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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1883
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a more gradual
period of transition (under a new alternative formula with respect to
such transition) to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted
in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 as such changes apply
to workers born in years after 1916 and before 1927 (and related
beneficiaries) and to provide for increases in such workers’ benefits
accordingly, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1993
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr.
SAXTON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MINETA, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr.
BILBRAY, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. RAHALL, Mr.
SUNDQUIST, Ms. DANNER, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut,
Mr. SARPALIUS, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. PARKER, Mr.
STEARNS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. WALSH, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.
WELDON, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. NEAL of North Carolina, Mr.
TAUZIN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COLEMAN, Mrs. VUCANOVICH,
Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. STUMP, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. MUR-
PHY, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. GOSS, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr.
HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. DE
LUGO, Mr. GORDON, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr.
SCHUMER, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. GALLO,
Mr. BEVILL, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr. HOBSON, Mr.
WILSON, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. HUNTER, Ms. WOOLSEY,
Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. CLINGER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. FISH, Mr.
WILLIAMS, Mrs. ROUKEMA, and Mr. PALLONE) 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 provide
for a more gradual period of transition (under a new
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subject to
subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E),
and (F),’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(F) In applying this section as in effect in December
1978 as provided in subparagraph (A) in the case of an
individual to whom paragraph (1) does not apply by rea-
son of paragraph (8)—
‘‘(i) subsection (b)(2)(C) shall be deemed to
provide that an individual’s ‘computation base years’
may include only calendar years in the period after
1950 (or 1936 if applicable) and ending with the
calendar year in which such individual attains age
65; and
‘‘(ii) the ‘contribution and benefit base’ (under
section 230) with respect to remuneration paid in
(and taxable years beginning in) any calendar year
after 1981 shall be deemed to be $29,700.’’.
(d) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
215(a)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(3)(A)) is
amended in the matter following clause (iii) by striking
‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4) or (8)’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RELATED RULES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(c), the amendments made by this Act shall be effective
as if included in the amendments made by section 201
of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.
(b) RECOMPUTATION.—In any case in which an indi-
vidual (under title II of the Social Security Act) is entitled,
for the month in which this Act is enacted, to monthly
insurance benefits under such title which were com-
puted—
(1) under section 215 of the Social Security Act
as in effect (by reason of the Social Security Amend-
ments of 1977) after December 1978, or
(2) under section 215 of such Act as in effect
prior to January 1979 (and subsequently amended
and modified) by reason of subsection (a)(4)(B) of
such section (as amended by the Social Security
Amendments of 1977),
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (notwith-
standing section 215(f)(1)) of the Social Security Act)
shall recompute such individual’s primary insurance
amount so as to take into account the amendments made
by this section.
(c) PROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY.—The amendments
made by this Act shall apply only with respect to benefits
for months after November 1993.