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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7349 

To provide for each American the opportunity to provide for his or her 

retirement through a S.A.F.E. account, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2018 

Mr. SESSIONS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 

A BILL 

To provide for each American the opportunity to provide 

for his or her retirement through a S.A.F.E. account, 

and for other purposes. 

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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Savings Account for Every American Act of 2018’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is 

7 as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 


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TITLE I—PERSONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. S.A.F.E. account payroll deduction programs. 

Sec. 103. Designation of S.A.F.E. accounts. 

Sec. 104. Self-employed individuals. 

Sec. 105. Elective participation. 

Sec. 106. Penalties. 

Sec. 107. Federal civilian and military personnel. 

TITLE II—TAX-EXEMPT S.A.F.E. ACCOUNTS 

Sec. 201. S.A.F.E. accounts. 

Sec. 202. Effective date. 

TITLE III—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL 

SECURITY ACT AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 

Sec. 301. Reductions in and exemptions from FICA taxes and SECA taxes with 

respect to eligible individuals. 

Sec. 302. Exclusion of eligible individuals from old-age, survivors, and disability 

insurance coverage. 

Sec. 303. Information provided in social security account statements. 

1 TITLE I—PERSONAL 

2 RETIREMENT PROGRAM 

3 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

4 For purposes of this title— 

5 (1) ACCOUNT HOLDER.—The term ‘‘account 

6 holder’’ means, with respect to any S.A.F.E. ac7 count, the individual for whose benefit such account 

8 is maintained. 

9 (2) BUSINESS DAY.—The term ‘‘business day’’ 

10 means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or 

11 legal holiday in the area involved. 

12 (3) COVERED EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘covered 

13 employer’’ means, for any calendar year, a person 

14 for whom an eligible individual is engaged in em15 ployment during the year. 


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1 (4) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

2 individual’’ means any individual with respect to 

3 whom there is in effect an election under section 

4 105(a). 

5 (5) EMPLOYMENT.—The term ‘‘employment’’ 

6 has the meaning provided in section 210 of the So7 cial Security Act. 

8 (6) PRESCRIBED EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION.— 

9 The term ‘‘prescribed employee contribution’’ means, 

10 with respect to any eligible individual who is en11 gaged in employment for a covered employer during 

12 any calendar year, an amount equal to 6.2 percent 

13 of the wages received by such employee with respect 

14 to such employment. The Commissioner of Social 

15 Security shall provide by regulation for exclusion of 

16 remuneration paid to any employee during any cal17 endar year from the total amount of remuneration 

18 treated under this paragraph as ‘‘wages’’ paid to 

19 such employee during such calendar year to the ex20 tent that such total amount exceeds the contribution 

21 and benefit base for such calendar year under sec22 tion 230 of the Social Security Act. 

23 (7) PRESCRIBED SELF-EMPLOYMENT CON24 TRIBUTION.—The term ‘‘prescribed self-employment 

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1 ment income of an eligible individual for any cal2 endar year, the excess (if any) of— 

3 (A) 6.2 percent of the amount of such self4 employment income for such calendar year, to 

5 the extent that such self-employment income 

6 does not exceed, for such calendar year, the 

7 contribution and benefit base for such calendar 

8 year under section 230 of the Social Security 

9 Act, over 

10 (B) the total of all prescribed employee 

11 contributions and prescribed employer contribu12 tions payable with respect to such eligible indi13 vidual for such calendar year. 

14 Effective with the commencement of the 16th cal15 endar year for which the eligible individual’s election 

16 under section 105 is in effect, ‘‘12.4 percent’’ shall 

17 be substituted for ‘‘6.2 percent’’ in subparagraph 

18 (A). 

19 (8) PRESCRIBED EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION.— 

20 The term ‘‘prescribed employer contribution’’ means, 

21 with respect to any eligible individual who is en22 gaged in employment for a covered employer during 

23 any calendar year, an amount equal to 6.2 percent 

24 of the wages received by such employee with respect 

25 to such employment, to the extent that such wages 


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1 do not exceed, for such calendar year, the contribu2 tion and benefit base for such calendar year under 

3 section 230 of the Social Security Act. 

4 (9) S.A.F.E. ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘S.A.F.E. 

5 account’’ has the meaning provided in section 222(c) 

6 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

7 (10) SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME.—The term 

8 ‘‘self-employment income’’ has the meaning provided 

9 in section 211(b) of the Social Security Act. 

10 (11) WAGES.—The term ‘‘wages’’ has the 

11 meaning provided in section 209 of the Social Secu12 rity Act. 

13 SEC. 102. S.A.F.E. ACCOUNT PAYROLL DEDUCTION PRO14 GRAMS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each person who is a covered em16 ployer for any calendar year shall have in effect through17 out such calendar year a S.A.F.E. account payroll deduc18 tion program for such person’s employees who are eligible 

19 individuals. 

20 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of this Act, the 

21 term ‘‘S.A.F.E. account payroll deduction program’’ 

22 means a written program maintained by a covered em23 ployer if— 

24 (1) under such program, the prescribed em25 ployee contribution is deducted from the wages of 


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1 each employee who is an eligible individual and paid 

2 as a contribution on behalf of the employee to a 

3 S.A.F.E. account of such employee designated in ac4 cordance with section 103, 

5 (2) under such program, the covered em6 ployer— 

7 (A) makes timely payment of the amount 

8 so deducted as a contribution to the designated 

9 S.A.F.E. account, and 

10 (B) effective upon receipt from the eligible 

11 individual of certification (in accordance with 

12 regulations which shall be prescribed by the 

13 Commissioner of Social Security) of the com14 mencement of the 16th calendar year for which 

15 the eligible employee’s election under section 

16 105 has been in effect, makes timely payment, 

17 together with the amount so deducted, of the 

18 prescribed employer contribution with respect to 

19 the eligible individual, 

20 under regulations of the Commissioner of Social Se21 curity applying the same principles relating to the 

22 timeliness of payment as are applicable under chap23 ter 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with 

24 respect to taxes under chapter 21 of such Code, and 


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1 (3) the employer receives no compensation for 

2 the cost of administering such program. 

3 (c) AMOUNTS OTHERWISE PAYABLE MAY BE ACCU4 MULATED BY EMPLOYER IN CERTAIN CASES.—If, under 

5 the terms of the governing instruments creating a 

6 S.A.F.E. account designated under section 103, contribu7 tions below a specified amount will not be accepted, the 

8 requirements of subsection (b)(2) shall be treated as met 

9 if amounts deducted from the wages of an employee who 

10 is an eligible individual, together with prescribed employer 

11 contributions (if any), are accumulated by the covered em12 ployer and paid to such account otherwise in accordance 

13 with subsection (b)(2) with reference to the first day on 

14 which the accumulated amount exceeds such specified 

15 amount. 

16 SEC. 103. DESIGNATION OF S.A.F.E. ACCOUNTS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

18 (b), a S.A.F.E. account to which contributions with re19 spect to any employee who is an eligible individual are re20 quired to be paid under section 102 shall be such an ac21 count designated by such employee to such employer not 

22 later than 10 business days after the date on which such 

23 employee becomes an employee of such employer. Any 

24 such designation shall be made in such form and manner 


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1 as may be prescribed in regulations of the Commissioner 

2 of Social Security. 

3 (b) DESIGNATION IN ABSENCE OF TIMELY DESIGNA4 TION BY EMPLOYEE.—In any case in which no timely des5 ignation of a S.A.F.E. account is made, the covered em6 ployer shall designate such account in accordance with 

7 regulations of the Commissioner of Social Security. 

8 (c) SUBSEQUENT SUBSTITUTION OF ACCOUNTS.— 

9 The Commissioner of Social Security shall provide by reg10 ulation for subsequent designation of a S.A.F.E. account 

11 by an account holder in lieu of an account previously des12 ignated by such account holder under this section. 

13 SEC. 104. SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible indi15 vidual who has self-employment income for any calendar 

16 year, such individual shall make timely payments to a 

17 S.A.F.E. account designated by such individual of the pre18 scribed self-employment contribution with respect to such 

19 individual for such calendar year in accordance with regu20 lations of the Commissioner of Social Security, applying 

21 the same principles relating to timeliness of payment as 

22 are applicable under chapter 62 of the Internal Revenue 

23 Code of 1986 with respect to taxes under chapter 2 of 

24 such Code. 


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1 (b) DESIGNATION OF ACCOUNT.—The designation of 

2 a S.A.F.E. account for payment of prescribed self-employ3 ment contributions shall be made in such form and man4 ner as may be prescribed in regulations of the Commis5 sioner of Social Security. 

6 (c) PERIODIC PAYMENT.—The Commissioner of So7 cial Security shall provide by regulation for periodic in8 stallment payments during the calendar year of prescribed 

9 self-employment contributions for each eligible individual, 

10 taking into account, as appropriate for each period, pre11 scribed employee contributions for such individual. 

12 SEC. 105. ELECTIVE PARTICIPATION. 

13 (a) ELECTION.—Any individual who has been as14 signed a social security account number under section 

15 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act and has been paid 

16 wages or has derived self-employment income may, on or 

17 after the first day of the first calendar year beginning 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act, elect under this 

19 section to be an eligible individual for purposes of this Act. 

20 Any such election shall be made by filing with the Com21 missioner of Social Security, the Secretary of the Treas22 ury, and each person (if any) who is an employer of such 

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1 ury), a written and signed declaration of such individual’s 

2 intention to be treated as an eligible individual for pur3 poses of this Act. An election under this section shall be 

4 effective with respect to wages paid, and self-employment 

5 income derived, on or after January 1 following the date 

6 of the filing of the election. 

7 (b) ELECTION INEFFECTIVE IF ENTITLED TO SO8 CIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.—Any election under this sec9 tion shall not take effect if, as of the effective date of the 

10 election, the individual is entitled to an old-age insurance 

11 benefit under section 202(a) of the Social Security Act or 

12 to a disability insurance benefit under section 223 of such 

13 Act. 

14 (c) IRREVOCABILITY SUBJECT TO GRACE PERIOD.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Unless revoked in accord16 ance with paragraph (2), an election under this sec17 tion shall be irrevocable. 

18 (2) TWO-YEAR GRACE PERIOD.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—An individual may re20 voke an election under this section by filing 

21 with the Commissioner of Social Security, the 

22 Secretary of the Treasury, and each person (if 

23 any) who is an employer of such individual on 

24 the date of the filing, in such form and manner 

25 as shall be prescribed in regulations of the 


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1 Commissioner (in consultation with the Sec2 retary of the Treasury), a written and signed 

3 revocation of the election at any time before the 

4 end of the two-year period beginning with the 

5 effective date of the election. A revocation 

6 under this subsection shall take effect January 

7 1 following the date of the filing of the revoca8 tion, except that a revocation filed during the 

9 90-day period beginning with the date of the fil10 ing of the election shall take effect as of the ef11 fective date of the election. Upon the effective 

12 date of a revocation under this subsection, enti13 tlement to benefits under title II of the Social 

14 Security Act shall be determined as if the re15 voked election had not occurred, except that, for 

16 purposes of any such entitlement, wages paid, 

17 and self-employment income derived, during the 

18 period for which the election was in effect shall 

19 not be taken into account. No subsequent elec20 tion under this section may take effect with re21 spect to an individual who has filed a revocation 

22 under this subsection (except a revocation filed 

23 during the 90-day period beginning with the 

24 date of the filing of the election). 


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1 (B) REDUCTION IN BENEFITS.—The pri2 mary insurance amount, as determined under 

3 section 215 of the Social Security Act, of any 

4 individual who has filed a revocation under this 

5 subsection before the end of the two-year period 

6 described in subparagraph (A) (and after the 

7 90-day period referred to in subparagraph (A)) 

8 shall be reduced (except for purposes of deter9 mining benefits under section 223 of such Act, 

10 and before any application of section 215(i) of 

11 such Act) by 20 percent. 

12 SEC. 106. PENALTIES. 

13 (a) FAILURE TO ESTABLISH S.A.F.E. ACCOUNT

14 PAYROLL DEDUCTION PROGRAM.—Any covered employer 

15 who fails to meet the requirements of section 102 for any 

16 calendar year shall be subject to a civil penalty of not to 

17 exceed— 

18 (1) $250,000, in the case of an employer who 

19 is an individual, or 

20 (2) $500,000, in any other case. 

21 (b) FAILURE TO MAKE DEDUCTIONS REQUIRED

22 UNDER PROGRAM.—Any covered employer who fails to 

23 timely deduct in full the amount from the wages of an 

24 employee who is an eligible individual as required under 

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1 shall be subject to a civil penalty for each such failure 

2 of not to exceed— 

3 (1) $250,000, in the case of an employer who 

4 is an individual, or 

5 (2) $500,000, in any other case. 

6 (c) FAILURE TO PAY DEDUCTED WAGES TO

7 S.A.F.E. ACCOUNT.—If an amount deducted under a 

8 S.A.F.E. account payroll deduction program from the 

9 wages of an employee who is an eligible individual is not 

10 timely paid in full to the designated S.A.F.E. account in 

11 accordance with section 102, the covered employer failing 

12 to make such payment— 

13 (1) shall be subject to a civil penalty for each 

14 such failure of not to exceed— 

15 (A) $250,000, in the case of an employer 

16 who is an individual, or 

17 (B) $500,000, in any other case, and 

18 (2) shall be liable to the employee for interest 

19 on the unpaid amount at a rate equal to 10 percent20 age points in excess of the Federal short-term rate 

21 under section 1274(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue 

22 Code of 1986, calculated from the last day by which 

23 such amount was required to be so paid to the date 

24 on which such amount is paid into the designated 

25 S.A.F.E. account. 


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1 (d) FAILURE TO PAY PRESCRIBED SELF-EMPLOY2 MENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO S.A.F.E. ACCOUNT.—Any eli3 gible individual failing to timely pay in full a prescribed 

4 self-employment contribution to a designated S.A.F.E. ac5 count as required under section 104 shall be subject to 

6 a civil penalty for each such failure of not to exceed 

7 $250,000, plus interest on the unpaid amount at a rate 

8 equal to 10 percentage points in excess of the Federal 

9 short-term rate under section 1274(d)(1) of the Internal 

10 Revenue Code of 1986, calculated from the last day by 

11 which such amount was required to be so paid to the date 

12 on which such amount is paid into the designated 

13 S.A.F.E. account. 

14 (e) RULES FOR APPLICATION OF SECTION.— 

15 (1) PENALTIES ASSESSED BY COMMISSIONER

16 OF SOCIAL SECURITY.—Any civil penalty assessed by 

17 this section shall be imposed by the Commissioner of 

18 Social Security and collected in a civil action. 

19 (2) COMPROMISES.—The Commissioner may 

20 compromise the amount of any civil penalty imposed 

21 by this section. 

22 (3) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE PENALTY IN CER23 TAIN CASES.—The Commissioner may waive the ap24 plication of this section with respect to any failure 

25 if the Commissioner determines that such failure is 


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1 due to reasonable cause and not to intentional dis2 regard of rules and regulations. 

3 SEC. 107. FEDERAL CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the last day of the 

5 calendar year during which the date of enactment of this 

6 Act occurs, the Office of Personnel Management, after ap7 propriate study, shall submit to the President and each 

8 House of Congress a written report containing rec9 ommendations on how to provide for the application of this 

10 Act with respect to Federal civilian and military personnel. 

11 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The report— 

12 (1) shall be prepared in consultation with the 

13 Social Security Administration, the Securities and 

14 Exchange Commission, and other appropriate agen15 cies; and 

16 (2) shall be accompanied by draft legislation 

17 which, if enacted, would carry out the recommenda18 tions contained in such report. 

19 (c) PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE CONTINUED OP20 ERATION OF EXISTING RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.—To the 

21 extent that the report and draft legislation relate to provi22 sions of law in effect before the date of enactment of this 

23 Act, each shall address at least the following: 

24 (1) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYS25 TEM.— 


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1 (A) Section 8401(11) of title 5, United 

2 States Code (relating to the definition of an 

3 ‘‘employee’’), which includes the requirement 

4 that the individual concerned be someone whose 

5 civilian service is employment for the purposes 

6 of title II of the Social Security Act and chap7 ter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

8 (B) Section 8421 of such title (relating to 

9 annuity supplement), which includes provisions 

10 incorporating the notion of the period of time 

11 for which the individual is or would be entitled 

12 to old-age insurance benefits under title II of 

13 the Social Security Act, and provisions for com14 puting the amount of such supplement based on 

15 the amount of certain benefits to which the in16 dividual would be entitled under such Act. 

17 (C) Section 8442 of such title (relating to 

18 rights of a widow or widower), which includes 

19 provisions under which a supplementary annu20 ity for a widow or widower is not payable to 

21 anyone who would not be entitled to certain 

22 benefits under the Social Security Act, and pro23 visions for the computation of any such annuity 

24 based on the amount of certain benefits which 


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1 would be payable to that individual under the 

2 Social Security Act. 

3 (D) Section 8443 of such title (relating to 

4 rights of a child), which includes provisions 

5 under which, as part of the formula for com6 puting the amount of a survivor annuity for a 

7 child, there is incorporated the notion of the 

8 amount of child’s insurance benefits which are 

9 or would be payable under title II of the Social 

10 Security Act. 

11 (2) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

12 (A) Section 8334(k) of such title (relating 

13 to special rules for determining deductions and 

14 contributions for individuals subject to ‘‘offset15 83’’ treatment), which incorporates the notion 

16 of the OASDI contribution made from Federal 

17 wages of the individual concerned. 

18 (B) Section 8349 of such title (relating to 

19 offset based on certain benefits under the Social 

20 Security Act), which incorporates notions relat21 ing to actual or constructive eligibility for bene22 fits under the Social Security Act, and the 

23 amount of those benefits. 

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1 tirement benefits (or eligibility therefor), based on 

2 any individual’s eligibility for benefits under title II 

3 of the Social Security Act. 

4 (4) OTHER RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.—Similar 

5 provisions of law under other retirement systems 

6 covering Federal civilian or military personnel. 

7 (d) PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE NEW SYSTEM.— 

8 To the extent that the report and draft legislation relate 

9 to the implementation of any other title of this Act, each 

10 shall address at least the following: 

11 (1) What the specifications for the S.A.F.E. ac12 count payroll deduction program or programs cov13 ering Federal civilian and military personnel shall be 

14 or, alternatively, how those specifications shall be de15 veloped. 

16 (2) Which agencies or instrumentalities of the 

17 Federal Government shall be responsible for oper18 ating or maintaining which aspects of the program 

19 or programs referred to in paragraph (1). 

20 (3) Which penalty provisions are appropriate or 

21 inappropriate with respect to the Federal Govern22 ment in its capacity as a ‘‘covered employer’’, sub23 ject to what modifications (if any). 


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1 TITLE II—TAX-EXEMPT S.A.F.E. 

2 ACCOUNTS 

3 SEC. 201. S.A.F.E. ACCOUNTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter B of chap5 ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 

6 additional itemized deductions for individuals) is amended 

7 by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by insert8 ing after section 223 the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 224. S.A.F.E. ACCOUNTS. 

10 ‘‘(a) DEDUCTION ALLOWED.—In the case of an indi11 vidual, there shall be allowed as a deduction the aggregate 

12 amount paid in cash during the taxable year by or on be13 half of such individual to a S.A.F.E. account of such indi14 vidual. 

15 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The amount allowable as a de16 duction under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not 

17 exceed 6.2 percent of the lesser of— 

18 ‘‘(1) the contribution and benefit base (as de19 termined under section 230 of the Social Security 

20 Act) for the calendar year which ends with or within 

21 such taxable year, or 

22 ‘‘(2) the sum of— 

23 ‘‘(A) the amount of wages (as defined in 

24 section 3121(a)) received during such calendar 

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1 ‘‘(B) the amount of the self-employment 

2 income (as defined in section 1402) of such in3 dividual for the taxable year. 

4 Effective with the commencement of the 16th calendar 

5 year for which the individual’s election under section 105 

6 of the Savings Account for Every American Act of 2018 

7 is effective, the limitation under the preceding sentence 

8 shall be increased by any prescribed employer contribution 

9 paid to a personal retirement account of such individual 

10 pursuant to section 102(b)(2)(B) of such Act and the por11 tion of any prescribed self-employment contribution paid 

12 to such an account which is attributable to the increase 

13 in such contribution required by the last sentence of sec14 tion 101(7) of such Act. 

15 ‘‘(c) S.A.F.E. ACCOUNT.—For purposes of this sec16 tion, the term ‘S.A.F.E. account’ means a trust created 

17 or organized in the United States exclusively for the ben18 efit of an individual or his beneficiaries, but only if the 

19 written governing instrument creating the trust meets the 

20 following requirements: 

21 ‘‘(1) Except in the case of rollover contributions 

22 from another S.A.F.E. account of such individual— 

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1 ‘‘(B) contributions will not be accepted for 

2 the taxable year in excess of 6.2 percent of the 

3 contribution and benefit base (as determined 

4 under section 230 of the Social Security Act) 

5 for the calendar year which ends with or within 

6 such taxable year, and 

7 ‘‘(C) any contributions with respect to an 

8 account holder which are not accepted pursuant 

9 to this paragraph are promptly refunded di10 rectly to the account holder. 

11 In the case of any such individual, effective for tax12 able years beginning with or after the 16th calendar 

13 year for which the individual’s election under section 

14 105 of the Savings Account for Every American Act 

15 of 2018 is effective, ‘12.4 percent’ shall be sub16 stituted for ‘6.2 percent’ in subparagraph (B). 

17 ‘‘(2) The trustee is a bank (as defined in sec18 tion 408(n)) or such other person who demonstrates 

19 to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the manner 

20 in which such other person will administer the trust 

21 will be consistent with the requirements of this sec22 tion. 

23 ‘‘(3) No part of the trust funds will be invested 

24 in life insurance contracts. 


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1 ‘‘(4) The interest of an individual in the bal2 ance in his account is nonforfeitable. 

3 ‘‘(5) The assets of the trust will not be commin4 gled with other property except in a common trust 

5 fund or common investment fund. 

6 ‘‘(d) TAX TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro8 vided in this subsection, any amount distributed out 

9 of a S.A.F.E. account shall be included in gross in10 come of the distributee for the taxable year in which 

11 the distribution is received. Notwithstanding any 

12 other provision of this title (including chapters 11 

13 and 12), the basis of any person in such an account 

14 is zero. 

15 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTIONS AFTER

AGE 591 16 ⁄2 OR DEATH.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

17 apply to any distribution out of a S.A.F.E. ac18 count— 

19 ‘‘(A) made on or after the date on which 

the account beneficiary attains age 591 20 ⁄2, or 

21 ‘‘(B) made to the account beneficiary (or 

22 to the estate of the beneficiary) on or after the 

23 death of the account beneficiary. 

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1 not apply to any distribution out of a S.A.F.E. ac2 count to the account beneficiary to the extent such 

3 distributions do not exceed the sum of the expenses 

4 paid or incurred during the taxable year for— 

5 ‘‘(A) any qualified long-term care insur6 ance contract (but only to the extent of eligible 

7 long-term care premiums (as defined in section 

8 213(d)(10)), 

9 ‘‘(B) disability insurance, or 

10 ‘‘(C) term life insurance. 

11 ‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN OTHER DIS12 TRIBUTIONS.—Rules similar to the rules of para13 graphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) of section 408(d) shall 

14 apply for purposes of this section. 

15 ‘‘(e) TAX TREATMENT OF ACCOUNTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) EXEMPTION FROM TAX.—A S.A.F.E. ac17 count is exempt from taxation under this subtitle 

18 unless such account has ceased to be a S.A.F.E. ac19 count by reason of paragraph (2). Notwithstanding 

20 the preceding sentence, any such account is subject 

21 to the taxes imposed by section 511 (relating to im22 position of tax on unrelated business income of char23 itable, etc. organizations). 

24 ‘‘(2) ACCOUNT TERMINATIONS.—Rules similar 

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1 408(e) shall apply to S.A.F.E. accounts, and any 

2 amount treated as distributed under such rules shall 

3 be treated as not used to pay expenses described in 

4 subsection (d)(3). 

5 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TAX ON AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN

6 GROSS INCOME.—If any distribution from a S.A.F.E. ac7 count is includible in gross income of the account bene8 ficiary, the tax liability of such beneficiary under this 

9 chapter for the taxable year in which the distribution is 

10 received shall be increased by an amount equal to 20 per11 cent of the amount of the distribution. 

12 ‘‘(g) OTHER DEFINITION AND SPECIAL RULES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) ACCOUNT BENEFICIARY.—For purposes of 

14 this section, the term ‘account beneficiary’ means 

15 the individual for whose benefit the S.A.F.E. ac16 count was established. 

17 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—Rules similar 

18 to the following rules shall apply for purposes of this 

19 section: 

20 ‘‘(A) Section 219(d)(2) (relating to no de21 duction for rollovers). 

22 ‘‘(B) Section 219(f)(3) (relating to time 

23 when contributions deemed made). 

24 ‘‘(C) Section 219(f)(5) (relating to em25 ployer payments). 


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1 ‘‘(D) Section 408(g) (relating to commu2 nity property laws). 

3 ‘‘(E) Section 408(h) (relating to custodial 

4 accounts). 

5 ‘‘(h) REPORTS.—The trustee of a S.A.F.E. account 

6 shall make such reports regarding such account to the 

7 Secretary and to the individual for whose benefit the ac8 count is maintained with respect to contributions, dis9 tributions, and such other matters as the Secretary may 

10 by regulation prescribe. The reports required by this sub11 section shall be filed at such time and in such manner, 

12 and furnished to such individuals at such time and in such 

13 manner, as may be required by such regulations.’’. 

14 (b) DEDUCTION ALLOWED IN ARRIVING AT AD15 JUSTED GROSS INCOME.—Subsection (a) of section 62 of 

16 such Code is amended by inserting at the end the following 

17 new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(22) S.A.F.E. ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

19 The deduction allowed by section 224.’’. 

20 (c) TAX ON EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

21 (1) Subsection (a) of section 4973 of such Code 

22 (relating to tax on excess contributions to individual 

23 retirement accounts, etc.) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 


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1 at the end of paragraph (6), and by inserting after 

2 paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(7) a S.A.F.E. account (within the meaning of 

4 section 224(c)),’’. 

5 (2) Section 4973 of such Code is amended by 

6 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(i) EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO S.A.F.E. AC8 COUNTS.—For purposes of this section, in the case of 

9 S.A.F.E. accounts (within the meaning of section 224(c)), 

10 the term ‘excess contributions’ means the sum of— 

11 ‘‘(1) the excess (if any) of— 

12 ‘‘(A) the aggregate amount contributed for 

13 the taxable year to the accounts (other than 

14 rollover contributions), over 

15 ‘‘(B) the amount allowable as a deduction 

16 under section 224 for such contributions, and 

17 ‘‘(2) the amount determined under this sub18 section for the preceding taxable year, reduced by 

19 the sum of— 

20 ‘‘(A) the distributions out of the accounts 

21 which were included in gross income under 

22 rules similar to the rules of section 408(d)(5) 

23 which apply to such accounts by reason of sec24 tion 224(d)(4), and 

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1 ‘‘(i) the maximum amount allowable 

2 as a deduction under section 224(b) for 

3 the taxable year, over 

4 ‘‘(ii) the amount contributed to the 

5 accounts for the taxable year. 

6 For purposes of this subsection, any contribution 

7 which is distributed out of the S.A.F.E. account in 

8 a distribution to which the rules similar to the rules 

9 of section 408(d)(4) which apply to such accounts by 

10 reason of section 224(d)(4) shall be treated as an 

11 amount not contributed.’’. 

12 (d) TAX ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 

14 4975(e) of such Code (relating to prohibited trans15 actions) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of 

16 subparagraph (F), by redesignating subparagraph 

17 (G) as subparagraph (H), and by inserting after 

18 subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(G) a S.A.F.E. account described in sec20 tion 224(c), or’’. 

21 (2) SPECIAL RULE.—Subsection (c) of section 

22 4975 of such Code is amended by adding at the end 

23 the following new paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(7) SPECIAL RULE FOR S.A.F.E. ACCOUNTS.— 

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1 is established shall be exempt from the tax imposed 

2 by this section with respect to any transaction con3 cerning such account (which would otherwise be tax4 able under this section) if section 224(e)(2) applies 

5 with respect to such transaction.’’. 

6 (e) FAILURE TO PROVIDE REPORTS ON S.A.F.E. AC7 COUNTS.—Paragraph (2) of section 6693(a) of such Code 

8 (relating to failure to provide reports on individual retire9 ment accounts or annuities) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 

10 at the end of subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

11 at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, 

12 and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(G) Section 224(h) (relating to S.A.F.E. 

14 accounts).’’. 

15 (f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (1) The table of sections for part VII of sub17 chapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 

18 striking the item relating to section 224 and insert19 ing the following new items: 

‘‘Sec. 224. S.A.F.E. accounts. 

‘‘Sec. 225. Cross references.’’. 

20 (2) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such 

21 Code is amended by striking the item relating to sec22 tion 4973 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 4973. Tax on excess contributions to certain tax-favored accounts and 

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1 SEC. 202. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 The amendments made by this title shall apply to 

3 contributions made for taxable years beginning on or after 

4 the first day of the first calendar year beginning after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act. 

6 TITLE III—CONFORMING 

7 AMENDMENTS TO THE SO8 CIAL SECURITY ACT AND THE 

9 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 

10 OF 1986 

11 SEC. 301. REDUCTIONS IN AND EXEMPTIONS FROM FICA 

12 TAXES AND SECA TAXES WITH RESPECT TO 

13 ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 

14 (a) FICA TAX ON EMPLOYEES.—Section 3101 of the 

15 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to OASDI tax 

16 on employees) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘In addition’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c), in addi19 tion’’; 

20 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub21 section (d); and 

22 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol23 lowing new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FROM OASDI TAX FOR ELIGIBLE

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1 fined in section 101(4) of the Savings Account for Every 

2 American Act of 2018).’’. 

3 (b) FICA TAX ON EMPLOYERS.—Section 3111 of 

4 such Code (relating to OASDI tax on employees) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘In addition’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c), in addi8 tion’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub10 section (d); and 

11 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol12 lowing new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FROM OASDI TAX WITH RESPECT

14 TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—In the case of an eligible in15 dividual (as defined in section 101(4) of the Savings Ac16 count for Every American Act of 2018), effective with the 

17 16th calendar year for which such individual’s election 

18 under section 105 of such Act is effective, subsection (a) 

19 shall not apply with respect to wages received by such indi20 vidual.’’. 

21 (c) REDUCTION IN AND EXEMPTION FROM SELF22 EMPLOYMENT TAX.—Subsection (a) of section 1401 of 

23 such Code (relating to OASDI tax on self-employment in24 come) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘In addition’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c), in addi3 tion’’; 

4 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub5 section (d); and 

6 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol7 lowing new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENT TO OASDI TAX.— 

9 ‘‘(1) REDUCTION.—In the case of an eligible in10 dividual (as defined in section 101(4) of the Savings 

11 Account for Every American Act of 2018), for tax12 able years beginning with or during the 1st 15 cal13 endar years for which such individual’s election is in 

14 effect under section 105 of such Act, the rate of tax 

15 under subsection (a) shall be 6.20 percent. 

16 ‘‘(2) EXEMPTION.—In the case of such an eligi17 ble individual, effective for taxable years beginning 

18 with or during the 16th calendar year for which 

19 such individual’s election under such section 105 is 

20 effective, subsection (a) shall not apply.’’. 

21 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall apply with respect to wages received on 

23 or after the first day of the first calendar year beginning 

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1 to self-employment income for taxable years beginning 

2 after such first day. 

3 SEC. 302. EXCLUSION OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS FROM 

4 OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY IN5 SURANCE COVERAGE. 

6 (a) MONTHLY INSURANCE BENEFITS UNDER SEC7 TION 202.—Section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the following 

9 new subsection: 

10 ‘‘Limitation on Payment to Eligible Individuals Under 

11 Savings Account for Every American Act of 2018 

12 ‘‘(aa)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

13 title, no monthly benefits shall be paid under this section 

14 based on the wages and self-employment income of an eli15 gible individual (as defined in section 101(4) of the Sav16 ings Account for Every American Act of 2018). 

17 ‘‘(2) Determinations of entitlement to hospital insur18 ance benefits under section 226 or 226A shall be made 

19 without regard to paragraph (1).’’. 

20 (b) DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS UNDER SEC21 TION 223.—Section 223 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is 

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1 ‘‘Limitation on Payment to Eligible Individuals Under 

2 Savings Account for Every American Act of 2007 

3 ‘‘(k)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

4 title, no monthly benefits shall be paid under this section 

5 based on the wages and self-employment income of an eli6 gible individual (as defined in section 101(4) of the Sav7 ings Account for Every American Act of 2018). 

8 ‘‘(2) Determinations of entitlement to hospital insur9 ance benefits under section 226 or 226A shall be made 

10 without regard to paragraph (1).’’. 

11 SEC. 303. INFORMATION PROVIDED IN SOCIAL SECURITY 

12 ACCOUNT STATEMENTS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143 of the Social Secu14 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–13) is amended to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT STATEMENT

17 ‘‘Provision of Annual Statements 

18 ‘‘SEC. 1143. (a) The Commissioner of Social Security 

19 shall provide an annual social security account statement 

20 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘statement’) 

21 to each eligible individual who is not receiving benefits 

22 under title II and for whom a mailing address can be de23 termined through such methods as the Commissioner de24 termines to be appropriate. 

25 ‘‘Contents of Statement 

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1 ‘‘(1) the amount of wages paid to and self-em2 ployment income derived by the eligible individual as 

3 shown by the records of the Commissioner; 

4 ‘‘(2) an estimate of the aggregate of the em5 ployer, employee, and self-employment contributions 

6 of the eligible individual for old-age, survivors, and 

7 disability insurance as shown by the records of the 

8 Commissioner; 

9 ‘‘(3) a separate estimate of the aggregate of the 

10 employer, employee, and self-employment contribu11 tions of the eligible individual for hospital insurance 

12 as shown by the records of the Commissioner; and 

13 ‘‘(4) an estimate of the potential monthly re14 tirement, disability, survivor, and auxiliary benefits 

15 payable on the eligible individual’s account together 

16 with a description of the benefits payable under the 

17 Medicare program of title XVIII. 

18 ‘‘Eligible Individual 

19 ‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘eligible 

20 individual’ means an individual who— 

21 ‘‘(1) has a social security account number, and 

22 ‘‘(2) has wages or net earnings from self-em23 ployment.’’. 

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1 vided on or after the first day of the first calendar year 

2 beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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