To provide for increased flexibility in the extension of the Social Security program to Guam.

Bill: 114-hr-3642
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-09-29
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Guam

Social security and elderly assistance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Social Security Amendments of 1960 with respect to the extension of the Social Security program to Guam.</p> <p>If certain legislation enacted by the government of Guam expresses the desire that title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) extend only to those officers and employees initially employed by the government of Guam, local governments, and government instrumentalities, then specified other SSAct provisions shall apply to only those individuals.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3642 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2015 Ms. Bordallo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide for increased flexibility in the extension of the Social Security program to Guam.

1. Increased flexibility in the extension of the Social Security program to Guam Section 103(v)(1) of the Social Security Amendments of 1960 ( Public Law 86–778 ) is amended— (1) by striking The amendments made by subsection (a) and inserting (A) The amendments made by subsection (a) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) If the legislation enacted by the Government of Guam described in the fifth sentence of subparagraph (A) includes a provision expressing the desire of the Government of Guam that the insurance system established by title II of the Social Security Act would extend only to such officers and employees of such Government and such political subdivisions and instrumentalities initially employed (as determined by the Government of Guam at the time of, and included as a provision in, the certification described in such sentence) by such Government and such political subdivisions and instrumentalities after the calendar quarter in which the Secretary of the Treasury receives such certification, the amendments made by subsections (c), (n), (q), and (r) shall apply to only such individuals. .