,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aafj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ad1 #bjac ,mrs4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,harris1 and ,mr4 ,la,malfa7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act to set the retirement benefits age for today's six-year-olds at age #gj4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as ,alex's ,law4 #b4 ,increase in the full retirement age and the early retirement age 7a7 ,in general ,section #baf7l7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daf7l77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking early retirement age each place it appears and inserting the applicable reference age2 7,b7 by striking the age increase factor 7as determined under paragraph 7#c77 each place it appears and inserting the first age increase factor 7as determined under paragraph 7#c77;,a772 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting paragraph 7#d72 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking and after the semicolon2 7,e7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking #fg years of age4 and inserting and before ,january #a1 #bjbc1 #fg years of age22 and 7,f7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,e7 the following3 7,f7 with respect to an individual who attains the applicable reference age after ,december #ca1 #bjbb1 and before ,january #a1 #bjfi1 #fg years of age plus the number of months in the second age increase factor 7as determined under paragraph 7#c77;,b77 for the calendar year in which such individual attains the applicable reference age2 and 7,g7 with respect to an individual who attains the applicable reference age after ,december #ca1 #bjfh1 #gj years of age4 2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,the term early retirement age means-- 7,a7 in the case of an old-age1 wife's1 or husband's insurance benefit-- 7i7 with respect to an individual who attains the applicable reference age before ,january #a1 #bjbc1 #fb years of age2 and 7ii7 with respect to an individual who attains the applicable reference age after ,december #ca1 #bjbb1 and before ,january #a1 #bjfi1 #fb years of age 7in the case of an old-age1 wife's1 or husband's insurance benefit71 plus the number of months in the second age increase factor 7as determined under paragraph 7#c77;,b77 for the calendar year in which such individual attains the applicable reference age2 and 7iii7 with respect to an individual who attains the applicable reference age after ,december #ca1 #bjfh1 #fe years of age2 and 7,b7 in the case of a widow's or widower's insurance benefit1 #b years less than the age provided under subparagraph 7,a74 7#c7 7,a7 ,the first retirement age increase factor for any individual who attains the applicable reference age in a calendar year within the #e-year period consisting of the calendar years #bjjj through #bjjd or the calendar years #bjag through #bjba shall be equal to #b_/ab of the number of months in the period beginning with ,january of the first calendar year in such period and ending with ,december of the year in which the individual attains the applicable reference age4 7,b7 ,the second retirement age increase factor for any individual who attains the applicable reference age in the #df-year period consisting of the calendar years #bjbc through #bjfh shall be equal to #c_/dg of the number of months in the period beginning with ,january #bjbc and ending with ,december of the year in which the individual attains the applicable reference age4 ,in any case in which the second age increase factor for any calendar year is not a whole number of calendar months1 such factor shall be deemed to be equal to the next lower whole number of calendar months4 7#d7 ,the term applicable reference age means #fb years of age 7in the case of an old-age1 wife's1 or husband's insurance benefit7 and #fj years of age 7in the case of a widow's or widower's insurance benefit74 4 7b7 ,conforming extension of maximum age for entitlement to delayed retirement credit ,section #bjb7w77#b77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7w77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking prior to the month in which such individual attained age #gj1 and and inserting prior to the later of--2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7i7 the month in which such individual would attain age #gj1 or 7ii7 the month which ends #c years after the end of the month in which such individual attained retirement age 7as defined in section #baf7l771 and 4 7c7 ,conforming increase in number of elapsed years for purposes of determining primary insurance amount ,section #bae7;b77#b77;,b77iii7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;b77#b77;,b77iii77 is amended by striking age #fb and inserting early retirement age4 7d7 ,study relating to additional conforming amendments 7#a7 ,in general ,as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,treasury and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 shall conduct a study of the additional technical and conforming amendments to title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act and other relevant provisions of law relating to the age of a beneficiary or applicant for benefits which are necessary to effectively carry out the programs provided for under such title and other provisions1 taking into account the amendments made by this section4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner shall transmit to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate a report of the results of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph 7#a74 ,the ,commissioner shall include in such report such recommendations for legislative and administrative changes as the ,commissioner1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,treasury and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 determines to be appropriate4