,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjba ,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,sanders7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,ii of the     
,social ,security ,act to extend        
eligibility for child's benefits until  
age #bf for certain individuals who are 
at least half-time students at a        
post-secondary school1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,helping ,students  
,successfully ,overcome ,adversity and  
,rise with ,social ,security ,act or the
 ,helping ,students ,,soar with ,social 
,security ,act4  #b4 ,extension of      
child's benefit for certain students    
under age #bf  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#bjb7;d77#a77;,b7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#djb7;d77#a77;,b77 is amended to read as
 follows3  7,b7 at the time such        

application was filed was unmarried     
and-- 7i7 had not attained the age of   
#ah1  7ii7 was a full-time elementary or
 secondary school student and had not   
attained the age of #ai1  7iii7 was a   
qualifying post-secondary school student
 and had not attained the age of #bf1   
but only in the case of the child of an 
individual who--  7,i7 is entitled to   
disability insurance benefits or was    
entitled to such benefits until the     
month the individual attained retirement
 age1  7,,ii7 died a fully or currently 
insured individual1 or  7,,iii7 is      
entitled to old-age insurance benefits1 
but only if the child is the child of   
the individual pursuant to clause 7#c7  
of section #baf7;e71 or  7iv7 is under a
 disability 7as defined in section      
#bbc7;d77 which began before he attained
 the age of #bb1 and  4  7b7 ,definition
 of qualifying post-,secondary school   
student  7#a7 ,in general ,section      
#bjb7;d77#g7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #djb7;d77#g77;,a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in

 subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 in the first  
sentence-- 7,i7 by inserting and a      
qualifying post-secondary school student
 is an individual who is in at least    
half-time attendance as a student at a  
post-secondary school or a comprehensive
 transition and postsecondary program   
before 1 as determined by the           
,commissioner of ,social ,security2     
7,,ii7 by striking if he is paid by his 
employer and inserting or a qualifying  
post-secondary school student if the    
individual is paid by the individual's  
employer2  7,,iii7 by striking at the   
request1 or pursuant to a requirement1  
of his employer and inserting or a      
post-secondary school at the request of1
 or pursuant to a requirement of1 the   
individual's employer2 and  7,,iv7 by   
inserting 7unless the individual is     
employed by such employer under a       
registered apprenticeship program7      
before the period2 and  7ii7 in the     
third sentence1 by striking shall be    
deemed to be such a student and         

inserting 1 who is determined to be a   
student in at least half-time attendance
 at a post-secondary school1 shall be   
deemed to be such a student2 and  7,b7  
in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by inserting 
or a qualifying post-secondary school   
student before during any period2  7ii7 
by inserting or1 in the case of a       
qualifying post-secondary school        
student1 any period of nonattendance at 
a post-secondary school at which the    
individual has been in at least         
half-time attendance after full-time    
attendance2 and  7iii7 by inserting or1 
in the case of a qualifying             
post-secondary school student1 in at    
least half-time attendance at a         
post-secondary school before immediately
 following such period each place it    
appears4  7#b7 ,transition from         
elementary or secondary school ,section 
#bjb7;d77#g77;,b7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#g77;,b77 is amended 
by adding at the end the following      
sentence3 ,an individual who has been in

 full-time attendance at an elementary  
or secondary school shall1 during a     
succeeding period of nonattendance at   
such school1 be deemed to be a          
qualifying post-secondary school student
 if 7i7 such period is #d calendar      
months or less1 and 7ii7 the individual 
shows to the satisfaction of the        
,commissioner that he intends to be in  
at least half-time attendance at a      
post-secondary school or a comprehensive
 transition and postsecondary program   
immediately following such period44  7c7
 ,definitions of post-,secondary school1
 registered apprenticeship program1 and 
comprehensive transition and            
postsecondary program ,section          
#bjb7;d77#g77;,c7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#g77;,c77 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
7iii7 ,a post-secondary school is an    
institution described in section #ajb of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7iv7 ,a         
registered apprenticeship program is a  

program registered under the ,act of    
,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known as   
the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act74    
7v7 ,a comprehensive transition and     
postsecondary program is a program      
defined under paragraph 7#a7 of section 
#gfj of the ,higher ,education          
,opportunity ,act of #bjjh 7#bj         
,u4,s4,c4 #aadj74  4  7d7 ,conforming   
amendments  7#a7 ,section               
#bjb7;d77#a77;,e7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#a77;,e77 is amended 
by inserting or 7in the case of the     
child of an individual described in     
subparagraph 7,b77iii77 a qualifying    
post-secondary school student after     
student4  7#b7 ,section                 
#bjb7;d77#a77;,f7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#a77;,f77 is amended 
by striking the earlier of-- and all    
that follows through the age of #ai1 and
 inserting the following3 the earlier   
of--  7i7 the first month during no part
 of which the child is a full-time      
elementary or secondary school student  

or 7in the case of the child of an      
individual described in subparagraph    
7,b77iii77 a qualifying post-secondary  
school student1  7ii7 the month in which
 the child attains the age of #ai1 but  
7in the case of the child of an         
individual described in subparagraph    
7,b77iii77 only if the child is not a   
qualifying post-secondary school student
 during any part of such month1 or      
7iii7 the month in which the child      
attains the age of #bf1  4  7#c7        
,section #bjb7;d77#a77;,g7 of such ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#a77;,g77 is    
amended by striking 7if later7 and all  
that follows through the the age of #ai1
 and inserting the following3  7if      
later7 the earlier of-- 7ii7 the first  
month during no part of which the child 
is a full-time elementary or secondary  
school student or 7in the case of the   
child of an individual who is described 
in subparagraph 7,b77iii77 a qualifying 
post-secondary school student1  7iii7   
the month in which the child attains the

 age of #ai1 but 7in the case of the    
child of an individual who is described 
in subparagraph 7,b77iii77 only if the  
child is not a qualifying post-secondary
 school student during any part of such 
month1 or  7iv7 the month in which the  
child attains the age of #bf1  4  7#d7  
,section #bjb7;d77#f77;,a7 of such ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#f77;,a77 is    
amended to read as follows3  7,a7 7i7 is
 a full-time elementary or secondary    
school student and has not attained the 
age of #ai1  7ii7 in the case of the    
child of an individual who is described 
in paragraph 7#a77;,b77iii71 is a       
qualifying post-secondary school student
 and has not attained the age of #bf1 or
  7iii7 is under a disability 7as       
defined in section #bbc7;d77 and has not
 attained the age of #bb1 or  4  7#e7   
,section #bjb7;d77#f77;,d7 of such ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#f77;,d77 is    
amended to read as follows3  7,d7 the   
earlier of--  7i7 the first month during
 no part of which the child is-- 7,i7   

under a disability 7as so defined71     
7,,ii7 a full-time elementary or        
secondary school student1 or  7,,iii7 in
 the case of the child of an individual 
who is described in paragraph           
7#a77;,b77iii71 a qualifying            
post-secondary school student1  7ii7 the
 month in which the child attains the   
age of #ai1 but only if-- 7,i7 the child
 is not under a disability 7as so       
defined7 in such month1  7,,ii7 in the  
case of the child of an individual who  
is described in paragraph               
7#a77;,b77iii71 the child is not a      
qualifying post-secondary school student
 during any part of such month1 or      
7iii7 the month in which the child      
attains the age of #bf1 but only if the 
child is not under a disability 7as so  
defined7 in such month2 or  4  7#f7     
,section #bjb7;d77#f77;,e7 of such ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;d77#f77;,e77 is    
amended by striking 7if later7 and all  
that follows to the end and inserting   
the following3 7if later7 the earlier   

of--  7i7 the first month during no part
 of which the child is a full-time      
elementary or secondary school student  
or 7in the case of the child of an      
individual who is described in paragraph
 7#a77;,b77iii77 a qualifying           
post-secondary school student1  7ii7 the
 month in which the child attains the   
age of #ai1 but 7in the case of the     
child of an individual who is described 
in paragraph 7#a77;,b77iii77 only if the
 child is not a qualifying              
post-secondary school student during any
 part of such month1 or  7iii7 the month
 in which the child attains the age of  
#bf4  4  7#g7 ,section #bjb7;d77#g77;,d7
 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#djb7;d77#g77;,d77 is amended--  7,a7 by
 striking ,a child who and inserting 7i7
 ,a child who2  7,b7 by striking clause 
7i7 of paragraph 7#a77;,b7 and inserting
 clause 7ii7 of paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and
  7,c7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7ii7 ,if the child of an    
individual who is described in paragraph

 7#a77;,b77iii7 attains age #bf at a    
time when the child is a qualifying     
post-secondary school student 7as       
defined in subparagraph 7,a7 of this    
paragraph and without application of    
subparagraph 7,b7 of this paragraph7 on 
the basis of the child's attendance at a
 post-secondary school or a             
comprehensive transition and            
postsecondary program 7as such terms are
 defined in subparagraph 7,c77 but has  
not 7at such time7 completed the        
requirements for1 or received1 a diploma
 or equivalent certificate from such    
school or program shall be deemed 7for  
purposes of determining whether the     
child's entitlement to benefits under   
this subsection has terminated under    
paragraph 7#a77;,f7 and for purposes of 
determining the child's initial         
entitlement to such benefits under      
clause 7iii7 of paragraph 7#a77;,b77 not
 to have attained such age until the    
first day of the first month following  
the end of the quarter or semester in   

which the child is enrolled at such time
 7or1 if the post-secondary school or   
comprehensive transition and            
postsecondary program 7as so defined7 in
 which the child is enrolled is not     
operated on a quarter or semester       
system1 until the first day of the first
 month following the completion of the  
courses in which the child is so        
enrolled on the date the child attains  
age #bf or until the first day of the   
third month beginning after such time1  
whichever first occurs74  4  7e7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 and     
shall apply to applications for child's 
insurance benefits under title ,,ii of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq47 filed on or     
after such date4