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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2988 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions 
in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses 
and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain government pensions 
shall be equal to the amount by which two-thirds of the total amount 
of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension 
exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2007 
Mr. WYNN 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 
that the reductions in Social Security benefits which 
are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses 
who are also receiving certain government pensions shall 
be equal to the amount by which two-thirds of the total 
amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduc-
tion) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for 
inflation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Government Pension 
Offset Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REDUCTIONS IN BENEFITS FOR 
SPOUSES AND SURVIVING SPOUSES RECEIV-
ING GOVERNMENT PENSIONS. 
(a) INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section 202(k)(5)(A) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)(5)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘the amount (if any) by which 
the sum of such benefit (before reduction under this 
paragraph) and’’ after ‘‘two-thirds of’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘exceeds the amount described 
in paragraph (6) for such month,’’ before ‘‘if’’. 
(b) AMOUNT DESCRIBED.—Section 202(k) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) The amount described in this paragraph is, for 
months in each 12-month period beginning in December 
of 2007, and each succeeding calendar year, the greater 
of— 
‘‘(A) $1,200; or 
‘‘(B) the amount applicable for months in the 
preceding 12-month period, increased by the cost-of- 
living adjustment for such period determined for an 
annuity under section 8340 of title 5, United States 
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Code (without regard to any other provision of 
law).’’. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON REDUCTIONS IN BENEFITS.— 
Section 202(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(k)), as amended by subsection (b), is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) For any month after December 2007, in no 
event shall an individual receive a reduction in a benefit 
under paragraph (5)(A) for the month that is more than 
the reduction in such benefit that would have applied for 
such month under such paragraph as in effect for benefits 
payable for December 2007.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply with 
respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title 
II of the Social Security Act for months after December 
2007. 
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