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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 316
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate benefit disparities
by increasing primary insurance amounts, in cases where the benefits
involved are computed under the present formula (enacted in 1977),
to the extent necessary to assure that such benefits are no less than
they would have been if computed under the pre-1977 formula.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. QUILLEN 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
benefit disparities by increasing primary insurance
amounts, in cases where the benefits involved are com-
puted under the present formula (enacted in 1977), to
the extent necessary to assure that such benefits are
no less than they would have been if computed under
the pre-1977 formula.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNTS TO BE NO
LOWER THAN THOSE DETERMINED UNDER
PRE-1977 FORMULA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 415) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘Primary Insurance Amounts to Be No Lower than
Those Determined under Pre-1977 Formula
‘‘(j)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, in any case where—
‘‘(A) a primary insurance amount as otherwise
determined under this section is lower than it would
be if it were determined under the pre-1977 formula,
or
‘‘(B) the maximum amount of benefits payable
on the basis of any primary insurance amount as
otherwise determined under section 203(a) is lower
than it would be if it were determined under the pre-
1977 formula,
such primary insurance amount or maximum amount of
benefits (as otherwise so determined) shall be increased
to the amount at which it would be fixed if it had been
determined under the pre-1977 formula, as though title
II of the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (and any
subsequent amendments to the provisions affected by such
title) had not been enacted.
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘pre-
1977 formula’ means (with respect to a primary insurance
amount) the provisions governing the computation of pri-
mary insurance amounts which were contained in this sec-
tion as in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the
Social Security Amendments of 1977, or (with respect to
the maximum amount of benefits payable on the basis of
a given primary insurance amount) the provisions govern-
ing the determination of maximum benefits which were
contained in section 203(a) as in effect immediately prior
to the enactment of such amendments.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 215(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall
(except as otherwise provided in this section)’’ and
inserting ‘‘shall, subject to subsection (j) (and except
as otherwise provided in this section),’’.
(2) Section 203(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
403(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (3) and (6)’’ and inserting
‘‘subject to section 215(j) and except as provided in
paragraphs (3) and (6) of this subsection’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by the first section of this Act
shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits pay-
able under title II of the Social Security Act for months
after the month in which this Act is enacted.
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