effect on December 31, 1999’’ after
‘‘section’’.
(iii) Section 218(c)(6) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 418(c)(6)) is amended—
(I) by striking subparagraph (C);
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs
(C) and (D), respectively; and
(III) by striking subparagraph
(F) and inserting the following:
‘‘(E) service which is included as employment
under section 210(a).’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE OF 1986.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) of section
3121(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to employment) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) excluded State or local government em-
ployment (as defined in subsection (t));’’.
(2) EXCLUDED STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYMENT.—Section 3121 of such Code is
amended by inserting after subsection (s) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(t) EXCLUDED STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EM-
PLOYMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this chap-
ter, the term ‘excluded State or local government
employment’ means any service performed in the
employ of a State, of any political subdivision there-
of, or of any instrumentality of any 1 or more of the
foregoing which is wholly owned thereby, if—
‘‘(A)(i) such service would be excluded
from the term ‘employment’ for purposes of this
chapter if the provisions of subsection (b)(7) as
in effect on December 31, 1999, had remained
in effect, and (ii) the requirements of para-
graph (2) are met with respect to such service,
or
‘‘(B) the requirements of paragraph (3)
are met with respect to such service.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
WHICH CONTINUES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of
this paragraph are met with respect to service
for any employer if—
‘‘(i) such service is performed by an
individual—
‘‘(I) who was performing sub-
stantial and regular service for remu-
neration for that employer before Jan-
uary 1, 2000,
‘‘(II) who is a bona fide employee
of that employer on December 31,
1999, and
‘‘(III) whose employment rela-
tionship with that employer was not
entered into for purposes of meeting
the requirements of this subpara-
graph, and
‘‘(ii) the employment relationship with
that employer has not been terminated
after December 31, 1999.
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE AGENCIES
AND
INSTRUMENTALITIES.—For purposes of
subparagraph (A), under regulations—
‘‘(i) all agencies and instrumentalities
of a State (as defined in section 218(b) of
the Social Security Act) or of the District
of Columbia shall be treated as a single
employer, and
‘‘(ii) all agencies and instrumentalities
of a political subdivision of a State (as so
defined) shall be treated as a single em-
ployer and shall not be treated as de-
scribed in clause (i).
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of
this paragraph are met with respect to service
if such service is performed—
‘‘(i) by an individual who is employed
by a State or political subdivision thereof
to relieve such individual from unemploy-
ment,
‘‘(ii) in a hospital, home, or other in-
stitution by a patient or inmate thereof as
an employee of a State or political subdivi-
sion thereof or of the District of Columbia,
‘‘(iii) by an individual, as an employee
of a State or political subdivision thereof
or of the District of Columbia, serving on
a temporary basis in case of fire, storm,
snow, earthquake, flood, or other similar
emergency,
‘‘(iv) by any individual as an employee
included under section 5351(2) of title 5,
United States Code (relating to certain in-
terns, student nurses, and other student
employees of hospitals of the District of
Columbia Government), other than as a
medical or dental intern or a medical or
dental resident in training,
‘‘(v) by an election official or election
worker if the remuneration paid in a cal-
endar year for such service is less than
$1,000 with respect to service performed
during 2000, and the adjusted amount de-
termined under section 210(s)(3)(C) of the
Social Security Act for any subsequent
year with respect to service performed dur-
ing such subsequent year, except to the ex-
tent that service by such election official or
election worker is included in employment
under an agreement under section 218 of
the Social Security Act, or
‘‘(vi) by an employee in a position
compensated solely on a fee basis which is
treated pursuant to section 1402(c)(2)(E)
as a trade or business for purposes of in-
clusion of such fees in net earnings from
self-employment.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this para-
graph, the terms ‘State’ and ‘political subdivi-
sion’ have the meanings given those terms in
section 218(b) of the Social Security Act.’’.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Subsection (j) of section 3121 of such
Code (relating to covered transportation serv-
ice) is repealed.
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 3121(u) of
such Code (relating to application of hospital
insurance tax to Federal, State, and local em-
ployment) is amended—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘service is performed’’ in clause (ii) and all
that follows through the end of such sub-
paragraph and inserting ‘‘service is service
described in subsection (t)(3)(A).’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘under subsection (b)(7) as in effect
on December 31, 1999’’ after ‘‘chapter’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise provided
in this section, the amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to service performed after December
31, 1999.
SEC. 7. GRADUAL INCREASE IN NUMBER OF BENEFIT COM-
PUTATION YEARS; USE OF ALL YEARS IN
COMPUTATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(b)(2)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the applicable number of years for purposes
of this clause’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Clause (ii),’’ in the matter fol-
lowing clause (ii) and inserting the following:
‘‘For purposes of clause (i), the applicable number of years
is the number of years specified in connection with the
year in which such individual reaches early retirement age
(as defined in section 216(l)(2)), or, if earlier, the calendar
year in which such individual dies, as set forth in the fol-
lowing table:
‘‘If such calendar year is:
The applicable number of years
is:
2002 ...................................................................................................
4.
2003 ...................................................................................................
4.
2004 ...................................................................................................
3.
2005 ...................................................................................................
3.
2006 ...................................................................................................
2.
2007 ...................................................................................................
2.
2008 ...................................................................................................
1.
2009 ...................................................................................................
1.
After 2009 ..........................................................................................
0.
Clause (ii),’’.
(b) USE OF ALL YEARS IN COMPUTATION.—Section
215(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
415(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(i)(I) for calendar years after 2001 and before
2010, the term ‘benefit computation years’ means
those computation base years, equal in number to
the number determined under subparagraph (A)
plus the applicable number of years determined
under subclause (III), for which the total of such in-
dividual’s wages and self-employment income, after
adjustment under paragraph (3), is the largest;
‘‘(II) for calendar years after 2009, the term
‘benefit computation years’ means all of the com-
putation base years; and
‘‘(III) for purposes of subclause (I), the applica-
ble number of years is the number of years specified
in connection with the year in which such individual
reaches early retirement age (as defined in section
216(l)(2)), or, if earlier, the calendar year in which
such individual dies, as set forth in the following
table:
‘‘If such calendar year is:
The applicable number of years
is:
Before 2002 .......................................................................................
0.
2002 ...................................................................................................
1.
2003 ...................................................................................................
1.
2004 ...................................................................................................
2.
2005 ...................................................................................................
2.
2006 ...................................................................................................
3.
2007 ...................................................................................................
3.
2008 ...................................................................................................
4.
2009 ...................................................................................................
4.
‘‘(ii) the term ‘computation base years’ means
the calendar years after 1950, except that such term
excludes any calendar year entirely included in a pe-
riod of disability; and’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) SUBSECTION (a).—The amendments made
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to individ-
uals attaining early retirement age (as defined in
section 216(l)(2) of the Social Security Act) after
December 31, 2001.
(2) SUBSECTION (b).—The amendment made
by subsection (b) shall apply to benefit computation
years beginning after December 31, 1999.
SEC. 8. ACTUARIAL ADJUSTMENT FOR RETIREMENT.
(a) EARLY RETIREMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(q) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘5⁄9’’
and inserting ‘‘the applicable fraction (deter-
mined under paragraph (12))’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the ‘applica-
ble fraction’ for an individual who attains the age of 62
in—
‘‘(A) any year before 2001, is 5⁄9;
‘‘(B) 2001, is 7⁄12;
‘‘(C) 2002, is 11⁄18;
‘‘(D) 2003, is 23⁄36;
‘‘(E) 2004, is 2⁄3; and
‘‘(F) 2005 or any succeeding year, is 25⁄36.’’.
(2) MONTHS BEYOND FIRST 36 MONTHS.—Sec-
tion 202(q) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)(9)) (as
amended by paragraph (1)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ‘‘five-
twelfths’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable fraction
(determined under paragraph (13))’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) For purposes of paragraph (9)(A), the ‘applica-
ble fraction’ for an individual who attains the age of 62
in—
‘‘(A) any year before 2001, is 5⁄12;
‘‘(B) 2001, is 16⁄36;
‘‘(C) 2002, is 16⁄36;
‘‘(D) 2003, is 17⁄36;
‘‘(E) 2004, is 17⁄36; and
‘‘(F) 2005 or any succeeding year, is 1⁄2.’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to individuals
who attain the age of 62 in years after 1999.
(b) DELAYED RETIREMENT.—Section 202(w)(6) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(w)(6)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘2004.’’
and inserting ‘‘2004 and before 2010;’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) 17⁄24 of 1 percent in the case of an individ-
ual who attains the age of 62 in a calendar year
after 2009 and before 2012;
‘‘(F) 3⁄4 of 1 percent in the case of an individ-
ual who attains the age of 62 in a calendar year
after 2011 and before 2014;
‘‘(G) 19⁄24 of 1 percent in the case of an individ-
ual who attains the age of 62 in a calendar year
after 2013 and before 2016; and
‘‘(H) 5⁄6 of 1 percent in the case of an individ-
ual who attains the age of 62 in a calendar year
after 2015.’’.
SEC. 9. IMPROVEMENTS IN PROCESS FOR COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) ANNUAL DECLARATIONS OF ACHIEVED SUBSTI-
TUTION BIAS CORRECTION
AND PERSISTING UPPER
LEVEL SUBSTITUTION BIAS.—
(1) ACHIEVED
SUBSTITUTION
BIAS
CORREC-
TION.—Not later than October 1, 1998, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister an estimate of the number of percentage points
by which the Consumer Price Index is reduced below
the level it would otherwise have attained by reason
of adjustments in the determination of such index
instituted by the Bureau after December 31, 1997.
(2) UPPER
LEVEL
SUBSTITUTION
BIAS.—Not
later than August 1, 1999, and annually thereafter,
the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
shall publish in the Federal Register an estimate of
the upper level substitution bias retained in the Con-
sumer Price Index, expressed in terms of percentage
points determined through the use of a superlative
index that accounts for changes that consumers
make in the quantities of goods and services con-
sumed in response to changes in relative prices.
(b) FUNDING FOR CPI IMPROVEMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is hereby appro-
priated to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the De-
partment of Labor, for each of fiscal years 1998,
1999, and 2000, $30,000,000 for use by the Bureau
for the following purposes:
(A) Research, evaluation, and implementa-
tion of a superlative index to estimate upper
level substitution bias in the Consumer Price
Index.
(B) Expansion of the Consumer Expendi-
ture Survey and the Point of Purchase Survey.
(C) Implementation of revisions to the
Consumer Price Index with respect to programs
under title II of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
(2) REPORTS.—The Commissioner of the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics shall submit reports regard-
ing the use of appropriations made under paragraph
(1) to the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representative and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate upon the request of each
Committee.
(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Commissioner of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics may secure directly from
the Secretary of Commerce information necessary for pur-
poses of calculating the Consumer Price Index. Upon re-
quest of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics, the Secretary of Commerce shall furnish that infor-
mation to the Commissioner.
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The
Bureau of Labor Statistics shall, in consultation with the
National Bureau of Economic Research, the American
Economic Association, and the National Academy of Stat-
isticians, establish an administrative advisory committee.
The advisory committee shall periodically advise the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics regarding revisions of the Con-
sumer Price Index and conduct research and experimen-
tation with alternative data collection and estimating ap-
proaches.
(e) MODIFICATIONS TO COST-OF-LIVING INDEXING
OF BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(1) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘Consumer Price Index’’
each place it occurs and inserting ‘‘Social Secu-
rity Consumer Price Index’’;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘(as
prepared by the Department of Labor)’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (G), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(H)(i) the term ‘Social Security Consumer
Price Index’, for a month in any year, means the
Consumer Price Index for such month (as prepared
by the Department of Labor), reduced by the great-
er of—
‘‘(I) the excess of 0.5 percentage points
over the achieved bias correction (as last pub-
lished by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to
section 211(a)(1) of the 21st Century Retire-
ment Act of 1998), or
‘‘(II) the upper level substitution bias (as
last published by the Secretary of Labor pursu-
ant to section 211(a)(2) of the 21st Century
Retirement Act of 1998).’’.
SEC. 10. PHASED REDUCTION IN SPOUSAL BENEFITS
OTHER THAN SURVIVOR’S BENEFITS TO 33
PERCENT OF PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT.
(a) 
WIFE’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subsection (q) and
paragraph (4) of this subsection, such wife’s insurance
benefit for each month shall be equal to the applicable per-
centage of the primary insurance amount of her husband
(or, in the case of a divorced wife, her former husband)
for the calendar year in which such individual becomes eli-
gible for such benefit.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applica-
ble percentage for any calendar year shall be equal to 50
percent, reduced (but not below 33 percent) by 1 percent-
age point for each year after 1999.
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) an individual shall be treated as eligible for
a wife’s insurance benefit if such individual meets
the requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(D) of paragraph (1), and
‘‘(ii) in determining when an individual becomes
eligible for a wife’s insurance benefit, any break in
eligibility of less than 12 consecutive months shall
not be taken into account.’’.
(b) HUSBAND’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(3))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subsection (q) and
paragraph (2) of this subsection, such husband’s insur-
ance benefit for each month shall be equal to the applica-
ble percentage (as determined under subsection (b)(2)(B))
of the primary insurance amount of his wife (or, in the
case of a divorced husband, his former wife) for the cal-
endar year in which such individual becomes eligible for
such benefit.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) an individual shall be treated as eligible for
a husband’s insurance benefit if such individual
meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C),
and (D) of paragraph (1), and
‘‘(ii) in determining when an individual becomes
eligible for a husband’s insurance benefit, any break
in eligibility of less than 12 consecutive months shall
not be taken into account.’’.
SEC. 11. ADJUSTMENTS TO BEND POINT AMOUNTS.
Section 215(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and before
2003’’ after ‘‘1979’’ the first place it appears, and
by striking ‘‘by dividing—’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘under clause (viii) of this subparagraph.’’;
(2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ix);
(3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
‘‘(iii) For individuals who initially become eligible for
old-age or disability insurance benefits, or who die (before
becoming eligible for such benefits), in any calendar year
after 2002, the amount established for purposes of clause
(i) of subparagraph (A) shall be an amount equal to the
product of—
‘‘(I) the amount established with respect to cal-
endar year 1979 under clause (i) of this subpara-
graph for purposes of clause (i) of subparagraph
(A), and
‘‘(II) the quotient obtained under clause (viii)
of this subparagraph.
‘‘(iv) For individuals who initially become eligible for
old-age or disability insurance benefits, or who die (before
becoming eligible for such benefits), in any calendar year
after 2002 and before 2023, the amount established for
purposes of clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be an
amount equal to the product of—
‘‘(I) the amount established with respect to the
preceding calendar year under this subparagraph for
purposes of clause (ii) of subparagraph (A),
‘‘(II) the quotient obtained under clause (viii)
of this subparagraph, and
‘‘(III) 0.98.
‘‘(v) For individuals who initially become eligible for
old-age or disability insurance benefits, or who die (before
becoming eligible for such benefits), in any calendar year
after 2022, the amount established for purposes of clause
(ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be an amount equal to the
product of—
‘‘(I) the amount established with respect to the
calendar year 2022 under clause (iv) of this sub-
paragraph for purposes of clause (ii) of subpara-
graph (A), and
‘‘(II) the quotient obtained under clause (viii)
of this subparagraph.
‘‘(vi) For individuals who initially become eligible for
old-age or disability insurance benefits, or who die (before
becoming eligible for such benefits), in any calendar year
after 2002 and before 2023, the amount established for
purposes of clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be an
amount equal to the product of—
‘‘(I) the amount established with respect to the
preceding calendar year under this subparagraph for
purposes of clause (iii) of subparagraph (A),
‘‘(II) the quotient obtained under clause (viii)
of this subparagraph, and
‘‘(III) 0.98.
‘‘(vii) For individuals who initially become eligible for
old-age or disability insurance benefits, or who die (before
becoming eligible for such benefits), in any calendar year
after 2022, the amount established for purposes of clause
(iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be an amount equal to the
product of—
‘‘(I) the amount established with respect to cal-
endar year 2022 under clause (vii) of this subpara-
graph for purposes of clause (iii) of subparagraph
(A), and
‘‘(II) the quotient obtained under clause (viii)
of this subparagraph.
‘‘(viii) The quotient obtained under this clause is the
quotient obtained by dividing—
‘‘(I) the national average wage index (as de-
fined in section 209(k)(1)) for the second calendar
year preceding the calendar year for which the de-
termination is made, by
‘‘(II) the national average wage index (as so de-
fined) for 1977.’’; and
(4) in clause (ix) (as redesignated), by striking
‘‘clause (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘the preceding clauses of
this subparagraph’’.
SEC. 12. PHASED-IN INCREASE IN SOCIAL SECURITY RE-
TIREMENT AGES.
(a) NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE.—Section 216(l) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs
(B), (C), (D), and (E) and inserting the following:
‘‘(B)(i) with respect to an individual who
attains early retirement age after December 31,
1999, and before January 1, 2029, 65 years of
age plus 2⁄12 of the number of months in the
period beginning with January 2000 and ending
with December of the year in which the individ-
ual attains early retirement age,
‘‘(ii) with respect to an individual who at-
tains early retirement age after December 31,
2028, 70 years of age, and
‘‘(iii) with respect to an individual who at-
tains early retirement age after December 31,
2029, 70 years of age plus 1⁄18 of the number
of months in the period beginning with January
2030 and ending with December of the year in
which the individual attains early retirement
age (rounded down to a full month).’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) EARLY RETIREMENT AGE.—Section 216(l)(2) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(2)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The term ‘early retirement age’ means—
‘‘(A) except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph, age 62 in the case of an old-age,
wife’s, or husband’s insurance benefit, and age
60 in the case of a widow’s or widower’s insur-
ance benefit;
‘‘(B)(i)(I) except as provided in clause (ii),
with respect to an individual who attains age 62
after December 31, 2011, and before January
1, 2029, 62 years of age plus 2⁄12 of the num-
ber of months in the period beginning with Jan-
uary 2012 and ending with December of the
year in which the individual attains age 62,
‘‘(II) with respect to an individual who at-
tains age 62 after December 31, 2028, 65 years
of age, and
‘‘(III) with respect to an individual who at-
tains age 62 after December 31, 2029, 65 years
of age plus 1⁄18 of the number of months in the
period beginning with January 2030 and ending
with December of the year in which the individ-
ual attains age 62 (rounded down to a full
month); and
‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of widow’s and widow-
er’s insurance benefits, with respect to an indi-
vidual who attains age 60 after December 31,
2011, and before January 1, 2029, 60 years of
age plus 2⁄12 of the number of months in the
period beginning with January 2012 and ending
with December of the year in which the individ-
ual attains age 60,
‘‘(II) with respect to such an individual
who attains age 60 after December 31, 2028,
63 years of age, and
‘‘(III) with respect to such an individual
who attains age 60 after December 31, 2029,
63 years of age plus 1⁄18 of the number of
months in the period beginning with January
2030 and ending with December of the year in
which the individual attains age 60 (rounded
down to a full month).’’.
SEC. 13. MECHANISM FOR REMEDYING UNFORESEEN DETE-
RIORATION IN SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 709 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 910) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(2) by striking ‘‘SEC. 709. (a) If the Board of
Trustees’’ and all that follows through ‘‘any such
Trust Fund’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 709. (a)(1)(A) If the Board of Trustees of the
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund determines
at any time, using intermediate actuarial assumptions,
that the balance ratio of either such Trust Fund for any
calendar year during the succeeding period of 75 calendar
years will be zero, the Board shall promptly submit to each
House of the Congress and to the President a report set-
ting forth its recommendations for statutory adjustments
affecting the receipts and disbursements of such Trust
Fund necessary to maintain the balance ratio of such
Trust Fund at not less than 20 percent, with due regard
to the economic conditions which created such inadequacy
in the balance ratio and the amount of time necessary to
alleviate such inadequacy in a prudent manner. The report
shall set forth specifically the extent to which benefits
would have to be reduced, taxes under section 1401, 3101,
or 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 would have
to be increased, or a combination thereof, in order to ob-
tain the objectives referred to in the preceding sentence.
‘‘(B) In addition to any reports under subparagraph
(A), the Board shall, not later than May 30, 2001, prepare
and submit to Congress and the President recommenda-
tions for statutory adjustments to the disability insurance
program under title II of this Act to modify the changes
in disability benefits under the 21st Century Retirement
Act of 1998 without reducing the balance ratio of the Fed-
eral Disability Insurance Trust Fund. The Board shall de-
velop such recommendations in consultation with the Na-
tional Council on Disability, taking into consideration the
adequacy of benefits under the program, the relationship
of such program with old age benefits under such title,
and changes in the process for determining initial eligi-
bility and reviewing continued eligibility for benefits under
such program.
‘‘(2)(A) The President shall, no later than 30 days
after the submission of the report to the President, trans-
mit to the Board and to the Congress a report containing
the President’s approval or disapproval of the Board’s rec-
ommendations.
‘‘(B) If the President approves all the recommenda-
tions of the Board, the President shall transmit a copy
of such recommendations to the Congress as the Presi-
dent’s recommendations, together with a certification of
the President’s adoption of such recommendations.
‘‘(C) If the President disapproves the recommenda-
tions of the Board, in whole or in part, the President shall
transmit to the Board and the Congress the reasons for
that disapproval. The Board shall then transmit to the
Congress and the President, no later than 60 days after
the date of the submission of the original report to the
President, a revised list of recommendations.
‘‘(D) If the President approves all of the revised rec-
ommendations of the Board transmitted to the President
under subparagraph (C), the President shall transmit a
copy of such revised recommendations to the Congress as
the President’s recommendations, together with a certifi-
cation of the President’s adoption of such recommenda-
tions.
‘‘(E) If the President disapproves the revised rec-
ommendations of the Board, in whole or in part, the Presi-
dent shall transmit to the Board and the Congress the
reasons for that disapproval, together with such revisions
to such recommendations as the President determines are
necessary to bring such recommendations within the
President’s approval. The President shall transmit a copy
of such recommendations, as so revised, to the Board and
the Congress as the President’s recommendations, to-
gether with a certification of the President’s adoption of
such recommendations.
‘‘(3)(A) This paragraph is enacted by Congress—
‘‘(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with
respect to the procedure to be followed in that
House in the case of a joint resolution described in
subparagraph (B), and it supersedes other rules only
to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules;
and
‘‘(ii) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
the case of any other rule of that House.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘joint
resolution’ means only a joint resolution which is intro-
duced within the 10-day period beginning on the date on
which the President transmits the President’s rec-
ommendations, together with the President’s certification,
to the Congress under subparagraph (B), (D), or (E) of
paragraph (2), and—
‘‘(i) which does not have a preamble;
‘‘(ii) the matter after the resolving clause of
which is as follows: ‘That the Congress approves the
recommendations of President as transmitted on
ll pursuant to section 709(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, as follows: llll’, the first blank space
being filled in with the appropriate date and the sec-
ond blank space being filled in with the statutory ad-
justments contained in the recommendations; and
‘‘(iii) the title of which is as follows: ‘Joint reso-
lution approving the recommendations of the Presi-
dent regarding social security.’.
‘‘(C) A joint resolution described in subparagraph
(B) that is introduced in the House of Representatives
shall be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives. A joint resolution de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) introduced in the Senate
shall be referred to the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate.
‘‘(D) If the committee to which a joint resolution de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) is referred has not reported
such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) by
the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date on
which the President transmits the recommendation to the
Congress under paragraph (2), such committee shall be,
at the end of such period, discharged from further consid-
eration of such joint resolution, and such joint resolution
shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the House
involved.
‘‘(E)(i) On or after the third day after the date on
which the committee to which such a joint resolution is
referred has reported, or has been discharged (under sub-
paragraph (D)) from further consideration of, such a joint
resolution, it is in order (even though a previous motion
to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member
of the respective House to move to proceed to the consider-
ation of the joint resolution. A Member may make the mo-
tion only on the day after the calendar day on which the
Member announces to the House concerned the Member’s
intention to make the motion, except that, in the case of
the House of Representatives, the motion may be made
without such prior announcement if the motion is made
by direction of the committee to which the joint resolution
was referred. All points of order against the joint resolu-
tion (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are
waived. The motion is highly privileged in the House of
Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and is not
debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or
to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the
consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall
not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration
of the joint resolution is agreed to, the respective House
shall immediately proceed to consideration of the joint res-
olution without intervening motion, order, or other busi-
ness, and the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished
business of the respective House until disposed of.
‘‘(ii) Debate on the joint resolution, and on all debat-
able motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be
limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided
equally between those favoring and those opposing the
joint resolution. An amendment to the joint resolution is
not in order. A motion further to limit debate is in order
and not debatable. A motion to postpone, or a motion to
proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion
to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. A motion
to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution is
agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
‘‘(iii) Immediately following the conclusion of the de-
bate on a joint resolution described in subparagraph (B)
and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate
if requested in accordance with the rules of the appro-
priate House, the vote on final passage of the joint resolu-
tion shall occur.
‘‘(iv) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating
to the application of the rules of the Senate or the House
of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution described in subparagraph
(B) shall be decided without debate.
‘‘(F)(i) If, before the passage by one House of a joint
resolution of that House described in subparagraph (B),
that House receives from the other House a joint resolu-
tion described in subparagraph (B), then the following
procedures shall apply:
‘‘(I) The joint resolution of the other House
shall not be referred to a committee and may not be
considered in the House receiving it except in the
case of final passage as provided in subclause (II).
‘‘(II) With respect to a joint resolution de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of the House receiving
the joint resolution, the procedure in that House
shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been
received from the other House, but the vote on final
passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other
House.
‘‘(ii) Upon disposition of the joint resolution received
from the other House, it shall no longer be in order to
consider the joint resolution that originated in the receiv-
ing House.
‘‘(b) If the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital
Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplementary
Medical Insurance Trust Fund determines as any time
that the balance ratio of either such Trust Fund’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 709(b) of such Act (as amended by
subsection (a) of this section) is amended by striking
‘‘any such’’ and inserting ‘‘either such’’.
(2) Section 709(c) of such Act (as redesignated
by subsection (a) of this section) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
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