I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4583 
To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and 
future generations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2023 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. NEAL, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. 
CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. DOGGETT, 
Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. SE-
WELL, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. CHU, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. KILDEE, 
Mr. BEYER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. DELAURO, 
Mr. 
COURTNEY, 
Mr. 
HIMES, 
Mrs. 
HAYES, 
Ms. 
ADAMS, 
Mr. 
AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BALINT, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
BOWMAN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. BUSH, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. CARSON, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CASAR, 
Mr. CASE, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COSTA, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CROW, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. FOSTER, Mrs. FOUSHEE, 
Ms. LOIS
FRANKEL
of Florida, Mr. FROST, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. 
VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
HORSFORD, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. IVEY, Mr. JACK-
SON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, 
Mr. KILMER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. LIEU, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MAG-
AZINER, Ms. MANNING, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCLELLAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. 
MENG, Mr. MFUME, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. 
MRVAN, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEGUSE, 
Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PAL-
LONE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 
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POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. 
RASKIN, Ms. ROSS, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. 
SALINAS, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. 
SLOTKIN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. SOTO, Ms. 
STEVENS, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, 
Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, 
Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. TORRES of 
New York, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. VARGAS, 
Mr. VEASEY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Ms. 
WILSON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees 
on Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits 
for current and future generations. 
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 ‘‘Social Security 2100 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—STRENGTHENING BENEFITS 
Sec. 101. Across-the-board benefit increase. 
Sec. 102. More accurate cost-of-living adjustment. 
Sec. 103. Increasing the minimum benefit for long-term low earners. 
Sec. 104. Increasing threshold amounts for inclusion of Social Security benefits 
in income. 
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Sec. 105. Improving benefits for widows and widowers in two-income house-
holds. 
Sec. 106. Increasing benefits for beneficiaries after 15 years of eligibility. 
Sec. 107. Providing caregiver credits for Social Security. 
Sec. 108. Eliminating the 5-month waiting period for disability benefits. 
Sec. 109. Establishing a gradual offset for disability beneficiaries with earn-
ings. 
Sec. 110. Repealing the Government pension offset and windfall elimination 
provisions. 
Sec. 111. Extending the child’s benefit for post-secondary school students 
under age 26. 
Sec. 112. Increasing access to benefits for children who live with grandparents 
or other relatives. 
Sec. 113. Preventing an unintended drop in benefits relating to the application 
of the National Average Wage Index. 
Sec. 114. Holding SSI, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries harmless. 
TITLE II—STRENGTHENING THE TRUST FUND 
Sec. 201. Determining wages and self-employment income above contribution 
and benefit base after 2023. 
Sec. 202. Including earnings over $400,000 in Social Security benefit formula. 
Sec. 203. Application of Social Security tax to net investment income. 
Sec. 204. Establishing the Social Security Trust Fund. 
TITLE III—STRENGTHENING SERVICE DELIVERY 
Sec. 301. Clarifying the requirement to mail Social Security account state-
ments. 
Sec. 302. Preventing closure of field and hearing offices and resident or rural 
contact stations. 
Sec. 303. Ensuring access to professional representation. 
TITLE I—STRENGTHENING 
BENEFITS 
SEC. 101. ACROSS-THE-BOARD BENEFIT INCREASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) INCREASE IN PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT 
COMPUTATION
FORMULA.—Section 215(a)(1)(A)(i) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
415(a)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘90 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘93 percent’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to monthly in-
surance benefits payable for months in calendar 
years 2025 through 2034. 
(2) RECOMPUTATION OF PRIMARY INSURANCE 
AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the 
Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall recompute primary insurance amounts 
to the extent necessary— 
(A) to carry out the amendments made by 
this section; and 
(B) to account for the nonapplication of 
such amendments after calendar year 2034. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of ap-
plying subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 215(i)(1) of 
the Social Security Act in any calendar year, nothing in 
this section or the amendments made by this section shall 
be considered a general benefit increase under title II of 
such Act. 
SEC. 102. MORE ACCURATE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(i)(1)(D) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)(D)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Consumer Price Index’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘such index’’ and inserting 
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(c) NO EFFECT ON ADJUSTMENTS UNDER OTHER 
LAWS.—Section 215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 415(i)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) With respect to any provision of law (other than 
in this title, title VIII, or title XVI) which provides for 
an adjustment of an amount under such provision of law 
in the same percentage as a cost-of-living adjustment ap-
plied to benefit amounts under this title, such provision 
of law shall be applied and administered as if the percent-
age of such cost-of-living adjustment applied to benefit 
amounts under this title were determined without regard 
to the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 102 of the Social Security 2100 Act.’’. 
(d) PUBLICATION OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR 
ELDERLY CONSUMERS.—The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish an 
index for each calendar month to be known as the ‘‘Con-
sumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers’’ that indicates 
changes over time in expenditures for consumption which 
are typical for individuals in the United States who have 
attained age 62. 
(e) TRANSITION RULE.—Prior to the publication of 
the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI– 
E) pursuant to subsection (d), the reference to such index 
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made in each of the amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b) shall be deemed to be a reference to the research 
price index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
of the Department of Labor known as the Consumer Price 
Index for Americans 62 years of age and older (R–CPI– 
E). 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply only to determinations made 
with respect to cost-of-living computation quarters 
(as defined in section 215(i)(1)(B) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)(B))) ending on Sep-
tember 30 of calendar years 2024 through 2033. 
(2) NONAPPLICATION AFTER 2033.— 
(A) COLA REDETERMINATIONS.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (B) and determinations 
made with respect to cost-of-living computation 
quarters (as so defined) ending on September 
30 of any calendar year after 2033, section 
215(i) of the Social Security Act shall be ap-
plied as if the determinations described in para-
graph (1) had been made without regard to the 
amendments made by this section. 
(B) INCREASES BASED ON COLA DETER-
MINATIONS.—Notwithstanding section 215(f) of 
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the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of 
Social Security shall, for benefits payable under 
title II for months after November 2034 and 
for benefits payable under title XVI for months 
after December 2034, recompute primary insur-
ance amounts, dollar amounts adjusted under 
section 1617, and any other amounts subject to 
increase on the basis of a determination made 
with respect to cost-of-living computation quar-
ters under section 215(i) of the Social Security 
Act to the extent necessary to apply the rede-
terminations made under subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 103. INCREASING THE MINIMUM BENEFIT FOR LONG- 
TERM LOW EARNERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 215(a)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D)(i) Effective with respect to the benefits of indi-
viduals who become eligible for old-age insurance benefits 
or disability insurance benefits (or die before becoming so 
eligible) after 2024, no primary insurance amount com-
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puted under subparagraph (A) may be less than the great-
er of— 
‘‘(I) the minimum monthly amount computed 
under subparagraph (C); or 
‘‘(II) in the case of an individual who has more 
than 10 years of work (as defined in clause (iv)(I)), 
the alternative minimum amount determined under 
clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii)(I) The alternative minimum amount determined 
under this clause is the applicable percentage of 1⁄12 of 
the annual dollar amount determined under clause (iii) for 
the year in which the amount is determined. 
‘‘(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable 
percentage is the percentage specified in connection with 
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 ......................................................................................
6.25 percent
12 ......................................................................................
12.50 percent
13 ......................................................................................
18.75 percent
14 ......................................................................................
25.00 percent
15 ......................................................................................
31.25 percent
16 ......................................................................................
37.50 percent
17 ......................................................................................
43.75 percent
18 ......................................................................................
50.00 percent
19 ......................................................................................
56.25 percent
20 ......................................................................................
62.50 percent
21 ......................................................................................
68.75 percent
22 ......................................................................................
75.00 percent
23 ......................................................................................
81.25 percent
24 ......................................................................................
87.50 percent
25 ......................................................................................
93.75 percent
26 ......................................................................................
100.00 percent
27 ......................................................................................
106.25 percent
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‘‘If the number of years 
The applicable 
of work is: 
percentage is: 
28 ......................................................................................
112.50 percent
29 ......................................................................................
118.75 percent
30 or more ........................................................................
125.00 percent. 
‘‘(iii) The annual dollar amount determined under 
this clause is— 
‘‘(I) for calendar year 2025, the poverty guide-
line for 2024; and 
‘‘(II) for any calendar year after 2025, the an-
nual dollar amount established for the calendar year 
preceding such calendar year, or, if larger, the an-
nual dollar amount for 2025 multiplied by the ratio 
of— 
‘‘(aa) the national average wage index (as 
defined in section 209(k)(1)) for the second cal-
endar year preceding the calendar year for 
which the determination is made, to 
‘‘(bb) the national average wage index (as 
so defined) for 2023. 
‘‘(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) the term ‘year of work’ means, with re-
spect to an individual, a year to which 4 quarters of 
coverage have been credited based on such individ-
ual’s wages and self-employment income; and 
‘‘(II) the term ‘poverty guideline for 2024’ 
means the annual poverty guideline for 2024 (as up-
dated annually in the Federal Register by the De-
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partment of Health and Human Services under the 
authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981) as applicable to a single 
individual.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 209(k)(1) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 409(k)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘215(a)(1)(E),’’ after ‘‘215(a)(1)(D),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to monthly in-
surance benefits payable for months in calendar 
years 2025 through 2034. 
(2) RECOMPUTATION OF PRIMARY INSURANCE 
AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the 
Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall recompute primary insurance amounts 
to the extent necessary— 
(A) to carry out the amendments made by 
this section; and 
(B) to account for the nonapplication of 
such amendments after calendar year 2034. 
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SEC. 104. INCREASING THRESHOLD AMOUNTS FOR INCLU-
SION OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS IN IN-
COME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 86 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Gross income for the taxable 
year of any taxpayer described in subsection (b) (notwith-
standing section 207 of the Social Security Act) includes 
Social Security benefits in an amount equal to the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(1) 85 percent of the Social Security benefits 
received during the taxable year, or 
‘‘(2) one-half of the excess described in sub-
section (b)(1).’’. 
(b) BASE AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of section 86 of 
such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) BASE AMOUNT.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘base amount’ means— 
‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this para-
graph, $35,000, 
‘‘(2) $50,000 in the case of a joint return, and 
‘‘(3) zero in the case of a taxpayer who— 
‘‘(A) is married as of the close of the tax-
able year (within the meaning of section 7703) 
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but does not file a joint return for such year, 
and 
‘‘(B) does not live apart from his spouse at 
all times during the taxable year.’’. 
(c) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUNDS.— 
(1) HOSPITAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND HELD 
HARMLESS.—Of the total revenue from taxation of 
social security benefits, there are appropriated to the 
Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund such 
amounts as would be transferred to such fund under 
section 121(e) of the Social Security Amendments of 
1983 (42 U.S.C. 401 note) and section 86 of such 
Code as such sections were in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, at such 
times and in such manner as would be provided 
therein. 
(2) TRANSFERS TO PAYOR FUNDS.—Of the bal-
ance of the total revenue from taxation of social se-
curity benefits remaining after appropriations under 
paragraph (1) have been made, there are appro-
priated to each payor fund amounts equivalent to 
the portion of such balance equal to a fraction— 
(A) the numerator of which is the amount 
equivalent to the net revenues received in the 
Treasury attributable to the application of sec-
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tions 86 and 871(a)(3) of such Code to pay-
ments from such payor fund made in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2024, and 
before January 1, 2035; and 
(B) the denominator of which is the total 
revenue from taxation of social security bene-
fits. 
(3) TRANSFERS.—The amounts appropriated 
by paragraph (2) to any payor fund shall be trans-
ferred from time to time (but not less frequently 
than quarterly) from the general fund of the Treas-
ury on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary 
of the Treasury of the amounts referred to in such 
paragraph. Any such quarterly payment shall be 
made on the first day of such quarter and shall take 
into account social security benefits estimated to be 
received during such quarter. Proper adjustments 
shall be made in the amounts subsequently trans-
ferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess 
of or less than the amounts required to be trans-
ferred. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) TOTAL REVENUE FROM TAXATION OF 
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.—The term ‘‘total 
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revenue from taxation of social security bene-
fits’’ means the amount equivalent to the net 
revenues received in the Treasury attributable 
to the application of sections 86 and 871(a)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pay-
ments from any payor fund made in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2024, and 
before January 1, 2035. 
(B) PAYOR
FUND.—The term ‘‘payor 
fund’’ means any trust fund or account from 
which payments of social security benefits are 
made. 
(C) SOCIAL
SECURITY
BENEFITS.—The 
term ‘‘social security benefits’’ has the meaning 
given such term by section 86(d)(1) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(5) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
121(e) of the Social Security Amendments of 1983 
(42 U.S.C. 401 note) is repealed. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2035. 
SEC. 105. IMPROVING BENEFITS FOR WIDOWS AND WID-
OWERS IN TWO-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) WIDOWS.—Section 202(e) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and 
(E), respectively; and 
(v) in the flush matter following sub-
paragraph (E)(ii), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘becomes entitled to an old-age in-
surance benefit’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘such deceased individual,’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) in para-
graph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subsection 
(k)(5), subsection (q), and subparagraph (D) of this 
paragraph, such widow’s insurance benefit for each 
month shall be equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the primary insurance amount (as de-
termined for purposes of this subsection after 
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application of subparagraphs (B) and (C)) of 
such deceased individual, or 
‘‘(ii) subject to paragraph (9), in the case 
of a fully insured widow, 75 percent of the sum 
of any old-age or disability insurance benefit for 
which the widow is entitled for such month and 
the primary insurance amount (as determined 
for purposes of this subsection after application 
of subparagraphs (B) and (C)) of such deceased 
individual.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)(E)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(1)(F)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(E)(i)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) For purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the 
amount determined under such paragraph shall not 
exceed the primary insurance amount for such 
month of a hypothetical individual— 
‘‘(A) who became entitled to old-age insur-
ance benefits upon attaining early retirement 
age during the month in which the deceased in-
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dividual referred to in paragraph (1) became 
entitled to old-age or disability insurance bene-
fits, or died (before becoming entitled to such 
benefits), and 
‘‘(B) to whom wages and self-employment 
income were credited in each of such hypo-
thetical individual’s elapsed years (within the 
meaning of section 215(b)(2)(B)(iii)) in an 
amount equal to the national average wage 
index (as described in section 209(k)(1)) for 
each such year.’’. 
(2) WIDOWERS.—Section 202(f) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and 
(E), respectively; and 
(v) in the flush matter following sub-
paragraph (E)(ii), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or becomes entitled to an old-age 
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insurance benefit’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘such deceased individual,’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) in para-
graph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subsection 
(k)(5), subsection (q), and subparagraph (D) of this 
paragraph, such widower’s insurance benefit for 
each month shall be equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the primary insurance amount (as de-
termined for purposes of this subsection after 
application of subparagraphs (B) and (C)) of 
such deceased individual, or 
‘‘(ii) subject to paragraph (9), in the case 
of a fully insured widower, 75 percent of the 
sum of any old-age or disability insurance ben-
efit for which the widower is entitled for such 
month and the primary insurance amount (as 
determined for purposes of this subsection after 
application of subparagraphs (B) and (C)) of 
such deceased individual.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)(E)’’; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(1)(F)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(E)(i)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) For purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the 
amount determined under such paragraph shall not 
exceed the primary insurance amount for such 
month of a hypothetical individual— 
‘‘(A) who became entitled to old-age insur-
ance benefits upon attaining early retirement 
age during the month in which the deceased in-
dividual referred to in paragraph (1) became 
entitled to old-age or disability insurance bene-
fits, or died (before becoming entitled to such 
benefits), and 
‘‘(B) to whom wages and self-employment 
income were credited in each of such hypo-
thetical individual’s elapsed years (within the 
meaning of section 215(b)(2)(B)(iii)) in an 
amount equal to the national average wage 
index (as described in section 209(k)(1)) for 
each such year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 209(k)(1) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 409(k)(1)), as 
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amended by section 103(c), is further amended by insert-
ing ‘‘202(e)(9), 202(f)(9),’’ after ‘‘sections’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to widow’s or wid-
ower’s insurance benefits payable for months in calendar 
years 2025 through 2034. 
SEC. 106. INCREASING BENEFITS FOR BENEFICIARIES 
AFTER 15 YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY. 
(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: 
‘‘(aa) INCREASE IN BENEFIT AMOUNTS ON ACCOUNT 
OF LONG-TERM ELIGIBILITY.—(1) In the case of an indi-
vidual who is a qualified beneficiary for a calendar year 
after 2024, the amount of any monthly insurance benefit 
of such qualified beneficiary under this section or section 
223 for any month in such calendar year shall be in-
creased in accordance with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘qualified beneficiary’ for a calendar year means an indi-
vidual in any case in which such calendar year is at least 
the 16th year beginning after the applicable year of eligi-
bility for such individual. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this subsection, the applicable 
year of eligibility for an individual is the year in which 
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the individual on whose wages and self-employment in-
come the monthly insurance benefit is based initially be-
came eligible (or died before becoming eligible) for old- 
age insurance benefits under subsection (a) or disability 
insurance benefits under section 223. 
‘‘(3)(A) The increase required under paragraph (1) 
with respect to the monthly insurance benefit of an indi-
vidual who is a qualified beneficiary for a calendar year 
shall be equal to the applicable percentage (specified for 
such benefit in subparagraph (B)) of the full increase 
amount for such calendar year (determined under sub-
paragraph (C)). 
‘‘(B) The applicable percentage specified for a 
monthly insurance benefit under this subparagraph for a 
calendar year is the percentage specified, in connection 
with the year described in the following table, as follows: 
The applicable 
‘‘If the year described is: 
percentage is: 
the 16th year beginning after the applicable year of eligi-
bility ..............................................................................
20 percent
the 17th year beginning after the applicable year of eligi-
bility ..............................................................................
40 percent
the 18th year beginning after the applicable year of eligi-
bility ..............................................................................
60 percent
the 19th year beginning after the applicable year of eligi-
bility ..............................................................................
80 percent
the 20th year beginning after the applicable year of eligi-
bility or later .................................................................
100 percent. 
‘‘(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the full in-
crease amount determined under this subparagraph for a 
calendar year in connection with the monthly insurance 
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benefit of a qualified beneficiary is a dollar amount equal 
to 5 percent of the primary insurance amount of a puta-
tive individual if— 
‘‘(I) such primary insurance amount were de-
termined for January of such calendar year; 
‘‘(II) on January 1 of the applicable year of eli-
gibility for the qualified beneficiary, such putative 
individual were fully insured, attained retirement 
age (as defined in section 216(l)(2)) and were other-
wise eligible for, and applied for, old-age insurance 
benefits; and 
‘‘(III) such putative individual’s average in-
dexed monthly earnings taken into account in deter-
mining such primary insurance amount were equal 
to 1⁄12 of the national average wage index (as de-
fined in section 209(k)(1)) for the second year prior 
to such applicable year of eligibility. 
‘‘(ii)(I) In the case of a monthly insurance benefit 
under subsection (b) or (c), the full increase amount deter-
mined under this subparagraph shall be one-half the 
amount determined under clause (i). 
‘‘(II) in the case of a monthly insurance benefit under 
subsection (d), (g), or (h), the full increase amount deter-
mined under this subparagraph shall be the percentage of 
the amount determined under clause (i) equal to the ratio 
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which the amount of such benefit bears to the primary 
insurance amount (before the application of section 
203(a)) of the individual on whose wages and self-employ-
ment income the monthly insurance benefit is based. 
‘‘(4) In the case of a qualified beneficiary who is enti-
tled to two or more monthly insurance benefits under this 
title for the same month— 
‘‘(A) the earliest applicable year of eligibility for 
such beneficiary with respect to such benefits shall 
be treated as the applicable year of eligibility for 
such beneficiary for the purposes of this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(B) such beneficiary shall be entitled to an in-
crease with respect only to one such benefit. 
‘‘(5) This subsection shall be applied to monthly in-
surance benefits after any increase under subsection (w) 
and any applicable reductions and deductions under this 
title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is 
amended— 
(A) in the last sentence of subsection (a), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (q) and subsection (w)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsections (q), (w), and (aa)’’; 
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(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
sections (k)(5), (q), and (aa)’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
sections (k)(5), (q), and (aa)’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘This paragraph shall apply 
subject to subsection (aa).’’; 
(E) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘subsection (k)(5), subsection (q), and subpara-
graph (D) of this paragraph’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (k)(5), subsection (q), subsection 
(aa), and subparagraph (D) of this paragraph’’; 
(F) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘subsection (k)(5), subsection (q), and subpara-
graph (D) of this paragraph’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (k)(5), subsection (q), subsection 
(aa), and subparagraph (D) of this paragraph’’; 
(G) in subsection (g)(2), by striking 
‘‘Such’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subsections (k)(5) and (aa), such’’; 
(H) in subsection (h)(2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘and subsection (aa)’’ after ‘‘subparagraphs 
(B) and (C)’’; and 
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(2) Section 223(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
423(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 202(q)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 202(q) and 202(aa)’’. 
(3) Section 209(k)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
409(k)(1)) 
is 
amended 
by 
inserting 
‘‘202(aa)(3)(C)(i)(II),’’ before ‘‘203(f)(8)(B)(ii)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to monthly insurance 
benefits payable for months in calendar years 2025 
through 2034. 
SEC. 107. PROVIDING CAREGIVER CREDITS FOR SOCIAL SE-
CURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Social Security Act 
is amended by adding after section 234 (42 U.S.C. 434) 
the following new section: 
‘‘DEEMED WAGES FOR CAREGIVERS OF DEPENDENT 
RELATIVES 
‘‘SEC. 235. (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
section— 
‘‘(1)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the term 
‘qualifying year’ means, in connection with an indi-
vidual, any calendar year during which such indi-
vidual was engaged for not less than 960 hours in 
providing care to a dependent relative without mone-
tary compensation. 
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‘‘(B) The term ‘qualifying year’ does not in-
clude any year ending after the date on which such 
individual attains retirement age (as defined in sec-
tion 216(l)). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘dependent relative’ means, in 
connection with an individual— 
‘‘(A) a child, grandchild, niece, or nephew 
(of such individual or such individual’s spouse 
or domestic partner), or a child to which the in-
dividual or the individual’s spouse or domestic 
partner is standing in loco parentis, who is 
under the age of 12; or 
‘‘(B) a child, grandchild, niece, or nephew 
(of such individual or such individual’s spouse 
or domestic partner), a child to which the indi-
vidual or the individual’s spouse or domestic 
partner is standing in loco parentis, a parent, 
grandparent, sibling, aunt, or uncle (of such in-
dividual or his or her spouse or domestic part-
ner), or such individual’s spouse or domestic 
partner, if such child, grandchild, niece, neph-
ew, parent, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, 
spouse, or domestic partner is a chronically de-
pendent individual. 
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‘‘(3)(A) The term ‘chronically dependent indi-
vidual’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(i) is dependent on a daily basis on verbal 
reminding, physical cueing, supervision, or 
other assistance provided to the individual by 
another person in the performance of at least 
two of the activities of daily living (described in 
subparagraph (B)) or instrumental activities of 
daily living (described in subparagraph (C)); 
and 
‘‘(ii) without the assistance described in 
clause (i), could not perform such activities of 
daily living or instrumental activities of daily 
living. 
‘‘(B) The ‘activities of daily living’ referred to 
in subparagraph (A) means basic personal everyday 
activities, including— 
‘‘(i) eating; 
‘‘(ii) bathing; 
‘‘(iii) dressing; 
‘‘(iv) toileting; and 
‘‘(v) transferring in and out of a bed or in 
and out of a chair. 
‘‘(C) The ‘instrumental activities of daily living’ 
referred to in subparagraph (A) means activities re-
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lated to living independently in the community, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) meal planning and preparation; 
‘‘(ii) managing finances; 
‘‘(iii) shopping for food, clothing, or other 
essential items; 
‘‘(iv) 
performing 
essential 
household 
chores; 
‘‘(v) communicating by phone or other 
form of media; and 
‘‘(vi) traveling around and participating in 
the community. 
‘‘(b) DEEMED WAGES OF CAREGIVER.—(1)(A) For 
purposes of determining entitlement to and the amount 
of any monthly benefit for any month after December 
2024, or entitlement to any lump-sum death payment in 
the case of a death after such month, payable under this 
title on the basis of the wages and self-employment income 
of any individual, including for purposes of determining 
such individual’s insured status for purposes of sections 
214, 216(i)(3), and 223(c), such individual shall be 
deemed to have been paid during each qualifying year (in 
addition to wages or self-employment income actually paid 
to or derived by such individual during such year) at an 
amount per year equal to— 
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‘‘(i) in the case of a qualifying year during 
which no wages, self-employment income, or earn-
ings from noncovered service were actually paid to 
or derived by such individual, 50 percent of the na-
tional average wage index (as defined in section 
209(k)(1)) for the second calendar year preceding 
such calendar year; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any other qualifying year, 
the excess of the amount determined under clause (i) 
over 1⁄2 of the wages, self-employment income, and 
earnings from noncovered service actually paid to or 
derived by such individual during such year. 
‘‘(B) In any case in which there are more than 5 
qualifying years for an individual, the 5 qualifying years 
taken into account for purposes of this section shall be 
the 5 qualifying years (whether or not consecutive) which 
result in the largest monthly benefits payable under this 
title on the basis of the wages and self-employment income 
of the individual for months after December 2024. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘earn-
ings from noncovered service’ means earnings for service 
which did not constitute ‘employment’ as defined in sec-
tion 210 for purposes of this title. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be applicable in the case 
of any monthly benefit or lump-sum death payment if a 
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larger such benefit or payment, as the case may be, would 
be payable without its application. 
‘‘(3) Any assistance or support services provided to 
caregivers under section 1720G of title 38, United States 
Code, shall not be considered wages or self-employment 
income for the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(c) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—(1) Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Commissioner of Social Security shall promulgate such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out this section and 
to prevent fraud and abuse with respect to the benefits 
under this section, including regulations establishing pro-
cedures for the application and certification requirements 
described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) A qualifying year shall not be taken into account 
under this section with respect to an individual unless— 
‘‘(A) the individual submits to the Commis-
sioner of Social Security an application under this 
section that includes— 
‘‘(i) the name and identifying information 
of the dependent relative with respect to whom 
the individual was engaged in providing care 
during such year; 
‘‘(ii) if the dependent relative is not a child 
under the age of 12, documentation from the 
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physician of the dependent relative explaining 
why the dependent relative is a chronically de-
pendent individual; and 
‘‘(iii) such other information as the Com-
missioner may require to verify the status of 
the dependent relative; and 
‘‘(B) for every qualifying year that occurs after 
the first qualifying year, the individual certifies, in 
such form and manner as the Commissioner shall re-
quire, that the information provided in the individ-
ual’s application under this section has not 
changed.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 209(k)(1) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 409(k)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘230(b)(2)’’ the 
first time it appears; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and 235(b)(1)(A)(i),’’ after 
‘‘1977),’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to individuals who be-
come eligible for monthly insurance benefits (or die before 
becoming so eligible) after 2024 and before 2035, except 
that such amendments shall not apply for purposes of de-
termining continuing eligibility or monthly benefit 
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amounts for monthly insurance benefits for any month 
after calendar year 2034. 
SEC. 108. ELIMINATING THE 5-MONTH WAITING PERIOD 
FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter following 
subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘(i) for each month’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘under such disability,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for each month beginning with the 
first month during all of which the individual is 
under a disability and in which the individual be-
comes entitled to such insurance benefits’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘as though he had attained 
age 62’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and as 
though’’ and inserting ‘‘as though he had at-
tained age 62 in the first month for which he 
becomes entitled to such disability insurance 
benefits, and as though’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in or before the first 
month referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
of such sentence, as the case may be,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in or before such month,’’. 
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(b) DISABLED SURVIVING SPOUSES.—Section 202 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(III), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (8)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (6)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘beginning with—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘and ending’’ 
and inserting ‘‘beginning with the first 
month in which she becomes so entitled to 
such insurance benefits and ending’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (6) through (8) as para-
graphs (5) through (7), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(III), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (8)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (6)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘beginning with—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘and ending’’ 
and inserting ‘‘beginning with the first 
month in which he becomes so entitled to 
such insurance benefits and ending’’; and 
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(B) by striking paragraph (5) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (6) through (8) as para-
graphs (5) through (7), respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any individual who 
becomes entitled to monthly insurance benefits in any case 
in which the period of disability during which the indi-
vidual became so entitled begins in a month in calendar 
years 2025 through 2034. 
(d) SPECIAL RULES FOR NONAPPLICATION BEFORE 
2025 AND AFTER 2034.— 
(1) BEFORE
2025.—In the case of any indi-
vidual who would be in a waiting period (as defined 
in section 223(c)(2) of the Social Security Act) as 
of January 2024, the last month of such individual’s 
waiting period shall be deemed to be December 
2024. 
(2) AFTER 2034.—In the case of an individual 
who would be in a waiting period (as so defined) as 
of January 2035 but for the amendments made by 
this section, such individual’s waiting period shall be 
deemed— 
(A) to begin with the month of January 
2035; and 
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