SOCIAL SECURITY

Office of the Chief Actuary

March 18, 2015

The Honorable John Larson

United States House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Representative Larson:

I am writing in response to your request for estimates of the financial effects on Social Security 

of H.R. 1391, The Social Security 2100 Act, which you introduced yesterday. This Bill

(hereafter referred to as the proposal) includes six provisions with direct effects on the Social 

Security Trust Funds. We have enjoyed working closely with Scott Stephanou of your staff in 

developing this proposal to meet your goals.

The enclosed tables provide estimates of the effects of the six provisions on the cost, income, and 

combined trust fund reserves for the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)

program, as well as estimated effects on retired worker benefit levels for selected hypothetical 

workers. In addition, tables 1b and 1b.n provide estimates of the Federal budget implications of 

the six provisions. Assuming enactment of the proposal, we estimate the OASDI program to be 

sustainably solvent throughout the 75-year projection period, under the intermediate assumptions 

of the 2014 Trustees Report.

We base all estimates on the intermediate assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report. We provide 

estimates for the combined OASI and DI Trust Funds reflecting the intent to reallocate the total 

tax rate as needed to equalize the actuarial status of the two separate trust funds. The estimates

and analysis provided here reflect the combined effort of many in the Office of the Chief 

Actuary, but most particularly Alice Wade, Christopher Chaplain, Daniel Nickerson, Jason 

Schultz, Kyle Burkhalter, Katie Sutton, Tiffany Bosley, and Karen Glenn.

The proposal includes the following six provisions with direct effects on the OASDI program:

1) Increase the first PIA formula factor from 90 percent to 93 percent for all eligible 

beneficiaries as of January 2016, and for those newly eligible for benefits after January 

2016.

2) Use the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) to calculate the cost-of-living 

adjustment (COLA), effective for December 2016 COLA. We assume this change would 

increase the COLA by an average of 0.2 percentage point per year.

3) Increase the special minimum PIA, beginning for workers who become newly eligible for 

retirement or disability benefits or die beginning in 2016. For beneficiaries newly 

eligible in 2016, the minimum initial PIA for workers with 30 or more years of coverage 

(YOCs) is 125 percent of the annual poverty guideline for a single individual published 

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by the Department of Health and Human Services for 2015, divided by 12. For 

beneficiaries newly eligible after 2016, the minimum initial PIA increases by the growth 

in the SSA average wage index (AWI). 

4) Increase the thresholds for taxation of OASDI benefits to $50,000 for single filers and 

$100,000 for joint filers, fully effective in 2016. These revised thresholds would be fixed 

and not indexed to price inflation or average wage increase. The Hospital Insurance (HI) 

Trust Fund would be held harmless relative to current law, with respect to taxation of 

benefit revenues.

5) Apply the combined OASDI payroll tax rate on earnings above $400,000, fully effective 

in 2016. Tax all earnings once the current-law taxable maximum exceeds $400,000. 

Credit the additional earnings that are taxed for benefit purposes by: (a) calculating a 

second average indexed monthly earnings ("AIME+") reflecting only additional earnings 

taxed above the current-law taxable maximum, (b) applying a 2-percent factor on this 

newly computed "AIME+" to develop a second component of the PIA, and (c) adding 

this second component to the current-law PIA.

6) Increase the combined OASDI payroll tax rate to 14.8 percent, fully effective for 2041, 

and then to 15.3 percent, fully effective for 2084. The combined rate is increased by 0.1-

percentage point each year starting in 2018 and ending in 2041, and again starting in 

2080 and ending in 2084. In addition, the payroll tax rate is reallocated between the 

Disability Insurance (DI) Program and the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) 

Program with the intent to roughly equalize the actuarial status of the two trust funds. 

The balance of this letter provides a summary of the effects of the six provisions on the actuarial 

status of the OASDI program, our understanding of the specifications and intent of each 

provision, and descriptions of our detailed financial estimates for trust fund operations, benefit 

levels, and implications for the Federal budget.
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Summary of Effects of the Proposal on OASDI Actuarial Status

Figure 1 below illustrates the estimated change in the combined Old-Age and Survivors 

Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund reserves, expressed as a percent of 

annual program cost, assuming enactment of the six provisions of this proposal. Assuming 

enactment, the OASDI program is expected to be solvent throughout the 75-year projection 

period, under the intermediate assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report.

Note: Trust Fund Ratio for a given year is the ratio of reserves in the combined OASI and DI Trust Funds at the 

beginning of the year to the cost of the program for the year.

Under current law, 77 percent of scheduled benefits are projected to be payable in 2033 after 

reserve depletion. Under the proposal, the projected level of reserves for the theoretical 

combined OASI and DI Trust Funds declines from 320 percent of annual program cost at the 

beginning of 2014 to 93 percent for 2042, increases to 147 percent for 2068, decreases to 138 

percent for 2081, and then increases to 143 percent at the end of the 75-year projection period for 

2088. Enactment of the six provisions of this proposal would eliminate the entire long-range 

OASDI actuarial deficit of 2.88 percent of taxable payroll under current law, replacing the 

OASDI actuarial deficit with a positive actuarial balance of 0.06 percent of payroll for the longrange period. The ratio of trust fund reserves to annual program cost (trust fund ratio, or TFR) is 

projected to remain positive and to be increasing gradually at the end of the long-range period. 

Therefore, the proposal meets the requirements for sustainable solvency. However, because the 
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gradual increase in the TFR is slowing at the end of the long-range period, the OASDI program 

may need some further changes well beyond the end of the 75-year period.

Figure 2 illustrates annual projected levels of cost, expenditures, and non-interest income as a 

percent of the present-law taxable payroll. The projected level of cost reflects the full cost of 

scheduled benefits under both present law and the proposal. Under the proposal, projected 

expenditures equal the full cost of scheduled benefits because trust fund reserves do not deplete

during the projection period.

Beginning in 2016, OASDI program cost is higher under the proposal than under current law.

This difference in program cost increases quickly at first, then increases gradually over time to 

about 1.0 percent of current-law payroll by 2088. Non-interest income under the proposal is also 

higher than under current law, with the difference in non-interest income growing from 0.7

percent of payroll for 2016 to 5.7 percent of payroll by 2088. The proposal improves the annual 

balance (non-interest income minus program cost) by 3.9 percent of payroll by 2045, with the 

improvement reaching 4.7 percent of payroll for 2088. Under the proposal, annual balance is 

negative at the beginning of the long-range period, with annual deficits decreasing from 1.3 

percent of payroll for 2014 to 0.5 percent of payroll for 2018 and then increasing to a peak of 1.5

percent of payroll for 2031. The annual balance turns positive in 2044 and continues to improve 

to a peak annual surplus of 0.3 percent of payroll for 2051. The annual balance becomes

negative again in 2061 and stays negative throughout the remainder of the long-range period, 
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with annual deficits increasing to 0.5 percent of payroll for 2077, decreasing to 0.1 percent of 

payroll for 2084, and increasing thereafter to 0.2 percent of payroll for 2088. Under current law, 

the projected annual deficit under current law is 4.9 percent of payroll for 2088.

It is also useful to consider the projected cost, expenditures, and income for the OASDI program 

expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Figure 3 below illustrates these 

levels under both current law and the proposal.

Specification for Provisions of the Proposal

(1) Increase the first PIA factor to 93 percent for all beneficiaries beginning in 2016.

This provision increases the first factor in the PIA formula from 90 to 93 percent for all eligible 

beneficiaries as of January 2016, and for those newly eligible for benefits after January 2016.

We estimate that enactment of this provision alone would increase the long-range OASDI 

actuarial deficit by 0.24 percent of taxable payroll and would increase the annual deficit for the 

75th projection year (2088) by 0.27 percent of payroll.
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(2) Use CPI-E to calculate the COLA, effective for December 2016 COLA.

Under current law, the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applied to Social Security 

benefits is calculated using the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical 

Workers (CPI-W). We estimate that using the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) 

instead of the CPI-W beginning with the December 2016 COLA would increase the COLA by 

0.2 percentage points per year on average.

We estimate that enactment of this provision alone would increase the long-range OASDI 

actuarial deficit by 0.38 percent of taxable payroll and would increase the annual deficit for the 

75th projection year (2088) by 0.54 percent of payroll.

(3) Increase the special minimum PIA, beginning for workers who become newly eligible 

for retirement or disability benefits or die beginning in 2016.

Under this provision, the minimum initial PIA for worker beneficiaries newly eligible in 2016 

with 30 or more years of coverage (YOCs) would be 125 percent of the annual poverty guideline 

for a single individual published by the Department of Health and Human Services for 2015, 

divided by 12. For those with less than 30 YOCs, the minimum PIA per YOC in excess of 10 

YOCs is the minimum PIA for workers with 30 or more YOCs, divided by 20. Any year in 

which a worker earns 4 quarters of coverage is determined to be a YOC. For beneficiaries newly 

eligible after 2016, the initial PIA per YOC in excess of 10 YOCs is indexed by growth in the 

SSA average wage index (AWI) to determine the minimum applicable for the year of initial 

eligibility. After the year of initial eligibility, the minimum benefit is increased by the COLA for 

each cohort.

We estimate that enactment of this provision alone would increase the long-range OASDI 

actuarial deficit by 0.17 percent of taxable payroll and would increase the annual deficit for the 

75th projection year (2088) by 0.27 percent of payroll.

(4) Increase the thresholds for taxation of OASDI benefits to $50,000 for single filers and 

$100,000 for joint filers, effective in 2016.

Under current law, single tax filers with combined “income” (approximately equal to adjusted 

gross income plus non-taxable interest income and half of their Social Security benefit) greater 

than $25,000 may have to pay income tax on up to 50 percent of the benefits. If combined 

“income” exceeds $34,000, up to 85 percent of the benefits may be taxable. The income tax 

revenue for taxing up to 50 percent of Social Security benefits goes to the OASI and DI Trust 

Funds. The additional income tax revenue derived from taxing benefits in excess of 50 percent, 

up to 85 percent, goes to the Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund. The process is similar for joint 

tax filers, with $32,000 and $44,000 thresholds applying for possible taxation of up to 50 percent 

or 85 percent of the Social Security benefits, respectively. All threshold levels are fixed amounts 

and not indexed to price inflation or average wage increase.

Under the proposal, the $25,000 and $32,000 thresholds (applicable for taxation-of-benefit 

revenues to the OASDI Trust Fund) increase to $50,000 and $100,000 for single and joint filers, 
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respectively, beginning in 2016. The $34,000 and $44,000 thresholds would also be raised to 

$50,000 and $100,000, respectively. These revised thresholds are unchanged for years after 

2016. However, the amount of total revenue from taxation of OASDI benefits that is transferred 

to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund would be maintained at the amount that would have been 

due for HI under current law for each future year.

We estimate that enactment of this provision alone would increase the long-range OASDI 

actuarial deficit by 0.12 percent of taxable payroll and would increase the annual deficit for the 

75th projection year (2088) by 0.01 percent of payroll.

(5) Apply OASDI payroll tax rate on earnings above $400,000, effective in 2016.

This provision applies the OASDI payroll tax rate to earnings above $400,000 in 2016 and later. 

The $400,000 level is a fixed amount after 2016 and not indexed to price inflation or wage

increase. All earnings would be taxed once the current-law taxable maximum exceeds $400,000, 

which is projected to occur in 2046. Any earnings above the higher of $400,000 or the currentlaw taxable maximum in a given year would be counted as “excess wages” and would be 

credited for benefit purposes by:

a. Calculating a second average indexed monthly earnings ("AIME+") reflecting only 

additional earnings taxed, 

b. Applying a 2-percent PIA factor to this newly computed "AIME+" to develop a second 

component of the PIA, and 

c. Adding this second component to the current-law PIA.

We estimate that enactment of this provision alone would reduce the long-range OASDI 

actuarial deficit by 1.84 percent of taxable payroll and would reduce the annual deficit for the 

75th projection year (2088) by 2.35 percent of payroll.

(6) Increase the OASDI payroll tax rate to 14.8 percent, fully effective for 2041, and then 

to 15.3 percent, fully effective for 2084.

The increase in the OASDI payroll tax rate is phased in by increasing the payroll tax rate by 0.05

percentage point for employers and for employees (0.10 percentage point total), every year from 

2018 through 2041, and again starting in 2080 and ending in 2084. For years 2084 and later, the 

OASDI payroll tax rate is 7.65 percent for both employers and employees (15.3 percent total), up 

from 6.2 percent each (12.4 percent total) under current law.

The proposal specifies a reallocation of the total OASDI payroll tax rate between the OASI and 

DI Trust Funds. The intent of this reallocation is to roughly equalize the actuarial status of the 

OASI and DI Trust Funds. The reallocation specified in the proposal would extend the solvency 

of the DI program well beyond the projected date of reserve depletion under current law (2016). 

However, further technical adjustments to this specified reallocation would be required to fully 

equalize the actuarial status of the funds. These technical adjustments would have no material 

effect on the projections provided in this letter for the combined OASI and DI Trust Funds.
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We estimate that enactment of this provision alone would reduce the long-range OASDI 

actuarial deficit by 1.73 percent of taxable payroll and would reduce the annual deficit for the 

75th projection year (2088) by 2.85 percent of payroll.

Detailed Financial Results for the Provisions of the Proposal

Summary Results by Provision

Table A provides estimates of the effects on the OASDI long-range actuarial balance for each of 

the six provisions of the proposal separately and on a combined basis. The table also includes 

estimates of the effect of each provision on the annual balance (the difference between income 

rate and the cost rate, expressed as a percent of present-law taxable payroll) for the 75th

projection year, 2088. Interaction among individual provisions is reflected only in the total 

estimates for the combined provisions.

Benefit Illustrations

Tables B1 and B2 provide illustrative examples of the projected change in benefit levels under 

the three provisions that affect benefit levels for beneficiaries retiring at age 65 in future years at 

five selected earnings levels, with selected numbers of years of work. The “Maximum-AIME 

Steady Earner” is assumed to have earnings at ages 22 through 64 that equal the present-law 

taxable maximum level (equivalent to $117,000 for 2014). As a result, the provision to increase 

the taxable maximum does not affect benefit levels illustrated in these tables. Table B3 provides 

additional important information on characteristics of the illustrative retiring workers.

Table B1 compares the initial benefit levels assuming retirement at age 65 under the provisions 

of the proposal to both scheduled and payable present-law benefit level. All benefit amounts

under the proposal are higher than those scheduled in current law, especially for the very low and 

low hypothetical earners with at least 30 years of earnings (due largely to the minimum benefit 

provision). The final two columns of this table show the level of scheduled benefits under the 

proposal as a percentage of present-law scheduled and present-law payable benefits, 

respectively.

Table B2 compares the change in scheduled benefit levels at ages 65, 75, 85, and 95 under the 

proposal to scheduled benefits under present law, assuming retirement at age 65. Table B2 

shows that projected scheduled benefits under the provisions of this proposal increase in relation 

to present-law scheduled benefits between ages 65 and 95, because of the change in computing 

the COLA.

The hypothetical workers represented in these tables reflect average career-earnings patterns of 

workers who started receiving retirement benefits under the Social Security program in recent 

years. The tables subdivide workers with very low and low career-average earnings levels by 

their numbers of years of non-zero earnings.

Table B3 provides information helpful in interpreting the benefit illustrations in tables B1 and 

B2. Percentages in Table B3 are based on tabulations from a 10-percent sample of newly-
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entitled retired workers in 2007. Table B3 displays the percentages of these newly-entitled 

retired workers in 2007 that are closest to each of the illustrative examples and are:

1) “Dually Entitled”, meaning they received a higher spouse or widow(er) benefit based on 

the career earnings of their husband or wife,

2) “WEP” (Windfall Elimination Provision), meaning that they received a reduced benefit 

due to having a pension based on earnings that were not covered under the OASDI 

program (primarily certain government workers), and they had less than 30 years of 

substantial earnings that were taxable under the OASDI program,

3) “Foreign Born”, meaning that they entered the Social Security coverage area after birth 

(and generally after entering working ages), and

4) “All Others”, meaning they had none of the three characteristics listed above.

The extent to which retired-worker beneficiaries represented by each of the illustrative examples 

has any of the characteristics listed above (dually entitled, WEP, foreign born) is important 

because such individuals are less dependent on the OASDI benefit that relates to their own 

career-average earnings level.

Detailed Tables Containing Annual and Summary Projections

Enclosed with this letter are tables 1, 1a, 1b, 1b.n, 1c, and 1d, which provide annual and 

summary projections for the proposal.

Trust Fund Operations

Table 1 provides projections of the financial operations of the OASDI program and shows that 

the combined OASDI Trust Funds would remain solvent throughout the 75-year period. The 

table shows the annual cost and income rates, annual balances, and trust fund ratios (reserves as 

percent of annual program cost) for OASDI, as well as the change from present law in these cost 

rates, income rates, and balances. Included at the bottom of this table are summarized rates for 

the 75-year (long-range) period.

The actuarial balance for the OASDI program over the 75-year projection period is improved by 

2.94 percent of taxable payroll, from an actuarial deficit of 2.88 percent of payroll under current 

law to a positive actuarial balance of 0.06 percent of taxable payroll.

Program Transfers and Trust Fund Reserves

Column 4 of Table 1a provides a projection of the level of reserves for the theoretical combined 

OASI and DI Trust Funds. These trust fund reserve amounts are expressed in present value 

dollars discounted to January 1, 2014. The table indicates that the provisions include no new 

specified transfers of general revenue to the trust funds. For purpose of comparison, the OASDI 

Trust Fund reserves, expressed in present value dollars, are also shown for the current-law Social 

Security program both without and with the added proposal general fund transfers (zero in this 

case) in columns 6 and 7.
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Note that negative values in columns 6 and 7 represent the “unfunded obligation” for the 

program through the year. The unfunded obligation is the present value of the shortfall of 

revenue needed to pay full scheduled benefits on a timely basis from the date of trust fund 

reserve depletion through the end of the indicated year. Gross Domestic Product (GDP),

expressed in present value dollars, is shown in column 5 for comparison with other values in the 

table.

Effect of the Social Security Provisions on the Federal Budget

Table 1b shows the projected effect, in present value discounted dollars, on the Federal budget 

(unified-budget and on-budget) cash flows and balances, assuming enactment of the six Social 

Security provisions of this proposal. Table 1b.n provides the estimated nominal dollar effect of 

enactment of the proposal on annual budget balances for years 2014 through 2024. All values in 

these tables represent the amount of change from the level projected under current law and 

reflect the budget scoring convention that presumes benefits, not payable under the law after 

depletion of trust fund reserves, would still be paid using revenue provided from the General 

Fund of the Treasury obtained by additional borrowing from the public.

Column 1 of Table 1b shows the added proposal general fund transfers (zero in this case). 

Column 2 shows the net changes in OASDI cash flow from all provisions of the proposal.

We expect the net effect of the proposal on unified budget cash flow (column 3) to be positive in

years 2016 and later, reflecting the payroll tax rate increase in provision 6 and the payroll tax 

newly applied to earnings above $400,000 in provision 5.

Column 4 of Table 1b indicates that the effect of implementing the six provisions is a reduction 

of the Federal debt held by the public, reaching about $11.4 trillion in present value at the end of 

the 75-year projection period. Column 5 provides the projected effect of the proposal on the 

annual unified budget balances, including both the cash flow effect in column 3 and the 

additional interest on the accumulated debt in column 4. Columns 6 and 7 indicate that the 

provisions of this proposal would have no expected direct effects on the on-budget cash flow, or 

on the total Federal debt, in the future.

It is important to note that we base these estimates on the intermediate assumptions of the 2014 

Trustees Report and thus these estimates are not consistent with estimates made by the Office of 

Management and Budget or the Congressional Budget Office based on their assumptions. In 

particular, all present values are discounted using trust fund yield assumptions under the 

intermediate assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report.

Annual Trust Fund Operations as a Percent of GDP

Table 1c provides annual cost, annual expenditures (amount that would be payable), and annual 

tax income for the OASDI program expressed as a percentage of GDP for both present law and 

assuming enactment of the six Social Security provisions of the proposal. Showing the annual 

trust fund cash flows as a percent of GDP provides an additional perspective on these trust fund 

operations in relation to the total value of goods and services produced in the United States. The 
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relationship between income and cost is similar when expressed as a percent of GDP to that 

when expressed as a percent of taxable payroll (Table 1).

Effects on Trust Fund Reserves and Unfunded Obligations

Table 1d provides estimates of the changes in trust fund reserves. Values in this table are 

expressed in present value dollars discounted to January 1, 2014.

For the 75-year (long-range) period as a whole, the present-law unfunded obligation of $10.6

trillion is replaced by a positive trust fund reserve of $0.8 trillion in present value. This change 

of $11.4 trillion results from:

• A $14.5 trillion increase in revenue (column 2), primarily from additional payroll tax, 

minus

• A $3.1 trillion increase in cost (column 3), primarily from the special minimum PIA

provision, calculating the COLA using the CPI-E rather than the CPI-W, increasing 

current and future benefits by replacing the 90 factor in the PIA formula with 93, and 

additional benefits from earnings taxed above the current-law taxable maximum.

We hope these estimates are helpful. Please let me know if we may provide further assistance.

Sincerely,

Stephen C. Goss

Chief Actuary

Enclosures
Table A--Estimated Long-Range OASDI Financial Effects of the 

Social Security 2100 Act (114th Congress), Introduced by Representative Larson

Provision

Estimated Change in

Long-Range OASDI 

Actuarial Balance 1

(as a percent of payroll)

Estimated Change 

in Annual Balance 

in 75th year 2

(as a percent of payroll)

1) Increase the first PIA formula factor from 90 percent to 93 

percent for all beneficiaries eligible as of January 2016 and for 

those newly eligible for benefits after January 2016..................... -0.24 -0.27

2) Starting December 2016, compute the COLA using the 

Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E). We estimate 

this new computation would increase the annual cost-of-living 

adjustment (COLA) by about 0.2 percentage point, on average ... -0.38 -0.54

3) Beginning in 2016, reconfigure the special minimum benefit

for beneficiaries newly eligible after 2014: (a) A year of 

coverage (YOC) is defined as a year in which 4 quarters of 

coverage are earned. (b) For those newly eligible in 2016 with

30 or more YOCs, set the minimum PIA equal to 125 percent 

of the 2015 Health and Human Services (HHS) monthly 

poverty level. For those with under 30 YOCs, the PIA per 

year YOC in excess of 10 YOCs is 125 percent of the HHS 

monthly poverty level for 2015, divided by 20. (c) For 

beneficiaries newly eligible after 2016, index the initial PIA 

per YOC by growth in the SSA average wage index ................... -0.17 -0.27

4) Increase the threshold for taxation of OASDI benefits to 

$50,000 for single filers and $100,000 for joint filers starting 

in 2016. Taxation of benefits revenues transferred to the 

Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund would be maintained at the 

same level as if the current-law computation applied ................... -0.12 -0.01

5) Apply the OASDI payroll tax rate on earnings above 

$400,000 starting in 2016, and tax all earnings once the 

current-law taxable maximum exceeds $400,000. Credit the 

additional earnings taxed for benefit purposes by: (a) 

calculating a second average indexed monthly earnings 

("AIME+") reflecting only earnings taxed above the current 

law taxable maximum, (b) applying a 2 percent factor on this 

newly computed "AIME+" to develop a second component of 

the PIA, and (c) adding this second component to the currentlaw PIA.......................................................................................... 1.84 2.35
Table A--Estimated Long-Range OASDI Financial Effects of the 

Social Security 2100 Act (114th Congress), Introduced by Representative Larson

Provision

Estimated Change in

Long-Range OASDI 

Actuarial Balance 1

(as a percent of payroll)

Estimated Change 

in Annual Balance 

in 75th year 2

(as a percent of payroll)

6) Increase the OASDI payroll tax rate (currently 12.4 percent) 

by 0.1 percentage point each year from 2018-2037, until the 

rate reaches 14.8 percent in 2041. Then increase the payroll 

tax rate an additional 0.1 percentage point in each year from 

2080-2084, until the rate reaches 15.3 percent for 2084 and 

later. In addition, the payroll tax rate is reallocated between 

the Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund and the Old-Age and 

Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund with the intent to 

roughly equalize the actuarial status of the two trust funds........... 1.73 2.85

Total for all provisions, including interaction ................. 2.94 4.65

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Under current law, the estimated long-range OASDI actuarial balance is -2.88 percent of taxable payroll. 2

Under current law, the estimated 75th year annual balance is -4.90 percent of taxable payroll.

Notes: All estimates are based on the intermediate assumptions of the 2014 OASDI Trustees Report. 

 Estimates of individual provisions appear on a stand-alone basis relative to current law, unless otherwise stated.

Social Security Administration

Office of the Chief Actuary

March 18, 2015
Year 

Attain Benefit Minimum

Age 65 (Wage-Indexed (CPI-Indexed COLA4

Formula5 Benefit6 Total Scheduled Payable

2014 Dollars) 2014 Dollars)

 

2014 705 705 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 629 806 0.6 3.2 52.8 58.6 159 159

2050 633 1,015 0.6 3.2 52.8 58.5 159 206

2080 632 1,397 0.6 3.2 52.8 58.5 159 218

 

2014 705 705 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 629 806 0.6 3.2 0.0 3.8 104 104

2050 633 1,015 0.6 3.2 0.0 3.8 104 135

2080 632 1,397 0.6 3.2 0.0 3.8 104 143

 

2014 705 705 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 629 806 0.6 3.2 0.0 3.8 104 104

2050 633 1,015 0.6 3.2 0.0 3.8 104 135

2080 632 1,397 0.6 3.2 0.0 3.8 104 143

2014 922 922 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 823 1,055 0.6 2.4 17.6 21.2 121 121

2050 828 1,328 0.6 2.4 17.6 21.2 121 157

2080 827 1,828 0.6 2.4 17.6 21.2 121 167

2014 922 922 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 823 1,055 0.6 2.4 17.6 21.2 121 121

2050 828 1,328 0.6 2.4 17.6 21.2 121 157

2080 827 1,828 0.6 2.4 17.6 21.2 121 167

2014 922 922 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 823 1,055 0.6 2.4 0.0 3.0 103 103

2050 828 1,328 0.6 2.4 0.0 3.0 103 134

2080 827 1,828 0.6 2.4 0.0 3.0 103 142

2014 1,520 1,520 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 1,356 1,739 0.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 102 102

2050 1,364 2,189 0.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 102 132

2080 1,364 3,013 0.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 102 140

2014 1,520 1,520 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 1,356 1,739 0.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 102 102

2050 1,364 2,189 0.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 102 132

2080 1,364 3,013 0.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 102 140

2014 2,015 2,015 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 1,797 2,304 0.6 1.1 0.0 1.7 102 102

2050 1,807 2,900 0.6 1.1 0.0 1.7 102 132

2080 1,807 3,992 0.6 1.1 0.0 1.7 102 140

2014 2,432 2,432 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100

2030 2,199 2,819 0.6 0.9 0.0 1.5 102 102

2050 2,210 3,545 0.6 0.9 0.0 1.5 102 132

2080 2,204 4,870 0.6 0.9 0.0 1.5 102 139

1 Average of highest 35 years of earnings wage indexed to 2014.

2

Projected percent of new retired worker awards in 2050 closest to AIME levels and years of work.

3 After the trust fund reserves deplete under present law continuing taxes are expected to be enough to pay about three fourths of scheduled benefits.

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5

6

All estimates based on the intermediate assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report.

Table B1. Changes in Benefits for Hypothetical Workers Beginning Benefit Receipt at age 65 

Social Security 2100 Act , Introduced by Representative Larson

Scheduled Benefit Level Percent Change at age 65

Present Law Scheduled Proposal Scheduled Benefit

Monthly Benefits3 Percent of Present Law:

(Percent change) (Percents)

 Low-AIME ($21,054 for 20141) 44-Year Scaled Earner (15.3% of Retirees2)

 Low-AIME ($21,054 for 20141) 30-Year Scaled Earner (5.0% of Retirees2)

 Low-AIME ($21,054 for 20141) 20-Year Scaled Earner (2.4% of Retirees2)

 Medium-AIME ($46,787 for 20141) 44-Year Scaled Earner (29.2% of Retirees2)

 Very-Low-AIME ($11,697 for 20141) 30-Year Scaled Earner (8.5% of Retirees2)

 Very-Low-AIME ($11,697 for 20141) 20-Year Scaled Earner (4.8% of Retirees2)

 Very-Low-AIME ($11,697 for 20141) 14-Year Scaled Earner (4.6% of Retirees2)

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 Medium-AIME ($46,787 for 20141) 30-Year Scaled Earner (2.7% of Retirees2)

 High-AIME ($74,859 for 20141) 44-Year Scaled Earner (21.5% of Retirees2)

 Maximum-AIME ($117,000 for 20141) 43-Year Steady Earner (6.0% of Retirees2)

Starting Dec 2016, compute the COLA using a chained CPI-E, producing 0.2% higher annual COLAs on average.

For benefits payable beginning for 2016, increase the 90 percent PIA factor to 93 percent.

For beneficiaries newly eligible in 2016, establish a minimum PIA level such that a worker with 30/10 years of coverage would receive an initial PIA of at least 125%/0% of the 

monthly poverty level for 2015. For beneficiaries newly eligible after 2016, the initial minimum PIA level would be adjusted for average wage growth. The Minimum Benefit 

Percent change is calculated after all other provisions, so that the Proposed Benefit Amount is at least the Minimum Benefit, where applicable.
Year 

Attain

Age 65 Age 65 Age 75 Age 85 Age 95

2014 100.0 105.0 107.1 109.2

2030 158.6 161.7 164.9 168.1

2050 158.5 161.7 164.8 168.1

2080 158.5 161.7 164.8 168.1

2014 100.0 105.0 107.1 109.2

2030 103.8 105.8 107.9 110.0

2050 103.8 105.8 107.9 110.0

2080 103.8 105.8 107.9 110.0

2014 100.0 105.0 107.1 109.2

2030 103.8 105.8 107.9 110.0

2050 103.8 105.8 107.9 110.0

2080 103.8 105.8 107.9 110.0

2014 100.0 104.3 106.3 108.4

2030 121.2 123.6 126.0 128.5

2050 121.2 123.6 126.0 128.5

2080 121.2 123.6 126.0 128.5

2014 100.0 104.3 106.3 108.4

2030 121.2 123.6 126.0 128.5

2050 121.2 123.6 126.0 128.5

2080 121.2 123.6 126.0 128.5

2014 100.0 104.3 106.3 108.4

2030 103.0 105.1 107.1 109.2

2050 103.0 105.1 107.1 109.2

2080 103.0 105.1 107.1 109.2

2014 100.0 103.3 105.3 107.4

2030 102.1 104.1 106.1 108.2

2050 102.1 104.1 106.1 108.2

2080 102.1 104.1 106.1 108.2

2014 100.0 103.3 105.3 107.4

2030 102.1 104.1 106.1 108.2

2050 102.1 104.1 106.1 108.2

2080 102.1 104.1 106.1 108.2

2014 100.0 102.9 104.9 107.0

2030 101.7 103.7 105.7 107.8

2050 101.7 103.7 105.7 107.8

2080 101.7 103.7 105.7 107.8

2014 100.0 102.7 104.7 106.8

2030 101.5 103.5 105.5 107.6

2050 101.5 103.5 105.5 107.6

2080 101.5 103.5 105.5 107.6

1 Average of highest 35 years of earnings wage indexed to 2014.

2

Projected percent of new retired worker awards in 2050 closest to AIME levels and years of work.

Note: Starting Dec 2016, compute the COLA using a chained CPI-E, producing 0.2% higher annual COLAs on average.

 For benefits payable beginning for 2016, increase the 90 percent PIA factor to 93 percent.

Other Changes: 

-

All estimates based on the intermediate assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report.

Table B2. Changes in Benefits for Hypothetical Workers Beginning Benefit Receipt at age 65 

Social Security 2100 Act , Introduced by Representative Larson

Proposal Scheduled Benefit as Percent of Present Law Scheduled

(Percent)

Very-Low-AIME ($11,697 for 20141) 30-Year Scaled Earner (8.5% of Retirees2)

Very-Low-AIME ($11,697 for 20141) 20-Year Scaled Earner (4.8% of Retirees2)

Very-Low-AIME ($11,697 for 20141) 14-Year Scaled Earner (4.6% of Retirees2)

Low-AIME ($21,054 for 20141

) 44-Year Scaled Earner (15.3% of Retirees2)

Low-AIME ($21,054 for 20141) 30-Year Scaled Earner (5.0% of Retirees2)

Low-AIME ($21,054 for 20141) 20-Year Scaled Earner (2.4% of Retirees2)

Medium-AIME ($46,787 for 20141) 44-Year Scaled Earner (29.2% of Retirees2)

Medium-AIME ($46,787 for 20141) 30-Year Scaled Earner (2.7% of Retirees2)

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High-AIME ($74,859 for 20141) 44-Year Scaled Earner (21.5% of Retirees2)

Maximum-AIME ($117,000 for 20141) 43-Year Steady Earner (6.0% of Retirees2)

For beneficiaries newly eligible in 2016, establish a minimum PIA level such that a worker with 30/10 years of coverage would receive an initial PIA of at least 125%/0% of the 

monthly poverty level for 2015. For beneficiaries newly eligible after 2016, the initial minimum PIA level would be adjusted for average wage growth.
Category Dually Entitled2 WEP3

Foreign Born All Others4

Very-Low-AIME ($11,697 for 20141):

30-Year Scaled Earner (9.3% of Retirees) 47 6 11 40

20-Year Scaled Earner (5.8% of Retirees) 38 16 21 31

14-Year Scaled Earner (5.3% of Retirees) 22 21 45 20

Low-AIME ($21,054 for 20141):

44-Year Scaled Earner (13.1% of Retirees) 15 2 6 78

30-Year Scaled Earner (5.9% of Retirees) 16 9 18 59

20-Year Scaled Earner (3.1% of Retirees) 10 23 35 37

Medium-AIME ($46,787 for 20141):

44-Year Scaled Earner (23.0% of Retirees) 1 1 5 93

30-Year Scaled Earner (4.4% of Retirees) 1 8 26 67

High-AIME ($74,859 for 20141):

44-Year Scaled Earner (20.5% of Retirees) 0 0 6 93

Maximum-AIME ($117,000 for 20141):

Steady Earner (9.4% of Retirees) 0 0 7 93

1 Average of highest 35 years of earnings wage indexed to 2014.

2

3 Covered by pension from government employment and are subject to the windfall elimination provision (WEP).

4 Neither foreign born, subject to WEP, or dually entitled.

July 28, 2014

Note 3: The sum of the percentages for each category (sum across rows) could be greater than 100 percent because some beneficiaries can be classified in more than one of the 

following groups: dually entitled, WEP, and foreign born. 

Under current law, entitled to an additional benefit based on someone else's account. The dually entitled percent is a minimum value. Some beneficiaries that are not 

currently dually entitled could become dually entitled in the future.

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Table B3. Important Characteristics of Hypothetical Workers in 2007

Percent of Beneficiaries Within Each Category That Are:

Note 1:Table B3 displays the percentages of these newly-entitled retired workers in 2007 that are closest to each of the illustrative examples.

Note 2: Percents based on tabulations of a 10-percent sample of newly entitled retired-worker beneficiaries in 2007 (169,725 records). We can be 95 percent confident that each 

of the values shown above is within 1.4 percentage points of the value we would find using 100 percent of the retirees in 2007.
Year Cost Rate

Income

Rate

Annual

Balance Cost Rate

Income

Rate

Annual

Balance

2014 13.95 12.67 -1.29 320 0.00 0.00 0.00

2015 13.97 12.92 -1.05 306 0.00 0.00 0.00

2016 14.19 13.58 -0.61 287 0.22 0.69 0.47

2017 14.22 13.69 -0.54 275 0.25 0.78 0.53

2018 14.30 13.85 -0.45 264 0.29 0.92 0.63

2019 14.47 14.00 -0.47 253 0.32 1.05 0.73

2020 14.69 14.15 -0.54 243 0.36 1.19 0.83

2021 14.90 14.30 -0.60 234 0.39 1.32 0.92

2022 15.17 14.46 -0.71 225 0.43 1.45 1.02

2023 15.47 14.61 -0.86 215 0.47 1.58 1.11

2024 15.78 14.77 -1.01 205 0.51 1.72 1.22

2025 16.09 14.94 -1.15 196 0.54 1.87 1.32

2026 16.37 15.10 -1.27 187 0.58 2.01 1.43

2027 16.64 15.27 -1.37 178 0.61 2.16 1.55

2028 16.89 15.43 -1.46 169 0.65 2.31 1.67

2029 17.12 15.60 -1.52 161 0.68 2.47 1.79

2030 17.31 15.77 -1.54 152 0.71 2.62 1.91

2031 17.48 15.94 -1.55 144 0.74 2.78 2.04

2032 17.63 16.11 -1.52 136 0.76 2.94 2.18

2033 17.74 16.28 -1.46 129 0.79 3.10 2.32

2034 17.85 16.45 -1.40 122 0.81 3.27 2.46

2035 17.92 16.62 -1.30 115 0.83 3.44 2.60

2036 17.98 16.80 -1.18 109 0.85 3.61 2.76

2037 18.01 16.98 -1.04 104 0.87 3.78 2.91

2038 18.02 17.16 -0.87 100 0.89 3.96 3.08

2039 18.02 17.34 -0.68 96 0.90 4.14 3.24

2040 18.00 17.52 -0.47 94 0.91 4.33 3.42

2041 17.97 17.71 -0.26 93 0.92 4.52 3.60

2042 17.94 17.80 -0.14 93 0.93 4.61 3.68

2043 17.92 17.89 -0.02 93 0.94 4.69 3.76

2044 17.90 17.99 0.09 95 0.94 4.79 3.85

2045 17.89 18.08 0.19 96 0.95 4.88 3.94

2046 17.88 18.15 0.26 99 0.95 4.95 3.99

2047 17.87 18.16 0.28 102 0.96 4.96 4.00

2048 17.86 18.16 0.30 105 0.96 4.96 4.00

2049 17.86 18.17 0.32 108 0.96 4.97 4.01

2050 17.86 18.18 0.32 111 0.97 4.98 4.01

2051 17.86 18.19 0.32 114 0.97 4.99 4.02

2052 17.88 18.20 0.31 118 0.97 4.99 4.02

2053 17.91 18.21 0.29 121 0.97 5.00 4.03

2054 17.95 18.22 0.27 124 0.98 5.01 4.03

2055 17.99 18.22 0.23 127 0.98 5.01 4.03

2056 18.04 18.23 0.19 130 0.98 5.02 4.04

2057 18.10 18.24 0.15 132 0.99 5.02 4.04

2058 18.15 18.25 0.10 135 0.99 5.03 4.04

2059 18.20 18.26 0.06 137 0.99 5.03 4.04

2060 18.25 18.27 0.02 139 0.99 5.04 4.05

2061 18.30 18.28 -0.02 141 1.00 5.04 4.05

2062 18.35 18.29 -0.07 142 1.00 5.05 4.05

2063 18.40 18.29 -0.11 143 1.00 5.05 4.05

2064 18.45 18.30 -0.15 145 1.00 5.06 4.05

2065 18.50 18.31 -0.19 145 1.01 5.06 4.06

2066 18.56 18.32 -0.24 146 1.01 5.07 4.06

2067 18.61 18.32 -0.29 146 1.01 5.07 4.06

2068 18.66 18.33 -0.33 147 1.02 5.08 4.06

2069 18.71 18.34 -0.37 147 1.02 5.08 4.06

2070 18.76 18.35 -0.42 146 1.02 5.08 4.06

2071 18.81 18.35 -0.45 146 1.02 5.09 4.06

2072 18.84 18.36 -0.48 145 1.03 5.09 4.07

2073 18.87 18.36 -0.51 145 1.03 5.10 4.07

2074 18.90 18.37 -0.53 144 1.03 5.10 4.07

2075 18.91 18.37 -0.54 143 1.03 5.10 4.07

2076 18.92 18.38 -0.54 142 1.03 5.11 4.07

2077 18.93 18.38 -0.54 141 1.03 5.11 4.08

2078 18.93 18.39 -0.54 140 1.03 5.11 4.08

2079 18.93 18.39 -0.54 139 1.03 5.12 4.08

2080 18.94 18.50 -0.44 138 1.03 5.23 4.19

2081 18.95 18.61 -0.34 138 1.04 5.34 4.30

2082 18.97 18.73 -0.24 138 1.04 5.45 4.42

2083 19.00 18.84 -0.16 139 1.04 5.57 4.53

2084 19.04 18.96 -0.08 139 1.04 5.68 4.64

2085 19.08 18.97 -0.11 141 1.04 5.69 4.65

2086 19.13 18.98 -0.15 142 1.04 5.70 4.65

2087 19.18 18.98 -0.20 143 1.04 5.70 4.65

2088 19.24 18.99 -0.25 143 1.05 5.70 4.65

2089 19.29 19.00 -0.30 144 1.05 5.70 4.65

Cost Rate Income Rate

Actuarial 

Balance

Change in 

Cost rate

Change in 

Income Rate

Change in 

Actuarial

Balance

17.58% 17.64% 0.06% N/A 0.81% 3.75% 2.94%

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Social Security Administration

1 Under present law the year of combined Trust Fund reserve depletion is 2033. March 18, 2015

Year of reserve 

depletion1

Summarized Rates: OASDI

Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report

Expressed as a percentage of present-law

taxable payroll Trust Fund

Ratio

1-1-year

Expressed as a percentage of present-law

taxable payroll

Change from Present Law

Table 1 - OASDI Cost Rate, Income Rate, Annual Balance, and Trust Fund Ratio

Social Security 2100 Act (114th Congress), introduced by Representative Larson 

Proposal

Summarized Rates: OASDI

2014 - 2088
Percentage

of Payroll

Annual

Amounts

Accumulated as of 

End of Year

Gross Domestic 

Product

Without General

Fund Transfers

With Plan General

Fund Transfers

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

2014 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,686.5 17,248.0 2,686.5 2,686.5

2015 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,622.1 17,479.5 2,622.1 2,622.1

2016 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,584.0 17,764.0 2,554.4 2,554.4

2017 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,549.7 18,073.7 2,485.9 2,485.9

2018 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,520.1 18,375.4 2,414.4 2,414.4

2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,488.8 18,640.8 2,333.7 2,333.7

2020 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,452.2 18,857.5 2,240.3 2,240.3

2021 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,411.5 19,025.1 2,135.5 2,135.5

2022 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,362.7 19,140.3 2,015.5 2,015.5

2023 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,302.8 19,227.7 1,877.7 1,877.7

2024 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,232.7 19,280.8 1,722.0 1,722.0

2025 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,153.0 19,278.2 1,549.3 1,549.3

2026 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,065.4 19,215.2 1,361.3 1,361.3

2027 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,971.2 19,086.8 1,159.7 1,159.7

2028 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,872.4 18,893.0 946.6 946.6

2029 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,771.1 18,668.8 724.2 724.2

2030 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,669.2 18,445.7 494.4 494.4

2031 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,568.6 18,223.6 258.8 258.8

2032 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,471.0 18,005.7 19.3 19.3

2033 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,378.2 17,795.3 -222.4 -222.4

2034 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,290.9 17,587.9 -465.8 -465.8

2035 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,210.8 17,387.7 -709.2 -709.2

2036 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,139.2 17,192.4 -951.7 -951.7

2037 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,077.2 17,003.0 -1,192.0 -1,192.0

2038 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,026.1 16,820.9 -1,429.2 -1,429.2

2039 0.0 0.0 0.0 987.0 16,643.5 -1,662.3 -1,662.3

2040 0.0 0.0 0.0 960.5 16,469.7 -1,890.8 -1,890.8

2041 0.0 0.0 0.0 946.8 16,298.4 -2,114.6 -2,114.6

2042 0.0 0.0 0.0 940.2 16,127.3 -2,333.7 -2,333.7

2043 0.0 0.0 0.0 940.2 15,957.2 -2,548.3 -2,548.3

2044 0.0 0.0 0.0 946.3 15,789.1 -2,759.1 -2,759.1

2045 0.0 0.0 0.0 958.3 15,619.5 -2,966.4 -2,966.4

2046 0.0 0.0 0.0 974.0 15,450.2 -3,170.4 -3,170.4

2047 0.0 0.0 0.0 990.5 15,281.2 -3,371.2 -3,371.2

2048 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,007.8 15,112.3 -3,568.7 -3,568.7

2049 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,025.7 14,943.6 -3,763.2 -3,763.2

2050 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,043.8 14,774.2 -3,955.0 -3,955.0

2051 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,061.7 14,605.5 -4,144.6 -4,144.6

2052 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,078.9 14,436.3 -4,332.4 -4,332.4

2053 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,094.9 14,266.8 -4,518.9 -4,518.9

2054 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,109.2 14,097.9 -4,704.6 -4,704.6

2055 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,121.7 13,929.6 -4,889.6 -4,889.6

2056 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,132.0 13,761.9 -5,074.2 -5,074.2

2057 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,140.1 13,595.7 -5,258.5 -5,258.5

2058 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,146.0 13,431.2 -5,442.5 -5,442.5

2059 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,149.9 13,268.8 -5,626.1 -5,626.1

2060 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,151.8 13,108.0 -5,809.3 -5,809.3

2061 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,151.8 12,949.7 -5,992.1 -5,992.1

2062 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,149.9 12,794.2 -6,174.3 -6,174.3

2063 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,146.1 12,640.5 -6,356.0 -6,356.0

2064 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,140.6 12,489.1 -6,537.2 -6,537.2

2065 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,133.3 12,339.8 -6,717.8 -6,717.8

2066 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,124.2 12,192.7 -6,898.0 -6,898.0

2067 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,113.3 12,048.2 -7,077.8 -7,077.8

2068 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,100.7 11,905.9 -7,257.0 -7,257.0

2069 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,086.6 11,766.0 -7,435.7 -7,435.7

2070 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,071.0 11,627.9 -7,613.7 -7,613.7

2071 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,054.0 11,491.2 -7,791.0 -7,791.0

2072 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,036.1 11,356.6 -7,967.3 -7,967.3

2073 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,017.5 11,223.5 -8,142.2 -8,142.2

2074 0.0 0.0 0.0 998.4 11,091.9 -8,315.6 -8,315.6

2075 0.0 0.0 0.0 979.1 10,961.8 -8,487.3 -8,487.3

2076 0.0 0.0 0.0 960.0 10,833.2 -8,657.0 -8,657.0

2077 0.0 0.0 0.0 941.0 10,705.9 -8,824.7 -8,824.7

2078 0.0 0.0 0.0 922.4 10,579.6 -8,990.2 -8,990.2

2079 0.0 0.0 0.0 904.0 10,454.4 -9,153.5 -9,153.5

2080 0.0 0.0 0.0 889.5 10,329.9 -9,315.0 -9,315.0

2081 0.0 0.0 0.0 878.7 10,206.0 -9,474.8 -9,474.8

2082 0.0 0.0 0.0 871.2 10,082.9 -9,633.2 -9,633.2

2083 0.0 0.0 0.0 866.8 9,960.4 -9,790.5 -9,790.5

2084 0.0 0.0 0.0 865.0 9,838.6 -9,946.7 -9,946.7

2085 0.0 0.0 0.0 862.2 9,717.5 -10,102.3 -10,102.3

2086 0.0 0.0 0.0 858.0 9,597.6 -10,257.1 -10,257.1

2087 0.0 0.0 0.0 852.4 9,478.5 -10,411.4 -10,411.4

2088 0.0 0.0 0.0 845.4 9,360.5 -10,565.1 -10,565.1

2089 0.0 0.0 0.0 837.0 9,243.6 -10,718.3 -10,718.3

Total 2014-2088 0.0

Based on the Intermediate Assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report

Ultimate Real Trust Fund Yield of 2.9%

Office of the Chief Actuary

1

 Theoretical Social Security is the current Social Security program with the assumption Social Security Administration

 that the law is modified to permit borrowing from the General Fund of the Treasury. March 18, 2015

Social Security 2100 Act (114th Congress), introduced by Representative Larson 

Table 1a - General Fund Transfers, OASDI Trust Fund Reserves, and Theoretical OASDI Reserves

Proposal General Fund Transfers Present Value in Billions as of 1-1-2014

Proposal

Total OASDI

Trust Fund

Reserves

 at End of Year

Theoretical Social Security1

with Borrowing Authority

Present Value in Billions as of 1-1- 2014 Net OASDI Trust Fund Reserves at End of Year

Calendar

Year
Year

Specified 

General Fund 

Transfers

Basic Changes

in OASDI

Cash Flow

Change

in Annual

Unified Budget

Cash Flow

Change in

Debt Held

by Public at

End of Year

Change

in Annual

Unified Budget

Balance

Change

in Total

Federal Debt

End Of Year

Change

in Annual

On Budget

Balance

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

2014 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2015 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016 0.0 29.7 29.7 -29.7 29.7 0.0 0.0

2017 0.0 34.1 34.1 -63.8 35.1 0.0 0.0

2018 0.0 41.9 41.9 -105.7 44.1 0.0 0.0

2019 0.0 49.4 49.4 -155.1 53.2 0.0 0.0

2020 0.0 56.8 56.8 -211.9 62.4 0.0 0.0

2021 0.0 64.1 64.1 -276.1 72.0 0.0 0.0

2022 0.0 71.2 71.2 -347.2 81.6 0.0 0.0

2023 0.0 77.9 77.9 -425.2 91.4 0.0 0.0

2024 0.0 85.5 85.5 -510.7 103.2 0.0 0.0

2025 0.0 93.0 93.0 -603.7 115.8 0.0 0.0

2026 0.0 100.3 100.3 -704.0 129.0 0.0 0.0

2027 0.0 107.4 107.4 -811.5 143.0 0.0 0.0

2028 0.0 114.4 114.4 -925.8 158.0 0.0 0.0

2029 0.0 121.1 121.1 -1,046.9 170.8 0.0 0.0

2030 0.0 127.9 127.9 -1,174.8 184.2 0.0 0.0

2031 0.0 134.9 134.9 -1,309.8 198.1 0.0 0.0

2032 0.0 141.9 141.9 -1,451.6 212.3 0.0 0.0

2033 0.0 149.0 149.0 -1,600.6 227.0 0.0 0.0

2034 0.0 156.1 156.1 -1,756.7 242.1 0.0 0.0

2035 0.0 163.4 163.4 -1,920.1 257.8 0.0 0.0

2036 0.0 170.8 170.8 -2,090.9 274.0 0.0 0.0

2037 0.0 178.3 178.3 -2,269.2 290.7 0.0 0.0

2038 0.0 186.1 186.1 -2,455.3 308.0 0.0 0.0

2039 0.0 194.0 194.0 -2,649.3 325.9 0.0 0.0

2040 0.0 202.0 202.0 -2,851.3 344.4 0.0 0.0

2041 0.0 210.2 210.2 -3,061.5 363.4 0.0 0.0

2042 0.0 212.4 212.4 -3,273.9 376.9 0.0 0.0

2043 0.0 214.6 214.6 -3,488.5 390.5 0.0 0.0

2044 0.0 216.9 216.9 -3,705.4 404.3 0.0 0.0

2045 0.0 219.3 219.3 -3,924.6 418.4 0.0 0.0

2046 0.0 219.7 219.7 -4,144.4 430.6 0.0 0.0

2047 0.0 217.3 217.3 -4,361.7 440.0 0.0 0.0

2048 0.0 214.8 214.8 -4,576.5 449.2 0.0 0.0

2049 0.0 212.4 212.4 -4,788.9 458.3 0.0 0.0

2050 0.0 209.9 209.9 -4,998.8 467.2 0.0 0.0

2051 0.0 207.5 207.5 -5,206.3 476.1 0.0 0.0

2052 0.0 205.0 205.0 -5,411.3 484.7 0.0 0.0

2053 0.0 202.5 202.5 -5,613.8 493.3 0.0 0.0

2054 0.0 200.0 200.0 -5,813.8 501.6 0.0 0.0

2055 0.0 197.5 197.5 -6,011.3 509.8 0.0 0.0

2056 0.0 194.9 194.9 -6,206.2 517.9 0.0 0.0

2057 0.0 192.4 192.4 -6,398.6 525.9 0.0 0.0

2058 0.0 190.0 190.0 -6,588.6 533.8 0.0 0.0

2059 0.0 187.5 187.5 -6,776.1 541.5 0.0 0.0

2060 0.0 185.1 185.1 -6,961.2 549.2 0.0 0.0

2061 0.0 182.7 182.7 -7,143.8 556.7 0.0 0.0

2062 0.0 180.3 180.3 -7,324.2 564.2 0.0 0.0

2063 0.0 178.0 178.0 -7,502.1 571.5 0.0 0.0

2064 0.0 175.7 175.7 -7,677.8 578.8 0.0 0.0

2065 0.0 173.4 173.4 -7,851.1 585.9 0.0 0.0

2066 0.0 171.1 171.1 -8,022.2 592.9 0.0 0.0

2067 0.0 168.9 168.9 -8,191.1 599.9 0.0 0.0

2068 0.0 166.7 166.7 -8,357.7 606.8 0.0 0.0

2069 0.0 164.5 164.5 -8,522.3 613.6 0.0 0.0

2070 0.0 162.4 162.4 -8,684.7 620.3 0.0 0.0

2071 0.0 160.3 160.3 -8,845.0 627.0 0.0 0.0

2072 0.0 158.3 158.3 -9,003.3 633.6 0.0 0.0

2073 0.0 156.3 156.3 -9,159.7 640.1 0.0 0.0

2074 0.0 154.4 154.4 -9,314.0 646.5 0.0 0.0

2075 0.0 152.4 152.4 -9,466.5 652.9 0.0 0.0

2076 0.0 150.5 150.5 -9,617.0 659.2 0.0 0.0

2077 0.0 148.7 148.7 -9,765.7 665.4 0.0 0.0

2078 0.0 146.9 146.9 -9,912.5 671.6 0.0 0.0

2079 0.0 145.1 145.1 -10,057.6 677.7 0.0 0.0

2080 0.0 147.0 147.0 -10,204.5 687.4 0.0 0.0

2081 0.0 149.0 149.0 -10,353.5 697.3 0.0 0.0

2082 0.0 150.9 150.9 -10,504.5 707.2 0.0 0.0

2083 0.0 152.8 152.8 -10,657.2 717.2 0.0 0.0

2084 0.0 154.5 154.5 -10,811.7 727.1 0.0 0.0

2085 0.0 152.7 152.7 -10,964.4 733.6 0.0 0.0

2086 0.0 150.7 150.7 -11,115.1 739.8 0.0 0.0

2087 0.0 148.7 148.7 -11,263.8 746.0 0.0 0.0

2088 0.0 146.7 146.7 -11,410.6 752.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 11,410.6 11,410.6

Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report.

Ultimate Real Trust Fund Yield of 2.9%

Note: Changes reflect the budget scoring convention that presumes benefits not payable after reserve depletion would Office of the Chief Actuary

 nonetheless be paid, based on transfers from the General Fund of the Treasury resulting in additional borrowing from the public. Social Security Administration

Total 2014-88

1

 Effects of tax provisions on the On-Budget are not reflected in this table.

Billions of Present Value Dollars as of 1-1-2014

Table 1b - OASDI Changes & Implications for Federal Budget and Debt of Specified Plan Provision Effects on OASDI1 (Present Value Dollars)

Social Security 2100 Act (114th Congress), introduced by Representative Larson 

March 18, 2015
Year

Specified 

General Fund 

Transfers

Basic Changes

in OASDI

Cash Flow

Change

in Annual

Unified Budget

Cash Flow

Change in

Debt Held

by Public at

End of Year

Change

in Annual

Unified Budget

Balance

Change

in Total

Federal Debt

End of Year

Change

in Annual

On Budget

Balance

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

2014 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2015 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016 0.0 32.4 32.4 -33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0

2017 0.0 38.5 38.5 -75.1 41.8 0.0 0.0

2018 0.0 49.0 49.0 -130.4 55.4 0.0 0.0

2019 0.0 59.9 59.9 -200.4 70.0 0.0 0.0

2020 0.0 71.3 71.3 -286.0 85.6 0.0 0.0

2021 0.0 83.6 83.6 -388.5 102.5 0.0 0.0

2022 0.0 96.4 96.4 -509.1 120.6 0.0 0.0

2023 0.0 109.7 109.7 -649.3 140.2 0.0 0.0

2024 0.0 125.5 125.5 -812.9 163.6 0.0 0.0

Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report.

Note: Changes reflect the budget scoring convention that presumes benefits not payable after reserve depletion would Office of the Chief Actuary

 nonetheless be paid, based on transfers from the General Fund of the Treasury resulting in additional borrowing from the public. Social Security Administration

Billions of Nominal Dollars

Table 1b.n - OASDI Changes & Implications for Federal Budget and Debt of Specified Plan Provision Effects on OASDI1 (Nominal Dollars)

Social Security 2100 Act (114th Congress), introduced by Representative Larson 

1

 Effects of tax provisions on the On-Budget are not reflected in this table. March 18, 2015
Cost

Expenditures

(Payable)

Non-Interest

Income Cost

Expenditures

(Payable)

Non-Interest

Income

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

2014 4.92 4.92 4.46 4.92 4.92 4.46

2015 4.94 4.94 4.57 4.94 4.94 4.57

2016 4.97 4.97 4.59 5.05 5.05 4.83

2017 5.01 5.01 4.63 5.10 5.10 4.91

2018 5.06 5.06 4.67 5.17 5.17 5.00

2019 5.13 5.13 4.70 5.25 5.25 5.08

2020 5.21 5.21 4.71 5.34 5.34 5.15

2021 5.29 5.29 4.73 5.43 5.43 5.21

2022 5.38 5.38 4.75 5.54 5.54 5.28

2023 5.48 5.48 4.76 5.65 5.65 5.34

2024 5.57 5.57 4.76 5.76 5.76 5.39

2025 5.66 5.66 4.76 5.86 5.86 5.44

2026 5.74 5.74 4.76 5.95 5.95 5.49

2027 5.82 5.82 4.76 6.04 6.04 5.55

2028 5.89 5.89 4.76 6.13 6.13 5.60

2029 5.96 5.96 4.76 6.20 6.20 5.65

2030 6.01 6.01 4.76 6.27 6.27 5.71

2031 6.06 6.06 4.76 6.32 6.32 5.77

2032 6.09 6.09 4.76 6.37 6.37 5.82

2033 6.12 4.86 4.76 6.40 6.40 5.88

2034 6.14 4.75 4.75 6.44 6.44 5.93

2035 6.16 4.75 4.75 6.46 6.46 5.99

2036 6.16 4.75 4.75 6.47 6.47 6.05

2037 6.16 4.74 4.74 6.48 6.48 6.10

2038 6.16 4.74 4.74 6.47 6.47 6.16

2039 6.14 4.74 4.74 6.46 6.46 6.22

2040 6.12 4.73 4.73 6.45 6.45 6.28

2041 6.10 4.72 4.72 6.43 6.43 6.34

2042 6.08 4.72 4.72 6.42 6.42 6.37

2043 6.06 4.71 4.71 6.40 6.40 6.39

2044 6.05 4.71 4.71 6.38 6.38 6.41

2045 6.03 4.70 4.70 6.37 6.37 6.44

2046 6.02 4.69 4.69 6.36 6.36 6.45

2047 6.01 4.69 4.69 6.35 6.35 6.45

2048 5.99 4.68 4.68 6.33 6.33 6.44

2049 5.98 4.67 4.67 6.32 6.32 6.43

2050 5.97 4.67 4.67 6.31 6.31 6.43

2051 5.97 4.66 4.66 6.31 6.31 6.42

2052 5.96 4.66 4.66 6.31 6.31 6.42

2053 5.96 4.65 4.65 6.31 6.31 6.41

2054 5.97 4.64 4.64 6.31 6.31 6.40

2055 5.97 4.64 4.64 6.32 6.32 6.40

2056 5.98 4.63 4.63 6.32 6.32 6.39

2057 5.99 4.63 4.63 6.33 6.33 6.38

2058 6.00 4.62 4.62 6.34 6.34 6.38

2059 6.00 4.62 4.62 6.35 6.35 6.37

2060 6.01 4.61 4.61 6.36 6.36 6.37

2061 6.02 4.60 4.60 6.37 6.37 6.36

2062 6.03 4.60 4.60 6.38 6.38 6.35

2063 6.04 4.59 4.59 6.38 6.38 6.35

2064 6.04 4.59 4.59 6.39 6.39 6.34

2065 6.05 4.58 4.58 6.40 6.40 6.33

2066 6.06 4.57 4.57 6.41 6.41 6.32

2067 6.07 4.57 4.57 6.42 6.42 6.32

2068 6.07 4.56 4.56 6.42 6.42 6.31

2069 6.08 4.56 4.56 6.43 6.43 6.30

2070 6.09 4.55 4.55 6.44 6.44 6.30

2071 6.10 4.55 4.55 6.45 6.45 6.29

2072 6.10 4.54 4.54 6.45 6.45 6.28

2073 6.10 4.54 4.54 6.45 6.45 6.28

2074 6.10 4.53 4.53 6.45 6.45 6.27

2075 6.10 4.52 4.52 6.45 6.45 6.26

2076 6.09 4.52 4.52 6.44 6.44 6.26

2077 6.09 4.51 4.51 6.44 6.44 6.25

2078 6.08 4.51 4.51 6.43 6.43 6.25

2079 6.07 4.50 4.50 6.42 6.42 6.24

2080 6.07 4.50 4.50 6.42 6.42 6.27

2081 6.07 4.49 4.49 6.42 6.42 6.30

2082 6.07 4.49 4.49 6.42 6.42 6.33

2083 6.07 4.49 4.49 6.42 6.42 6.37

2084 6.08 4.48 4.48 6.43 6.43 6.40

2085 6.08 4.48 4.48 6.44 6.44 6.40

2086 6.09 4.48 4.48 6.45 6.45 6.39

2087 6.11 4.47 4.47 6.46 6.46 6.39

2088 6.12 4.47 4.47 6.47 6.47 6.39

Table 1c - Present Law and Proposal Cost, Expenditures, and Income: As Percent of Gross Domestic Product

March 18, 2015

Social Security Administration

Present Law OASDI Proposal OASDI

Calendar

Year

Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report. Office of the Chief Actuary

Social Security 2100 Act (114th Congress), introduced by Representative Larson 
Year

Present Law OASDI

Trust Fund Reserves /

Unfunded Obligation

Through End of Year

Changes 

in OASDI 

Income

Changes

in OASDI 

Cost

Basic

Changes

in OASDI

Cash Flow

Total Change

Through

End of Year

Proposal OASDI

Trust Fund Reserves /

Unfunded Obligation

Through End of Year

(1) (2) (3) (4) = (2)-(3) (5) = cumulative sum(4) (6) = (1)+(5)

2014 2,686.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,686.5

2015 2,622.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,622.1

2016 2,554.4 43.7 14.0 29.7 29.7 2,584.0

2017 2,485.9 50.5 16.4 34.1 63.8 2,549.7

2018 2,414.4 60.9 19.0 41.9 105.7 2,520.1

2019 2,333.7 71.2 21.8 49.4 155.1 2,488.8

2020 2,240.3 81.4 24.6 56.8 211.9 2,452.2

2021 2,135.5 91.5 27.4 64.1 276.1 2,411.5

2022 2,015.5 101.4 30.2 71.2 347.2 2,362.7

2023 1,877.7 110.9 33.0 77.9 425.2 2,302.8

2024 1,722.0 121.2 35.7 85.5 510.7 2,232.7

2025 1,549.3 131.2 38.2 93.0 603.7 2,153.0

2026 1,361.3 140.8 40.5 100.3 704.0 2,065.4

2027 1,159.7 150.0 42.6 107.4 811.5 1,971.2

2028 946.6 158.8 44.4 114.4 925.8 1,872.4

2029 724.2 167.0 46.0 121.1 1,046.9 1,771.1

2030 494.4 175.3 47.4 127.9 1,174.8 1,669.2

2031 258.8 183.6 48.7 134.9 1,309.8 1,568.6

2032 19.3 191.6 49.7 141.9 1,451.6 1,471.0

2033 -222.4 199.6 50.7 149.0 1,600.6 1,378.2

2034 -465.8 207.6 51.5 156.1 1,756.7 1,290.9

2035 -709.2 215.6 52.2 163.4 1,920.1 1,210.8

2036 -951.7 223.6 52.8 170.8 2,090.9 1,139.2

2037 -1,192.0 231.6 53.2 178.3 2,269.2 1,077.2

2038 -1,429.2 239.6 53.5 186.1 2,455.3 1,026.1

2039 -1,662.3 247.6 53.7 194.0 2,649.3 987.0

2040 -1,890.8 255.7 53.7 202.0 2,851.3 960.5

2041 -2,114.6 263.8 53.7 210.2 3,061.5 946.8

2042 -2,333.7 266.0 53.5 212.4 3,273.9 940.2

2043 -2,548.3 267.9 53.3 214.6 3,488.5 940.2

2044 -2,759.1 270.0 53.1 216.9 3,705.4 946.3

2045 -2,966.4 272.0 52.8 219.3 3,924.6 958.3

2046 -3,170.4 272.1 52.4 219.7 4,144.4 974.0

2047 -3,371.2 269.3 52.0 217.3 4,361.7 990.5

2048 -3,568.7 266.4 51.5 214.8 4,576.5 1,007.8

2049 -3,763.2 263.4 51.0 212.4 4,788.9 1,025.7

2050 -3,955.0 260.4 50.5 209.9 4,998.8 1,043.8

2051 -4,144.6 257.5 50.0 207.5 5,206.3 1,061.7

2052 -4,332.4 254.5 49.5 205.0 5,411.3 1,078.9

2053 -4,518.9 251.4 48.9 202.5 5,613.8 1,094.9

2054 -4,704.6 248.4 48.4 200.0 5,813.8 1,109.2

2055 -4,889.6 245.4 47.9 197.5 6,011.3 1,121.7

2056 -5,074.2 242.3 47.4 194.9 6,206.2 1,132.0

2057 -5,258.5 239.3 46.9 192.4 6,398.6 1,140.1

2058 -5,442.5 236.3 46.4 190.0 6,588.6 1,146.0

2059 -5,626.1 233.4 45.9 187.5 6,776.1 1,149.9

2060 -5,809.3 230.5 45.4 185.1 6,961.2 1,151.8

2061 -5,992.1 227.6 44.9 182.7 7,143.8 1,151.8

2062 -6,174.3 224.7 44.4 180.3 7,324.2 1,149.9

2063 -6,356.0 221.9 43.9 178.0 7,502.1 1,146.1

2064 -6,537.2 219.1 43.5 175.7 7,677.8 1,140.6

2065 -6,717.8 216.4 43.0 173.4 7,851.1 1,133.3

2066 -6,898.0 213.6 42.5 171.1 8,022.2 1,124.2

2067 -7,077.8 211.0 42.1 168.9 8,191.1 1,113.3

2068 -7,257.0 208.3 41.7 166.7 8,357.7 1,100.7

2069 -7,435.7 205.7 41.2 164.5 8,522.3 1,086.6

2070 -7,613.7 203.2 40.8 162.4 8,684.7 1,071.0

2071 -7,791.0 200.7 40.3 160.3 8,845.0 1,054.0

2072 -7,967.3 198.2 39.9 158.3 9,003.3 1,036.1

2073 -8,142.2 195.8 39.5 156.3 9,159.7 1,017.5

2074 -8,315.6 193.4 39.0 154.4 9,314.0 998.4

2075 -8,487.3 191.0 38.5 152.4 9,466.5 979.1

2076 -8,657.0 188.6 38.1 150.5 9,617.0 960.0

2077 -8,824.7 186.3 37.6 148.7 9,765.7 941.0

2078 -8,990.2 184.0 37.2 146.9 9,912.5 922.4

2079 -9,153.5 181.7 36.7 145.1 10,057.6 904.0

2080 -9,315.0 183.2 36.2 147.0 10,204.5 889.5

2081 -9,474.8 184.8 35.8 149.0 10,353.5 878.7

2082 -9,633.2 186.3 35.3 150.9 10,504.5 871.2

2083 -9,790.5 187.7 34.9 152.8 10,657.2 866.8

2084 -9,946.7 189.0 34.5 154.5 10,811.7 865.0

2085 -10,102.3 186.8 34.1 152.7 10,964.4 862.2

2086 -10,257.1 184.4 33.7 150.7 11,115.1 858.0

2087 -10,411.4 182.1 33.4 148.7 11,263.8 852.4

2088 -10,565.1 179.7 33.0 146.7 11,410.6 845.4

Total 2014-2088 14,497.4 3,086.9 11,410.6

Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2014 Trustees Report. Office of the Chief Actuary

Social Security Administration

Ultimate Real Trust Fund Yield of 2.9%. March 18, 2015

(Billions of Dollars, Present Value on 1-1-2014)

Social Security 2100 Act (114th Congress), introduced by Representative Larson 

Table 1d - Change in Long-Range Trust Fund Reserves / Unfunded Obligation