,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ae1 #bjba,mrs4
 ,walorski 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 repeal the    
retirement earnings test1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,senior ,citizens'  
,freedom to ,work ,act of #bjba4  #b4   
,repeal of the ,retirement ,earnings    
,test  7a7 ,in general ,subsections 7b71
 7c77#a71 7d71 7f71 7h71 7j71 and 7k7 of
 section #bjc of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djc7 are repealed4 
7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #bjc
 of such ,act 7as amended by subsection 
7a77 is further amended-- 7#a7 by       
redesignating subsections 7c71 7e71 7g71
 and 7l7 as subsections 7b71 7c71 7d71  
and 7e71 respectively2  7#b7 in         
subsection 7b7 7as so redesignated7--   
7,a7 by striking ,noncovered ,work      

,outside the ,united ,states or2  7,b7  
by redesignating paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 
and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and  
7#c71 respectively2  7,c7 by striking   
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 of2 and 
7,d7 by striking the last sentence2     
7#c7 in subsection 7c7 7as so           
redesignated71 by striking subsections  
7c7 and 7d7 and inserting subsection    
7b72  7#d7 in subsection 7d7 7as so     
redesignated71 by striking subsection   
7c7 each place it appears and inserting 
subsection 7b72 and  7#e7 in subsection 
7e7 7as so redesignated71 by striking   
subsection 7g7 or 7h77#a77;,a7 and      
inserting subsection 7d74  7c7          
,additional conforming amendments  7#a7 
,provisions relating to benefits        
terminated upon deportation ,section    
#bjb7n77#a7 of the ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7n77#a77 is     
amended by striking ,section #bjc7;b71  
7c71 and 7d7 and inserting ,section     
#bjc7;b74  7#b7 ,provisions relating to 
exemptions from reductions based on     

early retirement ,section #bjb7q7 of    
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7q77 is    
amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e77;,b71  
by striking section #bjc7;c77#b7 and    
inserting section #bjc7;b77#a72 and     
7,b7 in paragraph 7#g77;,a71 by striking
 deductions under section #bjc7;b71     
#bjc7;c77#a71 #bjc7;d77#a71 or #bbb7;b7 
and inserting deductions on account of  
work under section #bjc 7as in effect on
 the day before the date of the         
enactment of the ,senior ,citizens'     
,freedom to ,work ,act of #bjba7 or     
deductions under section #bbb7;b74  7#c7
 ,provisions relating to exemptions from
 reductions based on disregard of       
certain entitlements to child's         
insurance benefits ,section #bjb7s7 of  
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7s77 is    
amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7
 of section #bjc7;c7 and inserting      
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of      
section #bjc7;b72 and  7,b7 in paragraph
 7#c71 by striking ,the last sentence of

 subsection 7c7 of section #bjc1        
subsection 7f77#a77;,c7 of section #bjc1
 and subsections and inserting          
,subsections4  7#d7 ,provisions relating
 to suspension of aliens' benefits      
,section #bjb7t77#g7 of such ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7t77#g77 is amended by    
striking ,subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 
and inserting ,subsection 7b74  7#e7    
,provisions relating to reductions in   
benefits based on maximum benefits      
,section #bjc7;a77#c77;,b77iii7 of such 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#djc7;a77#c77;,b77iii77 is amended by   
striking and subsections 7b71 7c71 and  
7d7 and inserting and subsection 7b74   
7#f7 ,provisions relating to penalties  
for misrepresentations concerning       
earnings for periods subject to         
deductions on account of work ,section  
#bjh7;a77#a77;,c7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #djh7;a77#a77;,c77 is amended 
by striking under section #bjc7;f7 of   
this title for purposes of deductions   
from benefits and inserting under       

section #bjc 7as in effect on the day   
before the date of the enactment of the 
,senior ,citizens' ,freedom to ,work    
,act of #bjba7 for purposes of          
deductions from benefits on account of  
work4  7#g7 ,provisions taking into     
account earnings in determining benefit 
computation years ,clause 7,i7 in the   
next to last sentence of section        
#bae7;b77#b77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;b77#b77;,a77 is amended 
by striking no earnings as described in 
section #bjc7;f77#e7 in such year and   
inserting no wages1 and no net earnings 
from self-employment 7in excess of net  
loss from self-employment71 in such     
year4  7#h7 ,provisions relating to     
rounding of benefits ,section #bae7;g7  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;g77 is
 amended by striking and any deduction  
under section #bjc7;b74  7#i7           
,provisions defining income for purposes
 of ,,ssi ,section #afab7;a7 of such    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;a7a77 is      
amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71  

by striking as determined under section 
#bjc7;f77#e77;,c7 and inserting as      
defined in the last two sentences of    
this subsection2 and  7,b7 by adding at 
the end 7after and below paragraph      
7#b77;,h77 the following3 ,for purposes 
of paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the term wages  
means wages as defined in section #bji1 
but computed without regard to the      
limitations as to amounts of            
remuneration specified in paragraphs    
7#a71 7#f77;,b71 7#f77;,c71 7#g77;,b71  
and 7#h7 of section #bji7;a74 ,in making
 the computation under the preceding    
sentence1 7,a7 services which do not    
constitute employment as defined in     
section #baj1 performed within the      
,united ,states by an individual as an  
employee or performed outside the       
,united ,states in the active military  
or naval services of the ,united        
,states1 shall be deemed to be          
employment as so defined if the         
remuneration for such services is not   
includible in computing the individual's

 net earnings or net loss from          
self-employment for purposes of title   
,,ii1 and 7,b7 the term wages shall be  
deemed not to include 7i7 the amount of 
any payment made to1 or on behalf of1 an
 employee or any of his or her          
dependents 7including any amount paid by
 an employer for insurance or annuities1
 or into a fund1 to provide for any such
 payment7 on account of retirement1 or  
7ii7 any payment or series of payments  
by an employer to an employee or any of 
his or her dependents upon or after the 
termination of the employee's employment
 relationship because of retirement     
after attaining an age specified in a   
plan referred to in section             
#bji7;a77#aa77;,b7 or in a pension plan 
of the employer4 4  7d7 ,repeal of      
deductions on account of work under the 
,railroad ,retirement ,program  7#a7 ,in
 general ,section #b of the ,railroad   
,retirement ,act of #aigd 7#de ,u4,s4,c4
 #bca;a7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking  
subsection 7f72 and  7,b7 by striking   

subsection 7g77#b7 and by redesignating 
subsection 7g77#a7 as subsection 7g74   
7#b7 ,conforming amendments  7,a7       
,section #c7;f77#a7 of such ,act 7#de   
,u4,s4,c4 #bca;b7f77#a77 is amended in  
the first sentence by striking before   
any reductions under the provisions of  
section #b7;f7 of this ,act14  7,b7     
,section #d7;g77#b7 of such ,act 7#de   
,u4,s4,c4 #bca;c7g77#b77 is amended--   
7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking shall1   
before any deductions under section     
#b7;g7 of this ,act1 and inserting      
shall2 and  7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by     
striking any deductions under section   
#b7;g7 of this ,act and before4  7e7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 taxable years ending after ,december   
#ca1 #bjba4