; inflation adjustment after benefits ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) (1) In the case of any calendar year after 2020, each of the amounts specified in sections 1611(a)(3), 1612(b)(2)(A), and 1612(b)(4) shall be increased by multiplying each such amount by the quotient obtained by dividing— (A) the average of the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor) for the 12-month period ending with September of the preceding calendar year, by (B) such average for the 12-month period ending with September 2019. (2) In no case shall the application of paragraph (1) result in a reduction to the amounts specified in such paragraph. . (e) Repeal of marriage penalty (1) In general Section 1611(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382f(b)(2) ) is amended by striking payable at the rate of and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting payable— (A) for calendar years 1974 through 2019, at the rate of $2,628 (or, if greater, the amount determined under section 1617)