,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ciaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjba,mr4  
,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself & ,mr4  
,re$7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,ii ( !    
,social ,security ,act to /r5g!n ,social
 ,security = long c>e] work]s1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,social ,security 
= ,long ,c>e] ,work]s ,act4  #b4        
,/r5g!n+ ,social ,security = long c>e]  
work]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section           
#bae7;a77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;a77#a77 7z am5d$ by
 section #aja7 is fur!r am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,e7 7z          
r$esignat$ by section #aja7 z           
subp>agraph 7,f72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,d7 7z r$esignat$ by      
section #aja7 ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,e7 7i7 ,9 ! case ( an individual :o   
initially becomes eligible = old-age or 
disability insurance b5efits1 or :o dies

 7be=e becom+ eligible = su* b5efits71 9
 any cal5d> ye> aft] #bjbg1 ! prim>y    
insurance am\nt comput$ "u subp>agraph  
7,a7 ) respect to ! individual %all n be
 less ?an ! great] (-- 7,i7 ! m9imum    
am\nt comput$ "u subp>agraph 7,c71 or   
7,,ii7 except z provid$ 9 clause 7iv71 9
 ! case ( an individual :o has at lea/  
#aj ye>s ( "w 7z def9$ 9 clause 7iii771 
! m9imum am\nt det]m9$ "u clause 7ii74  
7ii7 7,i7 ,! m9imum am\nt det]m9$ "u ?is
 clause is ! doll> am\nt equal to #a_/ab
 ( ! applicable p]c5tage ( ! national   
av]age wage index 7z def9$ 9 section    
#bji7k77#a77 = ! second ye> prior to !  
ye> = :i* ! am\nt is comput$4  7,,ii7 ,=
 purposes ( subclause 7,i71 ! applicable
 p]c5tage is ! p]c5tage specifi$ 9      
connection ) ! numb] ( ye>s ( "w1 z set 
=? 9 ! foll[+ table3 ,if ! numb] (      
years,the applicable ( "w is3p]c5tage   
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 7,i7 ,= purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 !  
t]m ye> ( "w means1 ) respect to an     
individual1 a ye> to :i* !re is cr$it$  
wages & self-employm5t income e>n$ or   
d]iv$ by su* individual 9 an am\nt equal
 to n less ?an1 9 ! case ( any su* ye>1 
#aj1hge1 multipli$ by ! ratio t !       
national av]age wage index 7z def9$ 9   
section #bji7k77#a77 = ! second ye>     
prior to su* ye> be>s to ! national     
av]age wage index 7z s def9$7 = #bjbb4  
7,,ii7 ,= purposes ( apply+ ! table 9   
clause 7ii7 9 ! case ( an individual    
entitl$ to disability insurance b5efits 
"u section #bbc1 ! numb] ( ye>s ( "w (  
su* individual %all be deem$ to be !    
product ( #ce times ! ratio ( ! actual  
numb] ( ye>s ( "w ( su* individual to ! 
numb] ( su* individual's b5efit         
computation ye>s4 ,any su* product :i*  
is n a multiple ( "o %all be r\nd$ to ! 
next high] multiple ( "o4  7,,iii7 ,9 ! 
case ( a wid[1 surviv+ divorc$ wife1    
wid[]1 surviv+ divorc$ husb&1 or surviv+
 divorc$ p>5t 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is subclause 

ref]r$ to z ! surviv+ b5efici>y7 ( an   
individual ^: prim>y insurance am\nt is 
o!rwise det]m9$1 b = ?is subclause1 "u !
 prec$+ provisions ( ?is subp>agraph    
7h]e9aft] 9 ?is subclause ref]r$ to z ! 
insur$ individual71 = purposes ( det]m9+
 ! wid['s1 wid[]'s1 "m's1 or fa!r's     
insurance b5efit ( ! surviv+ b5efici>y  
"u subsection 7e71 7f71 or 7g7 ( section
 #bjb on ! basis ( su* prim>y insurance 
am\nt1 su* prim>y insurance am\nt %all  
be deem$ to be equal to ! prim>y        
insurance am\nt :i* w\ld be det]m9$ "u  
?is subp>agraph 7be=e application ( ?is 
subclause7 if ! numb] ( ye>s ( "w ( !   
insur$ individual 7 equal to ! product (
 #ce times ! ratio 7n great] ?an "o7 ( !
 actual numb] ( ye>s ( "w ( ! surviv+   
b5efici>y to ! numb] ( ! b5efit         
computation ye>s ( ! insur$ individual4 
,any su* product :i* is n a multiple (  
"o %all be r\nd$ to ! next high]        
multiple ( "o4  7iv7 ,9 ! case ( an     
individual :o initially becomes eligible
 = old-age or disability insurance      

b5efits1 or :o dies 7be=e becom+        
eligible = su* b5efits71 9 any ye> dur+ 
! #i-ye> p]iod beg9n+ ) #bjbh1 ! prim>y 
insurance am\nt comput$ "u subp>agraph  
7,a7 ) respect to ! individual %all n be
 less ?an ! great] (-- 7,i7 ! m9imum    
am\nt comput$ "u subp>agraph 7,c71 or   
7,,ii7 ! applicable phase-9 p]c5tage    
7specifi$ = su* cal5d> ye> 9 ! table set
 =? 9 clause 7v77 ( ! m9imum am\nt      
det]m9$ "u clause 7ii74  7v7 ,! table   
set =? 9 ?is clause is z foll[s3 ,!     
applicable phase-in,for ! cal5d>        
ye>3p]c5tage                            
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am5dm5t ,section #bji7k77#a7 ( su* ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dji7k77#a77 7z am5d$ by 
section #aja7 is fur!r am5d$ by ins]t+  
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