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108th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 108–38

AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY ON

SOCIAL SECURITY

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY ON SOCIAL SECURITY, WITH 

A RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT, BOTH SIGNED AT 

OSLO ON NOVEMBER ON NOVEMBER 30, 2001, PURSUANT TO 42 

U.S.C. 433(e)(1)

FEBRUARY 11, 2003.—Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and 

ordered to be printed


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To the Congress of the United States: 

Pursuant to section 233(e)(1) of the Social Security Act, as 

amended by the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (Public Law 

95–216, 42 U.S.C. 433(e)(1)), I transmit herewith the Agreement 

Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Norway 

on Social Security, with a related administrative agreement, both 

signed at Oslo on November 30, 2001. This revised Agreement is 

intended to modify certain provisions of the original United States 

and Norwegian Agreement, which was signed in Washington on 

January 13, 1983, and, upon its entry into force, will replace the 

1983 Agreement. 

The revised United States-Norwegian Agreement is similar in objective to the other social security agreements already in force with 

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, 

Greece, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Such 

bilateral agreements provide for limited coordination between the 

United States and foreign social security systems to eliminate dual 

social security coverage and taxation, and to help prevent the lost 

benefit protection that can occur when workers divide their careers 

between two countries. The revised United States-Norwegian 

Agreement contains all provisions mandated by section 233 and 

other provisions, which I deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of section 233, pursuant to section 233(c)(4). 

I also transmit for the information of the Congress a report prepared by the Social Security Administration explaining the key 

points of the Agreement, along with a paragraph-by-paragraph explanation of the provisions of the principal agreement and the administrative agreement. Annexed to this report is the report required by section 233(e)(1) of the Social Security Act, a report on 

the effect of the Agreement on income and expenditures of the 

United States Social Security program and the number of individuals affected by the Agreement. The Department of State and the 

Social Security Administration have recommended the Agreement 

and related documents to me. 

I commend the United States-Norwegian Social Security Agreement and related documents.

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, February 5, 2003. 

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