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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1332 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government 

pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 1, 2011 

Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. OLVER, Mr. 

GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 

GALLEGLY, Mr. STARK, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. REYES, Mr. 

TIERNEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. ROSS of 

Arkansas, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. 

KISSELL, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. 

BERKLEY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 

Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SHERMAN, 

Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. WU, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. 

NORTON, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. PAUL, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. PRICE of North 

Carolina, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. HELLER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, 

Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. KEATING, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 

Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. 

CONNOLLY of Virginia) 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 repeal the 

Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Fair3 ness Act of 2011’’. 

4 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET PROVI5 SION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(k) of the Social Secu7 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)) is amended by striking para8 graph (5). 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) Section 202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub12 sections (k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

13 (q)’’. 

14 (2) Section 202(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 402(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsections 

16 (k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (q)’’. 

17 (3) Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub19 section (k)(5), subsection (q),’’ and inserting ‘‘sub20 section (q)’’. 

21 (4) Section 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 402(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 

23 (k)(5), subsection (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

24 (q)’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215 of the Social Security 

3 Act (42 U.S.C. 415) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7); 

5 (2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); 

6 and 

7 (3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (9). 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (e)(2) 

9 and (f)(2) of section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402) are 

10 each amended by striking ‘‘section 215(f)(5), 215(f)(6), 

11 or 215(f)(9)(B)’’ in subparagraphs (C) and (D)(i) and in12 serting ‘‘paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f)’’. 

13 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

14 The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 

15 respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title 

16 II of the Social Security Act for months after December 

17 2011. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Secu18 rity Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust 

19 primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take 

20 into account the amendments made by section 3. 

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