[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                        March 22, 2000.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 5) 
entitled ``An Act to amend title II of the Social Security Act to 
eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained 
retirement age.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

    Page 2, line 1, strike out all after ``section'' over to and 
including line 3 on page 7 and insert:

 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act 
of 2000''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED 
              RETIREMENT AGE.

    Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``the age of 
        seventy'' and inserting ``retirement age (as defined in section 
        216(l))'';
            (2) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of subsection (d), by 
        striking ``the age of seventy'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'';
            (3) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking ``was age seventy 
        or over'' and inserting ``was at or above retirement age (as 
        defined in section 216(l))'';
            (4) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``age 70'' and 
        inserting ``retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'';
            (5) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ``age 70'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``retirement age (as defined in 
        section 216(l))''; and
            (6) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Age Seventy'' and 
                inserting ``Retirement Age''; and
                    (B) by striking ``seventy years of age'' and 
                inserting ``having attained retirement age (as defined 
                in section 216(l))''.

SEC. 3. NONAPPLICATION OF RULES FOR COMPUTATION OF EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR 
              INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 203(f)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 403(f)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
            ``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (D), no deductions in 
        benefits shall be made under subsection (b) with respect to the 
        earnings of any individual in any month beginning with the 
        month in which the individual attains retirement age (as 
        defined in section 216(l)).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 203(f)(9) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(9)) is amended by striking ``and (8)(D),'' and 
inserting ``(8)(D), and (8)(E),''.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Elimination of Redundant References to Retirement Age.--Section 
203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), in the last sentence, by striking 
        ``nor shall any deduction'' and all that follows and inserting 
        ``nor shall any deduction be made under this subsection from 
        any widow's or widower's insurance benefit if the widow, 
        surviving divorced wife, widower, or surviving divorced husband 
        involved became entitled to such benefit prior to attaining age 
        60.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking clause (D) and 
        inserting the following: ``(D) for which such individual is 
        entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits if such 
        individual became so entitled prior to attaining age 60,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment to Provisions for Determining Amount of 
Increase on Account of Delayed Retirement.--Section 202(w)(2)(B)(ii) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(w)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ``or suffered deductions under section 203(b) or 203(c) in 
amounts equal to the amount of such benefit'' and inserting ``or, if so 
entitled, did not receive benefits pursuant to a request by such 
individual that benefits not be paid''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to taxable 
years ending after December 31, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                H. R. 5

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