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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1897

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the reductions

in social security benefits which are presently required in the case of

spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government

pensions.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. CRAMER,

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. WILSON, Mr. BONIOR,

Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Ms.

FURSE, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. MATSUI, Mrs.

JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. BLACKWELL,

Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. MYERS of

Indiana, and Mr. SPENCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate

the reductions in social security benefits which are presently required in the case of spouses and surviving

spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. REPEAL OF REDUCTIONS IN BENEFITS FOR

2 SPOUSES AND SURVIVING SPOUSES RECEIV3 ING GOVERNMENT PENSIONS.

4 (a) WIFE’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section 202(b)

5 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)) is amend6 ed—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘and paragraph (4) of this sub8 section’’ in paragraph (2); and

9 (2) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating

10 paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

11 (b) HUSBAND’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section

12 202(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)) is amended—

13 (1) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating

14 paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2)

15 through (4), respectively; and

16 (2) by striking ‘‘and paragraph (2) of this sub17 section’’ in paragraph (2) as so redesignated.

18 (c) WIDOW’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section

19 202(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)) is amended—

20 (1) by striking ‘‘, paragraph (7) of this sub21 section,’’ in paragraph (2)(A); and

22 (2) by striking paragraph (7).

23 (d) WIDOWER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(f) of such Act

25 (42 U.S.C. 402(f)) is amended—
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1 (A) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig2 nating paragraphs (3) through (7) as para3 graphs (2) through (6), respectively; and

4 (B) by striking ‘‘, paragraph (2) of this

5 subsection,’’ in paragraph (2) as so redesig6 nated.

7 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

8 (A) Section 202(f)(1)(B) of such Act (42

9 U.S.C. 402(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking

10 ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph

11 (4)’’.

12 (B) Section 202(f)(1)(F) of such Act (42

13 U.S.C. 402(f)(1)(F)) is amended by striking

14 ‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ (in

15 clauses (i) and (ii)) and inserting ‘‘paragraph

16 (5)’’ and ‘‘paragraph (4)’’, respectively.

17 (C) Section 202(f)(5)(B) of such Act (as

18 redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this sub19 section) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph

20 (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’.

21 (D) Section 202(k)(2)(B) of such Act (42

22 U.S.C. 402(k)(2)(B)) is amended by striking

23 ‘‘or (f)(4)’’ each place it appears and inserting

24 ‘‘or (f)(3)’’.
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1 (E) Section 202(k)(3)(A) of such Act (42

2 U.S.C. 402(k)(3)(A)) is amended by striking

3 ‘‘or (f)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (f)(2)’’.

4 (F) Section 202(k)(3)(B) of such Act (42

5 U.S.C. 402(k)(3)(B)) is amended by striking

6 ‘‘or (f)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (f)(3)’’.

7 (G) Section 226(e)(1)(A) of such Act (42

8 U.S.C. 426(e)(1)(A)) is amended by striking

9 ‘‘and 202(f)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 202(f)(4)’’.

10 (e) MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S INSURANCE BENE11 FITS.—Section 202(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(g)) is

12 amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in para14 graph (4) of this subsection, such’’ in paragraph (2)

15 and inserting ‘‘Such’’; and

16 (2) by striking paragraph (4).

17 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

18 The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with

19 respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title

20 II of the Social Security Act for months after December

21 1993.

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