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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 489

To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to provide prospectively that wages earned, and selfemployment income derived, by individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the 

old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title, 

and to provide the President with authority to enter into agreements 

with other nations taking into account such limitation on crediting of 

wages and self-employment income. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2003

Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Ways and Means 

A BILL

To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively that 

wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by 

individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the 

United States shall not be credited for coverage under 

the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program 

under such title, and to provide the President with authority to enter into agreements with other nations taking into account such limitation on crediting of wages 

and self-employment income.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security for 

5 Americans Only Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS 

7 BASED ON EARNINGS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO 

8 ARE NOT CITIZENS OR NATIONALS OF THE 

9 UNITED STATES. 

10 Section 215(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 415(e)) is amended—

12 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

13 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

14 (2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and 

15 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(2) For purposes of subsections (b) and (d), in 

18 computing an individual’s average indexed monthly 

19 earnings, or in the case of an individual whose pri20 mary insurance amount is computed under section 

21 215(a) as in effect prior to January 1979, average 

22 monthly wage, such individual shall not be credited 

23 with—

24 ‘‘(A) any wages paid to such individual 

25 after December 31, 2003, while such individual 
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1 is not a citizen or national of the United States, 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(B) any self-employment income derived 

4 by such individual during any taxable year be5 ginning after December 31, 2003, while such 

6 individual is not a citizen or national of the 

7 United States. ’’. 

8 SEC. 3. REVISION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR TOTALIZATION 

9 AGREEMENTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 233 of the Social Security 

11 Act (42 U.S.C. 433) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

13 ‘‘SEC. 233. The President is authorized to enter into 

14 agreements (subject to the other provisions of this title 

15 and of chapters 2 and 21 of the Internal Revenue Code 

16 of 1986) establishing arrangements between the United 

17 States and any foreign country for the purpose of resolv18 ing questions of entitlement to, and participation in, the 

19 social security system established by this title and the so20 cial security system of such foreign country. Any such 

21 agreement shall take into account the limitations on the 

22 crediting of wages and self-employment income under sec23 tion 215(e)(2). ’’. 

24 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE; TERMINATION OF EXISTING

25 AGREEMENTS.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

26 shall apply with respect to agreements taking effect after 
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1 the date of the enactment of this Act. Any agreement in 

2 effect on such date which was entered into under section 

3 233 of the Social Security Act (as in effect immediately 

4 before such date of enactment) shall terminate on Decem5 ber 31, 2003 (or as provided in such agreement, if earlier).

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