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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 self-
employment income derived, by individuals who are not citizens or nation-
als 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 au-
thority to enter into agreements with other nations tak-
ing into account such limitation on crediting of wages 
and self-employment income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security for 
Americans Only Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS 
BASED ON EARNINGS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO 
ARE NOT CITIZENS OR NATIONALS OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Section 215(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(e)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of subsections (b) and (d), in 
computing an individual’s average indexed monthly 
earnings, or in the case of an individual whose pri-
mary insurance amount is computed under section 
215(a) as in effect prior to January 1979, average 
monthly wage, such individual shall not be credited 
with—
‘‘(A) any wages paid to such individual 
after December 31, 2003, while such individual
is not a citizen or national of the United States, 
or 
‘‘(B) any self-employment income derived 
by such individual during any taxable year be-
ginning after December 31, 2003, while such 
individual is not a citizen or national of the 
United States. ’’. 
SEC. 3. REVISION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR TOTALIZATION 
AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 233 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 433) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 233. The President is authorized to enter into 
agreements (subject to the other provisions of this title 
and of chapters 2 and 21 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) establishing arrangements between the United 
States and any foreign country for the purpose of resolv-
ing questions of entitlement to, and participation in, the 
social security system established by this title and the so-
cial security system of such foreign country. Any such 
agreement shall take into account the limitations on the 
crediting of wages and self-employment income under sec-
tion 215(e)(2). ’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; TERMINATION OF EXISTING 
AGREEMENTS.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to agreements taking effect after
the date of the enactment of this Act. Any agreement in 
effect on such date which was entered into under section 
233 of the Social Security Act (as in effect immediately 
before such date of enactment) shall terminate on Decem-
ber 31, 2003 (or as provided in such agreement, if earlier).
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