[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3661 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3661

 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to replace the 60-month 
  period of employment requirement for application of the Government 
pension offset exemption with the rule that last applied before section 
     418 of the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 was enacted.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2005

   Mr. Paul 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 replace the 60-month 
  period of employment requirement for application of the Government 
pension offset exemption with the rule that last applied before section 
     418 of the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 was enacted.

    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 ``Texas Educator Retirement Equity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF EARLIER RULE FOR APPLICATION OF GOVERNMENT 
              PENSION OFFSET EXEMPTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 202(k)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act is 
amended (in the matter before clause (i)) by striking ``during any 
portion of the last 60 months of such service ending with'' and 
inserting ``on''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to applications for benefits under title II of the 
Social Security Act filed on or after the first day of the first month 
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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