[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1254 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1254

   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the 
 reductions in social security benefits which are required in the case 
    of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain 
government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which two-thirds of 
the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and 
        monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2007

 Ms. Mikulski (for herself, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Harkin) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                               on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the 
 reductions in social security benefits which are required in the case 
    of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain 
government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which two-thirds of 
the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and 
        monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation.

    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 ``Government Pension Offset Reform 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REDUCTIONS IN BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND SURVIVING 
              SPOUSES RECEIVING GOVERNMENT PENSIONS.

    (a) Insurance Benefits.--Section 202(k)(5)(A) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)(5)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``the amount (if any) by which the sum of 
        such benefit (before reduction under this paragraph) and'' 
        after ``two-thirds of''; and
            (2) by inserting ``exceeds the amount described in 
        paragraph (6) for such month,'' before ``if''.
    (b) Amount Described.--Section 202(k) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402(k)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(6) The amount described in this paragraph is, for months in each 
12-month period beginning in December of 2007, and each succeeding 
calendar year, the greater of--
            ``(A) $1,200; or
            ``(B) the amount applicable for months in the preceding 12-
        month period, increased by the cost-of-living adjustment for 
        such period determined for an annuity under section 8340 of 
        title 5, United States Code (without regard to any other 
        provision of law).''.
    (c) Limitations on Reductions in Benefits.--Section 202(k) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)), as amended by subsection (b), 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(7) For any month after December 2007, in no event shall an 
individual receive a reduction in a benefit under paragraph (5)(A) for 
the month that is more than the reduction in such benefit that would 
have applied for such month under such paragraph as in effect for 
benefits payable for December 2007.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall apply with respect to 
monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social 
Security Act for months after December 2007.
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