,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cije  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ae1 #bjba,mr4 
,hern 7for himself and ,mr4 ,reed7      
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 waive 
the #b-year duration of divorce         
requirement1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,social ,security ,parity ,act4 
#b4 ,waive #b-year duration of divorce  
requirement  7a7 ,wife's insurance      
benefits ,section #bjb7;b77#d77;,a7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;b77#d77;,a77 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
sentence3 ,the criterion for entitlement
 under clause 7ii7 shall be deemed met  
upon the remarriage of the insured      
individual to someone other than the    
applicant during the #b-year period     
referred to in such clause44  7b7       
,husband's insurance benefits ,section  

#bjb7;c77#d77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;c77#d77;,a77 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
sentence3 ,the criterion for entitlement
 under clause 7ii7 shall be deemed met  
upon the remarriage of the insured      
individual to someone other than the    
applicant during the #b-year period     
referred to in such clause44  7c7       
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 benefits payable for months after      
,december #bjbb and for which           
applications are filed after ,december  
#bjbb4