I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 860 
To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and 
future generations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2019 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWNLEY of 
California, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Mr. CASE, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. 
CASTRO of Texas, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. COX of California, Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. CROW, 
Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MI-
CHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. 
FUDGE, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. GAR-
CIA of Texas, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HECK, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. 
HILL of California, Mr. HIMES, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. 
HORSFORD, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY, 
Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LAMB, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSEN 
of Washington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. LEWIS, 
Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
LUJA´N, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
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MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. 
MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 
POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. 
ROUDA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 
RUSH, Mr. RYAN, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. 
SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SCOTT of 
Virginia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of 
Alabama, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. STANTON, Ms. STE-
VENS, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
TONKO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. 
UNDERWOOD, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
WELCH, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. YAR-
MUTH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits 
for current and future generations. 
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 2100 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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TITLE I—STRENGTHENING BENEFITS 
Sec. 101. Across-the-board benefit increase. 
Sec. 102. More accurate cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security bene-
ficiaries. 
Sec. 103. Increase in minimum benefit for lifetime low earners based on years 
in the workforce. 
Sec. 104. Increase in threshold amounts and rate for inclusion of Social Secu-
rity benefits in income. 
Sec. 105. Holding SSI, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries harmless. 
TITLE II—STRENGTHENING THE TRUST FUND 
Sec. 201. Determination of wages and self-employment income above contribu-
tion and benefit base after 2019. 
Sec. 202. Inclusion of earnings over $400,000 in Social Security benefit for-
mula. 
Sec. 203. Adjustment to the Social Security insurance contribution. 
Sec. 204. Social Security Trust Fund established. 
TITLE I—STRENGTHENING 
BENEFITS 
SEC. 101. ACROSS-THE-BOARD BENEFIT INCREASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(a)(1)(A)(i) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(A)(i)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘90 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘93 percent’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to monthly 
insurance benefits payable for any month after De-
cember 2019. 
(2) RECOMPUTATION OF PRIMARY INSURANCE 
AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the 
Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall recompute primary insurance amounts 
originally computed for months prior to January 
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2020 to the extent necessary to carry out the 
amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 102. MORE ACCURATE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT 
FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES. 
(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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amended by inserting ‘‘and by section 102 of the So-
cial Security 2100 Act’’ 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 subsections (a) and (b) of section 102 of 
the Social Security 2100 Act.’’. 
(d) PUBLICATION OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR 
ELDERLY CONSUMERS.—The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish an 
index for each calendar month to be known as the ‘‘Con-
sumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers’’ that indicates 
changes over time in expenditures for consumption which 
are typical for individuals in the United States who have 
attained age 62. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to determinations made with re-
spect to cost-of-living computation quarters (as defined in 
section 215(i)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
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415(i)(1)(B))) ending on or after September 30 of the cal-
endar year in which this Act is enacted. 
SEC. 103. 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 
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the annual dollar amount determined under clause (iii) for 
the year in which the amount is determined. 
‘‘(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 2020 multiplied by the ratio 
of— 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(bb) the national average wage index (as 
so defined) for 2018. 
‘‘(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) the term ‘year of work’ means, with re-
spect to an individual, a year to which 4 quarters of 
coverage have been credited based on such individ-
ual’s wages and self-employment income; and 
‘‘(II) the term ‘poverty guideline for 2019’ 
means the annual poverty guideline for 2019 (as up-
dated annually in the Federal Register by the De-
partment of Health and Human Services under the 
authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981) as applicable to a single 
individual.’’. 
(b) 
RECOMPUTATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
215(f)(1) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of 
Social Security shall recompute primary insurance 
amounts originally computed for months prior to Novem-
ber 2019 to the extent necessary to carry out the amend-
ments made by this section. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 209(k)(1) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 409(k)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘215(a)(1)(E),’’ after ‘‘215(a)(1)(D),’’. 
SEC. 104. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD AMOUNTS AND RATE 
FOR INCLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENE-
FITS IN INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 86 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Gross income for the taxable 
year of any taxpayer described in subsection (b) (notwith-
standing section 207 of the Social Security Act) includes 
Social Security benefits in an amount equal to the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(1) 85 percent of the Social Security benefits 
received during the taxable year, or 
‘‘(2) one-half of the excess described in sub-
section (b)(1).’’. 
(b) BASE AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of section 86 of 
such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) BASE AMOUNT.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘base amount’ means— 
‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this para-
graph, $50,000, 
‘‘(2) $100,000 in the case of a joint return, and 
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‘‘(3) zero in the case of a taxpayer who— 
‘‘(A) is married as of the close of the tax-
able year (within the meaning of section 7703) 
but does not file a joint return for such year, 
and 
‘‘(B) does not live apart from his spouse at 
all times during the taxable year.’’. 
(c) HOSPITAL
INSURANCE
TRUST
FUND
HELD 
HARMLESS.—Section 121(e)(1) of the Social Security 
Amendments of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The amounts appropriated to the hospital 
insurance trust fund by subparagraph (B) shall be 
determined, and transferred from the general fund, 
at such times and in such manner so as to replicate, 
to the extent possible, the appropriations and trans-
fers which would have occurred with respect to such 
trust fund had subsections (a) and (b) of section 
104 of the Social Security 2100 Act not been en-
acted.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2019. 
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SEC. 105. HOLDING SSI, MEDICAID, AND CHIP BENE-
FICIARIES HARMLESS. 
For purposes of determining the income of an indi-
vidual to establish eligibility for, and the amount of, bene-
fits payable under title XVI of the Social Security Act, 
eligibility for medical assistance under the State plan 
under title XIX (or a waiver of such plan), or eligibility 
for child health assistance under the State child health 
plan under title XXI (or a waiver of the plan), the amount 
of any benefit to which the individual is entitled under 
title II of such Act shall be deemed not to exceed the 
amount of the benefit that would be determined for such 
individual under such title as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—STRENGTHENING THE 
TRUST FUND 
SEC. 201. DETERMINATION OF WAGES AND SELF-EMPLOY-
MENT INCOME ABOVE CONTRIBUTION AND 
BENEFIT BASE AFTER 2019. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF WAGES ABOVE CONTRIBU-
TION AND BENEFIT BASE AFTER 2019.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
CODE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after ‘‘such cal-
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endar year.’’ the following: ‘‘The preceding sen-
tence shall apply only to calendar years for 
which the contribution and benefit base (as so 
determined) is less than $400,000, and, for 
such calendar years, only to the extent remu-
neration paid to such employee by such em-
ployer with respect to employment does not ex-
ceed $400,000.’’. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Para-
graph (1) of section 3121(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘Act) to’’ and inserting ‘‘Act), or in excess of 
$400,000, to’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT
TO
THE
SOCIAL
SECURITY 
ACT.—Section 209(a)(1)(I) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 409(a)(1)(I)) is amended by insert-
ing before the semicolon at the end the following: 
‘‘except that this subparagraph shall apply only to 
calendar years for which the contribution and ben-
efit base (as so determined) is less than $400,000, 
and, for such calendar years, only to the extent re-
muneration paid to such employee by such employer 
with respect to employment does not exceed 
$400,000’’. 
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to remu-
neration paid in calendar years after 2019. 
(b) DETERMINATION
OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN-
COME ABOVE CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT BASE AFTER 
2019.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
CODE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 1402(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) in the case of the tax imposed by section 
1401(a), an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) $400,000, reduced (but not below 
zero) by 
‘‘(B) the sum of— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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 $400,000.’’. 
(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 
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(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) $400,000, 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 
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 
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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 $400,000.’’. 
(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. 202. INCLUSION OF EARNINGS OVER $400,000 IN SO-
CIAL SECURITY BENEFIT FORMULA. 
(a) INCLUSION OF EARNINGS OVER $400,000 IN DE-
TERMINATION OF PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNTS.—Sec-
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— 
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(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— 
‘‘(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 
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after 2019 in excess of the higher of $400,000 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 $400,000 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 2020’’ 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 
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. 203. ADJUSTMENT TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY INSUR-
ANCE CONTRIBUTION. 
(a) TAX ON EMPLOYEES.—Subsection (a) of section 
3101 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘6.2 percent of the wages (as defined in section 
3121(a)) received by the individual with respect to employ-
ment (as defined in section 3121(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
following percentages of the wages (as defined in section 
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3121(a)) received by the individual with respect to employ-
ment (as defined in section 3121(b)): 
‘‘In cases of wages 
The rate of tax 
received during: 
shall be: 
any calendar year after 1989 and before 2020 ................
6.20 percent
2020 ..................................................................................
6.25 percent
2021 ..................................................................................
6.30 percent
2022 ..................................................................................
6.35 percent
2023 ..................................................................................
6.40 percent
2024 ..................................................................................
6.45 percent
2025 ..................................................................................
6.50 percent
2026 ..................................................................................
6.55 percent
2027 ..................................................................................
6.60 percent
2028 ..................................................................................
6.65 percent
2029 ..................................................................................
6.70 percent
2030 ..................................................................................
6.75 percent
2031 ..................................................................................
6.80 percent
2032 ..................................................................................
6.85 percent
2033 ..................................................................................
6.90 percent
2034 ..................................................................................
6.95 percent
2035 ..................................................................................
7.00 percent
2036 ..................................................................................
7.05 percent
2037 ..................................................................................
7.10 percent
2038 ..................................................................................
7.15 percent
2039 ..................................................................................
7.20 percent
2040 ..................................................................................
7.25 percent
2041 ..................................................................................
7.30 percent
2042 ..................................................................................
7.35 percent
any calendar year after 2042 ............................................
7.40 percent.’’. 
(b) TAX ON EMPLOYERS.—Subsection (a) of section 
3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘6.2 percent of the wages (as defined in section 
3121(a)) paid by the employer with respect to employment 
(as defined in section 3121(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘the fol-
lowing percentages of the wages (as defined in section 
3121(a)) paid by the employer with respect to employment 
(as defined in section 3121(b)): 
‘‘In cases of wages 
The rate of tax 
received during: 
shall be: 
any calendar year after 1989 and before 2020 ................
6.20 percent
2020 ..................................................................................
6.25 percent
2021 ..................................................................................
6.30 percent
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‘‘In cases of wages 
The rate of tax 
received during: 
shall be: 
2022 ..................................................................................
6.35 percent
2023 ..................................................................................
6.40 percent
2024 ..................................................................................
6.45 percent
2025 ..................................................................................
6.50 percent
2026 ..................................................................................
6.55 percent
2027 ..................................................................................
6.60 percent
2028 ..................................................................................
6.65 percent
2029 ..................................................................................
6.70 percent
2030 ..................................................................................
6.75 percent
2031 ..................................................................................
6.80 percent
2032 ..................................................................................
6.85 percent
2033 ..................................................................................
6.90 percent
2034 ..................................................................................
6.95 percent
2035 ..................................................................................
7.00 percent
2036 ..................................................................................
7.05 percent
2037 ..................................................................................
7.10 percent
2038 ..................................................................................
7.15 percent
2039 ..................................................................................
7.20 percent
2040 ..................................................................................
7.25 percent
2041 ..................................................................................
7.30 percent
2042 ..................................................................................
7.35 percent
any calendar year after 2042 ............................................
7.40 percent.’’. 
(c) SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘12.4 percent of the amount of the 
self-employment income for such taxable year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the following percentages of the amount of the self- 
employment income for such taxable year: 
‘‘In cases of wages 
The rate of tax 
received during: 
shall be: 
any calendar year after 1989 and before 2020 ................
12.40 percent
2020 ..................................................................................
12.50 percent
2021 ..................................................................................
12.60 percent
2022 ..................................................................................
12.70 percent
2023 ..................................................................................
12.80 percent
2024 ..................................................................................
12.90 percent
2025 ..................................................................................
13.00 percent
2026 ..................................................................................
13.10 percent
2027 ..................................................................................
13.20 percent
2028 ..................................................................................
13.30 percent
2029 ..................................................................................
13.40 percent
2030 ..................................................................................
13.50 percent
2031 ..................................................................................
13.60 percent
2032 ..................................................................................
13.70 percent
2033 ..................................................................................
13.80 percent
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‘‘In cases of wages 
The rate of tax 
received during: 
shall be: 
2034 ..................................................................................
13.90 percent
2035 ..................................................................................
14.00 percent
2036 ..................................................................................
14.10 percent
2037 ..................................................................................
14.20 percent
2038 ..................................................................................
14.30 percent
2039 ..................................................................................
14.40 percent
2040 ..................................................................................
14.50 percent
2041 ..................................................................................
14.60 percent
2042 ..................................................................................
14.70 percent
any calendar year after 2042 ............................................
14.80 percent.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to remuneration received, and tax-
able years beginning, after December 31, 2019. 
SEC. 204. SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 401(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) There is hereby created on the books of the 
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known 
as the ‘Social Security Trust Fund’. The Social Security 
Trust Fund shall consist of the securities held by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury for the Federal Old-Age and Sur-
vivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
Insurance Trust Fund and the amount standing to the 
credit of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund on the books of the Treasury on January 1 of the 
first calendar year beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of section 204 of the Social Security 2100 Act, which 
securities and amount the Secretary of the Treasury is 
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authorized and directed to transfer to the Social Security 
Trust Fund, and, in addition, such gifts and bequests as 
may be made as provided in subsection (i)(1), and such 
amounts as may be appropriated to, or deposited in, the 
Social Security Trust Fund as hereinafter provided. There 
is hereby appropriated to the Social Security Trust Fund 
for the first fiscal year that begins after date of the enact-
ment of section 204 of the Social Security 2100 Act, and 
for each fiscal year thereafter, out of any moneys in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, amounts equivalent 
to 100 percent of— 
‘‘(1) the taxes imposed by chapter 21 (other 
than sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to wages (as de-
fined in section 3121 of such Code) reported to the 
Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to subtitle F of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as determined 
by the Secretary of the Treasury by applying the ap-
plicable rates of tax under such chapter (other than 
sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) to such wages, which 
wages shall be certified by the Commissioner of So-
cial Security on the basis of the records of wages es-
tablished and maintained by such Commissioner in 
accordance with such reports; and 
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‘‘(2) the taxes imposed by chapter 2 (other than 
section 1401(b)) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 with respect to self-employment income (as de-
fined in section 1402 of such Code) reported to the 
Secretary of the Treasury on tax returns under sub-
title F of such Code, as determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury by applying the applicable rate of 
tax under such chapter (other than section 1401(b)) 
to such self-employment income, which self-employ-
ment income shall be certified by the Commissioner 
of Social Security on the basis of the records of self- 
employment income established and maintained by 
the Commissioner of Social Security in accordance 
with such returns. 
The amounts appropriated by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
be transferred from time to time from the general fund 
in the Treasury to the Social Security Trust Fund, such 
amounts to be determined on the basis of estimates by 
the Secretary of the Treasury of the taxes, specified in 
paragraphs (1) and (2), paid to or deposited into the 
Treasury; and proper adjustments shall be made in 
amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior esti-
mates were in excess of or were less than the taxes speci-
fied in such paragraphs (1) and (2). All amounts trans-
ferred to the Social Security Trust Fund under the pre-
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ceding sentence shall be invested by the Managing Trustee 
in the same manner and to the same extent as the other 
assets of the Trust Fund. Notwithstanding the preceding 
sentence, in any case in which the Secretary of the Treas-
ury determines that the assets of the Trust Fund would 
otherwise be inadequate to meet the Trust Fund’s obliga-
tions for any month, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
transfer to the Trust Fund on the first day of such month 
the total amount which would have been transferred to 
the Trust Fund under this section as in effect on October 
1, 1990; and the Trust Fund shall pay interest to the gen-
eral fund on the amount so transferred on the first day 
of any month at a rate (calculated on a daily basis, and 
applied against the difference between the amount so 
transferred on such first day and the amount which would 
have been transferred to the Trust Fund up to that day 
under the procedures in effect on January 1, 1983) equal 
to the rate earned by the investments of the Trust Fund 
in the same month under subsection (d).’’. 
(b) 
REQUIRED
ACTUARIAL
ANALYSIS.—Section 
201(c) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking 
the fourth sentence in the matter following paragraph (5) 
and inserting the following: ‘‘Such report shall also include 
actuarial analysis of the benefit cost with respect to dis-
abled beneficiaries and their auxiliaries, to retired bene-
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ficiaries and their auxiliaries, and to survivor bene-
ficiaries.’’. 
(c) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.— 
(1) BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOCIAL SECURITY 
TRUST FUND.—Section 201(c) of the Social Security 
Act, as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is 
further amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
Insurance Trust Fund (hereinafter in this title 
called the ‘Trust Funds’)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Social 
Security Trust Fund (in this title referred to as the 
‘Trust Fund’)’’. 
(2) CONTINUITY OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.— 
The Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust 
Fund created by the amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall be a continuous body with the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors In-
surance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability In-
surance Trust Fund in operation prior to the effec-
tive date of such amendment. Individuals serving as 
members of the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund as of 
the effective date of such amendment shall serve the 
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remainder of their term as members of the Board of 
Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SO-
CIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO SECTION HEADING.—The 
section heading for section 201 of the Social Secu-
rity Act is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SOCIAL SE-
CURITY TRUST FUND’’. 
(2) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—Section 201(c) of 
such Act, as amended by subsections (b) and (c)(1), 
is further amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Board of Trustees of the Trust 
Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Board of Trustees of 
the Trust Fund’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Trust 
Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Trust Fund’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Trust Funds’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Trust Fund’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘their’’ and inserting 
‘‘its’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘either 
of the Trust Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘the Trust 
Fund’’; 
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(E) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘managing the Trust 
Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘managing the 
Trust Fund’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Trust Funds are’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Trust Fund is’’; 
(F) in the matter following paragraph (5), 
by striking ‘‘Trust Funds’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Trust Fund’’; and 
(G) in the second sentence in the matter 
following paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘whether 
the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur-
ance Trust Fund, individually and collectively, 
are’’ and inserting ‘‘whether the Social Security 
Trust Fund is’’. 
(3) INVESTMENTS.—Section 201 of such Act is 
amended in subsections (d) and (e) by striking 
‘‘Trust Funds’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Trust Fund’’. 
(4) CREDITING OF INTEREST AND PROCEEDS 
TO TRUST FUNDS.—Section 201(f) of such Act is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Federal Old-Age and 
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Fed-
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(C) by striking ‘‘such Trust Fund’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Trust 
Fund’’. 
(11) CONFORMING REPEALS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 201 of such 
Act is amended by striking subsections (b), (l), 
and (n). 
(B) REDESIGNATIONS.—Section 201 of 
such Act is further amended— 
(i) by redesignating subsections (c) 
through (j) as subsections (b) through (i), 
respectively; 
(ii) by redesignating subsection (k) as 
subsection (j); and 
(iii) by redesignating subsection (m) 
as subsection (k). 
(C) REFERENCES TO REDESIGNATED SEC-
TIONS.— 
(i) Section 201(a) of such Act, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, 
is further amended— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(i)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(h)(1)’’; and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 
(ii) Section 1131(b)(1) of such Act is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 201(g)(1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 201(f)(1)’’. 
(e) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL 
SECURITY ACT.— 
(1) TITLE II.—Title II of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 202(x)(3)(B)(iii), by striking 
‘‘the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur-
ance Trust Fund, as appropriate,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Social Security Trust Fund’’; 
(B) in section 206(d)(5), by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance 
Trust Fund, as appropriate’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Social Security Trust Fund’’; 
(C) in section 206(e)(3)(B), by striking 
‘‘the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur-
ance Trust Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘the Social Se-
curity Trust Fund’’; 
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(D) in section 208(b)(5)(A), by striking 
‘‘the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur-
ance Trust Fund, as appropriate’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Social Security Trust Fund’’; 
(E) in section 215(i)(1)(F)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the combined 
balance in the Federal Old-Age and 
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
the 
Federal 
Disability 
Insurance 
Trust Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘the bal-
ance in the Social Security Trust 
Fund’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and reduced by 
the outstanding amount of any loan 
(including interest thereon) thereto-
fore made to either such Fund from 
the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
Fund under section 201(l)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the Federal Old- 
Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund and the Federal Disability In-
surance Trust Fund’’ and inserting 
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‘‘the Social Security Trust Fund’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘(other than pay-
ments’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘from that Account’’; 
(F) in section 217(g)(2), by inserting after 
the first sentence the following: ‘‘For purposes 
of any such revision of the amount determined 
under paragraph (1) that occurs in a year after 
2015, any reference in such paragraph to the 
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
Social Security Trust Fund.’’; 
(G) in section 221(e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Trust Funds’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Trust 
Fund’’; and 
(ii) by striking the last sentence; 
(H) in section 221(f), by striking ‘‘Trust 
Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Trust Fund’’; 
(I) in section 222(d)— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘TRUST FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘TRUST 
FUND’’; 
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(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to 
the end that savings will accrue to the 
Trust Funds as a result of rehabilitating 
such individuals, there are authorized to be 
transferred from the Federal Old-Age and 
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the 
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to the end that savings will 
accrue to the Trust Fund as a result of re-
habilitating such individuals, there are au-
thorized to be transferred from the Social 
Security Trust Fund’’; and 
(iii) by amending paragraph (4) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The Commissioner of Social Security shall deter-
mine according to such methods and procedures as the 
Commissioner may deem appropriate the total amount to 
be reimbursed for the cost of services under this sub-
section.’’; 
(J) in section 228(g)— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS IN-
SURANCE
TRUST
FUND’’ and inserting 
‘‘SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND’’; and 
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(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘Federal Old-Age and Sur-
vivors Insurance Trust Fund’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Social Security Trust Fund’’; 
(K) in section 231(c), by striking ‘‘Trust 
Funds’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Trust Fund’’; and 
(L) in section 234(a)(1), by striking 
‘‘Trust Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Trust Fund’’. 
(2) TITLE VII.—Title VII of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 703(j), by striking ‘‘Federal 
Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal 
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Social Security Trust Fund’’; 
(B) in section 708(c), by striking ‘‘the 
‘OASDI trust fund ratio’ under section 201(l),’’ 
after ‘‘computing’’; 
(C) in section 709— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Fed-
eral Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability In-
surance Trust Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Social 
Security Trust Fund’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
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