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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3916 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to strengthen Social Security 
for long career workers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2021 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. REED) 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 strengthen 
Social Security for long career workers, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Strengthening Social 
Security for Long Career Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY FOR LONG CA-
REER WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(a)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)) (as amended by sec-
tion 101) is further amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) (as re-
designated by section 101) as subparagraph (F); 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as re-
designated by section 101) the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E)(i) In the case of an individual who initially be-
comes eligible for old-age or disability insurance benefits, 
or who dies (before becoming eligible for such benefits), 
in any calendar year after 2027, the primary insurance 
amount computed under subparagraph (A) with respect 
to the individual shall not be less than the greater of— 
‘‘(I) the minimum amount computed under sub-
paragraph (C), or 
‘‘(II) except as provided in clause (iv), in the 
case of an individual who has at least 10 years of 
work (as defined in clause (iii)), the minimum 
amount determined under clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii)(I) The minimum amount determined under this 
clause is the dollar amount equal to 1⁄12 of the applicable 
percentage of the national average wage index (as defined 
in section 209(k)(1)) for the second year prior to the year 
for which the amount is computed. 
‘‘(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable 
percentage is the percentage specified in connection with 
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the number of years of work, as set forth in the following 
table: 
‘‘If the number of years 
The applicable 
of work is: 
percentage is: 
11 .......................................................................................................
12 .......................................................................................................
13 .......................................................................................................
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15 .......................................................................................................
16 .......................................................................................................
17 .......................................................................................................
18 .......................................................................................................
19 .......................................................................................................
20 .......................................................................................................
21 .......................................................................................................
252⁄3
22 .......................................................................................................
261⁄3
23 .......................................................................................................
24 .......................................................................................................
272⁄3
25 .......................................................................................................
281⁄3
26 .......................................................................................................
27 .......................................................................................................
292⁄3
28 .......................................................................................................
301⁄3
29 .......................................................................................................
30 .......................................................................................................
312⁄3
31 .......................................................................................................
321⁄3
32 .......................................................................................................
33 .......................................................................................................
332⁄3
34 .......................................................................................................
341⁄3
35 or greater ......................................................................................
35. 
‘‘(iii)(I) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
‘year of work’ means, with respect to an individual, a year 
to which there is credited wages and self-employment in-
come earned or derived by such individual in an amount 
equal to not less than, in the case of any such year, 
$10,875, multiplied by the ratio that the national average 
wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1)) for the sec-
ond year prior to such year bears to the national average 
wage index (as so defined) for 2022. 
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‘‘(II) For purposes of applying the table in clause (ii) 
in the case of an individual entitled to disability insurance 
benefits under section 223, the number of years of work 
of such individual shall be deemed to be the product of 
35 times the ratio of the actual number of years of work 
of such individual to the number of such individual’s ben-
efit computation years. Any such product which is not a 
multiple of one shall be rounded to the next higher mul-
tiple of one. 
‘‘(III) In the case of a widow, surviving divorced wife, 
widower, surviving divorced husband, or surviving divorced 
parent (hereinafter in this subclause referred to as the 
‘surviving beneficiary’) of an individual whose primary in-
surance amount is otherwise determined, but for this sub-
clause, under the preceding provisions of this subpara-
graph (hereinafter in this subclause referred to as the ‘in-
sured individual’), for purposes of determining the wid-
ow’s, widower’s, mother’s, or father’s insurance benefit of 
the surviving beneficiary under subsection (e), (f), or (g) 
of section 202 on the basis of such primary insurance 
amount, such primary insurance amount shall be deemed 
to be equal to the primary insurance amount which would 
be determined under this subparagraph (before applica-
tion of this subclause) if the number of years of work of 
the insured individual were equal to the product of 35 
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times the ratio (not greater than one) of the actual num-
ber of years of work of the surviving beneficiary to the 
number of the benefit computation years of the insured 
individual. Any such product which is not a multiple of 
one shall be rounded to the next higher multiple of one. 
‘‘(iv) In the case of an individual who initially be-
comes eligible for old-age or disability insurance benefits, 
or who dies (before becoming eligible for such benefits), 
in any year during the 9-year period beginning with 2028, 
the primary insurance amount computed under subpara-
graph (A) with respect to the individual shall not be less 
than the greater of— 
‘‘(I) the minimum amount computed under sub-
paragraph (C), or 
‘‘(II) the applicable phase-in percentage (speci-
fied for such calendar year in the table set forth in 
clause (v)) of the minimum amount determined 
under clause (ii). 
‘‘(v) The table set forth in this clause is as follows: 
The applicable phase-in 
‘‘For the calendar year: 
percentage is: 
2028 ...................................................................................................
2029 ...................................................................................................
2030 ...................................................................................................
2031 ...................................................................................................
2032 ...................................................................................................
2033 ...................................................................................................
2034 ...................................................................................................
2035 ...................................................................................................
2036 ...................................................................................................
90.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 209(k)(1) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 409(k)(1)) (as amended by section 
101) is further amended by inserting ‘‘215(a)(1)(F),’’ 
after ‘‘215(a)(1)(E),’’. 
Æ 
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