[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2611 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2611

    To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt from the 
   windfall elimination provision of such title individuals who are 
  entitled to retired pay based on at least 20 years of service as a 
                     member of a uniformed service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2003

 Mr. Michaud (for himself, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
 Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Frost) 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 exempt from the 
   windfall elimination provision of such title individuals who are 
  entitled to retired pay based on at least 20 years of service as a 
                     member of a uniformed service.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retirees Government 
Employment Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION.

    (a) In General.--Section 215(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 415(a)(7) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(F) This paragraph shall not apply in the case of an individual 
who is entitled to retired pay based on at least 20 years of service by 
such individual as a member of a uniformed service (as defined in 
section 210(m)).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 215(d)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(d)(3)) is amended, in the last sentence, by inserting ``or (F)'' 
after ``subparagraph (E)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

     The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social 
Security Act for months beginning after 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social 
Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust primary 
insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take into account the 
amendments made by section 2.
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