,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #h1 #bjad ,mrs4
 ,lowey 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 
,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4         
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,kuster1
 ,ms4 ,schwartz1 and ,mr4 ,mc,dermott7  
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 credit
 prospectively individuals serving as   
caregivers of dependent relatives with  
deemed wages for up to five years of    
such service4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,social        
,security ,caregiver ,credit ,act of    
#bjad4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
that3  7#a7 ,caregiving is an essential 
element of family life and a vital      
service for children1 the ill1 the      
disabled1 and the elderly4  7#b7 ,the   
establishment of a caregiver credit     
would bolster the economic prospects of 
unpaid caregivers and would provide them

 with vital retirement security4  7#c7  
,the #bjac ,annual ,report of the ,board
 of ,trustees of the ,federal ,old-,age 
and ,survivors ,insurance and ,federal  
,disability ,insurance ,trust ,funds    
concluded that the combined ,trust      
,funds will be able to pay scheduled    
benefits in full until #bjcc4  7#d7     
,while there is no immediate crisis1    
policy options should be considered to  
extend ,,oasdi solvency1 including by   
eradicating the gender wage gap1        
increasing overall employment1 or       
increasing the minimum wage4  #c4       
,deemed wages for caregivers of         
dependent relatives ,title ,,ii of the  
,social ,security ,act is amended by    
adding after section #bcd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #dcd7 the following new section3  #bce4
 ,deemed wages for caregivers of        
dependent relatives  7a7 ,definitions   
,for purposes of this section--  7#a7   
,the term qualifying month means1 in    
connection with an individual1 a month  
during which such individual was engaged

 for not less than #hj hours in         
providing care to a dependent relative  
without monetary compensation4 ,such    
term does not include any month ending  
after the date on which such individual 
attains retirement age 7as defined in   
section #baf7l774  7#b7 ,the term       
dependent relative means1 in connection 
with an individual--  7,a7 a child1     
grandchild1 niece1 or nephew 7of such   
individual or such individual's spouse  
or domestic partner7 who is under the   
age of #ab1 or  7,b7 a child1           
grandchild1 niece1 or nephew 7of such   
individual or such individual's spouse  
or domestic partner71 a parent1 aunt1 or
 uncle 7of such individual or his or her
 spouse or domestic partner71 or such   
individual's spouse or domestic partner1
 if such child1 grandchild1 niece1      
nephew1 parent1 aunt1 uncle1 spouse1 or 
domestic partner is a chronically       
dependent individual4  7#c7  7,a7 ,the  
term chronically dependent individual   
means an individual who--  7i7 is       

dependent on a daily basis on verbal    
reminding1 physical cueing1 supervision1
 or other assistance provided to the    
individual by another person in the     
performance of at least two of the      
activities of daily living 7described in
 subparagraph 7,b771 and  7ii7 without  
the assistance described in clause 7i71 
could not perform such activities of    
daily living4  7,b7 ,the activities of  
daily living referred to in subparagraph
 7,a7 are the following3  7i7 ,eating4  
7ii7 ,bathing4  7iii7 ,dressing4  7iv7  
,toileting4  7v7 ,transferring in and   
out of a bed or in and out of a chair4  
7b7 ,deemed ,wages of ,caregiver  7#a7  
7,a7 ,for purposes of determining       
entitlement to and the amount of any    
monthly benefit for any month after     
,december #bjad1 or entitlement to and  
the amount of any lump-sum death payment
 in the case of a death after such      
month1 payable under this title on the  
basis of the wages and self-employment  
income of any individual1 and for       

purposes of section #baf7;i77#c71 such  
individual shall be deemed to have been 
paid during each qualifying month 7in   
addition to wages or self-employment    
income actually paid to or derived by   
such individual during such month7 at an
 amount per month equal to--  7i7 in the
 case of a qualifying month during which
 no wages or self-employment income were
 actually paid to or derived by such    
individual1 #ej percent of the average  
amount of wages and self-employment     
income otherwise credited to individuals
 for such month under this title2 and   
7ii7 in the case of any other qualifying
 month1 the excess of the amount        
determined under clause 7i7 over #a_/b  
of the wages or self-employment income  
actually paid to or derived by such     
individual during such month4  7,b7 ,in 
any case in which there are more than   
#fj qualifying months for an individual1
 only the last #fj of such months shall 
be taken into account for purposes of   
this section4  7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7     

shall not be applicable in the case of  
any monthly benefit or lump-sum death   
payment if a larger such benefit or     
payment1 as the case may be1 would be   
payable without its application4  7c7   
,identification ,requirements ,a        
qualifying month shall not be taken into
 account under this section with respect
 to an individual unless such individual
 provides the ,commissioner of ,social  
,security with the name and identifying 
information of the dependent relative   
with respect to whom the individual was 
engaged in providing care during such   
month1 and other information as the     
,commissioner may require to verify the 
status of the dependent relative1 on    
whatever application may be required to 
obtain benefits under this section4  4