[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 189 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S7244]
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SA 3348. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 82, to amend title II of the Social Security Act
to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination
provisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. LIMITATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Section 215 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 415) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Limitation on Benefits for Certain Individuals
``(j)(1) In the case of an applicable individual, the
primary insurance amount of such individual shall not exceed
an amount equal to the quotient of--
``(A) the total amount of taxes paid under sections
1401(a), 3101(a), 3111(a), 3201(a), 3211(a), and 3221(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to any self-
employment income, wages, or compensation paid to or received
by such individual; divided by
``(B) the total number of months of remaining life
expectancy of such individual, as determined by the
Commissioner of Social Security using reasonable actuarial
assumptions.
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `applicable
individual' means an individual whose primary insurance
amount would be computed or recomputed pursuant to subsection
(a)(7), (d)(3), or (f)(9) of this section (as in effect on
the day prior to the date of enactment of the Social Security
Fairness Act of 2023).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to benefits payable for months after
December 2024.
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