110 HR 732 IH: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce U.S. House of Representatives 2007-01-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 732 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2007 Mrs. Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 10 to 5 the number of years of marriage prior to divorce required for a divorced spouse to be eligible for benefits under such title.

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Decrease from 10 to 5 years in marriage requirement for divorced spouses

Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 216(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(d)(1), (2), (4), and (5)) are each amended by striking 10 years and inserting 5 years.

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Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to benefits for months after the date of the enactment of this Act for which applications are filed after such date.