,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #chg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas 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 remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits under such title1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,social ,security ,earnings ,test ,repeal ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,repeal of provisions relating to deductions on account of work 7a7 ,in general ,subsections 7b71 7c77#a71 7d71 7f71 7h71 7j71 and 7k7 of section #bjc of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djc7 are repealed4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #bjc of such ,act 7as amended by subsection 7a77 is further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by redesignating such subsection as subsection 7b71 and-- 7,a7 by striking ,noncovered ,work ,outside the ,united ,states or in the heading2 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c71 respectively2 7,c7 by striking ,for purposes of paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 and inserting ,for purposes of paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c72 and 7,d7 by striking the last sentence2 7#b7 in subsection 7e71 by redesignating such subsection as subsection 7c71 and by striking subsections 7c7 and 7d7 and inserting subsection 7b72 7#c7 in subsection 7g71 by redesignating such subsection as subsection 7d71 and by striking subsection 7c7 each place it appears and inserting subsection 7b72 and 7#d7 in subsection 7l71 by redesignating such subsection as subsection 7e71 and by striking subsection 7g7 or 7h77#a77;,a7 and inserting subsection 7d74 #c4 ,additional conforming amendments 7a7 ,provisions relating to benefits terminated upon deportation ,section #bjb7n77#a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7n77#a77 is amended by striking ,section #bjc 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 and inserting ,section #bjc7;b74 7b7 ,provisions relating to exemptions from reductions based on early retirement 7#a7 ,section #bjb7q77#e77;,b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7q77#e77;,b77 is amended by striking section #bjc7;c77#b7 and inserting section #bjc7;b77#a74 7#b7 ,section #bjb7q77#g77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7q77#g77;,a77 is amended by striking deductions under section #bjc7;b71 #bjc7;c77#a71 #bjc7;d77#a71 or #bbb7;b7 and inserting deductions on account of work under section #bjc or deductions under section #bbb7;b74 7c7 ,provisions relating to exemptions from reductions based on disregard of certain entitlements to child's insurance benefits 7#a7 ,section #bjb7s77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7s77#a77 is amended by striking paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 of section #bjc7;c7 and inserting paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of section #bjc7;b74 7#b7 ,section #bjb7s77#c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7s77#c77 is amended by striking ,the last sentence of subsection 7c7 of section #bjc1 subsection 7f77#a77;,c7 of section #bjc1 and subsections and inserting ,subsections4 7d7 ,provisions relating to suspension of aliens' benefits ,section #bjb7t77#g7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7t77#g77 is amended by striking ,subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 and inserting ,subsection 7b74 7e7 ,provisions relating to reductions in benefits based on maximum benefits ,section #bjc7;a77#c77;,b77iii7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djc7;a77#c77;,b77iii77 is amended by striking and subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 and inserting and subsection 7b74 7f7 ,provisions relating to penalties for misrepresentations concerning earnings for periods subject to deductions on account of work ,section #bjh7;a77#a77;,c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djh7;a77#a77;,c77 is amended by striking under section #bjc7;f7 of this title for purposes of deductions from benefits and inserting under section #bjc for purposes of deductions from benefits on account of work4 7g7 ,provisions taking into account earnings in determining benefit computation years ,clause 7,i7 in the next to last sentence of section #bae7;b77#b77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;b77#b77;,a77 is amended by striking no earnings as described in section #bjc7;f77#e7 in such year and inserting no wages1 and no net earnings from self-employment 7in excess of net loss from self-employment71 in such year4 7h7 ,provisions relating to rounding of benefits ,section #bae7;g7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;g77 is amended by striking and any deduction under section #bjc7;b74 7i7 ,provisions relating to earnings taken into account in determining substantial gainful activity of blind individuals ,the second sentence of section #bbc7;d77#d77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7;d77#d77;,a77 is amended by striking if section #ajb of the ,senior ,citizens ,right to ,work ,act of #aiif had not been enacted and inserting the following3 if the amendments to section #bjc made by section #ajb of the ,senior ,citizens ,right to ,work ,act of #aiif and by the ,social ,security ,earnings ,test ,repeal ,act of #bjaa had not been enacted4 7j7 ,provisions defining income for purposes of ,,ssi ,section #afab7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking as determined under section #bjc7;f77#e77;,c7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 and inserting as defined in the last two sentences of this subsection2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end 7after and below paragraph 7#b77;,h77 the following3 ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the term wages means wages as defined in section #bji1 but computed without regard to the limitations as to amounts of remuneration specified in paragraphs 7#a71 7#f77;,b71 7#f77;,c71 7#g77;,b71 and 7#h7 of section #bji7;a74 ,in making the computation under the preceding sentence1 7,a7 services which do not constitute employment as defined in section #baj1 performed within the ,united ,states by an individual as an employee or performed outside the ,united ,states in the active military or naval services of the ,united ,states1 shall be deemed to be employment as so defined if the remuneration for such services is not includible in computing the individual's net earnings or net loss from self-employment for purposes of title ,,ii1 and 7,b7 the term wages shall be deemed not to include 7i7 the amount of any payment made to1 or on behalf of1 an employee or any of his or her dependents 7including any amount paid by an employer for insurance or annuities1 or into a fund1 to provide for any such payment7 on account of retirement1 or 7ii7 any payment or series of payments by an employer to an employee or any of his or her dependents upon or after the termination of the employee's employment relationship because of retirement after attaining an age specified in a plan referred to in section #bji7;a77#aa77;,b7 or in a pension plan of the employer4 4 7k7 ,repeal of deductions on account of work under the ,railroad ,retirement ,program 7#a7 ,in general ,section #b of the ,railroad ,retirement ,act of #aigd 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca;a7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7f72 and 7,b7 by striking subsection 7g77#b7 and by redesignating subsection 7g77#a7 as subsection 7g74 7#b7 ,conforming amendments 7,a7 ,section #c7;f77#a7 of such ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca;b7f77#a77 is amended in the first sentence by striking before any reductions under the provisions of section #b7;f7 of this ,act14 7,b7 ,section #d7;g77#b7 of such ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #bca;c7g77#b77 is amended-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking shall1 before any deductions under section #b7;g7 of this ,act1 and inserting shall2 and 7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking any deductions under section #b7;g7 of this ,act and before4 #d4 ,effective date ,the amendments and repeals made by this ,act shall apply with respect to taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4