[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4275 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4275

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to assure that the social 
 security system remains viable for the baby boom generation and that 
  the level of social security taxation remains affordable for their 
                               children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 1994

  Mr. Pickle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to assure that the social 
 security system remains viable for the baby boom generation and that 
  the level of social security taxation remains affordable for their 
                               children.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Entitlement Reform 
Amendments of 1994''.
                           table of contents
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Gradual increase in retirement age to age 70 by the year 2029.
Sec. 3. Reductions in benefits for early retirement.
Sec. 4. Repeal of further increases in delayed retirement credit.
Sec. 5. Permanently establishing age 65 as conversion age from 
                            entitlement to disability benefits to 
                            entitlement to old-age retirement benefits.
Sec. 6. Phased reduction in spousal benefits other than survivor's 
                            benefits to one-third of primary insurance 
                            amount.
Sec. 7. Coverage of State and local employees hired after 1999.
Sec. 8. Repeal of limitation on drop out years for disabled workers.
Sec. 9. Cost-of-living adjustments first payable in July and effective 
                            on biennial basis unless annual adjustment 
                            would exceed 4 percent.
Sec. 10. Repeal of limitation on widow's and widower's insurance 
                            benefits by reason of early retirement of 
                            the deceased spouse.
Sec. 11. Adjustment in reduction of widow's and widower's insurance 
                            benefits upon attainment of age 85 after 
                            calendar year 2019.
Sec. 12. General increase in benefits for individuals attaining age 85 
                            or more years of age after calendar year 
                            2019.
Sec. 13. Increase in surviving child's insurance benefits.
Sec. 14. Gradual reduction in age necessary for eligibility for 
                            supplemental security income benefits on 
                            the basis of age.

SEC. 2. GRADUAL INCREASE IN RETIREMENT AGE TO AGE 70 BY THE YEAR 2029.

    (a) In General.--Section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 416(l)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph 
        (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(B) with respect to an individual who attains early 
        retirement age after December 31, 1999, and before January 1, 
        2029, 65 years of age plus the number of months in the age 
        increase factor (as determined under paragraph (3)) for the 
        calendar year in which such individual attains early retirement 
        age; and
            ``(C) with respect to an individual who attains early 
        retirement age after December 31, 2028, 70 years of age.'';
        and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
    ``(3) The age increase factor for any individual who attains early 
retirement age in the 30-year period consisting of calendar years 2000 
through 2029 shall be equal to \2/12\ of the number of months in the 
period beginning with January 2000 and ending with December of the year 
in which the individual attains early retirement age.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to benefits of individuals attaining early 
retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(2) of the Social Security 
Act) after 1999.

SEC. 3. REDUCTIONS IN BENEFITS FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 202(q)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(q)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(q)(1) If the first month for which an individual is entitled to 
an old-age, wife's, husband's, widow's, or widower's insurance benefit 
is a month before the month in which such individual attains retirement 
age, the amount of such benefit for such month and for any subsequent 
month shall, subject to the succeeding paragraphs of this subsection, 
be reduced by a percentage of such amount, consisting of the sum of the 
primary reduction percentage for such benefit and (if any) the second, 
third, and fourth reduction percentages for such benefit, determined as 
follows:
            ``(A) The primary reduction percentage for a benefit is the 
        product derived by multiplying--
                    ``(i) the monthly reduction percentage for such 
                benefit for the primary reduction phase for such 
                benefit, by
                    ``(ii) the number of months in such primary 
                reduction phase.
            ``(B) The second reduction percentage for such benefit is 
        the product derived by multiplying--
                    ``(i) the monthly reduction percentage for such 
                benefit for the second reduction phase for such 
                benefit, by
                    ``(ii) the number of months in such second 
                reduction phase.
            ``(C) The third reduction percentage for such benefit is 
        the product derived by multiplying--
                    ``(i) the monthly reduction percentage for such 
                benefit for the third reduction phase for such benefit, 
                by
                    ``(ii) the number of months in such third reduction 
                phase.
            ``(D) The fourth reduction percentage for such benefit is 
        the product derived by multiplying--
                    ``(i) the monthly reduction percentage for such 
                benefit for the fourth reduction phase for such 
                benefit, by
                    ``(ii) the number of months in such fourth 
                reduction phase.''.
    (b) Reduction Phases and Reduction Percentages for Such Phases.--
Section 202(q) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)) is further amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (9);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as 
        paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(i) in the case of an old-age insurance benefit--
                    ``(I) the primary reduction phase consists of the 
                last 36 months of the reduction period (determined 
                under paragraph (7)), and the monthly reduction 
                percentage for such phase is \5/9\ of 1 percent,
                    ``(II) the second reduction phase consists of the 
                months in such reduction period, not exceeding 12 in 
                number, which precede the primary reduction phase, and 
                the monthly reduction percentage for such phase is \5/
                12\ of 1 percent,
                    ``(III) the third reduction phase consists of the 
                months in such reduction period, not exceeding 24 in 
                number, which precede the second reduction phase, and 
                the monthly reduction percentage for such phase is \1/
                3\ of 1 percent, and
                    ``(IV) the fourth reduction phase consists of the 
                months in such reduction period which precede the third 
                reduction phase, and the monthly reduction percentage 
                for such phase is \7/24\ of 1 percent,
            ``(ii) in the case of a wife's or husband's insurance 
        benefit--
                    ``(I) the primary reduction phase consists of the 
                last 36 months in the reduction period (determined 
                under paragraph (7)), and the monthly reduction 
                percentage for such phase is \25/36\ of 1 percent,
                    ``(II) the second reduction phase consists of the 
                months in such reduction period, not exceeding 12 in 
                number, which precede the primary reduction phase, and 
                the monthly reduction percentage for such phase is \5/
                12\ of 1 percent,
                    ``(III) the third reduction phase consists of the 
                months in such reduction period, not exceeding 24 in 
                number, which precede the second reduction phase, and 
                the monthly reduction percentage for such phase is \1/
                3\ of 1 percent, and
                    ``(IV) the fourth reduction phase consists of the 
                months in such reduction period which precede the third 
                reduction phase, and the monthly reduction percentage 
                for such phase is \7/24\ of 1 percent, and
            ``(iii) in the case of a widow's or widower's insurance 
        benefit--
                    ``(I) the primary reduction phase consists of the 
                last 60 months in such reduction period (determined 
                under paragraph (7)), and the monthly reduction 
                percentage for such phase is \19/40\ of 1 percent,
                    ``(II) the second reduction phase consists of the 
                months in such reduction period, not exceeding 12 in 
                number, which precede the primary reduction phase, and 
                the monthly reduction percentage for such phase is \1/
                4\ of 1 percent,
                    ``(III) the third reduction phase consists of the 
                months in such reduction period, not exceeding 12 in 
                number, which precede the second reduction phase, and 
                the monthly reduction percentage for such phase is \5/
                24\ of 1 percent, and
                    ``(IV) the fourth reduction phase consists of the 
                months in such reduction period which precede the third 
                reduction phase, and the monthly reduction percentage 
                for such phase is \1/6\ of 1 percent.
    ``(B) Effective with any individual's benefit (i) for the month in 
which such individual attains age 62, and (ii) for the month in which 
such individual attains retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)) 
and for each month (if earlier) in which such individual attains age 
65, 66, 67, 68, or 69, if the number of months in the adjusted 
reduction period for such benefit (determined under paragraph (8) as of 
the end of such month) is less than the number of months in the 
reduction period (determined under paragraph (7)), then each reference 
to the reduction period in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed a reference 
to such adjusted reduction period (as so determined).''.
    (c) Treatment of Widow's and Widower's Insurance Benefits Based on 
Disability.--Section 202(q)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)(3)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(F) In the case of any individual who is entitled to a widow's or 
widower's insurance benefit for the month in which such individual 
attains age 60 and such individual was entitled to a widow's or 
widower's insurance benefit for a month within the 1-year period 
preceding the month in which such individual attains age 60, the amount 
of the reduction for early retirement applicable under this subsection 
to such widow's or widower's insurance benefit for a month ending after 
such individual attains age 60 shall not exceed the amount of the 
reduction which would be determined under this subsection if such 
individual had attained age 60 in such individual's first month of 
entitlement to a widow's or widower's insurance benefit (based on the 
same wages and self-employment income).''.
    (d) Treatment of Old-Age Insurance Benefits After Conversion From 
Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(q)(3) of such Act (as 
amended by subsection (c)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
    ``(G) In the case of any individual whose first month of 
entitlement to an old-age insurance benefit is the month in which such 
individual attains age 65 and who was entitled to a disability 
insurance benefit for the preceding month, the amount of the reduction 
for early retirement applicable under this subsection to such old-age 
insurance benefit shall not exceed the amount of the reduction which 
would be determined under this subsection if such individual had 
attained age 65 in such individual's first month of entitlement to such 
disability insurance benefit.''.
    (e) Adjustment to Mother's and Father's Insurance Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 202(g)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        402(g)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, such 
mother's or father's insurance benefit for each month shall be equal to 
the amount which would be the amount of such individual's widow's or 
widower's insurance benefit for such month, if such individual had 
become entitled to such widow's or widower's insurance benefit in such 
individual's first month of entitlement to such mother's or father's 
insurance benefit and had attained age 60 in that month.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 202(g)(1)(C) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C 402(g)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``three-fourths 
        of the primary insurance amount of such individual'' and 
        inserting ``the amount which would be determined under 
        paragraph (2) for such month upon entitlement under this 
        subsection for such month''.
    (f) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 202(q)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)(4)) is 
        amended by striking ``paragraph (7)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
        (8)''.
            (2) Section 202(q)(8) of such Act (as redesignated by 
        subsection (b)(2)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (6)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (7)''.
            (3) Section 202(q)(10) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)(10)) 
        is amended by striking ``paragraph (8)'' and inserting 
        ``paragraph (9)''.
            (4) Section 202(s)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(s)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``(q)(7)'' and inserting ``(q)(8)''.
    (g) Effective Dates.--
            (1) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), 
        and (f) shall apply with respect to benefits of individuals 
        attaining early retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(2) 
        of the Social Security Act) after 1999.
            (2) The amendments made by subsection (e) shall apply with 
        respect to benefits for which individuals first become eligible 
        after December 1999. For purposes of this paragraph, an 
        individual shall be treated as ``eligible'' for a mother's or 
        father's insurance benefit under section 202(g) of the Social 
        Security Act if such individual meets all requirements for 
        entitlement to such benefit under such section (as amended by 
        subsection (c)) except the filing of an application for such 
        benefit.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF FURTHER INCREASES IN DELAYED RETIREMENT CREDIT.

    Section 202(w)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(w)(6)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2005'' and inserting 
        ``1993''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``\2/3\ of 1 percent'' 
        and inserting ``\3/8\ of 1 percent'', and by striking ``2004'' 
        and inserting ``1992''.

SEC. 5. PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHING AGE 65 AS CONVERSION AGE FROM 
              ENTITLEMENT TO DISABILITY BENEFITS TO ENTITLEMENT TO OLD-
              AGE RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) Substitution of Age 65 for Retirement Age With Respect to 
Termination of Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section 223(a)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)(1)) is amended, in subparagraph 
(B) and in the matter following subparagraph (D), by striking 
``retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``age 65''.
    (b) Transition From Entitlement to Disability Insurance Benefits to 
Entitlement to Old-Age Insurance Benefits at Age 65.--Section 202(a)(3) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``retirement 
age (as defined in section 216(l))'' and inserting ``age 65''.
    (c) Disability Insurance Benefit Limited to Old-Age Insurance 
Benefit Amount Computed as if Month of Onset of Disability Were Month 
of Attainment of Age 65.--Section 223(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
423(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
        (i) and (ii), respectively;
            (2) by striking ``(2) Except'' and inserting ``(2)(A) 
        Except'';
            (3) by inserting ``and subparagraph (B) of this paragraph'' 
        after ``section 215(b)(2)(A)(ii)'';
            (4) in the last sentence, by striking ``subparagraph (A) or 
        (B)'' and inserting ``clause (i) or (ii)''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) The amount determined under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 
the amount which would be such individual's old-age insurance benefit 
if--
            ``(i) such individual were entitled to an old-age insurance 
        benefit equal (without the application of section 202(q) to 
        such old-age insurance benefit) to such individual's disability 
        insurance benefit as determined under subparagraph (A), and
            ``(ii) section 202(q) were applied to such old-age 
        insurance benefit as if such individual had attained age 65 in 
        the first month, described in clause (i) or (ii) of 
        subparagraph (A), which is applicable under subparagraph (A) in 
        determining such individual's benefit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any disability insurance benefit if the first month applicable 
under clause (i) or (ii) of section 223(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security 
Act (as amended by this section) in the case of such benefit occurs 
after July 2003.

SEC. 6. PHASED REDUCTION IN SPOUSAL BENEFITS OTHER THAN SURVIVOR'S 
              BENEFITS TO 33 PERCENT OF PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT.

    (a) Wife's Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(b)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subsection (q) and paragraph (4) of 
this subsection, such wife's insurance benefit for each month shall be 
equal to the applicable percentage of the primary insurance amount of 
her husband (or, in the case of a divorced wife, her former husband) in 
connection with the calendar year in which such individual becomes 
eligible for such benefit, as specified in the following table:

``If the calendar year in which the The applicable percentage shall be:
        individual becomes eligible 
        is:
    Before calendar year 2000......
                                        50 percent
    Calendar year 2000.............
                                        49 percent
    Calendar year 2001.............
                                        48 percent
    Calendar year 2002.............
                                        47 percent
    Calendar year 2003.............
                                        46 percent
    Calendar year 2004.............
                                        45 percent
    Calendar year 2005.............
                                        44 percent
    Calendar year 2006.............
                                        43 percent
    Calendar year 2007.............
                                        42 percent
    Calendar year 2008.............
                                        41 percent
    Calendar year 2009.............
                                        40 percent
    Calendar year 2010.............
                                        39 percent
    Calendar year 2011.............
                                        38 percent
    Calendar year 2012.............
                                        37 percent
    Calendar year 2013.............
                                        36 percent
    Calendar year 2014.............
                                        35 percent
    Calendar year 2015.............
                                        34 percent
    After calendar year 2015.......
                                        33 percent.''.
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
            ``(i) an individual shall be treated as eligible for a 
        wife's insurance benefit if such individual meets the 
        requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph 
        (1), and
            ``(ii) in determining when an individual becomes eligible 
        for a wife's insurance benefit, any break in eligibility of 
        less than 12 consecutive months shall not be taken into 
        account.''.
    (b) Husband's Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(c)(3) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subsection (q) and paragraph (2) of 
this subsection, such husband's insurance benefit for each month shall 
be equal to the applicable percentage of the primary insurance amount 
of his wife (or, in the case of a divorced husband, his former wife) in 
connection with the calendar year in which such individual becomes 
eligible for such benefit, as specified in the following table:

``If the calendar year inwhich the  The applicable percentage shall be:
        individual becomes eligible 
        is:
    Before calendar year 2000......
                                        50 percent
    Calendar year 2000.............
                                        49 percent
    Calendar year 2001.............
                                        48 percent
    Calendar year 2002.............
                                        47 percent
    Calendar year 2003.............
                                        46 percent
    Calendar year 2004.............
                                        45 percent
    Calendar year 2005.............
                                        44 percent
    Calendar year 2006.............
                                        43 percent
    Calendar year 2007.............
                                        42 percent
    Calendar year 2008.............
                                        41 percent
    Calendar year 2009.............
                                        40 percent
    Calendar year 2010.............
                                        39 percent
    Calendar year 2011.............
                                        38 percent
    Calendar year 2012.............
                                        37 percent
    Calendar year 2013.............
                                        36 percent
    Calendar year 2014.............
                                        35 percent
    Calendar year 2015.............
                                        34 percent
    After calendar year 2015.......
                                        33 percent.''.
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
            ``(i) an individual shall be treated as eligible for a 
        husband's insurance benefit if such individual meets the 
        requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph 
        (1), and
            ``(ii) in determining when an individual becomes eligible 
        for a husband's insurance benefit, any break in eligibility of 
        less than 12 consecutive months shall not be taken into 
        account.''.

SEC. 7. COVERAGE OF STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES HIRED AFTER 1999.

    (a) Amendments to the Social Security Act.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (7) of section 210(a) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 410(a)(7)) is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(7) Service described in subsection (r) (relating to 
        excluded State or local government employment);''.
            (2) Excluded state or local government employment.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 210 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                410) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(r) Excluded State or Local Government Employment.--(1) In 
General.--Service is described in this subsection if such service is 
performed in the employ of a State, of any political subdivision 
thereof, or of any instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing 
which is wholly owned thereby, and--
            ``(A)(i) such service would be excluded from the term 
        `employment' for purposes of this title if subsections (a)(7) 
        and (h) as in effect in March 1994 had remained in effect, and 
        (ii) the requirements of paragraph (2) are met with respect to 
        such service, or
            ``(B) the requirements of paragraph (3) are met with 
        respect to such service.
    ``(2) Exception for Current Employment Which Continues.--
            ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
        met with respect to service for any employer if such service is 
        performed by an individual who continuously performs service 
        described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) since December 31, 1999.
            ``(B) Allowable breaks in service.--For purposes of this 
        clause--
                    ``(i) if an individual performing service described 
                in paragraph (1)(A)(i) returns to the performance of 
                such service after being separated therefrom for a 
                period of less than 366 consecutive days, regardless of 
                whether the period begins before, on, or after December 
                31, 1999, then such service shall be considered 
                continuous, and
                    ``(ii) if an individual performing service 
                described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) returns to the 
                performance of such service after performing service as 
                a member of a uniformed service (including, for 
                purposes of this clause, service in the National Guard 
                and temporary service in the Coast Guard Reserve) and 
                after exercising restoration or reemployment rights as 
                provided under chapter 43 of title 38, United States 
                Code, then the service so performed as a member of a 
                uniformed service shall be considered service described 
                in paragraph (1)(A)(i).
            ``(C) Treatment of multiple jurisdictions.--For purposes of 
        subparagraph (A), under regulations (consistent with 
        regulations established under section 3121(t)(2)(C) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986)--
                    ``(i) Multiple agencies and instrumentalities.--All 
                agencies and instrumentalities of a State (as defined 
                in section 218(b)) and of the political subdivisions 
                thereof shall be treated as a single employer, and all 
                agencies and instrumentalities of the District of 
                Columbia shall be treated as a single employer.
                    ``(ii) Multiple states.--If an individual, after 
                separation from service described in paragraph 
                (1)(A)(I) for any State, commences service described in 
                paragraph (1)(A)(I) for any other State and such 
                service for such other State does not consist of 
                service covered under an agreement entered into under 
                section 218, such commencement of such service for such 
                other State shall be treated as a return to the 
                performance of the service from which such separation 
                occurred. For purposes of this clause, the term 
                `service' for a State means service--
                            ``(I) for such State (as defined in section 
                        218(b)),
                            ``(II) for any political subdivision (as so 
                        defined) of such State, or
                            ``(III) for any agency or instrumentality 
                        of such State or political subdivision.
                For purposes of subclauses (I) and (III), the term 
                `State' includes the District of Columbia.
    ``(3) Exception for Certain Services.--
            ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
        met with respect to service if such service is performed--
                    ``(i) by an individual who is employed by a State 
                or political subdivision thereof to relieve such 
                individual from unemployment,
                    ``(ii) in a hospital, home, or other institution by 
                a patient or inmate thereof as an employee of a State 
                or political subdivision thereof or of the District of 
                Columbia,
                    ``(iii) by an individual, as an employee of a State 
                or political subdivision thereof or of the District of 
                Columbia, serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, 
                storm, snow, earthquake, flood, or other similar 
                emergency,
                    ``(iv) by any individual as an employee included 
                under section 5351(2) of title 5, United States Code 
                (relating to certain interns, student nurses, and other 
                student employees of hospitals of the District of 
                Columbia Government), other than as a medical or dental 
                intern or a medical or dental resident in training,
                    ``(v) by an election official or election worker if 
                the remuneration paid in a calendar year for such 
                service is less than $100, except to the extent that 
                service by such election official or election worker is 
                included in employment under an agreement under section 
                218, or
                    ``(vi) by an employee in a position compensated 
                solely on a fee basis which is treated pursuant to 
                section 211(c)(2)(E) as a trade or business for 
                purposes of inclusion of such fees in net earnings from 
                self-employment.
            ``(B) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph, the terms 
        `State' and `political subdivision' have the meanings given 
        those terms in section 218(b).''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subsection (k) of section 210 of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 410(k)) (relating to covered transportation 
                service) is repealed.
                    (B) Section 210(p) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 410(p)) 
                is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``service 
                        is performed'' and all that follows and 
                        inserting ``service is service described in 
                        subsection (r)(3)(A).''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting 
                        ``under subsection (a)(7) as in effect in March 
                        1994 and applicable with respect to service 
                        performed before January 1, 2000,'' after 
                        ``section''.
                    (C) Section 218(c)(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                418(c)(6)) is amended--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (C);
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 
                        (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (F) and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(E) service which is included as employment under section 
        210(a).''
    (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (7) of section 3121(b) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to employment) is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) service described in subsection (t) (relating to 
        excluded State or local government employment);''.
            (2) Excluded state or local government employment.--Section 
        3121 of such Code is amended by inserting after subsection (s) 
        the following new subsection:
    ``(t) Excluded State or Local Government Employment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Service is described in this subsection 
        if such service is performed in the employ of a State, of any 
        political subdivision thereof, or of any instrumentality of any 
        one or more of the foregoing which is wholly owned thereby, 
        and--
                    ``(A)(i) such service would be excluded from the 
                term `employment' for purposes of this chapter if the 
                provisions of subsections (b)(7) and (j) as in effect 
                in March 1994 had remained in effect, and (ii) the 
                requirements of paragraph (2) are met with respect to 
                such service, or
                    ``(B) the requirements of paragraph (3) are met 
                with respect to such service.
            ``(2) Exception for current employment which continues.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this 
                paragraph are met with respect to service for any 
                employer if such service is performed by an individual 
                who continuously performs service described in 
                paragraph (1)(A)(i) since December 31, 1999.
                    ``(B) Allowable breaks in service.--For purposes of 
                this clause--
                            ``(i) if an individual performing service 
                        described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) returns to the 
                        performance of such service after being 
                        separated therefrom for a period of less than 
                        366 consecutive days, regardless of whether the 
                        period begins before, on, or after December 31, 
                        1999, then such service shall be considered 
                        continuous, and
                            ``(ii) if an individual performing service 
                        described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) returns to the 
                        performance of such service after performing 
                        service as a member of a uniformed service 
                        (including, for purposes of this clause, 
                        service in the National Guard and temporary 
                        service in the Coast Guard Reserve) and after 
                        exercising restoration or reemployment rights 
                        as provided under chapter 43 of title 38, 
                        United States Code, then the service so 
                        performed as a member of a uniformed service 
                        shall be considered service described in 
                        paragraph (1)(A)(i).
                    ``(C) Treatment of multiple agencies and 
                instrumentalities.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
                under regulations:
                            ``(i) Multiple agencies and 
                        instrumentalities within states.--All agencies 
                        and instrumentalities of a State (as defined in 
                        section 218(b) of the Social Security Act) and 
                        of the political subdivisions thereof shall be 
                        treated as a single employer, and all agencies 
                        and instrumentalities of the District of 
                        Columbia shall be treated as a single employer.
                            ``(ii) Multiple states.--If an individual, 
                        after separation from service described in 
                        paragraph (1)(A)(I) for any State, commences 
                        service described in paragraph (1)(A)(I) for 
                        any other State and such service for such other 
                        State does not consist of service covered under 
                        an agreement entered into under section 218 of 
                        the Social Security Act, such commencement of 
                        such service for such other State shall be 
                        treated as a return to the performance of the 
                        service from which such separation occurred. 
                        For purposes of this clause, the term `service' 
                        for a State means service--
                                    ``(I) for such State (as defined in 
                                section 218(b) of the Social Security 
                                Act),
                                    ``(II) for any political 
                                subdivision (as so defined) of such 
                                State, or
                                    ``(III) for any agency or 
                                instrumentality of such State or 
                                political subdivision.
                        For purposes of subclauses (I) and (III), the 
                        term `State' includes the District of Columbia.
            ``(3) Exception for certain services.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this 
                paragraph are met with respect to service if such 
                service is performed--
                            ``(i) by an individual who is employed by a 
                        State or political subdivision thereof to 
                        relieve such individual from unemployment,
                            ``(ii) in a hospital, home, or other 
                        institution by a patient or inmate thereof as 
                        an employee of a State or political subdivision 
                        thereof or of the District of Columbia,
                            ``(iii) by an individual, as an employee of 
                        a State or political subdivision thereof or of 
                        the District of Columbia, serving on a 
                        temporary basis in case of fire, storm, snow, 
                        earthquake, flood, or other similar emergency,
                            ``(iv) by any individual as an employee 
                        included under section 5351(2) of title 5, 
                        United States Code (relating to certain 
                        interns, student nurses, and other student 
                        employees of hospitals of the District of 
                        Columbia Government), other than as a medical 
                        or dental intern or a medical or dental 
                        resident in training,
                            ``(v) by an election official or election 
                        worker if the remuneration paid in a calendar 
                        year for such service is less than $100, except 
                        to the extent that service by such election 
                        official or election worker is included in 
                        employment under an agreement under section 218 
                        of the Social Security Act, or
                            ``(vi) by an employee in a position 
                        compensated solely on a fee basis which is 
                        treated pursuant to section 1402(c)(2)(E) as a 
                        trade or business for purposes of inclusion of 
                        such fees in net earnings from self-employment.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph, the 
                terms `State' and `political subdivision' have the 
                meanings given those terms in section 218(b) of the 
                Social Security Act.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subsection (j) of such section 3121 (relating 
                to covered transportation service) is repealed.
                    (B) Paragraph (2) of section 3121(u) of such Code 
                (relating to application of hospital insurance tax to 
                Federal, State, and local employment) is amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``service is performed'' in clause (ii) and all 
                        that follows through the end of such 
                        subparagraph and inserting ``service is service 
                        described in subsection (t)(3)(A).''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting 
                        ``under subsection (b)(7) as in effect in March 
                        1994 and applicable with respect to service 
                        performed before January 1, 2000,'' after 
                        ``chapter''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to service performed after December 31, 1999.

SEC. 8. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON DROP OUT YEARS FOR DISABLED WORKERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 215(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A) The number of an individual's benefit computation years 
equals the number of elapsed years reduced by 5 years, except that the 
number of an individual's benefit computation years shall in no case be 
less than two.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any disability insurance benefit if the first month applicable 
under clause (i) or (ii) of section 223(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security 
Act (as amended by section 5) in the case of such benefit occurs after 
July 2003.

SEC. 9. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FIRST PAYABLE IN JULY AND EFFECTIVE 
              ON BIENNIAL BASIS UNLESS ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT WOULD EXCEED 4 
              PERCENT.

    (a) Adjustments Payable in July Rather Than January.--
            (1) In general.--Section 215(i)(2) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
                ``December'' and inserting ``June'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 
                ``November'' and inserting ``May''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``November'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``May''.
            (2) Base quarter.--Section 215(i)(1)(A) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 415(i)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``September 30'' 
        and inserting ``March 31'', and by striking ``1982'' and 
        inserting ``1998''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 215(i)(5)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                415(i)(5)(A)) is amended, in the matter following 
                clause (ii), by striking ``December'' and inserting 
                ``June''.
                    (B) Section 203(f)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                403(f)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ``December'' and 
                inserting ``June''.
                    (C) Section 230(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 430(a)) 
                is amended by striking ``December'' and inserting 
                ``June''.
            (4) Prior applicable law.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Section 215(i) of such Act as in effect 
                        in December 1978, and as applied in certain 
                        cases under the provisions of such Act as in 
                        effect after December 1978, is amended by 
                        striking ``December'' in subparagraph (A)(ii) 
                        and inserting ``June'', and by striking 
                        ``November'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``May''.
                            (ii) Section 215(i)(1)(A) of such Act as in 
                        effect in December 1978, and as applied in 
                        certain cases after December 1978, is amended 
                        by striking ``September 30'' and inserting 
                        ``March 31'', and by striking ``1982'' and 
                        inserting ``1998''.
                            (iii) Section 215(i)(4) of such Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 415(i)(4)) is amended--
                                    (I) by striking ``and by section 
                                9001'' and inserting ``, by section 
                                9001''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and by section 
                                7 of the Social Security Entitlement 
                                Reform Amendments of 1994,'' after 
                                ``1986,''.
                    (B) Minimum benefits.--Section 202(m) of such Act 
                (as it applies in certain cases by reason of section 2 
                of Public Law 97-123) is amended by striking 
                ``November'' and inserting ``May''.
            (5) Effective date.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendments made by this 
                subsection shall apply with respect to increases under 
                section 215(i) of the Social Security Act which take 
                effect with months after December 1998.
                    (B) Transition rule.--For purposes of section 
                215(i) of the Social Security Act (or section 215(i) of 
                such Act as in effect in December 1978, and as applied 
                in certain cases under the provisions of such Act as in 
                effect after December 1978), notwithstanding any 
                provision to the contrary in such section, the ``base 
                quarter'' (as defined in paragraph (1)(A)(i) of such 
                section as amended by paragraph (2) or (4)) in the 
                calendar year 1999 shall not be a ``cost-of-living 
                computation quarter'' within the meaning of such 
                section.
    (b) Adjustments Effective on Biennial Basis Unless Annual 
Adjustment Would Exceed 4 Percent.--
            (1) In general.--Section 215(i)(1)(B) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 415(i)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(B) the term `cost-of-living computation quarter' means a 
        base quarter, as defined in subparagraph (A)(i); except that 
        there shall be no cost-of-living computation quarter in any 
        calendar year--
                    ``(i) if the base quarter, as defined in 
                subparagraph (A)(i), in the prior calendar year was a 
                cost-of-living computation quarter, and the applicable 
                increase percentage (as determined under subclause (I) 
                or (II), as applicable, of subparagraph (C)(i)) does 
                not exceed 4 percent, or
                    ``(ii) if in the year prior to such year a law has 
                been enacted providing a general benefit increase under 
                this title or if in such prior year such a general 
                benefit increase becomes effective;''.
            (2) Rules applicable in cases of initial eligibility.--
                    (A) Initial applicability of increases.--Section 
                215(i)(2)(A)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                415(i)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(iii)(I) Except as otherwise provided in this clause, in the case 
of an individual who becomes eligible for an old-age or disability 
insurance benefit (or who dies prior to becoming so eligible) in any 
year, the individual's primary insurance amount (without regard to the 
time of entitlement to that benefit) shall be increased only by 
applicable increases provided under clause (ii) in years subsequent to 
such year, and only with respect to benefits payable for months after 
June of the year following such year.
    ``(II) Subclause (I) shall not apply with respect to increases 
other than those provided under this subsection.
    ``(III) With respect to a primary insurance amount determined under 
subsection (a)(1)(C)(i)(I) in the case of an individual to whom that 
subsection (as in effect in December 1981) applied, subclause (I) shall 
apply subject to the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(C)(i) and clauses 
(iv) and (v) of this subparagraph (as then in effect).''.
                    (B) Special rule for determining certain initial 
                increases.--Section 215(i)(1)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                415(i)(1)(C)) is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) 
                        as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting ``(i) except as provided 
                        in clause (ii), '' after ``(C)'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``and'' after ``lower;'' 
                        at the end of subclause (II) (as redesignated); 
                        and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                        clause:
            ``(ii) in the case of the first year in which there occurs 
        (in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(iii)) an increase under 
        this subsection in the amounts referred to in subclauses (II) 
        and (III) of paragraph (2)(A)(ii) with respect to any primary 
        insurance amount, if such first year is preceded by a year in 
        which no cost-of-living computation quarter occurs under this 
        subsection, for purposes of deriving under this subsection the 
        increase in such first year in such amounts, the term 
        `applicable increase percentage' means the lesser of--
                    ``(I) the applicable increase percentage as defined 
                in clause (i), or
                    ``(II) the percentage (rounded to the nearest one-
                tenth of percent) by which the Consumer Price Index for 
                the first calendar quarter of such first year (as 
                prepared by the Department of Labor) exceeds such index 
                for the first calendar quarter for the preceding 
                calendar year;''.
                    (C) Conforming amendments.--
                            (i) Section 215(i)(2)(D) of such Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ``a 
                        benefit increase is resultantly required and 
                        the percentage thereof'' and inserting 
                        ``benefit increases are resultantly required 
                        and the percentages thereof''.
                            (ii) Section 215(i)(5)(A) of such Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 415(i)(5)(A)) is amended--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``under clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(C) 
                                rather than under clause (i) of such 
                                paragraph'' and inserting ``under 
                                paragraph (1)(C) by applying subclause 
                                (II) of paragraph (1)(C)(i) rather than 
                                subclause (I) thereof''; and
                                    (II) in the matter following clause 
                                (ii), by inserting ``with respect to 
                                which the `applicable increase 
                                percentage' was determined as described 
                                in clause (i)'' after ``paragraph 
                                (2)(A)(ii)''.
            (3) Continued annual adjustment of earnings test exempt 
        amounts and contribution and benefit base.--
                    (A) Exempt amount under earnings test.--Section 
                203(f)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(A)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``Whenever'' and all that 
                        follows through ``in which such quarter 
                        occurs'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall 
                        determine and publish in the Federal Register 
                        on or before November 1 of each calendar 
                        year'';
                            (ii) by striking ``the calendar year after 
                        the calendar year in which such benefit 
                        increase is effective'' and inserting ``the 
                        subsequent calendar year''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``the calendar year after 
                        the calendar year in which the benefit increase 
                        is effective'' and inserting ``such subsequent 
                        calendar year''.
                    (B) Contribution and benefit base.--
                            (i) In general.--Section 230(a) of such Act 
                        (42 U.S.C. 430(a)) is amended--
                                    (I) by striking ``Whenever'' and 
                                all that follows through ``in which 
                                such quarter occurs'' and inserting 
                                ``The Secretary shall determine and 
                                publish in the Federal Register on or 
                                before November 1 of each calendar 
                                year''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the calendar 
                                year in which such quarter occurs'' and 
                                inserting ``such calendar year''.
                            (ii) Prior applicable law.--Section 230(d) 
                        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 430(d)) is amended by 
                        inserting after ``except that,'' the following: 
                        ``for purposes of subsection (a) of such 
                        section 230 as so in effect, the Secretary 
                        shall make the determination and publication 
                        required thereunder on or before November 1 of 
                        each calendar year, and that,''.
            (4) Amendment relating to prior applicable law governing 
        cost-of-living increases.--Section 215(i)(4) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 415(i)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new sentence: ``The Secretary shall provide by regulation for 
        the continued application of this subsection as in effect in 
        December 1978 as provided by the preceding provisions of this 
        paragraph and the amendments referred to therein. Such 
        regulations shall provide for the application of the amendments 
        to the provisions of this subsection made by section 7 of the 
        Social Security Entitlement Reform Amendments of 1994 so as to 
        have the same effect on the corresponding provisions of this 
        subsection as in effect in December 1978 and applicable in 
        accordance with this paragraph.''.
            (5) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply with respect to increases under section 215(i) of 
        the Social Security Act which take effect with the month of 
        June of years after 2000.

SEC. 10. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON WIDOW'S AND WIDOWER'S INSURANCE 
              BENEFITS BY REASON OF EARLY RETIREMENT OF THE DECEASED 
              SPOUSE.

    (a) Widow's Insurance Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 202(e)(2)(D) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(D)) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 202(e) of such Act is 
        further amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``subsection 
                (q), paragraph (7) of this subsection, and subparagraph 
                (D) of this paragraph,'' and inserting ``subsection (q) 
                and paragraph (7) of this subsection,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``subsections 
                (q) and (k), paragraph (2)(D), and paragraph (3)'' and 
                inserting ``subsections (q) and (k) and paragraph 
                (3)''.
    (b) Widower's Insurance Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 202(f)(3)(D) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 402(f)(3)(D)) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 202(f) of such Act is 
        further amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``subsections 
                (q) and (k), paragraph (3)(D), and paragraph (4)'' and 
                inserting ``subsections (q) and (k) and paragraph 
                (4)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``subsection 
                (q), paragraph (2) of this subsection, and subparagraph 
                (D) of this paragraph,'' and inserting ``subsection (q) 
                and paragraph (2) of this subsection,''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to benefits of individuals attaining early 
retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(2) of the Social Security 
Act) after 1999.

SEC. 11. ADJUSTMENT IN REDUCTION OF WIDOW'S AND WIDOWER'S INSURANCE 
              BENEFITS UPON ATTAINMENT OF AGE 85 AFTER CALENDAR YEAR 
              2019.

    Section 202(q) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(q)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(12) In the case of any individual's widow's or widower's 
insurance benefit for any month in or after a year specified in the 
following table, if such individual has attained 85 years of age as of 
the end of such month, the percentage specified in such table in 
connection with such year shall be applied in paragraph (1) in lieu of 
the sum of reduction percentages specified in paragraph (1):

``If the year is:                   The specified percentage shall be:
    After 2019 and before 2022.....
                                        \5/12\ of 1 percent
    After 2021 and before 2024.....
                                        \1/3\ of 1 percent
    After 2023 and before 2026.....
                                        \1/4\ of 1 percent
    After 2025 and before 2028.....
                                        \1/6\ of 1 percent
    After 2027.....................
                                        \1/12\ of 1 percent.''.

SEC. 12. GENERAL INCREASE IN BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS ATTAINING AGE 85 
              OR MORE YEARS OF AGE AFTER CALENDAR YEAR 2019.

    (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:
    (y) ``General Benefit Increase for Beneficiaries Over 85 Years of 
Age.--(1) The amount of a monthly insurance benefit under this section 
or section 223 payable to an individual for any month ending after such 
individual attains 85 or more years of age after 2019 shall be the 
amount of such benefit as determined without regard to this subsection, 
increased by the applicable percentage increase specified in the 
following table:

``If the individual attains 85 or   The applicable percentage increase 
        more years of age in:               under this subsection in 
                                            such benefit for each month 
                                            in such year shall be:
    2020...........................
                                        1 percent
    2021...........................
                                        2 percent
    2022...........................
                                        3 percent
    2023...........................
                                        4 percent
    2024 or a later year...........
                                        5 percent.''.
    ``(2) This subsection shall be applied after any reduction under 
section 203(a) and any increase under subsection (w).''.
    (b) Rounding.--Section 215(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(g)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and after'' and inserting ``after''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and after any increase under section 
        202(y)'' after ``section 1840(a)(1)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to benefits for months after December 2019.

SEC. 13. INCREASE IN SURVIVING CHILD'S INSURANCE BENEFITS.

    Section 202(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(2)) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
            (2) by striking the last sentence and inserting at the end 
        the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) Such child's insurance benefit for each month shall, if the 
individual on the basis of whose wages and self-employment income the 
child is entitled to such benefit has died in or prior to such month, 
be equal to the applicable percentage of the primary insurance amount 
of such individual in connection with such child's first month of 
entitlement, as set forth in the following table:

``If the first month of entitlement The applicable percentage of the 
        occurs:                             primary insurance amount 
                                            is:
    Before 2000....................
                                        75 percent
    After 1999 and before 2010.....
                                        80 percent
    After 2009 and before 2025.....
                                        85 percent
    After 2024.....................
                                        90 percent.''.

SEC. 14. GRADUAL REDUCTION IN AGE NECESSARY FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR 
              SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS ON THE BASIS OF 
              AGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(A)(i) as of the end of a year specified in the following 
        table, attains the age specified in such table in connection 
        with such year:

``If the year is:                   The specified age is:
    Before 2000....................
                                        65 years
    2000...........................
                                        64 years, 9 months
    2001...........................
                                        64 years, 6 months
    2002...........................
                                        64 years, 3 months
    2003...........................
                                        64 years
    2004...........................
                                        63 years, 9 months
    2005...........................
                                        63 years, 6 months
    2006...........................
                                        63 years, 3 months
    2007...........................
                                        63 years
    2008...........................
                                        62 years, 9 months
    2009...........................
                                        62 years, 6 months
    2010...........................
                                        62 years, 3 months
    After 2010.....................
                                        62 years
            ``(ii) is blind (as determined under paragraph (2)), or
            ``(iii) is disabled (as determined under paragraph (3)), 
        and''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1601 of such Act, as in effect pursuant to the 
        amendment made by section 301 of the Social Security Amendments 
        of 1972, (42 U.S.C. 1381) is amended by striking ``have 
        attained age 65 or are blind'' and inserting ``are aged, 
        blind,''.
            (2) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``not attained age 65'' and 
                        inserting ``not, as of the end of a year 
                        specified in the table set forth in section 
                        1614(a)(1)(A)(i), attained the age specified in 
                        such table in connection with such year''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``he attained age 65'' and 
                        inserting ``such individual attained such 
                        age''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``attained age 
                65'' and inserting ``, as of the end of a year 
                specified in the table set forth in section 
                1614(a)(1)(A)(i), attained the age specified in such 
                table in connection with such year''.
            (3) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382d(a)(1)) 
        is amended by striking ``not attained age 65'' and inserting 
        ``not, as of the end of a year specified in the table set forth 
        in section 1614(a)(1)(A)(i), attained the age specified in such 
        table in connection with such year''.
            (4) Section 1620(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382i(a)(2)) 
        is amended by striking ``under age 65'' and inserting ``, as of 
        the end of a year specified in the table set forth in section 
        1614(a)(1)(A)(i), have not attained the age specified in such 
        table in connection with such year''.

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