Holding SSI, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries harmless

(a) SSI, Medicaid, and CHIP determinations For purposes of determining the income of an individual to establish eligibility for, and the amount of, benefits payable under title XVI of the Social Security Act, eligibility for medical assistance under the State plan under title XIX (or a waiver of such plan), or eligibility for child health assistance under the State child health plan under title XXI (or a waiver of the plan), the amount of any benefit to which the individual is entitled under title II of such Act shall be deemed not to exceed the amount of the benefit that would have been determined for such individual under such title if the amendments made by title I of this Act had not been made. (b) Conforming change regarding certain reentitlements For purposes of determining the primary insurance amount under section 215(a)(2)(C) for months after December 2036, the amount of any primary insurance benefit to which the individual was entitled for months in calendar years 2027 through 2036 under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) shall be deemed to not exceed the primary insurance amounts that would have been determined for such months without regard to the amendments made by this Act.