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(1) by striking ‘‘individual, if not a United 
States citizen or national—’’ and inserting ‘‘indi-
vidual—’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) has been assigned a social security account 
number, and the assignment of such number— 
‘‘(A) occurred while such individual was a 
citizen or national of the United States, or 
‘‘(B) was consistent, at the time of the as-
signment, with the requirements of subclause 
(I) or (III) of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i); or’’. 
(b) REASSIGNMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT 
NUMBERS.—Section 205(c)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iii) In any case in which the assignment of a social 
security account number to an individual who was not, at 
the time of the assignment, a citizen or national of the 
United States is determined by the Commissioner to not 
have been consistent, at the time of the assignment, with 
the requirements of subclause (I) or (III) of clause (i), 
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the Commissioner may issue a replacement social security 
account number to such individual while such individual 
is a citizen or national of the United States or in a manner 
consistent with the requirements of subclauses (I) and 
(III) of clause (i).’’. 
(c) DISREGARD OF EARNINGS BY INDIVIDUALS IN 
THE UNITED STATES WHILE SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE 
NOT CITIZENS, NATIONALS, OR LAWFUL PERMANENT 
RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ARE NOT AU-
THORIZED TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) DETERMINATIONS OF QUARTERS OF COV-
ERAGE.—Section 213 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 413) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘Disregard of Certain Earnings by Noncitizens 
‘‘(e) For purposes of determining an individual’s 
quarters of coverage under this section, such individual 
shall not be credited with any wages paid to such indi-
vidual for services performed in the United States, or any 
self-employment income derived by such individual in the 
United States, if such services were performed, or such 
self-employment income was derived, while such indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(1) was not a citizen or national of the United 
States, 
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‘‘(2) was not lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence in the United States, and 
‘‘(3) was not authorized to be employed in the 
United States.’’. 
(2) DETERMINATIONS
OF
AVERAGE
INDEXED 
MONTHLY EARNINGS.—Section 215(e) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of subsections (b) and (d), in com-
puting an individual’s average indexed monthly earnings 
(or in the case of an individual whose primary insurance 
amount is computed under section 215(a) as in effect 
prior to January 1979, average monthly wage), such indi-
vidual shall not be credited with any wages paid to such 
individual for services performed in the United States, or 
any self-employment income derived by such individual in 
the United States, if such services were performed, or such 
self-employment income was derived, while such indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(A) was not a citizen or national of the United 
States, 
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