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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3597 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3597

 To extend certain economic recovery payments, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2009

 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
 Schakowsky, and Mr. Sablan) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Transportation and Infrastructure, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
 To extend certain economic recovery payments, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act 
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENTS.

    Section 2201 of title II of division B of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``in each of calendar years 2009 and 
        2010'' after ``the Secretary of the Treasury shall disburse'' 
        in subsection (a)(1)(A),
            (2) by inserting ``(for purposes of payments made for 
        calendar year 2009), or the 3-month period ending with the 
        month which ends prior to the month that includes the date of 
        the enactment of the Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 
        2009 (for purposes of payments made for calendar year 2010)'' 
        after ``the month that includes the date of the enactment of 
        this Act'' in subsection (a)(1)(A),
            (3) by inserting ``(for purposes of payments made under 
        this paragraph for calendar year 2009), or the 3-month period 
        ending with the month which ends prior to the month that 
        includes the date of the enactment of the Emergency Senior 
        Citizens Relief Act of 2009 (for purposes of payments made 
        under this paragraph for calendar year 2010)'' after ``the 
        month that includes the date of the enactment of this Act'' in 
        subsection (a)(1)(B)(iii),
            (4) by inserting ``An individual who is entitled to, or 
        eligible for, a benefit or cash payment described in paragraph 
        (1) in both of the 3-month periods described in paragraph 
        (1)(A) shall be paid a payment under this section in each of 
        calendar years 2009 and 2010.'' at the end of paragraph (3) of 
        subsection (a),
            (5) by inserting ``in 1 year'' after ``No double payments'' 
        in the heading of paragraph (3) of subsection (a),
            (6) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``3-month period'' 
        in subsection (a)(4)(A),
            (7) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``3 month period'' 
        in subsection (a)(4)(B),
            (8) by inserting ``for purposes of payments made for 
        calendar year 2009, or after December 31, 2011, for purposes of 
        payments made for calendar year 2010,'' after ``December 31, 
        2010,'' in subsection (a)(5)(B), and
            (9) by striking ``2011'' in subsection (e) and inserting 
        ``2012''.

SEC. 3. TEMPORARY APPLICATION OF OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY 
              INSURANCE TAX TO CERTAIN EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF $250,000.

    In the case of an individual who receives wages (within the meaning 
of section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, without regard 
to paragraph (1) thereof) in calendar year 2010, receives self-
employment income (within the meaning of section 1402(b) of such Code, 
without regard to paragraph (1) thereof) for the taxable year beginning 
with or during such calendar year, or receives both, totaling in excess 
of $250,000, for purposes of sections 3121(a)(1) and 1402(b)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the amount of the contribution and 
benefit base as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act 
shall be increased for such year by the amount of such excess. For 
purposes of the preceding sentence, the amount of the excess over 
$250,000 which is taken into account under this section shall not 
exceed $109,000. In no event shall any individual's primary insurance 
amount be determined under title II of the Social Security Act by 
taking into account the portion of the wages or self-employment income 
by which the contribution and benefit base is increased under this 
section.
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