,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eebi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,smith of ,washington         
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 expand
 the exception to the windfall          
elimination provision based on years of 
coverage4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,social ,security   
,equity ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,expansion  
of the exception to the windfall        
elimination provision based on years of 
coverage  7a7 ,reduction in the number  
of years of coverage required  7#a7 ,in 
general ,section #bae7;a77#g77;,d7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;a77#g77;,d77 is amended 
by striking #cj each place it appears   
and inserting #be4  7#b7 ,partial       
exemptions ,section #bae7;a77#g77;,d7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;a77#g77;,d77 is further 

amended by striking the table and       
inserting the following3  ,if the number
 of such ,the applicable  individual's  
years of coverage  7as so defined7      
is3percent is3  #bdhj #bcgj #bbfj #baej4
  7b7 ,reduction of the dollar amount   
required ,to constitute a year of       
coverage ,section #bae7;a77#g77;,d7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;a77#g77;,d77 is amended 
by striking the reference to #ae percent
 therein shall be deemed to be a        
reference to #be percent and inserting  
each of the references to #be percent   
and the reference to #ae percent therein
 shall each be deemed to be a reference 
to #ab4e percent4  7c7 ,effective date  
7#a7 ,in general ,the amendments made by
 this section shall apply with respect  
to monthly insurance benefits payable   
for any month beginning after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7    
,recomputation of primary insurance     
amounts ,notwithstanding section        
#bae7;f7 of the ,social ,security ,act1 

the ,commissioner of ,social ,security  
shall recompute primary insurance       
amounts originally computed for months  
prior to the date of the enactment of   
this ,act to the extent necessary to    
carry out the amendment made by this    
section4