[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 300 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 300
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings
test for individuals who have attained retirement age.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 5, 1993
Mr. Hastert (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hancock, Mr.
Darden, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Clement, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bunning,
Mr. Coble, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Combest, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Sundquist, Mr. McCrery, Mr.
Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Bentley, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bacchus
of Florida, Mr. Neal of North Carolina, Ms. Snowe, Mr. McCollum, Mr.
Upton, Mr. Walker, Ms. Norton, Mr. Crane, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr.
Oxley, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Coleman, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Michel, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr.
McDade, Mr. Ravenel, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Hochbrueckner, Mr. Gallo,
Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hutto, Mr. Livingston,
Mr. Hobson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Machtley, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Hansen,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Stump, Mr. Baker of
Louisiana, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
DeLay, Mr. Wilson, Mr. McCandless, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Emerson,
Mr. Quillen, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sam Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Allard, Mr. Frost, Mr. Martinez,
Mr. Hefner, Mr. Roth, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Fowler, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Klug, Mr.
Santorum, Mr. English of Oklahoma, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Petri,
Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Evans, Mr. Porter, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rahall, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Thomas of Wyoming, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr.
Hayes, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sarpalius, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. de Lugo, Mr.
Leach, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Saxton, and Mr.
Markey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings
test for individuals who have attained retirement age.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED
RETIREMENT AGE.
Section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) and paragraphs
(1)(A) and (2) of subsection (d), by striking ``the age of
seventy'' and inserting ``retirement age (as defined in section
216(l))'';
(2) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking ``was age seventy
or over'' and inserting ``was at or above retirement age (as
defined in section 216(l))'';
(3) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``33\1/3\ percent''
and all that follows through ``any other individual,'' and
inserting ``50 percent of such individual's earnings for such
year in excess of the product of the exempt amount as
determined under paragraph (8),'' and by striking ``age 70''
and inserting ``retirement age (as defined in section
216(l))'';
(4) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ``age 70'' each
place it appears and inserting ``retirement age (as defined in
section 216(l))''; and
(5) in subsection (j), by striking ``Age Seventy'' in the
heading and inserting ``Retirement Age'', and by striking
``seventy years of age'' and inserting ``having attained
retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))''.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS ELIMINATING THE SPECIAL EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE.
(a) Uniform Exempt Amount.--Section 203(f)(8)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ``the new
exempt amounts (separately stated for individuals described in
subparagraph (D) and for other individuals) which are to be
applicable'' and inserting ``a new exempt amount which shall be
applicable''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 203(f)(8)(B) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(B)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``Except'' and all that follows through ``whichever'' and
inserting ``The exempt amount which is applicable for each
month of a particular taxable year shall be whichever'';
(2) in clause (i), by striking ``corresponding''; and
(3) in the last sentence, by striking ``an exempt amount''
and inserting ``the exempt amount''.
(c) Repeal of Basis for Computation of Special Exempt Amount.--
Section 203(f)(8)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(D)) is repealed.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Elimination of Redundant References to Retirement Age.--Section
203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) is amended--
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (c), by striking
``nor shall any deduction'' and all that follows and inserting
``nor shall any deduction be made under this subsection from
any widow's or widower's insurance benefit if the widow,
surviving divorced wife, widower, or surviving divorced husband
involved became entitled to such benefit prior to attaining age
60.''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking clause (D) and
inserting the following: ``(D) for which such individual is
entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits if such
individual became so entitled prior to attaining age 60, or''.
(b) Conforming Amendment to Provisions for Determining Amount of
Increase on Account of Delayed Retirement.--Section 202(w)(2)(B)(ii) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(w)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``either''; and
(2) by striking ``or suffered deductions under section
203(b) or 203(c) in amounts equal to the amount of such
benefit''.
(c) Continued Application of Rule Governing Entitlement of Blind
Beneficiaries.--The second sentence of section 223(d)(4) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)) is amended by inserting after ``subparagraph (D)
thereof'' the following: ``(or would be applicable to such individuals
but for the amendments made by the Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act
of 1993)''.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to
taxable years ending after December 31, 1993.
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