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SEC. 404. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL AND STATE WORK IN-
CENTIVE SERVICES TO ADDITIONAL INDIVID-
UALS.
(a) FEDERAL WORK INCENTIVES OUTREACH PRO-
GRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1149(c)(2) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–20(c)(2)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) DISABLED
BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘dis-
abled beneficiary’ means an individual—
‘‘(A) who is a disabled beneficiary as de-
fined in section 1148(k)(2) of this Act;
‘‘(B) who is receiving a cash payment de-
scribed in section 1616(a) of this Act or a sup-
plementary 
payment 
described 
in 
section
212(a)(3) of Public Law 93–66 (without regard
to whether such payment is paid by the Commis-
sioner pursuant to an agreement under section
1616(a) of this Act or under section 212(b) of
Public Law 93–66);
‘‘(C) who, pursuant to section 1619(b) of
this Act, is considered to be receiving benefits
under title XVI of this Act; or
‘‘(D) who is entitled to benefits under part
A of title XVIII of this Act by reason of the pe-
nultimate sentence of section 226(b) of this Act.’’.
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this subsection shall apply with respect to grants, co-
operative agreements, or contracts entered into on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) STATE GRANTS FOR WORK INCENTIVES ASSIST-
ANCE.—
(1) DEFINITION OF DISABLED BENEFICIARY.—
Section 1150(g)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–
21(g)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) DISABLED
BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘dis-
abled beneficiary’ means an individual—
‘‘(A) who is a disabled beneficiary as de-
fined in section 1148(k)(2) of this Act;
‘‘(B) who is receiving a cash payment de-
scribed in section 1616(a) of this Act or a sup-
plementary 
payment 
described 
in 
section
212(a)(3) of Public Law 93–66 (without regard
to whether such payment is paid by the Commis-
sioner pursuant to an agreement under section
1616(a) of this Act or under section 212(b) of
Public Law 93–66);
‘‘(C) who, pursuant to section 1619(b) of
this Act, is considered to be receiving benefits
under title XVI of this Act; or
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‘‘(D) who is entitled to benefits under part
A of title XVIII of this Act by reason of the pe-
nultimate sentence of section 226(b) of this Act.’’.
(2) ADVOCACY OR OTHER SERVICES NEEDED TO
MAINTAIN
GAINFUL
EMPLOYMENT.—Section
1150(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–21(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ‘‘secure or regain’’ and inserting
‘‘secure, maintain, or regain’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply with respect to pay-
ments provided after the date of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 405. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT CLARIFYING TREAT-
MENT FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OF INDI-
VIDUAL WORK PLANS UNDER THE TICKET TO
WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1148(g)(1) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–19) is amended by adding at
the end, after and below subparagraph (E), the following
new sentence:
‘‘An individual work plan established pursuant to
this subsection shall be treated, for purposes of section
51(d)(6)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as an individualized written plan for employment
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under a State plan for vocational rehabilitation serv-
ices approved under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in section 505
of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement
Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–170; 113 Stat. 1921).
Subtitle B—Miscellaneous
Amendments
SEC. 411. ELIMINATION OF TRANSCRIPT REQUIREMENT IN
REMAND CASES FULLY FAVORABLE TO THE
CLAIMANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(g) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 405(g)) is amended in the sixth sen-
tence by striking ‘‘and a transcript’’ and inserting ‘‘and,
in any case in which the Commissioner has not made a
decision fully favorable to the individual, a transcript’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall apply with respect to final determinations
issued (upon remand) on or after the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 412. NONPAYMENT OF BENEFITS UPON REMOVAL
FROM THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
202(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(n)(1), (2))
are each amended by striking ‘‘or (1)(E)’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section to section 202(n)(1) of the Social Security Act shall
apply to individuals with respect to whom the Commis-
sioner of Social Security receives a removal notice from the
Attorney General after the date of enactment of this Act.
The amendment made by this section to section 202(n)(2)
of the Social Security Act shall apply with respect to remov-
als occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 413. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.
Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination
and Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not
apply to any report required to be submitted under any
of the following provisions of law:
(1)(A) Section 201(c)(2) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 401(c)(2)).
(B) Section 1817(b)(2) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395i(b)(2)).
(C) Section 1841(b)(2) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395t(b)(2)).
(2)(A) Section 221(c)(3)(C) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 421(c)(3)(C)).
(B) Section 221(i)(3) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 421(i)(3)).
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SEC. 414. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS REGARDING
CERTAIN SURVIVOR BENEFITS.
(a) WIDOWS.—Section 216(c) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 416(c)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subclauses (A) through (C)
of clause (6) as subclauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively;
(2) by redesignating clauses (1) through (6) as
clauses (A) through (F), respectively;
(3) in clause (E) (as redesignated), by inserting
‘‘except as provided in paragraph (2),’’ before ‘‘she
was married’’;
(4) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(2) The requirements of paragraph (1)(E) in connec-
tion with the surviving wife of an individual shall be treat-
ed as satisfied if—
‘‘(A) the individual had been married prior to
the individual’s marriage to the surviving wife,
‘‘(B) the prior wife was institutionalized during
the individual’s marriage to the prior wife due to
mental incompetence or similar incapacity,
‘‘(C) during the period of the prior wife’s insti-
tutionalization, the individual would have divorced
the prior wife and married the surviving wife, but the
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individual did not do so because such divorce would
have been unlawful, by reason of the prior wife’s in-
stitutionalization, under the laws of the State in
which the individual was domiciled at the time (as
determined based on evidence satisfactory to the Com-
missioner of Social Security),
‘‘(D) the prior wife continued to remain institu-
tionalized up to the time of her death, and
‘‘(E) the individual married the surviving wife
within 60 days after the prior wife’s death.’’.
(b) WIDOWERS.—Section 216(g) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 416(g)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subclauses (A) through (C)
of clause (6) as subclauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively;
(2) by redesignating clauses (1) through (6) as
clauses (A) through (F), respectively;
(3) in clause (E) (as redesignated), by inserting
‘‘except as provided in paragraph (2),’’ before ‘‘he was
married’’;
(4) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(g)’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
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‘‘(2) The requirements of paragraph (1)(E) in connec-
tion with the surviving husband of an individual shall be
treated as satisfied if—
‘‘(A) the individual had been married prior to
the individual’s marriage to the surviving husband,
‘‘(B) the prior husband was institutionalized
during the individual’s marriage to the prior husband
due to mental incompetence or similar incapacity,
‘‘(C) during the period of the prior husband’s in-
stitutionalization, the individual would have divorced
the prior husband and married the surviving hus-
band, but the individual did not do so because such
divorce would have been unlawful, by reason of the
prior husband’s institutionalization, under the laws
of the State in which the individual was domiciled at
the time (as determined based on evidence satisfactory
to the Commissioner of Social Security),
‘‘(D) the prior husband continued to remain in-
stitutionalized up to the time of his death, and
‘‘(E) the individual married the surviving hus-
band within 60 days after the prior husband’s
death.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 216(k) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 416(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘clause
(5) of subsection (c) or clause (5) of subsection (g)’’ and
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inserting ‘‘clause (E) of subsection (c)(1) or clause (E) of
subsection (g)(1)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall be effective with respect to applications for ben-
efits under title II of the Social Security Act filed during
months ending after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 415. CLARIFICATION RESPECTING THE FICA AND SECA
TAX 
EXEMPTIONS 
FOR 
AN 
INDIVIDUAL
WHOSE EARNINGS ARE SUBJECT TO THE
LAWS OF A TOTALIZATION AGREEMENT PART-
NER.
Sections 1401(c), 3101(c), and 3111(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking ‘‘to
taxes or contributions for similar purposes under’’ and in-
serting ‘‘exclusively to the laws applicable to’’.
SEC. 416. COVERAGE UNDER DIVIDED RETIREMENT SYSTEM
FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES IN KENTUCKY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 218(d)(6)(C) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 418(d)(6)(C)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘Kentucky,’’ after ‘‘Illinois,’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) takes effect on January 1, 2003.
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SEC. 417. COMPENSATION FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADVI-
SORY BOARD.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 703 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 903(f)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘Compensation, Expenses, and Per Diem
‘‘(f) A member of the Board shall, for each day (includ-
ing traveltime) during which the member is attending meet-
ings or conferences of the Board or otherwise engaged in
the business of the Board, be compensated at the daily rate
of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule for each
day during which the member is engaged in performing a
function of the Board. While serving on business of the
Board away from their homes or regular places of business,
members may be allowed travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703
of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Govern-
ment employed intermittently.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall be effective as of January 1, 2002.
SEC. 418. 60-MONTH PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT REQUIRE-
MENT FOR APPLICATION OF GOVERNMENT
PENSION OFFSET EXEMPTION.
(a) 
WIFE’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
402(b)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘if, on’’ and inserting
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‘‘if, during any portion of the last 60 months of such service
prior to’’.
(b) 
HUSBAND’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(c)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘if, on’’ and inserting ‘‘if, during any por-
tion of the last 60 months of such service prior to’’.
(c) 
WIDOW’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(e)(7)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(7)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘if, on’’ and inserting ‘‘if, during any por-
tion of the last 60 months of such service prior to’’.
(d) 
WIDOWER’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section
202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘if, on’’ and inserting ‘‘if, during any por-
tion of the last 60 months of such service prior to’’.
(e) MOTHER’S
AND FATHER’S INSURANCE BENE-
FITS.—Section 202(g)(4)(A) of the such Act (42 U.S.C.
402(g)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘if, on’’ and inserting
‘‘if, during any portion of the last 60 months of such service
prior to’’.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to applications for benefits
under title II of the Social Security Act filed on or after
the first day of the first month that begins after the date
of enactment of this Act, except that such amendments shall
not apply to individuals whose last day of employment
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while in the service of any State (or political subdivision
thereof, as defined in section 218(b)(2) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 418(b)(2))) constitutes covered employ-
ment (as defined in section 210 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 410))
and occurs on or before June 30, 2003, provided that such
period of covered employment for such governmental entity
began on or before December 31, 2002.
Subtitle C—Technical Amendments
SEC. 421. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO RESPON-
SIBLE AGENCY HEAD.
Section 1143 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320b–13) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ the first place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each subsequent place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Commissioner’’.
SEC. 422. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO RETIRE-
MENT BENEFITS OF MINISTERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 211(a)(7) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 411(a)(7)) is amended by inserting
‘‘, but shall not include in any such net earnings from self-
employment the rental value of any parsonage or any par-
sonage allowance (whether or not excluded under section
107 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) provided after
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the individual retires, or any other retirement benefit re-
ceived by such individual from a church plan (as defined
in section 414(e) of such Code) after the individual retires’’
before the semicolon.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall apply to years beginning before, on, or after
December 31, 1994.
SEC. 423. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO DOMES-
TIC EMPLOYMENT.
(a) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—Sec-
tion 3121(a)(7)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking ‘‘described in subsection (g)(5)’’ and
inserting ‘‘on a farm operated for profit’’.
(b) AMENDMENT TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section
209(a)(6)(B) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42
U.S.C. 409(a)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘described in
section 210(f)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘on a farm operated for
profit’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3121(g)(5) of
such Code and section 210(f)(5) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 410(f)(5)) are amended by striking ‘‘or is domestic
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SEC. 424. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS OF OUTDATED REF-
ERENCES.
(a) CORRECTION OF TERMINOLOGY AND CITATIONS
RESPECTING REMOVAL FROM THE UNITED STATES.—Sec-
tion 202(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(n))
(as amended by section 412) is amended further—
(1) by striking ‘‘deportation’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘removal’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘deported’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘removed’’;
(3) in paragraph (1) (in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A)), by striking ‘‘under section 241(a)
(other than under paragraph (1)(C) thereof)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under section 237(a) (other than paragraph
(1)(C) thereof) or 212(a)(6)(A)’’;
(4) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘under any of
the paragraphs of section 241(a) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (other than under paragraph
(1)(C) thereof)’’ and inserting ‘‘under any of the
paragraphs of section 237(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (other than paragraph (1)(C) thereof)
or under section 212(a)(6)(A) of such Act’’;
(5) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (19) of section
241(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D) of sec-
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(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (19)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’; and
(6) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Deportation’’
and inserting ‘‘Removal’’.
(b) CORRECTION OF CITATION RESPECTING THE TAX
DEDUCTION RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF
SELF-EMPLOYED
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 211(a)(15) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 411(a)(15)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 162(m)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 162(l)’’.
(c) ELIMINATION OF REFERENCE TO OBSOLETE 20-
DAY AGRICULTURAL WORK TEST.—Section 3102(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and
the employee has not performed agricultural labor for the
employer on 20 days or more in the calendar year for cash
remuneration computed on a time basis’’.
SEC. 425. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RESPECTING SELF-EM-
PLOYMENT INCOME IN COMMUNITY PROP-
ERTY STATES.
(a) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AMENDMENT.—Section
211(a)(5)(A) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42
U.S.C. 411(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘all of the
gross income’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the gross
income and deductions attributable to such trade or busi-
ness shall be treated as the gross income and deductions
of the spouse carrying on such trade or business or, if such
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trade or business is jointly operated, treated as the gross
income and deductions of each spouse on the basis of their
respective distributive share of the gross income and deduc-
tions;’’.
(b) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986 AMEND-
MENT.—Section 1402(a)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘all of the gross in-
come’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘the gross income
and deductions attributable to such trade or business shall
be treated as the gross income and deductions of the spouse
carrying on such trade or business or, if such trade or busi-
ness is jointly operated, treated as the gross income and
deductions of each spouse on the basis of their respective
distributive share of the gross income and deductions; and’’.
SEC. 426. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE
RAILROAD RETIREMENT AND SURVIVORS IM-
PROVEMENT ACT OF 2001.
(a) QUORUM RULES.—Section 15(j)(7) of the Railroad
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n(j)(7)) is amended
by striking ‘‘entire Board of Trustees’’ and inserting
‘‘Trustees then holding office’’.
(b) TRANSFERS.—
(1) Section 15(k) of the Railroad Retirement Act
of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n(k)) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ‘‘At the direction of the Rail-
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road Retirement Board, the National Railroad Re-
tirement Investment Trust shall transfer funds to the
Railroad Retirement Account.’’.
(2) Section 15A(d)(2) of the Railroad Retirement
Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(d)(2)) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Railroad Retire-
ment Account’’ after ‘‘National Railroad Retire-
ment Investment Trust’’ the second place it ap-
pears;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the Railroad Retire-
ment Board’’ after ‘‘National Railroad Retire-
ment Investment Trust’’ the third place it ap-
pears; and
(C) by inserting ‘‘or the Railroad Retire-
ment Board’’ after ‘‘the Trust’’.
(c) INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 15(j)(4) of the
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n(j)(4)) is
amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’.
(d) CLERICAL.—
(1) Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section
15(j)(4) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45
U.S.C. 231n(j)(4)) are each amended by striking ‘‘as-
sets in the Trust’’ and inserting ‘‘assets of the Trust’’.