,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ae1 #bjba,mr4 
,rice of ,south ,carolina 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 strengthen    
,social ,security for long career       
workers1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,strengthening ,social ,security for
 ,long ,career ,workers ,act4  #b4      
,strengthening ,social ,security for    
long career workers  7a7 ,in general    
,section #bae7;a77#a7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dae7;a77#a77 7as amended by section    
#aja7 is further amended-- 7#a7 by      
redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 7as     
redesignated by section #aja7 as        
subparagraph 7,f72 and  7#b7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 7as   
redesignated by section #aja7 the       

following new subparagraph3  7,e7 7i7   
,in the case of an individual who       
initially becomes eligible for old-age  
or disability insurance benefits1 or who
 dies 7before becoming eligible for such
 benefits71 in any calendar year after  
#bjbg1 the primary insurance amount     
computed under subparagraph 7,a7 with   
respect to the individual shall not be  
less than the greater of-- 7,i7 the     
minimum amount computed under           
subparagraph 7,c71 or  7,,ii7 except as 
provided in clause 7iv71 in the case of 
an individual who has at least #aj years
 of work 7as defined in clause 7iii771  
the minimum amount determined under     
clause 7ii74  7ii7 7,i7 ,the minimum    
amount determined under this clause is  
the dollar amount equal to #a_/ab of the
 applicable percentage of the national  
average wage index 7as defined in       
section #bji7k77#a77 for the second year
 prior to the year for which the amount 
is computed4  7,,ii7 ,for purposes of   
subclause 7,i71 the applicable          

percentage is the percentage specified  
in connection with the number of years  
of work1 as set forth in the following  
table3 ,if the number of years,the      
applicable of work is3percentage        
is3#aacabfaciadabaeaeafafagagahahaiaibjb
ebabeb_/cbbbfa_/cbcbgbdbgb_/cbebha_/cbfb
ibgbib_/cbhcja_/cbicacjcab_/ccacba_/ccbc
cccccb_/ccdcda_/cce or greater#ce4      
7iii7 7,i7 ,for purposes of this        
subparagraph1 the term year of work     
means1 with respect to an individual1 a 
year to which there is credited wages   
and self-employment income earned or    
derived by such individual in an amount 
equal to not less than1 in the case of  
any such year1 #aj1hge1 multiplied by   
the ratio that the national average wage
 index 7as defined in section           
#bji7k77#a77 for the second year prior  
to such year bears to the national      
average wage index 7as so defined7 for  
#bjbb4  7,,ii7 ,for purposes of applying
 the table in clause 7ii7 in the case of
 an individual entitled to disability   

insurance benefits under section #bbc1  
the number of years of work of such     
individual shall be deemed to be the    
product of #ce times the ratio of the   
actual number of years of work of such  
individual to the number of such        
individual's benefit computation years4 
,any such product which is not a        
multiple of one shall be rounded to the 
next higher multiple of one4  7,,iii7   
,in the case of a widow1 surviving      
divorced wife1 widower1 surviving       
divorced husband1 or surviving divorced 
parent 7hereinafter in this subclause   
referred to as the surviving            
beneficiary7 of an individual whose     
primary insurance amount is otherwise   
determined1 but for this subclause1     
under the preceding provisions of this  
subparagraph 7hereinafter in this       
subclause referred to as the insured    
individual71 for purposes of determining
 the widow's1 widower's1 mother's1 or   
father's insurance benefit of the       
surviving beneficiary under subsection  

7e71 7f71 or 7g7 of section #bjb on the 
basis of such primary insurance amount1 
such primary insurance amount shall be  
deemed to be equal to the primary       
insurance amount which would be         
determined under this subparagraph      
7before application of this subclause7  
if the number of years of work of the   
insured individual were equal to the    
product of #ce times the ratio 7not     
greater than one7 of the actual number  
of years of work of the surviving       
beneficiary to the number of the benefit
 computation years of the insured       
individual4 ,any such product which is  
not a multiple of one shall be rounded  
to the next higher multiple of one4     
7iv7 ,in the case of an individual who  
initially becomes eligible for old-age  
or disability insurance benefits1 or who
 dies 7before becoming eligible for such
 benefits71 in any year during the      
#i-year period beginning with #bjbh1 the
 primary insurance amount computed under
 subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to the  

individual shall not be less than the   
greater of-- 7,i7 the minimum amount    
computed under subparagraph 7,c71 or    
7,,ii7 the applicable phase-in          
percentage 7specified for such calendar 
year in the table set forth in clause   
7v77 of the minimum amount determined   
under clause 7ii74  7v7 ,the table set  
forth in this clause is as follows3 ,the
 applicable phase-in,for the calendar   
year3percentage                         
is3#bjbhajbjbibjbjcjcjbjcadjbjcbejbjccfj
bjcdgjbjcehjbjcfij4  4  7b7 ,conforming 
amendment ,section #bji7k77#a7 of such  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dji7k77#a77 7as    
amended by section #aja7 is further     
amended by inserting #bae7;a77#a77;,f71 
after #bae7;a77#a77;,e714