I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1160 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to set the retirement benefits 
age for today’s six-year-olds at age 70. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2013 
Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. LAMALFA) 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 set the 
retirement benefits age for today’s six-year-olds at age 70. 
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 ‘‘Alex’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE FULL RETIREMENT AGE AND THE 
EARLY RETIREMENT AGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(l) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘early retirement age’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the appli-
cable reference age’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the age increase factor (as 
determined under paragraph (3))’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘the first age increase 
factor 
(as 
determined 
under 
paragraph 
(3)(A))’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(4)’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(E) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘67 
years of age.’’ and inserting ‘‘and before Janu-
ary 1, 2023, 67 years of age;’’; and 
(F) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(F) with respect to an individual who attains 
the applicable reference age after December 31, 
2022, and before January 1, 2069, 67 years of age 
plus the number of months in the second age in-
crease factor (as determined under paragraph 
(3)(B)) for the calendar year in which such indi-
vidual attains the applicable reference age; and 
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‘‘(G) with respect to an individual who attains 
the applicable reference age after December 31, 
2068, 70 years of age.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘early retirement age’ means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an old-age, wife’s, or hus-
band’s insurance benefit— 
‘‘(i) with respect to an individual who at-
tains the applicable reference age before Janu-
ary 1, 2023, 62 years of age; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to an individual who at-
tains the applicable reference age after Decem-
ber 31, 2022, and before January 1, 2069, 62 
years of age (in the case of an old-age, wife’s, 
or husband’s insurance benefit), plus the num-
ber of months in the second age increase factor 
(as determined under paragraph (3)(B)) for the 
calendar year in which such individual attains 
the applicable reference age; and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to an individual who at-
tains the applicable reference age after Decem-
ber 31, 2068, 65 years of age; and 
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insurance benefit) and 60 years of age (in the case of a 
widow’s or widower’s insurance benefit).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING EXTENSION OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR 
ENTITLEMENT
TO DELAYED RETIREMENT CREDIT.— 
Section 
202(w)(2)(A) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
402(w)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘prior to the month in which 
such individual attained age 70, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘prior to the later of—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) the month in which such individual 
would attain age 70, or 
‘‘(ii) the month which ends 3 years after 
the end of the month in which such individual 
attained retirement age (as defined in section 
216(l)), and’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
INCREASE
IN
NUMBER
OF 
ELAPSED YEARS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING PRI-
MARY INSURANCE AMOUNT.—Section 215(b)(2)(B)(iii) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘age 62’’ and inserting ‘‘early retirement age’’. 
(d) STUDY RELATING TO ADDITIONAL CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
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sioner of Social Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study 
of the additional technical and conforming amend-
ments to title II of the Social Security Act and other 
relevant provisions of law relating to the age of a 
beneficiary or applicant for benefits which are nec-
essary to effectively carry out the programs provided 
for under such title and other provisions, taking into 
account the amendments made by this section. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
shall transmit to the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate a report of the results of 
the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). The 
Commissioner shall include in such report such rec-
ommendations for legislative and administrative 
changes as the Commissioner, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, determines to be ap-
propriate. 
Æ 
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