A bill to assist the States in meeting their liability to supplement the Federal benefits payable under the supplemental security income benefit program by establishing a more recent base period for measuring the "hold-harmless" limitation of such liability.

Provides that the States in supplementing the Federal benefits payable under the supplemental security income benefit program, under the Social Security amendments of 1972, shall use calendar year 1973 as the base period for measuring the hold-harmless limitation on such liability.