationwide support technical assistance entities interested legal rights older individuals allows grants nonprofit organization experienced repeals certain grants multidisciplinary centers multidisciplinary systems computer training ombudsman advocacy demonstration project sec extends fy2018 authorization appropriations community service senior opportunities programs sec extends fy2018 authorization appropriations grants delivery supportive services including nutrition services older american indians native hawaiians sec revises requirements ombudsman programs vulnerable elder rights protection activities changes extending state long term care ombudsman resident long term care facility regardless age making responsible management including fiscal management office requiring ombudsman feasible continue carry certain functions behalf residents transitioning long term care facility home care setting requires designated local ombudsman entity identify investigate resolve complaints residents long term care facility including residents limited decisionmaking capacity known legal representative requires state ensure access office representatives long term care facilities residents private unimpeded considers ombudsman office representative health oversight agency purposes health_insurance_portability_and_accountability_act hipaa release residents individually identifiable health information ombudsman representative precluded cases specified requirements met revises conflict interest requirements designation ombudsman situation office placed state organization requires state agency aging promote submission data elder abuse neglect exploitation appropriate administration designated databases support study innovative practices communities develop elder justice partnerships disciplines prevention investigation prosecution abuse neglect exploitation sec includes behavioral health programs mental health sec directs comptroller_general gao study transportation services older individuals sec directs assistant secretary aging issue guidance states serving holocaust survivors


Summary: 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:
Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) to make 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 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:
National Silver Alert Act of 2013 - 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:
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to increase from $240 to $1,320 (increased for inflation each calendar year after 2015) the first amount of general income per year excluded in determining SSI program eligibility.

Increases from: (1) $780 to $4,284 (similarly increased) the first amount of earned income similarly excluded (including for a blind or disabled individual [or spouse] under age 65), (2) $3,000 to $15,000 in calendar year 2015 (increased for inflation) the resource limit for couples, and (3) $2,000 to $10,000 in calendar year 2015 (similarly increased) for individuals without a spouse.

Prescribes an inflation adjustment in benefits in any calendar year after 2015.

Removes support and maintenance furnished in kind from determination of unearned income.

Repeals the administrative penalty that renders individuals (and spouses) ineligible for SSI for a certain period of time if after the look-back date (usually 36 months preceding their application for SSI) they dispose of their resources for less than market value.

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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:
Fair Raises for Seniors Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) that indicates the average change over time in the prices paid by individuals in the United States who are age 62 and older for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPI-E 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 exclude from wages for purposes of employment and self-employment taxes (under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act [FICA] for OASDI insurance): (1) any remuneration up to $250,000 of the amount of the contribution and benefit base, and (2) only so much of that remuneration that is less than $250,000.

Amends SSA title II to include 1% or $1,000 (whichever is less) of surplus average indexed monthly earnings in the determination of primary OASDI amounts.

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Summary:
Social Security Overpayments Fairness Act of 2014 - Reinstates the 10-year statute of limitations period applicable to the collection of amounts paid to Social Security beneficiaries by administrative offset. (This former statute of limitations was repealed effective May 22, 2008.)

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disabillity Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to overpayments under OASDI or SSA title XVI (Supplementary Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) (SSI), to prevent the recovery of any such overpayments made to or on behalf of individuals under age 18 by shielding such individuals from liability for the repayment of such amounts.

fairness act reinstates year statute limitations period applicable collection amounts paid social_security beneficiaries administrative offset statute limitations repealed effective amends title old age survivors insurance oasdi social security act ssa respect overpayments oasdi ssa title xvi supplementary security income aged blind disabled ssi prevent recovery overpayments behalf individuals age individuals liability repayment amounts


Summary:
Retirement and Income Security Enhancements (RAISE) Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to entitle divorced spouses to OASDI benefits after 5 (currently 10) years of marriage. Makes the monthly divorced spouse's benefits equal to one-half of the former spouse's primary insurance amount, reduced 10% for each year less than 10 the individual was married to the former spouse.

Revises the widow's or widower's insurance benefit for any month to equal the greater of: (1) the primary insurance amount of a deceased individual (as under current law); or (2) in the case of a fully-insured widow or surviving divorced spouse, 75% of the sum of any old-age or disability insurance benefit to which the widow, widower, or surviving divorced spouse is entitled plus the primary insurance amount of the deceased individual.

Reduces a widow's or widower's insurance benefits for any month if that individual is also entitled to an old age or disability insurance benefit greater than the widow's or widower's insurance benefit. Sets the benefit in such a case at the level of the primary insurance amount of the deceased individual.

Amends SSA title II and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to extend benefits for full-time students up to age 23 (currently age 19) who are enrolled at an educational institution.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an OASDI surtax of: (1) 2% on an employee's income over $400,000 and 2% on the employer, and (2) 4% on an individual's self-employment income over $400,000. Adjusts the $400,0000 threshold each year according to a specified indexing formula.

Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to apply a similar 2% additional tier 1 tax on railroad employees earning over $400,000 as well as 2% on their railroad employers. Imposes a 4% additional tier 1 tax on representatives of railroad employees earning over $400,000. Specifies a formula to index the $400,000 annually after 2015.

Amends SSA title II to: (1) include 2% of the individual's surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in OASDI primary insurance amounts; and (2) prescribe a formula for computing an individual's surplus AIME that accounts for the total of the individual's additional wages paid in and additional self-employment income credited to the benefit computation year, up to $500,000, indexed after 2015 according to a specified formula.

retirement income security enhancements raise act_-_amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act ssa entitle divorced spouses oasdi benefits currently years marriage makes monthly divorced spouse benefits equal half spouse primary insurance reduced year individual married spouse revises widow widower insurance benefit month equal greater primary insurance deceased individual current law case fully insured widow surviving divorced spouse sum old age disability insurance benefit widow widower surviving divorced spouse entitled plus primary insurance deceased individual reduces widow widower insurance benefits month individual entitled old age disability insurance benefit greater widow widower insurance benefit sets benefit case level primary insurance deceased individual amends ssa title railroad retirement act extend benefits time students age currently age enrolled educational institution amends internal revenue code impose oasdi surtax employee income employer individual self employment income adjusts threshold year according specified indexing formula amends railroad retirement act apply similar additional tier tax railroad employees earning railroad employers imposes additional tier tax representatives railroad employees earning specifies formula index annually amends ssa title include individual surplus average indexed monthly earnings aime oasdi primary insurance amounts prescribe formula computing individual surplus aime accounts total individual additional wages paid additional self employment income credited benefit computation year indexed according specified formula


Summary: Dependent Care Savings Account Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt dependent care savings accounts to pay the employment-related expenses of caring for a dependent of the taxpayer, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) of up to $5,000 in a taxable year for cash contributions to such accounts, (3) set forth rules for the tax treatment of account distributions and for excess contributions to an account, and (4) impose a tax on employers who fail to make comparable contributions to a dependent savings account for all participating employees.

account act amends internal revenue code establish tax exempt dependent care savings accounts pay employment related expenses caring dependent taxpayer allow deduction gross income line deduction taxable year cash contributions accounts set forth rules tax treatment account distributions excess contributions account impose tax employers fail comparable contributions dependent savings account participating employees


Summary:
Notch Fairness Act of 2015

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:
Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act

 Reinstates the 10-year statute of limitations period applicable to the collection of amounts paid to Social Security beneficiaries by administrative offset. (This former statute of limitations was repealed effective May 22, 2008.)

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), with respect to overpayments under OASDI or SSAct title XVI (Supplementary Security Income) (SSI), to prevent the recovery of any such overpayments made to or on behalf of individuals under age 18 by shielding such individuals from liability for the repayment of such amounts.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit any tax refund offset of Social Security overpayments made to or on behalf of a minor (under age 18).

stop innocent americans act reinstates year statute limitations period applicable collection amounts paid social_security beneficiaries administrative offset statute limitations repealed effective amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act ssact respect overpayments oasdi ssact title xvi supplementary security income ssi prevent recovery overpayments behalf individuals age individuals liability repayment amounts amends internal revenue code prohibit tax refund offset social_security overpayments behalf minor age


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 for income tax purposes.

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:
Savings for Seniors Act of 2015

 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


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 to state agencies that perform surveys of skilled nursing facilities or nursing facilities.

elder justice reauthorizes elder justice act funding programs fy2019 amends patient protection affordable care act reauthorize fy2019 grants secretary health_and_human_services state agencies perform surveys skilled nursing facilities nursing facilities


Summary:
Social Security Lump-Sum Death Benefit Improvement and Modernization Act of 2015

This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to increase from $255 to $1,000 the lump-sum death payment.

bill amends title old age survivors disability insurance social security act increase lump sum death payment


Summary:
Alex's Law

 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) 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.

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Summary:
Social Security 2100 Act

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

 increase the primary insurance amount formula factor from 90% to 93% for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2016; revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers; increase the special minimum primary insurance amount 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 2016.

Amends the IRC and SSAct title II to impose the employment tax on all wage income above $400,000, effective in 2016. Requires incremental increases, up to 15.3% in 2084, in the employment and self-employment taxes.

Amends SSAct 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.

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:
Let Seniors Work Act of 2015

 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) 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.

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Summary:
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).

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Summary:
Social Security Commission Act of 2015

 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:
Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2015

 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 2017.

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 2017, 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 2017.

Amends the IRC to increase the FICA tax rates on a graduated basis beginning in 2017.

Disregards any increase in monthly OASDI benefits as a result of this Act from income or resources for any month after December 2016 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.

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