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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1160 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to set the retirement benefits 

age for today’s six-year-olds at age 70. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2013 

Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. LAMALFA) 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 set the 

retirement benefits age for today’s six-year-olds at age 70. 

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 ‘‘Alex’s Law’’. 

5 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE FULL RETIREMENT AGE AND THE 

6 EARLY RETIREMENT AGE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(l) of the Social Secu8 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘early retirement age’’ 

2 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the appli3 cable reference age’’; 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘the age increase factor (as 

5 determined under paragraph (3))’’ each place it 

6 appears and inserting ‘‘the first age increase 

7 factor (as determined under paragraph 

8 (3)(A))’’; 

9 (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

11 (4)’’; 

12 (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

13 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

14 (E) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘67 

15 years of age.’’ and inserting ‘‘and before Janu16 ary 1, 2023, 67 years of age;’’; and 

17 (F) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(F) with respect to an individual who attains 

20 the applicable reference age after December 31, 

21 2022, and before January 1, 2069, 67 years of age 

22 plus the number of months in the second age in23 crease factor (as determined under paragraph 

24 (3)(B)) for the calendar year in which such indi25 vidual attains the applicable reference age; and 


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1 ‘‘(G) with respect to an individual who attains 

2 the applicable reference age after December 31, 

3 2068, 70 years of age.’’; and 

4 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) The term ‘early retirement age’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) in the case of an old-age, wife’s, or hus8 band’s insurance benefit— 

9 ‘‘(i) with respect to an individual who at10 tains the applicable reference age before Janu11 ary 1, 2023, 62 years of age; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) with respect to an individual who at13 tains the applicable reference age after Decem14 ber 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2069, 62 

15 years of age (in the case of an old-age, wife’s, 

16 or husband’s insurance benefit), plus the num17 ber of months in the second age increase factor 

18 (as determined under paragraph (3)(B)) for the 

19 calendar year in which such individual attains 

20 the applicable reference age; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) with respect to an individual who at22 tains the applicable reference age after Decem23 ber 31, 2068, 65 years of age; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of a widow’s or widower’s in2 surance benefit, 2 years less than the age provided 

3 under subparagraph (A). 

4 ‘‘(3)(A) The first retirement age increase factor for 

5 any individual who attains the applicable reference age in 

6 a calendar year within the 5-year period consisting of the 

7 calendar years 2000 through 2004 or the calendar years 

2017 through 2021 shall be equal to 2 8 ⁄12 of the number 

9 of months in the period beginning with January of the 

10 first calendar year in such period and ending with Decem11 ber of the year in which the individual attains the applica12 ble reference age. 

13 ‘‘(B) The second retirement age increase factor for 

14 any individual who attains the applicable reference age in 

15 the 46-year period consisting of the calendar years 2023 

through 2068 shall be equal to 3 16 ⁄47 of the number of 

17 months in the period beginning with January 2023 and 

18 ending with December of the year in which the individual 

19 attains the applicable reference age. In any case in which 

20 the second age increase factor for any calendar year is 

21 not a whole number of calendar months, such factor shall 

22 be deemed to be equal to the next lower whole number 

23 of calendar months. 

24 ‘‘(4) The term ‘applicable reference age’ means 62 

25 years of age (in the case of an old-age, wife’s, or husband’s 


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1 insurance benefit) and 60 years of age (in the case of a 

2 widow’s or widower’s insurance benefit).’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING EXTENSION OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR

4 ENTITLEMENT TO DELAYED RETIREMENT CREDIT.— 

5 Section 202(w)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 402(w)(2)(A)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘prior to the month in which 

8 such individual attained age 70, and’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘prior to the later of—’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) the month in which such individual 

12 would attain age 70, or 

13 ‘‘(ii) the month which ends 3 years after 

14 the end of the month in which such individual 

15 attained retirement age (as defined in section 

16 216(l)), and’’. 

17 (c) CONFORMING INCREASE IN NUMBER OF

18 ELAPSED YEARS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING PRI19 MARY INSURANCE AMOUNT.—Section 215(b)(2)(B)(iii) of 

20 such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘age 62’’ and inserting ‘‘early retirement age’’. 

22 (d) STUDY RELATING TO ADDITIONAL CONFORMING

23 AMENDMENTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

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1 sioner of Social Security, in consultation with the 

2 Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of 

3 Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study 

4 of the additional technical and conforming amend5 ments to title II of the Social Security Act and other 

6 relevant provisions of law relating to the age of a 

7 beneficiary or applicant for benefits which are nec8 essary to effectively carry out the programs provided 

9 for under such title and other provisions, taking into 

10 account the amendments made by this section. 

11 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 

13 shall transmit to the Committee on Ways and Means 

14 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

15 on Finance of the Senate a report of the results of 

16 the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). The 

17 Commissioner shall include in such report such rec18 ommendations for legislative and administrative 

19 changes as the Commissioner, in consultation with 

20 the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of 

21 Health and Human Services, determines to be ap22 propriate. 

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