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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 300
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings
test for individuals who have attained retirement age.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. GOSS, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr.
DARDEN, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
BUNNING, Mr. COBLE, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
LIGHTFOOT, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. SUND-
QUIST, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HERGER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mrs.
BENTLEY, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr. NEAL of North
Carolina, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WALKER, Ms.
NORTON, Mr. CRANE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. TAYLOR of
North Carolina, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
MICHEL, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr. MCDADE,
Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. KYL, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr.
GALLO, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HYDE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. HUTTO, Mr.
LIVINGSTON, Mr. HOBSON, Mrs. JOHNSON
of Connecticut, Mr.
MACHTLEY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MURTHA,
Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PAXON, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
TRAFICANT, Mr. STUMP, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. SMITH of Oregon,
Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. DELAY, Mr. WILSON, Mr.
MCCANDLESS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. ZIM-
MER, Mr. ZELIFF, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. EMERSON, Mr.
QUILLEN, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. FROST, Mr.
MARTINEZ, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. ROTH, Mr. NUSSLE, Ms. FOWLER, Mr.
WELDON, Mr. KLUG, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. ENGLISH of Oklahoma, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. KASICH, Mr. PETRI, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. EVANS, Mr. POR-
TER, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. RAHALL, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
SCHAEFER, Mr. SHAW, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr.
STEARNS, Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. HAYES, Mr.
WOLF, Mr. SARPALIUS, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr.
LEACH, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SAXTON, and
Mr. MARKEY) 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 eliminate
the earnings test for individuals who have attained retire-
ment age.
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 ‘‘Older Americans’
Freedom to Work Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVID-
UALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT
AGE.
Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
403) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) and para-
graphs (1)(A) and (2) of subsection (d), by striking
‘‘the age of seventy’’ and inserting ‘‘retirement age
(as defined in section 216(l))’’;
(2) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘was
age seventy or over’’ and inserting ‘‘was at or above
retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))’’;
(3) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘331⁄3 per-
cent’’ and all that follows through ‘‘any other indi-
vidual,’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent of such individ-
ual’s earnings for such year in excess of the product
of the exempt amount as determined under para-
graph (8),’’ and by striking ‘‘age 70’’ and inserting
‘‘retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))’’;
(4) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘age
70’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘retirement
age (as defined in section 216(l))’’; and
(5) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘Age Seventy’’
in the heading and inserting ‘‘Retirement Age’’, and
by striking ‘‘seventy years of age’’ and inserting
‘‘having attained retirement age (as defined in sec-
tion 216(l))’’.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS ELIMINATING THE
SPECIAL EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) 
UNIFORM
EXEMPT
AMOUNT.—Section
203(f)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
403(f)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the new exempt
amounts (separately stated for individuals described in
subparagraph (D) and for other individuals) which are to
be applicable’’ and inserting ‘‘a new exempt amount which
shall be applicable’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
203(f)(8)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(B)) is
amended—
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘Except’’ and all that follows through ‘‘which-
ever’’ and inserting ‘‘The exempt amount which is
applicable for each month of a particular taxable
year shall be whichever’’;
(2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘corresponding’’;
and
(3) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘an exempt
amount’’ and inserting ‘‘the exempt amount’’.
(c) REPEAL OF BASIS FOR COMPUTATION OF SPE-
CIAL EXEMPT AMOUNT.—Section 203(f)(8)(D) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(D)) is repealed.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) ELIMINATION OF REDUNDANT REFERENCES TO
RETIREMENT AGE.—Section 203 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 403) is amended—
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (c), by
striking ‘‘nor shall any deduction’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘nor shall any deduction be made
under this subsection from any widow’s or widower’s
insurance benefit if the widow, surviving divorced
wife, widower, or surviving divorced husband in-
volved became entitled to such benefit prior to at-
taining age 60.’’; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking clause (D)
and inserting the following: ‘‘(D) for which such in-
dividual is entitled to widow’s or widower’s insurance
benefits if such individual became so entitled prior
to attaining age 60, or’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONS FOR
DETERMINING AMOUNT OF INCREASE ON ACCOUNT OF
DELAYED
RETIREMENT.—Section 202(w)(2)(B)(ii) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(w)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘either’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘or suffered deductions under
section 203(b) or 203(c) in amounts equal to the
amount of such benefit’’.
(c) CONTINUED APPLICATION OF RULE GOVERNING
ENTITLEMENT OF BLIND BENEFICIARIES.—The second
sentence of section 223(d)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
423(d)(4)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘subparagraph
(D) thereof’’ the following: ‘‘(or would be applicable to
such individuals but for the amendments made by the
Older Americans’ Freedom to Work Act of 1993)’’.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply only
with respect to taxable years ending after December 31,
1993.
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