,i #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efig ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ac1 #bjad ,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas 7= himself & ,mr4 ,neal7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title ,,ii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to repeal ! w9dfall elim9ation provision & protect ! retirem5t ( public s]vants4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,equal ,treatm5t ( ,public ,s]vants ,act ( #bjad4 #b4 ,replacem5t ( ! w9dfall elim9ation provision ) a =mula equaliz+ b5efits = c]ta9 individuals ) non-cov]$ employm5t 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bae7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#g7 ! foll[+3 7#h7 7,a7 ,9 ! case ( an individual ^: prim>y insurance am\nt w\ld be comput$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection-- 7i7 :o becomes eligible = old-age insurance b5efits aft] #bjaf or w\ld atta9 age #fb aft] #bjaf & becomes eligible = disability insurance b5efits aft] #bjaf1 7ii7 :o subsequ5tly becomes entitl$ to su* b5efits1 & 7iii7 :o has e>n+s d]iv$ f noncov]$ s]vice p]=m$ 9 a ye> aft] #aigg1 ! prim>y insurance am\nt ( su* individual %all be comput$ or recomput$ "u ?is p>agraph4 7,b7 ,! prim>y insurance am\nt ( an individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 z comput$ or recomput$ "u ?is p>agraph1 %all be ! product d]iv$ by multiply+-- 7i7 ! individual's prim>y insurance am\nt1 z det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection & subp>agraph 7,c7 ( ?is p>agraph1 by 7ii7 a fraction-- 7,i7 ! num]ator ( :i* is ! individual's av]age index$ mon?ly e>n+s 7det]m9$ )\t reg>d to subp>agraph 7,c771 & 7,,ii7 ! d5om9ator ( :i* is an am\nt equal to ! individual's av]age index$ mon?ly e>n+s 7z det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,c771 r\nd$1 if n a multiple ( #j4aj1 to ! next l[] multiple ( #j4aj4 7,c7 7i7 ,= purposes ( det]m9+ an individual's prim>y insurance am\nt pursuant to clauses 7i7 & 7ii77,,ii7 ( subp>agraph 7,b71 ! individual's av]age index$ mon?ly e>n+s %all be det]m9$ by treat+ all record$ noncov]$ e>n+s 7z def9$ 9 clause 7ii77,i77 d]iv$ by ! individual f noncov]$ s]vice p]=m$ 9 ea* ye> aft] #aigg z wages 7z def9$ 9 section #bji = purposes ( ?is title71 :i* %all be treat$ z includ$ 9 ! individual's adju/$ total cov]$ e>n+s 7z def9$ 9 clause 7ii77,,ii77 = su* cal5d> ye> toge!r ) am\nts consi/+ ( wages 7z s def9$ )\t reg>d to ?is subp>agraph7 paid dur+ su* cal5d> ye> & self-employm5t income 7z def9$ 9 section #baa7;b77 = taxable ye>s end+ ) or dur+ su* cal5d> ye>4 7ii7 ,= purposes ( ?is subp>agraph-- 7,i7 ,! t]m record$ noncov]$ e>n+s means e>n+s d]iv$ f noncov]$ s]vice 7o!r ?an noncov]$ s]vice z a memb] ( a uni=m$ s]vice 7z def9$ 9 section #baj7m777 = :i* satisfactory evid5ce is det]m9$ by ! ,commission] to be available 9 ! records ( ! ,commission]4 7,,ii7 ,! t]m adju/$ total cov]$ e>n+s means1 9 connection ) an individual = any cal5d> ye>1 ! sum ( ! wages paid to ! individual dur+ su* cal5d> ye> 7z adju/$ "u subsection 7b77#c77 plus ! self-employm5t income d]iv$ by ! individual dur+ any taxable ye> end+ ) or dur+ su* cal5d> ye> 7z adju/$ "u subsection 7b77#c774 7iii7 ,! ,commission] ( ,social ,security %all provide by regulation = me?ods = det]m9+ :e!r satisfactory evid5ce is available 9 ! records ( ! ,commission] = e>n+s = noncov]$ s]vice 7o!r ?an noncov]$ s]vice z a memb] ( a uni=m$ s]vice 7z def9$ 9 section #baj7m777 to be treat$ z record$ noncov]$ e>n+s4 ,su* me?ods %all provide = reliance on e>n+s in=mation :i* is provid$ to ! ,commission] by employ]s & :i*1 z det]m9$ by ! ,commission]1 con/itute a reasonable basis = treatm5t ( e>n+s = noncov]$ s]vice z record$ noncov]$ e>n+s4 ,9 mak+ det]m9ations "u ?is clause1 ! ,commission] %all also take into acc\nt any docum5t>y evid5ce ( e>n+s d]iv$ f noncov]$ s]vice by an individual :i* is provid$ by ! individual to ! ,commission] & :i* ! ,commission] consid]s appropriate z a reasonable basis = treatm5t ( su* e>n+s z record$ noncov]$ e>n+s1 except t su* evid5ce provid$ by ! individual %all be tak5 into acc\nt only to ! ext5t t su* evid5ce does n relate to e>n+s = s]vice ) respect to :i* in=mation reg>d+ e>n+s has already be5 obta9$ by ! ,commission] f ! employ] & only to ! ext5t t su* evid5ce does n result 9 a r$uction 9 ! individual's prim>y insurance am\nt z calculat$ "u subp>agraph 7,b74 7,d7 ,^u ! dea? ( an individual ^: prim>y insurance am\nt is comput$ or recomput$ "u ?is p>agraph1 su* prim>y insurance am\nt %all be comput$ or recomput$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection4 4 7b7 ,modification ( w9dfall elim9ation provision = curr5t b5efici>ies2 recov]y ( c]ta9 ov]paym5ts ,section #bae7;a77#g7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;a77#g77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7,f7 7i7 ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,a71 = purposes ( det]m9+ ! am\nt ( mon?ly insurance b5efits = mon?s aft] ,decemb] #bjaf1 ! prim>y insurance am\nt ( an individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 or an individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,g7 ^: prim>y insurance am\nt 0 calculat$ or recalculat$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71 %all be deem$ to be equal to ! sum (-- 7,i7 ! prim>y insurance am\nt ( su* individual comput$ or recomput$ "u subp>agraph 7,b72 plus 7,,ii7 ! applicable p]c5tage 7det]m9$ "u clause 7ii77 ( ! am\nt by :i* ! prim>y insurance am\nt ( su* individual comput$ or recomput$ "u subp>agraph 7,b7 is exce$$ by ! prim>y insurance am\nt ( su* individual t w\ld be det]m9$ )\t reg>d to ?is p>agraph4 7ii7 ,! applicable p]c5tage det]m9$ "u ?is clause %all be a p]c5tage 7b n m ?an #ej p]c5t7 :i* %all be det]m9$ by ! ,commission] on ! basis ( ! am\nt ( ! sav+s g5]at$ z a result ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,equal ,treatm5t ( ,public ,s]vants ,act ( #bjad4 ,! ,commission] %all det]m9e & promulgate ! applicable p]c5tage det]m9$ "u ?is clause on or be=e ,novemb] #a1 #bjaf1 bas$ ^u ! mo/ rec5t actu>ial e/imates !n available4 7,g7 ,9 ! case ( an individual ^: prim>y insurance am\nt w\ld be comput$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection :o-- 7i7 atta9s age #fb aft] #aihe & be=e #bjag 7except :]e he or %e became entitl$ to a disability insurance b5efit be=e #aihf & rema9$ s entitl$ 9 any ( ! #ab mon?s imm$iately prec$+ 8 or h] atta9m5t ( age #fb71 or 7ii7 w\ld atta9 age #fb aft] #aihe & be=e #bjag & becomes eligible = a disability insurance b5efit aft] #aihe & be=e #bjag1 & 7iii7 is eligible = old-age insurance b5efits or disability insurance b5efits = ,decemb] #bjaf1 7iv7 has record$ noncov]$ e>n+s 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#h77;,c77ii771 & 7v7 has less ?an #cj ye>s ( cov]age 7z def9$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d771 ! prim>y insurance am\nt ( su* individual %all be comput$ or recomput$ "u ?is p>agraph unless su* individual provides to ! ,commission] evid5ce det]m9$ to be satisfactory by ! ,commission] t su* individual has n receiv$ any p]iodic paym5t attributable to noncov]$ s]vice4 ,! ,commission] %all1 9 accordance ) section #bjd1 recov] f su* individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 & any o!r individual receiv+ b5efits "u ?is title on ! basis ( ! wages & self-employm5t income ( su* individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 any excess ( ! total am\nt ( b5efits "u ?is title paid to ea* su* individual prior to #bjag ov] ! am\nt comput$ on ! basis ( ! prim>y insurance am\nt comput$ or recomput$ "u ?is p>agraph )\t reg>d to subp>agraph 7,f74 4 7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #bae7;a77#g77;,a7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;a77#g77;,a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ aft] #aihe ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ aft] #aihe & be=e #bjag2 & 7#b7 by /rik+ h]eaft] 9 ?is p>agraph & 9 subsection 7d77#c7 & ins]t+ 9 ?is p>agraph1 p>agraph 7#h71 & subsection 7d77#c74