I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3091
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore child’s insurance 
benefits in the case of children who are 18 through 22 years of age 
and attend postsecondary schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
Mr. ANDREWS 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 restore 
child’s insurance benefits in the case of children who 
are 18 through 22 years of age and attend postsecondary 
schools.
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 Child’s 
Insurance Benefits Restoration Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF CHILD’S INSURANCE BENEFITS 
IN THE CASE OF CHILDREN WHO ARE 18 
THROUGH 22 YEARS OF AGE AND ATTEND 
POSTSECONDARY SCHOOLS. 
(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)(ii), (1)(F)(i), 
(1)(G)(ii), (6)(D)(i), (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)(i), 
(1)(F)(ii), 
(1)(G)(iii), (6)(D)(ii), (6)(E)(ii), and (7)(D), by 
striking ‘‘19’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘22’’; 
(3) in paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), and (7)(D), 
by striking ‘‘elementary or secondary school’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘educational institu-
tion’’; and 
(4) by striking paragraph (7)(C) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(C) An ‘educational institution’ is (i) a school 
or college or university operated or directly sup-
ported by the United States, or by any State or local 
government or political subdivision thereof, or (ii) a 
school or college or university which has been ap-
proved by a State or accredited by a State-recog-
nized or nationally-recognized accrediting agency or 
body, or (iii) a non-accredited school or college or 
university whose credits are accepted, on transfer, by 
not less than three institutions which are so accred-
ited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred 
from an institution so accredited.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 202(d) of 
such Act is amended further—
(1) by striking paragraph (6)(A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A)(i) is a full-time student or is under a dis-
ability (as defined in section 223(d)), and (ii) has 
not attained the age of 22, or’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘schools 
involved’’ and inserting ‘‘institutions involved’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking ‘‘diploma 
or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as 
defined in subparagraph (C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
gree from a four-year college or university’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply to child’s insurance benefits under section 
202(d) of the Social Security Act for months ending after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) RETROACTIVE TREATMENT FOR EXISTING STU-
DENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A qualified student, upon fil-
ing application for child’s insurance benefits under 
section 202(d) of the Social Security Act within 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
shall be entitled to benefits under such section as 
if—
(A) such student had filed application for 
such benefits on the first date as of which such 
student was a full-time student (as defined in 
section 202(d)(7)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(as amended by this Act)) and had attained the 
age of 18 but had not attained the age of 22, 
and 
(B) the amendments made by this Act ap-
plied with respect to benefits for months ending 
after the date described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) QUALIFIED
STUDENT.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the term ‘‘qualified student’’ means 
an individual who—
(A) was not entitled to child’s insurance 
benefits under section 202(d) of the Social Se-
curity Act for the month preceding the date of 
the enactment of this Act,
(B) has attained 18 years of age as of such 
date, and 
(C) as of such date, is a full-time student 
(as defined in section 202(d)(7)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (as amended by this Act)) and 
has not attained the age of 22.
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