1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2017 . 2. Payment in lieu of a cost-of-living adjustment to recipients of social security, supplemental security income, railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits (a) Authority To Make Payments (1) Eligibility (A) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall disburse, out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, a cash payment equal to $250 for each non-COLA year of a program providing benefit payments described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (C) or in subparagraph (D) to each individual who, for any month during such year, is entitled to such benefit payment. (B) Non-COLA year For purposes of this section, the term non-COLA year means, in connection with a program referred to in subparagraph (A), a 12-month period for which— (i) a cost-of-living adjustment is generally provided under such program in relation to an index specified in section 215(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i) ); and (ii) such an adjustment does not take effect by reason of the performance of such index. (C) Benefit payment described For purposes of subparagraph (A): (i) Title ii benefit A benefit payment described in this clause is a monthly insurance benefit payable (without regard to sections 202(j)(1) and 223(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(j)(1) , 423(b)) under— (I) section 202(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(a) ); (II) section 202(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(b) ); (III) section 202(c) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(c) ); (IV) section 202(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(B)(ii) ); (V) section 202(e) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(e) ); (VI) section 202(f) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(f) ); (VII) section 202(g) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(g) ); (VIII) section 202(h) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(h) ); (IX) section 223(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423(a) ); (X) section 227 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 427 )