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

Bill: 117-hr-3221
Sponsor: full_name: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-05-13
Policy area: Social Welfare
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill allows Guam to extend Social Security coverage solely to future employees of the government of Guam, localities, and government instrumentalities.</p> <p>Under current law, if Guam elects to extend such coverage, it must cover both current and future government employees.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3221 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2021 Mr. San Nicolas 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 on a prospective basis to such officers and employees of such Government and such political subdivisions and instrumentalities hired (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. .