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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3091

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore child’s insurance 

benefits in the case of children who are 18 through 22 years of age 

and attend postsecondary schools. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2003

Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore 

child’s insurance benefits in the case of children who 

are 18 through 22 years of age and attend postsecondary 

schools.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Child’s 

5 Insurance Benefits Restoration Act of 2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF CHILD’S INSURANCE BENEFITS 

2 IN THE CASE OF CHILDREN WHO ARE 18 

3 THROUGH 22 YEARS OF AGE AND ATTEND 

4 POSTSECONDARY SCHOOLS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(d) of the Social Secu6 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended—

7 (1) in paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(E)(ii), (1)(F)(i), 

8 (1)(G)(ii), (6)(D)(i), (6)(E)(i), (7)(A), (7)(B), and 

9 (7)(D), by striking ‘‘full-time elementary or sec10 ondary school student’’ each place it appears and in11 serting ‘‘full-time student’’; 

12 (2) in paragraphs (1)(B)(i), (1)(F)(ii), 

13 (1)(G)(iii), (6)(D)(ii), (6)(E)(ii), and (7)(D), by 

14 striking ‘‘19’’ each place it appears and inserting 

15 ‘‘22’’; 

16 (3) in paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), and (7)(D), 

17 by striking ‘‘elementary or secondary school’’ each 

18 place it appears and inserting ‘‘educational institu19 tion’’; and 

20 (4) by striking paragraph (7)(C) and inserting 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(C) An ‘educational institution’ is (i) a school 

23 or college or university operated or directly sup24 ported by the United States, or by any State or local 

25 government or political subdivision thereof, or (ii) a 

26 school or college or university which has been ap-
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1 proved by a State or accredited by a State-recog2 nized or nationally-recognized accrediting agency or 

3 body, or (iii) a non-accredited school or college or 

4 university whose credits are accepted, on transfer, by 

5 not less than three institutions which are so accred6 ited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred 

7 from an institution so accredited.’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 202(d) of 

9 such Act is amended further—

10 (1) by striking paragraph (6)(A) and inserting 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(A)(i) is a full-time student or is under a dis13 ability (as defined in section 223(d)), and (ii) has 

14 not attained the age of 22, or’’; 

15 (2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘schools 

16 involved’’ and inserting ‘‘institutions involved’’; and 

17 (3) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking ‘‘diploma 

18 or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as 

19 defined in subparagraph (C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘de20 gree from a four-year college or university’’. 

21 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 

23 Act shall apply to child’s insurance benefits under section 

24 202(d) of the Social Security Act for months ending after 

25 the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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1 (b) RETROACTIVE TREATMENT FOR EXISTING STU2 DENTS.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—A qualified student, upon fil4 ing application for child’s insurance benefits under 

5 section 202(d) of the Social Security Act within 180 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

7 shall be entitled to benefits under such section as 

8 if—

9 (A) such student had filed application for 

10 such benefits on the first date as of which such 

11 student was a full-time student (as defined in 

12 section 202(d)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act 

13 (as amended by this Act)) and had attained the 

14 age of 18 but had not attained the age of 22, 

15 and 

16 (B) the amendments made by this Act ap17 plied with respect to benefits for months ending 

18 after the date described in subparagraph (A). 

19 (2) QUALIFIED STUDENT.—For purposes of 

20 paragraph (1), the term ‘‘qualified student’’ means 

21 an individual who—

22 (A) was not entitled to child’s insurance 

23 benefits under section 202(d) of the Social Se24 curity Act for the month preceding the date of 

25 the enactment of this Act, 
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1 (B) has attained 18 years of age as of such 

2 date, and 

3 (C) as of such date, is a full-time student 

4 (as defined in section 202(d)(7)(A) of the So5 cial Security Act (as amended by this Act)) and 

6 has not attained the age of 22.

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