I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3597 
To extend certain economic recovery payments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. WEINER, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. SABLAN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and Transportation and Infrastructure, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend certain economic recovery payments, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Emergency Senior Citi-
zens Relief Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY 
PAYMENTS. 
Section 2201 of title II of division B of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘in each of calendar years 
2009 and 2010’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall disburse’’ in subsection (a)(1)(A), 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(for purposes of payments 
made for calendar year 2009), or the 3-month pe-
riod ending with the month which ends prior to the 
month that includes the date of the enactment of the 
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009 (for 
purposes of payments made for calendar year 
2010)’’ after ‘‘the month that includes the date of 
the enactment of this Act’’ in subsection (a)(1)(A), 
(3) by inserting ‘‘(for purposes of payments 
made under this paragraph for calendar year 2009), 
or the 3-month period ending with the month which 
ends prior to the month that includes the date of the 
enactment of the Emergency Senior Citizens Relief 
Act of 2009 (for purposes of payments made under 
this paragraph for calendar year 2010)’’ after ‘‘the 
month that includes the date of the enactment of 
this Act’’ in subsection (a)(1)(B)(iii), 
(4) by inserting ‘‘An individual who is entitled 
to, or eligible for, a benefit or cash payment de-
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scribed in paragraph (1) in both of the 3-month pe-
riods described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be paid a 
payment under this section in each of calendar years 
2009 and 2010.’’ at the end of paragraph (3) of 
subsection (a), 
(5) by inserting ‘‘IN 1 YEAR’’ after ‘‘NO DOU-
BLE PAYMENTS’’ in the heading of paragraph (3) of 
subsection (a), 
(6) by inserting ‘‘applicable’’ before ‘‘3-month 
period’’ in subsection (a)(4)(A), 
(7) by inserting ‘‘applicable’’ before ‘‘3 month 
period’’ in subsection (a)(4)(B), 
(8) by inserting ‘‘for purposes of payments 
made for calendar year 2009, or after December 31, 
2011, for purposes of payments made for calendar 
year 2010,’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’ in sub-
section (a)(5)(B), and 
(9) by striking ‘‘2011’’ in subsection (e) and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY APPLICATION OF OLD-AGE, SUR-
VIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE TAX TO 
CERTAIN EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF $250,000. 
In the case of an individual who receives wages (with-
in the meaning of section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, without regard to paragraph (1) thereof) 
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in calendar year 2010, receives self-employment income 
(within the meaning of section 1402(b) of such Code, with-
out regard to paragraph (1) thereof) for the taxable year 
beginning with or during such calendar year, or receives 
both, totaling in excess of $250,000, for purposes of sec-
tions 3121(a)(1) and 1402(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, the amount of the contribution and benefit 
base as determined under section 230 of the Social Secu-
rity Act shall be increased for such year by the amount 
of such excess. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
the amount of the excess over $250,000 which is taken 
into account under this section shall not exceed $109,000. 
In no event shall any individual’s primary insurance 
amount be determined under title II of the Social Security 
Act by taking into account the portion of the wages or 
self-employment income by which the contribution and 
benefit base is increased under this section. 
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