amended by inserting ‘‘and by section 4 of the Social 
Security for Future Generations Act of 2019’’ after 
‘‘1986’’. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON ADJUSTMENTS UNDER OTHER 
LAWS.—Section 215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 415(i)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) Any provision of law (other than in this title, 
title VIII, or title XVI) which provides for adjustment of 
an amount based on a change in benefit amounts resulting 
from a determination made under this subsection shall be 
applied and administered without regard to the amend-
ments made by section 4 of the Social Security for Future 
Generations Act of 2019.’’. 
(d) PUBLICATION OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR 
ELDERLY CONSUMERS.—The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish the 
index authorized by section 191 of the Older Americans 
Amendments Act of 1987 (29 U.S.C. 2 note) for each cal-
endar month, beginning with July of the calendar year fol-
lowing the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and 
such index shall be known as the ‘‘Consumer Price Index 
for Elderly Consumers’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to determinations made with re-
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spect to cost-of-living computation quarters (as defined in 
section 215(i)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(i)(1)(B))) ending on or after September 30 of the sec-
ond calendar year following the calendar year in which this 
Act is enacted. 
SEC. 5. EXTENDED BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN 
WHO ARE FULL-TIME STUDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(E), (1)(F)(i), 
(1)(G)(ii), (6)(A), (6)(D), (6)(E)(i), (7)(A), (7)(B), 
and (7)(D), by striking ‘‘full-time elementary or sec-
ondary school student’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘full-time student’’; 
(2) in paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(F)(ii), (1)(G)(iii), 
(6)(A), (6)(D), (6)(E)(ii), and (7)(D), by striking 
‘‘19’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘23’’; 
(3) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of para-
graph (7), by striking ‘‘elementary or secondary 
school’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘edu-
cational institution’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘schools 
involved’’ and inserting ‘‘institutions involved’’; 
(5) in paragraph (7), by amending subpara-
graph (C) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(C) For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘educational institution’ means— 
‘‘(i) a school which provides elemen-
tary or secondary education as determined 
under the law of the State or other juris-
diction in which it is located; and 
‘‘(ii) an institution described in sec-
tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking ‘‘diploma 
or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as 
defined in subparagraph (C)(i))’’ and inserting ‘‘di-
ploma, degree, or equivalent certificate from an in-
stitution described in subparagraph (C)(ii)’’. 
(b) RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(d) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 232(2)(d)) is 
amended— 
(A) in clause (iii) of paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘will be less than nineteen years of age 
and a full-time elementary or secondary school 
student’’ and inserting ‘‘will be less than 23 
years of age and a full-time student at an edu-
cational institution (as defined in section 
202(d)(7) of the Social Security Act)’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘elementary or sec-
ondary school’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘educational institution’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘nineteen’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘23’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘a diploma or equiva-
lent certificate from a secondary school (as 
defined in section 202(d)(7)(c)(i) of the 
Social Security Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘a di-
ploma, degree, or equivalent certificate 
from an institution described in section 
202(d)(7)(C)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
5(c)(7) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 
U.S.C. 235(c)(7)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘elementary or secondary 
school’’ and inserting ‘‘educational institution’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘19’’ and inserting ‘‘23’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to child’s insurance benefits that 
are payable for months beginning after December 31, 
2019. 
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SEC. 6. INCREASE IN MINIMUM BENEFIT FOR LIFETIME 
LOW EARNERS BASED ON YEARS IN THE 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(a)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D)(i) Effective with respect to the benefits of indi-
viduals who become eligible for old-age insurance benefits 
or disability insurance benefits (or die before becoming so 
eligible) after 2019, no primary insurance amount com-
puted under subparagraph (A) may be less than the great-
er of— 
‘‘(I) the minimum monthly amount computed 
under subparagraph (C); or 
‘‘(II) in the case of an individual who has more 
than 10 years of work (as defined in clause (iv)(I)), 
the alternative minimum amount determined under 
clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii)(I) The alternative minimum amount determined 
under this clause is the applicable percentage of 1⁄12 of 
the annual dollar amount determined under clause (iii) for 
the year in which the amount is determined. 
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‘‘(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable 
percentage is the percentage specified in connection with 
the number of years of work, as set forth in the following 
table: 
‘‘If the number of years 
The applicable 
of work is: 
percentage is: 
11 ......................................................................................
6.25 percent
12 ......................................................................................
12.50 percent
13 ......................................................................................
18.75 percent
14 ......................................................................................
25.00 percent
15 ......................................................................................
31.25 percent
16 ......................................................................................
37.50 percent
17 ......................................................................................
43.75 percent
18 ......................................................................................
50.00 percent
19 ......................................................................................
56.25 percent
20 ......................................................................................
62.50 percent
21 ......................................................................................
68.75 percent
22 ......................................................................................
75.00 percent
23 ......................................................................................
81.25 percent
24 ......................................................................................
87.50 percent
25 ......................................................................................
93.75 percent
26 ......................................................................................
100.00 percent
27 ......................................................................................
106.25 percent
28 ......................................................................................
112.50 percent
29 ......................................................................................
118.75 percent
30 or more ........................................................................
125.00 percent. 
‘‘(iii) The annual dollar amount determined under 
this clause is— 
‘‘(I) for calendar year 2020, the poverty guide-
line for 2019; and 
‘‘(II) for any calendar year after 2020, the an-
nual dollar amount for 2019 multiplied by the ratio 
of— 
‘‘(aa) the national average wage index (as 
defined in section 209(k)(1)) for the second cal-
endar year preceding the calendar year for 
which the determination is made, to 
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