‘‘(i) the part of the net earnings from 
self-employment (if any) which is not in 
excess of— 
‘‘(I) the amount equal to the con-
tribution and benefit base (as deter-
mined under section 230 of the Social 
Security Act) which is effective for the 
calendar year in which such taxable 
year begins, minus 
‘‘(II) the amount of the wages 
paid to such individual during such 
taxable year, plus 
‘‘(ii) the amount of the wages paid to 
such individual during such taxable year 
which is in excess of the amount in clause 
(i)(I); or’’. 
(B) PHASEOUT.—Subsection (b) of section 
1402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Paragraph (1) shall apply only to taxable 
years beginning in calendar years for which the 
contribution and benefit base (as determined 
under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is 
less than $250,000.’’. 
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(2) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
SOCIAL
SECURITY 
ACT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 211(b)(1) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 411(b)) is 
amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (I)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and before 
2019’’ after ‘‘1974’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(J) For any taxable year beginning in any 
calendar year after 2019, an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) $250,000, reduced (but not below 
zero) by 
‘‘(ii) the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the part of the net earnings 
from self-employment (if any) which is 
not in excess of— 
‘‘(aa) the amount equal to 
the contribution and benefit base 
(as determined under section 
230) which is effective for the 
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calendar year in which such tax-
able year begins, minus 
‘‘(bb) the amount of the 
wages paid to such individual 
during such taxable year, plus 
‘‘(II) the amount of the wages 
paid to such individual during such 
taxable year which is in excess of the 
amount in subclause (I)(aa); or’’. 
(B) PHASEOUT.—Section 211(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 411(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Paragraph (1) shall apply only to taxable 
years beginning in calendar years for which the 
contribution and benefit base (as determined 
under section 230) is less than $250,000.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to net earnings from 
self-employment derived, and remuneration paid, in 
calendar years after 2019. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF EARNINGS OVER $250,000 IN SOCIAL 
SECURITY BENEFIT FORMULA. 
(a) INCLUSION OF EARNINGS OVER $250,000 IN DE-
TERMINATION OF PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNTS.—Sec-
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tion 215(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: 
‘‘(iv) 2 percent of the individual’s excess aver-
age indexed monthly earnings (as defined in sub-
section (b)(5)(A)).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF EXCESS AVERAGE INDEXED 
MONTHLY EARNINGS.—Section 215(b) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘wages’’ and ‘‘self-employment 
income’’ each place such terms appear and inserting 
‘‘basic wages’’ and ‘‘basic self-employment income’’, 
respectively; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) An individual’s excess average indexed 
monthly earnings shall be equal to the amount of the indi-
vidual’s average indexed monthly earnings that would be 
determined under this subsection by substituting ‘excess 
wages’ for ‘basic wages’ and ‘excess self-employment in-
come’ for ‘basic self-employment income’ each place such 
terms appear in this subsection (except in this paragraph). 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this subsection— 
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‘‘(i) the term ‘basic wages’ means that portion 
of the wages of an individual paid in a year that 
does not exceed the contribution and benefit base for 
the year; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘basic self-employment income’ 
means that portion of the self-employment income of 
an individual credited to a year that does not exceed 
an amount equal to the contribution and benefit 
base for the year minus the amount of the wages 
paid to the individual in the year; 
‘‘(iii) the term ‘excess wages’ means that por-
tion of the wages of an individual paid in a year 
after 2019 in excess of the higher of $250,000 or 
the contribution and benefit base for the year; and 
‘‘(iv) the term ‘excess self-employment income’ 
means that portion of the self-employment income of 
an individual credited to a year after 2019 in excess 
of the higher of $250,000 or such contribution and 
benefit base.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 215(e)(1) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(e)(1)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘and before 2019’’ after ‘‘after 1974’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to individuals who ini-
tially become eligible (within the meaning of section 
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215(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act) for old-age or dis-
ability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Secu-
rity Act, or who die (before becoming eligible for such ben-
efits), in any calendar year after 2019. 
SEC. 4. COMPUTATION OF COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(1) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) the term ‘Consumer Price Index’ means 
the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers 
(CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO PRE-1979 LAW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(1) of the So-
cial Security Act as in effect in December 1978, and 
as applied in certain cases under the provisions of 
such Act as in effect after December 1978, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the term ‘Consumer Price Index’ means 
the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers 
(CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING CHANGE.—Section 215(i)(4) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(4)) is 
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