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handle is hein.crs/goveetj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SCongressional a Research Service Proposed Extension of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands November 4, 2021 This Insight discusses Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and its proposed extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands under House Rules Committee Print 117-18 (November 3, 2021), showing the text of H.R. 5376 (Build Back Better Act), as reported by the House Budget Committee, with modifications. SSI SSI is a federal cash-assistance program that provides monthly benefits to aged, blind, or disabled individuals (including blind or disabled children) who have limited income and resources (assets). It provides a flat monthly benefit of $794 in 2021 ($1,191 for couples), which is reduced by any countable income. SSI is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) but is not part of the Social Security program. SSI was established under Title XVI of the Social Security Act by the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-603). It replaced the Social Security Act's adult assistance programs-Old-Age Assistance (OAA, Title I); Aid to the Blind (AB, Title X); Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD, Title XIV); and Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD, Title XVI as it existed prior to reenactment by P.L. 92-603)-in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, effective in 1974. Among other requirements, a person must be a resident of the United States to qualify for SSI. Section 1614(e) of the Social Security Act defines the term United States to mean the 50 states and the District of Columbia for SSI purposes. Because Section 502(a)(1) of P.L. 94-241 extends SSI to the Northern Mariana Islands on the same terms as the states, SSA's regulations include the Northern Mariana Islands in the definition of United States for SSI purposes. Individuals who are not residing in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or the Northern Mariana Islands are ineligible for SSI (limited exceptions apply). Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11793 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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