I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4275
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to assure that the social
security system remains viable for the baby boom generation and that
the level of social security taxation remains affordable for their children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1994
Mr. PICKLE 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 assure that
the social security system remains viable for the baby
boom generation and that the level of social security
taxation remains affordable for their children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Entitle-
ment Reform Amendments of 1994’’.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Gradual increase in retirement age to age 70 by the year 2029.
Sec. 3. Reductions in benefits for early retirement.
Sec. 4. Repeal of further increases in delayed retirement credit.
Sec. 5. Permanently establishing age 65 as conversion age from entitlement to
disability benefits to entitlement to old-age retirement benefits.
Sec. 6. Phased reduction in spousal benefits other than survivor’s benefits to
one-third of primary insurance amount.
Sec. 7. Coverage of State and local employees hired after 1999.
Sec. 8. Repeal of limitation on drop out years for disabled workers.
Sec. 9. Cost-of-living adjustments first payable in July and effective on biennial
basis unless annual adjustment would exceed 4 percent.
Sec. 10. Repeal of limitation on widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by
reason of early retirement of the deceased spouse.
Sec. 11. Adjustment in reduction of widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits
upon attainment of age 85 after calendar year 2019.
Sec. 12. General increase in benefits for individuals attaining age 85 or more
years of age after calendar year 2019.
Sec. 13. Increase in surviving child’s insurance benefits.
Sec. 14. Gradual reduction in age necessary for eligibility for supplemental se-
curity income benefits on the basis of age.
SEC. 2. GRADUAL INCREASE IN RETIREMENT AGE TO AGE
70 BY THE YEAR 2029.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(l) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)) is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (E)
of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) with respect to an individual who attains
early retirement age after December 31, 1999, and
before January 1, 2029, 65 years of age plus the
number of months in the age increase factor (as de-
termined under paragraph (3)) for the calendar year
in which such individual attains early retirement
age; and
‘‘(C) with respect to an individual who attains
early retirement age after December 31, 2028, 70
years of age.’’;
and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(3) The age increase factor for any individual who
attains early retirement age in the 30-year period consist-
ing of calendar years 2000 through 2029 shall be equal
to 2⁄12 of the number of months in the period beginning
with January 2000 and ending with December of the year
in which the individual attains early retirement age.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to benefits of individ-
uals attaining early retirement age (as defined in section
216(l)(2) of the Social Security Act) after 1999.
SEC. 3. REDUCTIONS IN BENEFITS FOR EARLY RETIRE-
MENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(q)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)(1)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(q)(1) If the first month for which an individual is
entitled to an old-age, wife’s, husband’s, widow’s, or wid-
ower’s insurance benefit is a month before the month in
which such individual attains retirement age, the amount
of such benefit for such month and for any subsequent
month shall, subject to the succeeding paragraphs of this
subsection, be reduced by a percentage of such amount,
consisting of the sum of the primary reduction percentage
‘‘(D) The fourth reduction percentage for such
benefit is the product derived by multiplying—
‘‘(i) the monthly reduction percentage for
such benefit for the fourth reduction phase for
such benefit, by
‘‘(ii) the number of months in such fourth
reduction phase.’’.
(b) REDUCTION PHASES AND REDUCTION PERCENT-
AGES FOR SUCH PHASES.—Section 202(q) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 402(q)) is further amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (9);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and
(8) as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(6)(A) For purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(i) in the case of an old-age insurance bene-
fit—
‘‘(I) the primary reduction phase consists
of the last 36 months of the reduction period
(determined under paragraph (7)), and the
monthly reduction percentage for such phase is
5⁄9 of 1 percent,
‘‘(II) the second reduction phase consists
of the months in such reduction period, not ex-
ceeding 12 in number, which precede the pri-
mary reduction phase, and the monthly reduc-
tion percentage for such phase is 5⁄12 of 1 per-
cent,
‘‘(III) the third reduction phase consists of
the months in such reduction period, not ex-
ceeding 24 in number, which precede the second
reduction phase, and the monthly reduction per-
centage for such phase is 1⁄3 of 1 percent, and
‘‘(IV) the fourth reduction phase consists
of the months in such reduction period which
precede the third reduction phase, and the
monthly reduction percentage for such phase is
7⁄24 of 1 percent,
‘‘(ii) in the case of a wife’s or husband’s insur-
ance benefit—
‘‘(I) the primary reduction phase consists
of the last 36 months in the reduction period
(determined under paragraph (7)), and the
monthly reduction percentage for such phase is
25⁄36 of 1 percent,
‘‘(II) the second reduction phase consists
of the months in such reduction period, not ex-
ceeding 12 in number, which precede the pri-
mary reduction phase, and the monthly reduc-
tion percentage for such phase is 5⁄12 of 1 per-
cent,
‘‘(III) the third reduction phase consists of
the months in such reduction period, not ex-
ceeding 24 in number, which precede the second
reduction phase, and the monthly reduction per-
centage for such phase is 1⁄3 of 1 percent, and
‘‘(IV) the fourth reduction phase consists
of the months in such reduction period which
precede the third reduction phase, and the
monthly reduction percentage for such phase is
7⁄24 of 1 percent, and
‘‘(iii) in the case of a widow’s or widower’s in-
surance benefit—
‘‘(I) the primary reduction phase consists
of the last 60 months in such reduction period
(determined under paragraph (7)), and the
monthly reduction percentage for such phase is
19⁄40 of 1 percent,
‘‘(II) the second reduction phase consists
of the months in such reduction period, not ex-
ceeding 12 in number, which precede the pri-
mary reduction phase, and the monthly reduc-
tion percentage for such phase is 1⁄4 of 1 per-
cent,
‘‘(III) the third reduction phase consists of
the months in such reduction period, not ex-
ceeding 12 in number, which precede the second
reduction phase, and the monthly reduction per-
centage for such phase is 5⁄24 of 1 percent, and
‘‘(IV) the fourth reduction phase consists
of the months in such reduction period which
precede the third reduction phase, and the
monthly reduction percentage for such phase is
1⁄6 of 1 percent.
‘‘(B) Effective with any individual’s benefit (i) for the
month in which such individual attains age 62, and (ii)
for the month in which such individual attains retirement
age (as defined in section 216(l)) and for each month (if
earlier) in which such individual attains age 65, 66, 67,
68, or 69, if the number of months in the adjusted reduc-
tion period for such benefit (determined under paragraph
(8) as of the end of such month) is less than the number
of months in the reduction period (determined under para-
graph (7)), then each reference to the reduction period
in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed a reference to such
adjusted reduction period (as so determined).’’.
(c) TREATMENT OF WIDOW’S AND WIDOWER’S IN-
SURANCE BENEFITS BASED
ON DISABILITY.—Section
202(q)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)(3)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) In the case of any individual who is entitled to
a widow’s or widower’s insurance benefit for the month
in which such individual attains age 60 and such individ-
ual was entitled to a widow’s or widower’s insurance bene-
fit for a month within the 1-year period preceding the
month in which such individual attains age 60, the amount
of the reduction for early retirement applicable under this
subsection to such widow’s or widower’s insurance benefit
for a month ending after such individual attains age 60
shall not exceed the amount of the reduction which would
be determined under this subsection if such individual had
attained age 60 in such individual’s first month of entitle-
ment to a widow’s or widower’s insurance benefit (based
on the same wages and self-employment income).’’.
(d) TREATMENT OF OLD-AGE INSURANCE BENEFITS
AFTER CONVERSION FROM DISABILITY INSURANCE BEN-
EFITS.—Section 202(q)(3) of such Act (as amended by
subsection (c)) is further amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(G) In the case of any individual whose first month
of entitlement to an old-age insurance benefit is the month
in which such individual attains age 65 and who was enti-
tled to a disability insurance benefit for the preceding
month, the amount of the reduction for early retirement
applicable under this subsection to such old-age insurance
benefit shall not exceed the amount of the reduction which
would be determined under this subsection if such individ-
ual had attained age 65 in such individual’s first month
of entitlement to such disability insurance benefit.’’.
(e) ADJUSTMENT TO MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S IN-
SURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(g)(2) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(g)(2)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this sub-
section, such mother’s or father’s insurance benefit for
each month shall be equal to the amount which would be
the amount of such individual’s widow’s or widower’s in-
surance benefit for such month, if such individual had be-
come entitled to such widow’s or widower’s insurance ben-
efit in such individual’s first month of entitlement to such
mother’s or father’s insurance benefit and had attained
age 60 in that month.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
202(g)(1)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C 402(g)(1)(C)) is
amended by striking ‘‘three-fourths of the primary
insurance amount of such individual’’ and inserting
‘‘the amount which would be determined under para-
graph (2) for such month upon entitlement under
this subsection for such month’’.
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 202(q)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
402(q)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (7)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (8)’’.
(2) Section 202(q)(8) of such Act (as redesig-
nated by subsection (b)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (7)’’.
(3) Section 202(q)(10) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
402(q)(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (8)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9)’’.
(4) Section 202(s)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
402(s)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(q)(7)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(q)(8)’’.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) The amendments made by subsections (a),
(b), (c), (d), and (f) shall apply with respect to bene-
fits of individuals attaining early retirement age (as
defined in section 216(l)(2) of the Social Security
Act) after 1999.
(2) The amendments made by subsection (e)
shall apply with respect to benefits for which individ-
uals first become eligible after December 1999. For
purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be
treated as ‘‘eligible’’ for a mother’s or father’s insur-
ance benefit under section 202(g) of the Social Secu-
rity Act if such individual meets all requirements for
entitlement to such benefit under such section (as
amended by subsection (c)) except the filing of an
application for such benefit.
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF FURTHER INCREASES IN DELAYED RE-
TIREMENT CREDIT.
Section 202(w)(6) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402(w)(6)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2005’’
and inserting ‘‘1993’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘2⁄3 of 1
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘3⁄8 of 1 percent’’, and by
striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘1992’’.
SEC. 5. PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHING AGE 65 AS CONVER-
SION AGE FROM ENTITLEMENT TO DISABIL-
ITY BENEFITS TO ENTITLEMENT TO OLD-AGE
RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
(a) SUBSTITUTION OF AGE 65 FOR RETIREMENT
AGE WITH RESPECT TO TERMINATION OF DISABILITY
INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section 223(a)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)(1)) is amended, in sub-
paragraph (B) and in the matter following subparagraph
(D), by striking ‘‘retirement age (as defined in section
216(l))’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘age 65’’.
(b) TRANSITION FROM ENTITLEMENT TO DISABIL-
ITY INSURANCE BENEFITS TO ENTITLEMENT TO OLD-
AGE
INSURANCE
BENEFITS
AT
AGE
65.—Section
202(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)(3)) is amended
by striking ‘‘retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))’’
and inserting ‘‘age 65’’.
(c) DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFIT LIMITED TO
OLD-AGE INSURANCE BENEFIT AMOUNT COMPUTED AS
IF MONTH OF ONSET OF DISABILITY WERE MONTH OF
ATTAINMENT OF AGE 65.—Section 223(a)(2) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 423(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) by striking ‘‘(2) Except’’ and inserting
‘‘(2)(A) Except’’;
(3) by inserting ‘‘and subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph’’ after ‘‘section 215(b)(2)(A)(ii)’’;
(4) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i) or (ii)’’;
and
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) The amount determined under subparagraph
(A) shall not exceed the amount which would be such indi-
vidual’s old-age insurance benefit if—
‘‘(i) such individual were entitled to an old-age
insurance benefit equal (without the application of
section 202(q) to such old-age insurance benefit) to
such individual’s disability insurance benefit as de-
termined under subparagraph (A), and
‘‘(ii) section 202(q) were applied to such old-
age insurance benefit as if such individual had at-
tained age 65 in the first month, described in clause
(i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), which is applicable
under subparagraph (A) in determining such individ-
ual’s benefit.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to any disability insurance benefit
if the first month applicable under clause (i) or (ii) of sec-
tion 223(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (as amended
by this section) in the case of such benefit occurs after
July 2003.
SEC. 6. PHASED REDUCTION IN SPOUSAL BENEFITS OTHER
THAN SURVIVOR’S BENEFITS TO 33 PERCENT
OF PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT.
(a) 
WIFE’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subsection (q) and
paragraph (4) of this subsection, such wife’s insurance
benefit for each month shall be equal to the applicable per-
centage of the primary insurance amount of her husband
(or, in the case of a divorced wife, her former husband)
in connection with the calendar year in which such individ-
ual becomes eligible for such benefit, as specified in the
following table:
‘‘If 
the 
calendar 
year 
in
which the individual be-
comes eligible is:
The applicable percentage shall
be:
Before calendar year 2000 ............
50 percent
Calendar year 2000 .......................
49 percent
Calendar year 2001 .......................
48 percent
Calendar year 2002 .......................
47 percent
Calendar year 2003 .......................
46 percent
Calendar year 2004 .......................
45 percent
Calendar year 2005 .......................
44 percent
Calendar year 2006 .......................
43 percent
Calendar year 2007 .......................
42 percent
Calendar year 2008 .......................
41 percent
Calendar year 2009 .......................
40 percent
Calendar year 2010 .......................
39 percent
Calendar year 2011 .......................
38 percent
Calendar year 2012 .......................
37 percent
Calendar year 2013 .......................
36 percent
Calendar year 2014 .......................
35 percent
Calendar year 2015 .......................
34 percent
After calendar year 2015 ..............
33 percent.’’.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) an individual shall be treated as eligible for
a wife’s insurance benefit if such individual meets
the requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(D) of paragraph (1), and
‘‘(ii) in determining when an individual becomes
eligible for a wife’s insurance benefit, any break in
eligibility of less than 12 consecutive months shall
not be taken into account.’’.
(b) HUSBAND’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(c)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(3)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subsection (q) and
paragraph (2) of this subsection, such husband’s insur-
ance benefit for each month shall be equal to the applica-
ble percentage of the primary insurance amount of his wife
(or, in the case of a divorced husband, his former wife)
in connection with the calendar year in which such individ-
ual becomes eligible for such benefit, as specified in the
following table:
‘‘If the calendar year inwhich
the individual becomes
eligible is:
The applicable percentage shall
be:
Before calendar year 2000 ............
50 percent
Calendar year 2000 .......................
49 percent
Calendar year 2001 .......................
48 percent
Calendar year 2002 .......................
47 percent
Calendar year 2003 .......................
46 percent
Calendar year 2004 .......................
45 percent
Calendar year 2005 .......................
44 percent
Calendar year 2006 .......................
43 percent
Calendar year 2007 .......................
42 percent
Calendar year 2008 .......................
41 percent
Calendar year 2009 .......................
40 percent
‘‘If the calendar year inwhich
the individual becomes
eligible is:
The applicable percentage shall
be:
Calendar year 2010 .......................
39 percent
Calendar year 2011 .......................
38 percent
Calendar year 2012 .......................
37 percent
Calendar year 2013 .......................
36 percent
Calendar year 2014 .......................
35 percent
Calendar year 2015 .......................
34 percent
After calendar year 2015 ..............
33 percent.’’.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) an individual shall be treated as eligible for
a husband’s insurance benefit if such individual
meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C),
and (D) of paragraph (1), and
‘‘(ii) in determining when an individual becomes
eligible for a husband’s insurance benefit, any break
in eligibility of less than 12 consecutive months shall
not be taken into account.’’.
SEC. 7. COVERAGE OF STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES
HIRED AFTER 1999.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) of section
210(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
410(a)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) Service described in subsection (r) (relat-
ing to excluded State or local government employ-
ment);’’.
(2) EXCLUDED STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYMENT.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 210 of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 410) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(r) EXCLUDED STATE
OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYMENT.—(1) IN GENERAL.—Service is described
in this subsection if such service is performed in the em-
ploy of a State, of any political subdivision thereof, or of
any instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing
which is wholly owned thereby, and—
‘‘(A)(i) such service would be excluded from the
term ‘employment’ for purposes of this title if sub-
sections (a)(7) and (h) as in effect in March 1994
had remained in effect, and (ii) the requirements of
paragraph (2) are met with respect to such service,
or
‘‘(B) the requirements of paragraph (3) are met
with respect to such service.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
CURRENT
EMPLOYMENT
WHICH CONTINUES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of this
paragraph are met with respect to service for any
employer if such service is performed by an individ-
ual who continuously performs service described in
paragraph (1)(A)(i) since December 31, 1999.
‘‘(B) ALLOWABLE
BREAKS
IN
SERVICE.—For
purposes of this clause—
‘‘(i) if an individual performing service de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(i) returns to the
performance of such service after being sepa-
rated therefrom for a period of less than 366
consecutive days, regardless of whether the pe-
riod begins before, on, or after December 31,
1999, then such service shall be considered con-
tinuous, and
‘‘(ii) if an individual performing service de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(i) returns to the
performance of such service after performing
service as a member of a uniformed service (in-
cluding, for purposes of this clause, service in
the National Guard and temporary service in
the Coast Guard Reserve) and after exercising
restoration or reemployment rights as provided
under chapter 43 of title 38, United States
Code, then the service so performed as a mem-
ber of a uniformed service shall be considered
service described in paragraph (1)(A)(i).
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
MULTIPLE
JURISDIC-
TIONS.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), under
regulations (consistent with regulations established
under section 3121(t)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986)—
‘‘(i) MULTIPLE
AGENCIES
AND
INSTRU-
MENTALITIES.—All agencies and instrumental-
ities of a State (as defined in section 218(b))
and of the political subdivisions thereof shall be
treated as a single employer, and all agencies
and instrumentalities of the District of Colum-
bia shall be treated as a single employer.
‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE STATES.—If an individual,
after separation from service described in para-
graph (1)(A)(I) for any State, commences serv-
ice described in paragraph (1)(A)(I) for any
other State and such service for such other
State does not consist of service covered under
an agreement entered into under section 218,
such commencement of such service for such
other State shall be treated as a return to the
performance of the service from which such sep-
aration occurred. For purposes of this clause,
the term ‘service’ for a State means service—
‘‘(I) for such State (as defined in sec-
tion 218(b)),
‘‘(II) for any political subdivision (as
so defined) of such State, or
‘‘(III) for any agency or instrumental-
ity of such State or political subdivision.
For purposes of subclauses (I) and (III), the
term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia.
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of this
paragraph are met with respect to service if such
service is performed—
‘‘(i) by an individual who is employed by a
State or political subdivision thereof to relieve
such individual from unemployment,
‘‘(ii) in a hospital, home, or other institu-
tion by a patient or inmate thereof as an em-
ployee of a State or political subdivision thereof
or of the District of Columbia,
‘‘(iii) by an individual, as an employee of
a State or political subdivision thereof or of the
District of Columbia, serving on a temporary
basis in case of fire, storm, snow, earthquake,
flood, or other similar emergency,
‘‘(iv) by any individual as an employee in-
cluded under section 5351(2) of title 5, United
States Code (relating to certain interns, student
nurses, and other student employees of hos-
pitals of the District of Columbia Government),
other than as a medical or dental intern or a
medical or dental resident in training,
‘‘(v) by an election official or election
worker if the remuneration paid in a calendar
year for such service is less than $100, except
to the extent that service by such election offi-
cial or election worker is included in employ-
ment under an agreement under section 218, or
‘‘(vi) by an employee in a position com-
pensated solely on a fee basis which is treated
pursuant to section 211(c)(2)(E) as a trade or
business for purposes of inclusion of such fees
in net earnings from self-employment.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this para-
graph, the terms ‘State’ and ‘political subdivision’
have the meanings given those terms in section
218(b).’’.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Subsection (k) of section 210 of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 410(k)) (relating to covered
transportation service) is repealed.
(B) Section 210(p) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
410(p)) is amended—
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘service is performed’’ and all that follows
and inserting ‘‘service is service described
in subsection (r)(3)(A).’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting
‘‘under subsection (a)(7) as in effect in
March 1994 and applicable with respect to
service 
performed 
before 
January 
1,
2000,’’ after ‘‘section’’.
(C) Section 218(c)(6) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 418(c)(6)) is amended—
(i) by striking subparagraph (C);
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs
(D) and (E) as subparagraphs (C) and
(D), respectively; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (F) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(E) service which is included as employment
under section 210(a).’’
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE INTERNAL REVENUE
CODE OF 1986.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) of section
3121(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (re-
lating to employment) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) service described in subsection (t) (relating
to excluded State or local government employ-
ment);’’.
(2) EXCLUDED STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYMENT.—Section 3121 of such Code is
amended by inserting after subsection (s) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(t) EXCLUDED STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EM-
PLOYMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Service is described in this
subsection if such service is performed in the employ
of a State, of any political subdivision thereof, or of
any instrumentality of any one or more of the fore-
going which is wholly owned thereby, and—
‘‘(A)(i) such service would be excluded
from the term ‘employment’ for purposes of this
chapter if the provisions of subsections (b)(7)
and (j) as in effect in March 1994 had re-
mained in effect, and (ii) the requirements of
paragraph (2) are met with respect to such
service, or
‘‘(B) the requirements of paragraph (3)
are met with respect to such service.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
WHICH CONTINUES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of
this paragraph are met with respect to service
for any employer if such service is performed by
an individual who continuously performs service
described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) since Decem-
ber 31, 1999.
‘‘(B) ALLOWABLE BREAKS IN SERVICE.—
For purposes of this clause—
‘‘(i) if an individual performing serv-
ice described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) re-
turns to the performance of such service
after being separated therefrom for a pe-
riod of less than 366 consecutive days, re-
gardless of whether the period begins be-
fore, on, or after December 31, 1999, then
such service shall be considered continu-
ous, and
‘‘(ii) if an individual performing serv-
ice described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) re-
turns to the performance of such service
after performing service as a member of a
uniformed service (including, for purposes
of this clause, service in the National
Guard and temporary service in the Coast
Guard Reserve) and after exercising res-
toration or reemployment rights as pro-
vided under chapter 43 of title 38, United
States Code, then the service so performed
as a member of a uniformed service shall
be considered service described in para-
graph (1)(A)(i).
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE AGENCIES
AND
INSTRUMENTALITIES.—For purposes of
subparagraph (A), under regulations:
‘‘(i) MULTIPLE
AGENCIES
AND
IN-
STRUMENTALITIES
WITHIN
STATES.—All
agencies and instrumentalities of a State
(as defined in section 218(b) of the Social
Security Act) and of the political subdivi-
sions thereof shall be treated as a single
employer, and all agencies and instrumen-
talities of the District of Columbia shall be
treated as a single employer.
‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE STATES.—If an indi-
vidual, after separation from service de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(I) for any
State, commences service described in
paragraph (1)(A)(I) for any other State
and such service for such other State does
not consist of service covered under an
agreement entered into under section 218
of the Social Security Act, such commence-
ment of such service for such other State
shall be treated as a return to the perform-
ance of the service from which such sepa-
ration occurred. For purposes of this
clause, the term ‘service’ for a State means
service—
‘‘(I) for such State (as defined in
section 218(b) of the Social Security
Act),
‘‘(II) for any political subdivision
(as so defined) of such State, or
‘‘(III) for any agency or instru-
mentality of such State or political
subdivision.
For purposes of subclauses (I) and (III),
the term ‘State’ includes the District of
Columbia.
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of
this paragraph are met with respect to service
if such service is performed—
‘‘(i) by an individual who is employed
by a State or political subdivision thereof
to relieve such individual from unemploy-
ment,
‘‘(ii) in a hospital, home, or other in-
stitution by a patient or inmate thereof as
an employee of a State or political subdivi-
sion thereof or of the District of Columbia,
‘‘(iii) by an individual, as an employee
of a State or political subdivision thereof
or of the District of Columbia, serving on
a temporary basis in case of fire, storm,
snow, earthquake, flood, or other similar
emergency,
‘‘(iv) by any individual as an employee
included under section 5351(2) of title 5,
United States Code (relating to certain in-
terns, student nurses, and other student
employees of hospitals of the District of
Columbia Government), other than as a
medical or dental intern or a medical or
dental resident in training,
‘‘(v) by an election official or election
worker if the remuneration paid in a cal-
endar year for such service is less than
$100, except to the extent that service by
such election official or election worker is
included in employment under an agree-
ment under section 218 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, or
‘‘(vi) by an employee in a position
compensated solely on a fee basis which is
treated pursuant to section 1402(c)(2)(E)
as a trade or business for purposes of in-
clusion of such fees in net earnings from
self-employment.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this para-
graph, the terms ‘State’ and ‘political subdivi-
sion’ have the meanings given those terms in
section 218(b) of the Social Security Act.’’.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Subsection (j) of such section 3121
(relating to covered transportation service) is
repealed.
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 3121(u) of
such Code (relating to application of hospital
insurance tax to Federal, State, and local em-
ployment) is amended—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘service is performed’’ in clause (ii) and all
that follows through the end of such sub-
paragraph and inserting ‘‘service is service
described in subsection (t)(3)(A).’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘under subsection (b)(7) as in effect in
March 1994 and applicable with respect to
service 
performed 
before 
January 
1,
2000,’’ after ‘‘chapter’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to service performed
after December 31, 1999.
SEC. 8. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON DROP OUT YEARS FOR
DISABLED WORKERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(b)(2)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) The number of an individual’s benefit com-
putation years equals the number of elapsed years reduced
by 5 years, except that the number of an individual’s bene-
fit computation years shall in no case be less than two.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to any disability insurance benefit
if the first month applicable under clause (i) or (ii) of sec-
tion 223(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (as amended
by section 5) in the case of such benefit occurs after July
2003.
SEC. 9. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FIRST PAYABLE IN
JULY AND EFFECTIVE ON BIENNIAL BASIS
UNLESS ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT WOULD EX-
CEED 4 PERCENT.
(a) ADJUSTMENTS PAYABLE IN JULY RATHER THAN
JANUARY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(2) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking
‘‘December’’ and inserting ‘‘June’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking
‘‘November’’ and inserting ‘‘May’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘No-
vember’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘May’’.
(2) BASE QUARTER.—Section 215(i)(1)(A) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘September 30’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31’’,
and by striking ‘‘1982’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 215(i)(5)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(i)(5)(A)) is amended, in the matter
following clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December’’
and inserting ‘‘June’’.
(B) Section 203(f)(8)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘December’’ and inserting ‘‘June’’.
(C) Section 230(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
430(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘December’’
and inserting ‘‘June’’.
(4) PRIOR APPLICABLE LAW.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—
(i) Section 215(i) of such Act as in ef-
fect in December 1978, and as applied in
certain cases under the provisions of such
Act as in effect after December 1978, is
amended by striking ‘‘December’’ in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) and inserting ‘‘June’’,
and by striking ‘‘November’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘May’’.
(ii) Section 215(i)(1)(A) of such Act
as in effect in December 1978, and as ap-
plied in certain cases after December
1978, is amended by striking ‘‘September
30’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31’’, and by
striking ‘‘1982’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
(iii) Section 215(i)(4) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(i)(4)) is amended—
(I) by striking ‘‘and by section
9001’’ and inserting ‘‘, by section
9001’’; and
(II) by inserting ‘‘and by section
7 of the Social Security Entitlement
Reform Amendments of 1994,’’ after
‘‘1986,’’.
(B) MINIMUM BENEFITS.—Section 202(m)
of such Act (as it applies in certain cases by
reason of section 2 of Public Law 97–123) is
amended by striking ‘‘November’’ and inserting
‘‘May’’.
(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply with respect to in-
creases under section 215(i) of the Social Secu-
rity Act which take effect with months after
December 1998.
(B) TRANSITION RULE.—For purposes of
section 215(i) of the Social Security Act (or
section 215(i) of such Act as in effect in De-
cember 1978, and as applied in certain cases
under the provisions of such Act as in effect
after December 1978), notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary in such section, the
‘‘base quarter’’ (as defined in paragraph
(1)(A)(i) of such section as amended by para-
graph (2) or (4)) in the calendar year 1999
shall not be a ‘‘cost-of-living computation quar-
ter’’ within the meaning of such section.
(b) ADJUSTMENTS EFFECTIVE ON BIENNIAL BASIS
UNLESS ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT WOULD EXCEED 4 PER-
CENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(1)(B) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)(B)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) the term ‘cost-of-living computation quar-
ter’ means a base quarter, as defined in subpara-
graph (A)(i); except that there shall be no cost-of-
living computation quarter in any calendar year—
‘‘(i) if the base quarter, as defined in sub-
paragraph (A)(i), in the prior calendar year was
a cost-of-living computation quarter, and the
applicable increase percentage (as determined
under subclause (I) or (II), as applicable, of
subparagraph (C)(i)) does not exceed 4 percent,
or
‘‘(ii) if in the year prior to such year a law
has been enacted providing a general benefit in-
crease under this title or if in such prior year
such a general benefit increase becomes effec-
tive;’’.
(2) RULES APPLICABLE IN CASES OF INITIAL
ELIGIBILITY.—
(A) 
INITIAL
APPLICABILITY
OF
IN-
CREASES.—Section 215(i)(2)(A)(iii) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(iii)(I) Except as otherwise provided in this clause,
in the case of an individual who becomes eligible for an
old-age or disability insurance benefit (or who dies prior
to becoming so eligible) in any year, the individual’s pri-
mary insurance amount (without regard to the time of en-
titlement to that benefit) shall be increased only by appli-
cable increases provided under clause (ii) in years subse-
quent to such year, and only with respect to benefits pay-
able for months after June of the year following such year.
‘‘(II) Subclause (I) shall not apply with respect to
increases other than those provided under this subsection.
‘‘(III) With respect to a primary insurance amount
determined under subsection (a)(1)(C)(i)(I) in the case of
an individual to whom that subsection (as in effect in De-
cember 1981) applied, subclause (I) shall apply subject to
the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(C)(i) and clauses (iv)
and (v) of this subparagraph (as then in effect).’’.
(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
DETERMINING
CERTAIN
INITIAL
INCREASES.—Section
215(i)(1)(C) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
415(i)(1)(C)) is amended—
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) and
(ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(i) except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), ’’ after ‘‘(C)’’;
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘lower;’’
at the end of subclause (II) (as redesig-
nated); and
(iv) by adding at the end the following
new clause:
‘‘(ii) in the case of the first year in which there
occurs (in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(iii)) an
increase under this subsection in the amounts re-
ferred to in subclauses (II) and (III) of paragraph
(2)(A)(ii) with respect to any primary insurance
amount, if such first year is preceded by a year in
which no cost-of-living computation quarter occurs
under this subsection, for purposes of deriving under
this subsection the increase in such first year in
such amounts, the term ‘applicable increase percent-
age’ means the lesser of—
‘‘(I) the applicable increase percentage as
defined in clause (i), or
‘‘(II) the percentage (rounded to the near-
est one-tenth of percent) by which the
Consumer Price Index for the first calendar
quarter of such first year (as prepared by the
Department of Labor) exceeds such index for
the first calendar quarter for the preceding cal-
endar year;’’.
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(i) Section 215(i)(2)(D) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) is amended by
striking ‘‘a benefit increase is resultantly
required and the percentage thereof’’ and
inserting ‘‘benefit increases are resultantly
required and the percentages thereof’’.
(ii) Section 215(i)(5)(A) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 415(i)(5)(A)) is amended—
(I) in clause (i), by striking
‘‘under clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(C)
rather than under clause (i) of such
paragraph’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘under
paragraph 
(1)(C) 
by 
applying
subclause (II) of paragraph (1)(C)(i)
rather than subclause (I) thereof’’;
and
(II) in the matter following
clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘with respect
to which the ‘applicable increase per-
centage’ was determined as described
in 
clause 
(i)’’ 
after 
‘‘paragraph
(2)(A)(ii)’’.
(3) CONTINUED
ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENT
OF
EARNINGS TEST EXEMPT AMOUNTS AND CONTRIBU-
TION AND BENEFIT BASE.—
(A) EXEMPT
AMOUNT
UNDER
EARNINGS
TEST.—Section 203(f)(8)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(A)) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘in which such quar-
ter occurs’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary
shall determine and publish in the Federal
Register on or before November 1 of each
calendar year’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘the calendar year
after the calendar year in which such bene-
fit increase is effective’’ and inserting ‘‘the
subsequent calendar year’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘the calendar year
after the calendar year in which the benefit
increase is effective’’ and inserting ‘‘such
subsequent calendar year’’.
(B) CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT BASE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Section 230(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 430(a)) is amended—
(I) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘in which
such quarter occurs’’ and inserting
‘‘The Secretary shall determine and
publish in the Federal Register on or
before November 1 of each calendar
year’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘the calendar
year in which such quarter occurs’’
and inserting ‘‘such calendar year’’.
(ii) PRIOR APPLICABLE LAW.—Section
230(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 430(d)) is
amended by inserting after ‘‘except that,’’
the following: ‘‘for purposes of subsection
(a) of such section 230 as so in effect, the
Secretary shall make the determination
and publication required thereunder on or
before November 1 of each calendar year,
and that,’’.
(4) AMENDMENT RELATING TO PRIOR APPLICA-
BLE LAW GOVERNING COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES.—
Section 215(i)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(4))
is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ‘‘The Secretary shall provide by regulation
for the continued application of this subsection as in
effect in December 1978 as provided by the preced-
ing provisions of this paragraph and the amend-
ments referred to therein. Such regulations shall
provide for the application of the amendments to the
provisions of this subsection made by section 7 of
the Social Security Entitlement Reform Amend-
ments of 1994 so as to have the same effect on the
corresponding provisions of this subsection as in ef-
fect in December 1978 and applicable in accordance
with this paragraph.’’.
(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply with respect to in-
creases under section 215(i) of the Social Security
Act which take effect with the month of June of
years after 2000.
SEC. 10. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON WIDOW’S AND WIDOW-
ER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS BY REASON OF
EARLY 
RETIREMENT 
OF 
THE 
DECEASED
SPOUSE.
(a) WIDOW’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(e)(2)(D) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(D)) is re-
pealed.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
202(e) of such Act is further amended—
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (q), paragraph (7) of this subsection,
and subparagraph (D) of this paragraph,’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection (q) and paragraph (7) of
this subsection,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (q) and (k), paragraph (2)(D), and
paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (q)
and (k) and paragraph (3)’’.
(b) WIDOWER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(f)(3)(D) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(3)(D)) is repealed.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
202(f) of such Act is further amended—
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (q) and (k), paragraph (3)(D), and
paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (q)
and (k) and paragraph (4)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (q), paragraph (2) of this subsection,
and subparagraph (D) of this paragraph,’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection (q) and paragraph (2) of
this subsection,’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to benefits of individ-
uals attaining early retirement age (as defined in section
216(l)(2) of the Social Security Act) after 1999.
SEC. 11. ADJUSTMENT IN REDUCTION OF WIDOW’S AND
WIDOWER’S INSURANCE BENEFITS UPON AT-
TAINMENT OF AGE 85 AFTER CALENDAR
YEAR 2019.
Section 202(q) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(q)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(12) In the case of any individual’s widow’s or wid-
ower’s insurance benefit for any month in or after a year
specified in the following table, if such individual has at-
tained 85 years of age as of the end of such month, the
percentage specified in such table in connection with such
year shall be applied in paragraph (1) in lieu of the sum
of reduction percentages specified in paragraph (1):
‘‘If the year is:
The specified percentage shall
be:
After 2019 and before 2022 ..........
5⁄12 of 1 percent
After 2021 and before 2024 ..........
1⁄3 of 1 percent
After 2023 and before 2026 ..........
1⁄4 of 1 percent
After 2025 and before 2028 ..........
1⁄6 of 1 percent
After 2027 .....................................
1⁄12 of 1 percent.’’.
SEC. 12. GENERAL INCREASE IN BENEFITS FOR INDIVID-
UALS ATTAINING AGE 85 OR MORE YEARS OF
AGE AFTER CALENDAR YEAR 2019.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
(y) ‘‘GENERAL BENEFIT INCREASE
FOR BENE-
FICIARIES OVER 85 YEARS OF AGE.—(1) The amount of
a monthly insurance benefit under this section or section
223 payable to an individual for any month ending after
such individual attains 85 or more years of age after 2019
shall be the amount of such benefit as determined without
regard to this subsection, increased by the applicable per-
centage increase specified in the following table:
‘‘If the individual attains 85
or more years of age in:
The applicable percentage in-
crease 
under 
this 
sub-
section in such benefit for
each month in such year
shall be:
2020 ...............................................
1 percent
2021 ...............................................
2 percent
2022 ...............................................
3 percent
2023 ...............................................
4 percent
2024 or a later year ......................
5 percent.’’.
‘‘(2) This subsection shall be applied after any reduc-
tion under section 203(a) and any increase under sub-
section (w).’’.
(b) ROUNDING.—Section 215(g) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(g)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and after’’ and inserting
‘‘after’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and after any increase
under section 202(y)’’ after ‘‘section 1840(a)(1)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to benefits for months
after December 2019.
SEC. 13. INCREASE IN SURVIVING CHILD’S INSURANCE
BENEFITS.
Section 202(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402(d)(2)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and
(2) by striking the last sentence and inserting
at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) Such child’s insurance benefit for each month
shall, if the individual on the basis of whose wages and
self-employment income the child is entitled to such bene-
fit has died in or prior to such month, be equal to the
applicable percentage of the primary insurance amount of
such individual in connection with such child’s first month
of entitlement, as set forth in the following table:
‘‘If the first month of entitle-
ment occurs:
The applicable percentage of
the 
primary 
insurance
amount is:
Before 2000 ...................................
75 percent
After 1999 and before 2010 ..........
80 percent
‘‘If the first month of entitle-
ment occurs:
The applicable percentage of
the 
primary 
insurance
amount is:
After 2009 and before 2025 ..........
85 percent
After 2024 .....................................
90 percent.’’.
SEC. 14. GRADUAL REDUCTION IN AGE NECESSARY FOR
ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY
INCOME BENEFITS ON THE BASIS OF AGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(A)(i) as of the end of a year specified in the
following table, attains the age specified in such
table in connection with such year:
‘‘If the year is:
The specified age is:
Before 2000 ...................................
65 years
2000 ...............................................
64 years, 9 months
2001 ...............................................
64 years, 6 months
2002 ...............................................
64 years, 3 months
2003 ...............................................
64 years
2004 ...............................................
63 years, 9 months
2005 ...............................................
63 years, 6 months
2006 ...............................................
63 years, 3 months
2007 ...............................................
63 years
2008 ...............................................
62 years, 9 months
2009 ...............................................
62 years, 6 months
2010 ...............................................
62 years, 3 months
After 2010 .....................................
62 years
‘‘(ii) is blind (as determined under paragraph
(2)), or
‘‘(iii) is disabled (as determined under para-
graph (3)), and’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1601 of such Act, as in effect pur-
suant to the amendment made by section 301 of the
Social Security Amendments of 1972, (42 U.S.C.
1381) is amended by striking ‘‘have attained age 65
or are blind’’ and inserting ‘‘are aged, blind,’’.
(2) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382a(b)(4)) is amended—
(A) in each of subparagraphs (A) and
(B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘not attained age 65’’
and inserting ‘‘not, as of the end of a year
specified in the table set forth in section
1614(a)(1)(A)(i), attained the age specified
in such table in connection with such
year’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘he attained age 65’’
and inserting ‘‘such individual attained
such age’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘at-
tained age 65’’ and inserting ‘‘, as of the end
of a year specified in the table set forth in sec-
tion 1614(a)(1)(A)(i), attained the age specified
in such table in connection with such year’’.
(3) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘not attained
age 65’’ and inserting ‘‘not, as of the end of a year
specified 
in 
the 
table 
set 
forth 
in 
section
1614(a)(1)(A)(i), attained the age specified in such
table in connection with such year’’.
(4) Section 1620(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382i(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘under age 65’’
and inserting ‘‘, as of the end of a year specified in
the table set forth in section 1614(a)(1)(A)(i), have
not attained the age specified in such table in con-
nection with such year’’.
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