To authorize the extension of the supplemental security income program to American Samoa.

This bill would allow the Social Security Administration to extend the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program to residents of American Samoa. Currently, American Samoa is the only U.S. territory that does not have access to either the federal SSI program or the alternative federal-territorial grant programs available in other areas.

If enacted, the bill would provide monthly cash assistance to low-income residents of American Samoa who are 65 or older, blind, or living with a disability. This change would aim to provide these individuals with the same financial safety net available to citizens in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands.