[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 26 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 26

 To allow certain individuals who provided service to the Armed Forces 
of the United States in the Philippines during World War II to receive 
      a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

Mr. Gilman (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. 
   Morella, Mr. Evans, Mr. Abercrombie, and Ms. Millender-McDonald) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow certain individuals who provided service to the Armed Forces 
of the United States in the Philippines during World War II to receive 
      a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines.

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

SECTION 1. PROVISION OF REDUCED SSI BENEFIT TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO 
              PROVIDED SERVICE TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES 
              IN THE PHILIPPINES DURING WORLD WAR II AFTER THEY MOVE 
              BACK TO THE PHILIPPINES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 1611(b), 1611(f)(1), and 
1614(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act--
            (1) the eligibility of a qualified individual for benefits 
        under the supplemental security income program under title XVI 
        of such Act shall not terminate by reason of a change in the 
        place of residence of the individual to the Philippines; and
            (2) the benefits payable to the individual under such 
        program shall be reduced by 50 percent for so long as the place 
        of residence of the individual is in the Philippines.
    (b) Qualified Individual Defined.--In subsection (a), the term 
``qualified individual'' means an individual who--
            (1) as of January 1, 1990, was eligible for benefits under 
        the supplemental security income program under title XVI of the 
        Social Security Act; and
            (2) before August 15, 1945, served in the organized 
        military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the 
        Philippines while such forces were in the service of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States pursuant to the military order of 
        the President dated July 26, 1941, including among such 
        military forces organized guerrilla forces under commanders 
        appointed, designated, or subsequently recognized by the 
        Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or other competent 
        military authority in the Army of the United States.
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