,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cibf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc,ms4   
,sn*ez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mrs4     
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4         
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,ms4 ,p+ree7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,ii ( ! ,social 
,security ,act to improve social        
security b5efits = wid[s & wid[]s 9     
two-income h\seholds4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,our
 ,wid[s & ,wid[]s 9 ,retirem5t ,act or !
 ,,p[r ,act4  #b4 ,improv+ social       
security b5efits = wid[s & wid[]s 9     
two-income h\seholds  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7
 ,wid[s ,section #bjb7;e7 ( ! ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;e77 
is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 9 
subp>agraph 7,b71 by ins]t+ & at ! end2 
7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77iii71 by /rik+ &
 at ! end2  7iii7 by /rik+ subp>agraph  
7,d72  7iv7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs  
7,e7 & 7,f7 z subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e71 

respectively2 &  7v7 9 ! flu% matt]     
foll[+ subp>agraph 7,e77ii71 z s        
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ or becomes entitl$ 
to an old-age insurance b5efit & all t  
foll[s ?r\gh su* deceas$ individual12   
7,b7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,a7 9        
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7  
7,a7 ,except z provid$ 9 subsection     
7k77#e71 subsection 7q71 & subp>agraph  
7,d7 ( ?is p>agraph1 su* wid['s         
insurance b5efit = ea* mon? %all be     
equal to ! great] (-- 7i7 ! prim>y      
insurance am\nt 7z det]m9$ = purposes ( 
?is subsection aft] application (       
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c77 ( su* deceas$ 
individual2 or  7ii7 subject to p>agraph
 7#i71 9 ! case ( a fully insur$ wid[ or
 surviv+ divorc$ wife1 #ge p]c5t ( ! sum
 ( any old-age or disability insurance  
b5efit = :i* ! wid[ or ! surviv+ divorc$
 wife is entitl$ = su* mon? & ! prim>y  
insurance am\nt 7z det]m9$ = purposes ( 
?is subsection aft] application (       
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c77 ( su* deceas$ 
individual4  2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#e7--  

7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+        
p>agraph 7#a77;,f7 & ins]t+ p>agraph    
7#a77;,e72 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71  
by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a77;,f77i7 & ins]t+ 
p>agraph 7#a77;,e77i72 &  7,d7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#i7 ,= purposes (  
p>agraph 7#b77;,a77ii71 ! am\nt det]m9$ 
"u su* p>agraph %all n exce$ ! prim>y   
insurance am\nt = su* mon? ( a          
hypo!tical individual-- 7,a7 :o became  
entitl$ to old-age insurance b5efits ^u 
atta9+ e>ly retirem5t age dur+ ! mon? 9 
:i* ! deceas$ individual ref]r$ to 9    
p>agraph 7#a7 became entitl$ to old-age 
or disability insurance b5efits1 or di$ 
7be=e becom+ entitl$ to su* b5efits72 & 
7,b7 to :om wages & self-employm5t      
income 7 cr$it$ 9 ea* ( su* hypo!tical  
individual's elaps$ ye>s 7)9 ! mean+ (  
section #bae7;b77#b77;,b77iii77 9 an    
am\nt equal to #aa_/c ( ! national      
av]age wage index 7z describ$ 9 section 
#bji7k77#a77 = ea* su* ye>4  4  7#b7    
,wid[]s ,section #bjb7;f7 ( ! ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;f77 

is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 9 
subp>agraph 7,b71 by ins]t+ & at ! end2 
7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,c77iii71 by /rik+ &
 at ! end2  7iii7 by /rik+ subp>agraph  
7,d72  7iv7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs  
7,e7 & 7,f7 z subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e71 
respectively2 &  7v7 9 ! flu% matt]     
foll[+ subp>agraph 7,e77ii71 z s        
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ or becomes entitl$ 
to an old-age insurance b5efit & all t  
foll[s ?r\gh su* deceas$ individual12   
7,b7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,a7 9        
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7  
7,a7 ,except z provid$ 9 subsection     
7k77#e71 subsection 7q71 & subp>agraph  
7,d7 ( ?is p>agraph1 su* wid[]'s        
insurance b5efit = ea* mon? %all be     
equal to ! great] (-- 7i7 ! prim>y      
insurance am\nt 7z det]m9$ = purposes ( 
?is subsection aft] application (       
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c77 ( su* deceas$ 
individual2 or  7ii7 subject to p>agraph
 7#i71 9 ! case ( a fully insur$ wid[]  
or surviv+ divorc$ husb&1 #ge p]c5t ( ! 
sum ( any old-age or disability         

insurance b5efit = :i* ! wid[] or !     
surviv+ divorc$ husb& is entitl$ = su*  
mon? & ! prim>y insurance am\nt 7z      
det]m9$ = purposes ( ?is subsection aft]
 application ( subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c77
 ( su* deceas$ individual4  2  7,c7 9   
p>agraph 7#e7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a77;,f7 & ins]t+    
p>agraph 7#a77;,e72 &  7ii7 9           
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ p>agraph     
7#a77;,f77i7 & ins]t+ p>agraph          
7#a77;,e77i72 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7#i7 ,= purposes ( p>agraph   
7#b77;,a77ii71 ! am\nt det]m9$ "u su*   
p>agraph %all n exce$ ! prim>y insurance
 am\nt = su* mon? ( a hypo!tical        
individual-- 7,a7 :o became entitl$ to  
old-age insurance b5efits ^u atta9+ e>ly
 retirem5t age dur+ ! mon? 9 :i* !      
deceas$ individual ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 became entitl$ to old-age or       
disability insurance b5efits1 or di$    
7be=e becom+ entitl$ to su* b5efits72 & 
7,b7 to :om wages & self-employm5t      
income 7 cr$it$ 9 ea* ( su* hypo!tical  

individual's elaps$ ye>s 7)9 ! mean+ (  
section #bae7;b77#b77;,b77iii77 9 an    
am\nt equal to #aa_/c ( ! national      
av]age wage index 7z describ$ 9 section 
#bji7k77#a77 = ea* su* ye>4  4  7b7     
,hold+ ,,ssi b5efici>ies h>mless ,=     
purposes ( det]m9+ ! income ( an        
individual to e/abli% eligibility =1 & !
 am\nt (1 b5efits payable "u title ,,xvi
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act1 ! am\nt (  
any b5efit to :i* ! individual is       
entitl$ "u title ,,ii ( su* ,act %all be
 deem$ n to exce$ ! am\nt ( ! b5efit t  
w\ld be det]m9$ = su* individual "u su* 
title z 9 effect on ! day be=e ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all apply ) respect to wid['s & wid[]'s
 insurance b5efits payable = mon?s aft] 
,decemb] #bjbc4