H.R. 2729 — A bill to provide for the monthly publication of a Consumer Price Index for the Elderly and to provide for the utilization of such an index in the determination of cost-of-living adjustments authorized under certain Federal programs for individuals who are at least sixty-two years of age.

Directs the Secretary of Labor, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for the Elderly.

Directs the Secretary to study and investigate any legislative or administrative action necessary for the utilization of the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly in any of the retirement or disability programs administered by the Federal Government. Directs the Secretary, within 90 days of the enactment of this Act, to transmit to the Congress a report on such study and investigation.

A bill to provide for the monthly publication of a Consumer Price Index for the Elderly and to provide for the utilization of such an index in the determination of cost-of-living adjustments authorized under certain Federal programs for individuals who are at least sixty-two years of age.

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