SEC. 3. BENEFIT CALCULATION DURING TRANSITION PE-
RIOD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)), as amended by section 2, is 
further amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9)(A) In the case of an individual whose primary 
insurance amount would be computed under paragraph 
(1) of this subsection— 
‘‘(i) who first becomes eligible for an old-age or 
disability insurance benefit after 2021 and before 
2061, 
‘‘(ii) who subsequently becomes entitled to such 
benefit, and 
‘‘(iii) who has earnings derived from noncovered 
service performed in a year after 1977, 
the primary insurance amount of such individual shall be 
the higher of the amount computed or recomputed under 
paragraph (7) without regard to this paragraph or the 
amount that would be computed or recomputed under 
paragraph (8) if the individual were an individual de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
215(a)(7)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(7)(A)), as 
amended by section 2(b), is further amended by striking 
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‘‘shall be computed or recomputed’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, 
subject to paragraph (9), be computed or recomputed’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to monthly insurance 
benefits payable on or after January 1, 2022. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL MONTHLY PAYMENT FOR INDIVID-
UALS WHOSE BENEFIT AMOUNT IS REDUCED 
BY THE WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 415(a)), as amended by sections 2 and 3, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10)(A) For any month in a calendar year after 
2019, the Commissioner of Social Security shall, subject 
to subparagraphs (C) and (D), make an additional month-
ly payment of $100 to each individual who is an eligible 
individual for such month, and an additional monthly pay-
ment of $50 to each individual (other than an eligible indi-
vidual) who is entitled to a benefit under section 202 for 
such month on the basis of the wages and self-employment 
income of such eligible individual. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘eligi-
ble individual’ for a month means an individual who— 
‘‘(i)(I) first becomes eligible for an old-age or 
disability insurance benefit under this title before 
2022; or 
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‘‘(II) is an individual described in paragraph 
(8)(E); and 
‘‘(ii) is entitled to an old-age or disability insur-
ance benefit under this title for such month based 
on a primary insurance amount that was computed 
or recomputed under paragraph (7) (and not subse-
quently recomputed under any other paragraph of 
this subsection). 
‘‘(C) In any case in which this title provides that no 
monthly benefit under section 202 or 223 shall be paid 
to an individual for a month, no additional monthly pay-
ment shall be paid to the individual for such month. This 
subparagraph shall not apply in the case of an individual 
whose monthly benefit under section 202 or 223 is re-
duced, regardless of the amount of the reduction, based 
on the individual’s receipt of other income or benefits for 
such month or the application of section 203(a) or due 
to the adjustment or recovery of an overpayment under 
section 204. 
‘‘(D)(i) An individual is not entitled to receive more 
than one additional monthly payment for a month under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) An eligible individual who is entitled to a benefit 
under section 202 on the basis of the wages and self-em-
ployment income of another eligible individual for a month 
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shall receive an additional monthly payment under this 
paragraph in the amount of $100 for such month. 
‘‘(E) Except for purposes of adjustment or recovery 
of an overpayment under section 204, an additional 
monthly payment under this paragraph shall not be sub-
ject to any reduction or deduction under this title. 
‘‘(F) Whenever benefit amounts under this title are 
increased by any percentage effective with any month as 
a result of a determination made under subsection (i), 
each of the dollar amounts in subparagraph (A) shall be 
increased by the same percentage for months beginning 
with such month.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to monthly insurance 
benefits payable on or after January 1, 2020. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING OF NONCOVERED EARNINGS ON SO-
CIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT STATEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143(a)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–13(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) the amount of earnings derived by 
the eligible individual from service performed 
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after 1977 which did not constitute employment 
(as defined in section 210), not including serv-
ice as a member of a uniformed service (as de-
fined in section 210(m)), as shown by the 
records of the Commissioner at the date of the 
request;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to Social Security ac-
count statements issued on or after January 1, 2020. 
SEC. 6. STUDY ON PARTNERING WITH STATE AND LOCAL 
PENSION SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social 
Security shall study and test the administrative fea-
sibility of partnering with State and local pension 
systems, or other governmental entities, to improve 
the collection and sharing of information relating to 
State and local noncovered pensions. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
STATE
AND
LOCAL 
PENSION
SYSTEMS.—In conducting the study de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall co-
ordinate with State and local pension systems that 
reflect the diversity of systems and individual experi-
ences to explore the development of automated data 
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exchange agreements that facilitate reporting of in-
formation relating to noncovered pensions. 
(b) REPORT.—The Commissioner of Social Security 
shall conclude the study described in subsection (a) not 
later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
As soon as possible after conclusion of the study and not 
later than 41⁄2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the re-
sults of the study. Such report shall include the following: 
(1) A discussion of how the automated data ex-
change agreements could be implemented to cover 
noncovered pensions nationally, including the range 
of implementation timelines across State and local 
pension systems, or with other governmental entities. 
(2) An analysis of the barriers to developing 
automated data exchange agreements and lessons 
learned that can help address these barriers. 
(3) A description of alternative methods for ob-
taining information related to noncovered pensions, 
and an analysis of the barriers to obtaining non-
covered pension data through such methods. 
(4) An explanation of how coverage information 
is obtained by the Social Security Administration 
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when an individual purchases service credits to apply 
to a new covered or noncovered pension after moving 
from another covered or noncovered pension within 
the State or in another State. 
(5) An estimate of the total amount, as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, of noncovered 
pensions not reported to the Social Security Admin-
istration as a result of noncompliance with voluntary 
reporting policies. 
(c) STATE AND LOCAL PENSION INFORMATION TO 
BE REQUESTED BY THE COMMISSIONER.—Section 202 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (l) the following: 
‘‘(m) STATE AND LOCAL PENSION INFORMATION TO 
BE REQUESTED BY THE COMMISSIONER.— 
‘‘(1) The Commissioner may partner with 
States to request information, including the informa-
tion specified in paragraph (2), with respect to any 
designated distribution (as defined in section 
3405(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 
from an employer deferred compensation plan (as 
defined in section 3405(e)(5) of such Code) of the 
State (or political subdivision thereof) to a partici-
pant of such plan in any case in which any portion 
of such participant’s earnings for service under such 
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plan did not constitute ‘employment’ as defined in 
section 210 for purposes of this title. 
‘‘(2) The information specified in this para-
graph is the following: 
‘‘(A) The name and Social Security ac-
count number of the participant receiving the 
designated distribution. 
‘‘(B) The dollar amount of the designated 
distribution and the date paid. 
‘‘(C) The date on which the participant 
initially became eligible for a designated dis-
tribution under the plan and, if different, the 
date of payment of the initial designated dis-
tribution. 
‘‘(D) The dates of each period of service 
under the plan that did not constitute ‘employ-
ment’ as defined in section 210 for purposes of 
this title, and the dates of any other period of 
service under the plan.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘noncovered pension’’ means a 
pension any part of which is based on noncovered 
service (within the meaning of section 215(a)(7) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(7))); and 
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(2) the term ‘‘covered pension’’ means any 
other pension. 
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