86 STAT. 1492 84 Stat. 2052. Effective date. Effective date. 42 USC 620. 42 USC 302. 42 USC 1202. 42 USC 1352. 42 USC 1382. 42 USC 602. (f) Section 14 of such Act is amended by striking out subsection (e). (g) Effective January 1, 1974, section 416 of the Act of October 31, 1949, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "No person who is eligible (or upon application would be eligible) to receive supplemental security income under title XVI of such Act shall be eligible to participate in any program conducted under this section (other than nonprofit child feeding programs or programs under which commodities are distributed on an emergency or temporary basis and eligibility for participation therein is not based upon the income or resources of the individual or family)." (h) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1973. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES SEC. 412. Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1972, section 420 of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "$55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and $110,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter" and inserting in lieu thereof "$196,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, $211,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $226,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $246,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $266,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter". SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION SEC. 413. (a) Section 2 (a) (7) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: "(7) provide safeguards which permit the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants or recipients only (A) to public officials who require such information in connection with their official duties, or (B) to other persons for purposes directly connected with the administration of the State plan;". (b) Section 1002 (a) (9) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(9) provide safeguards which permit the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants or recipients only (A) to public officials who require such information in connection with their official duties, or (B) to other persons for purposes directly connected with the administration of the State plan;". (c) Section 1402 (a) (9) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(9) provide safeguards which permit the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants or recipients only (A) to public officials who require such information in connection with their official duties, or (B) to other persons for purposes directly connected with the administration of the State plan;". (d) Section 1602 (a) (7) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(7) provide safeguards which permit the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants or recipients only (A) to public officials who require such information in connection with their official duties, or (B) to other persons for purposes directly connected with the administration of the State plan;”. RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED INELIGIBLE SEC. 414. (a) Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act is amended (1) by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu 86 STAT. 1493 of such period"; and", and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new clause: "(24) if an individual is receiving benefits under title XVI, then, for the period for which such benefits are Ante, p. 1465. received, such individual shall not be regarded as a member of a family for purposes of determining the amount of the benefits of the family under this title and his income and resources shall not be counted as income and resources of a family under this title." (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective on Effective date. and after January 1, 1973. Approved October 30, 1972. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 92-231 (Comm. on Ways and Means) and NO. 92-1605 WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: Vol. 8, No. 45 (1972): Oct. 30, Presidential statement. 93rd Congress, H. R. 7357 July 6, 1973 An Act To amend sections 3(e) and 5(1)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1987 to simplify administration of the Act; and to amend section 226(e) of the Social Security Act to extend kidney disease medicare coverage to railroad employees, their spouses, and their dependent children; and for other purposes. 87 STAT. 141 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3(e) Railroad Retireof the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 is amended by striking out the ment Act of 1937 word "and" after clause (ix) in the second paragraph thereof and amendment. inserting after the semicolon in clause (x) in such second para- Kidney disease graph the following new clauses: 666 medicare. 86. Stat. 765. "(xi) years of coverage as defined in section 215(a) of the 82 Stat. 183 Social Security Act for an employee who has been awarded an 45 USC 2280. annuity under section 2 of this Act shall be determined only on 86 Stat. 410, the basis of his wages and self-employment income credited under 1333. the Social Security Act through the later of December 31, 1971, 42 USC 415. or December 31 of the year preceding the year in which his an- 45 USC 228b. nuity began to accrue; and (xii) in determining increment months for the purpose of a delayed retirement increase, section 303 (w) (2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act shall be deemed to read as follows: "such individual was not entitled to an old-age insurance benefit":"" SEC. 2. Section 5(1)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 is amended (1) by striking out from clause (ii) "shall not be adopted after such death by other than a stepparent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister;"; (2) by striking out from such clause (ii) "age eighteen" and inserting in lieu thereof "age twenty-two or before the close of the eighty-fourth month following the month in which his most recent entitlement to an annuity under section 5(c) of this Act terminated because he ceased to be under such a disability" 99.. Child's annuity, extension. 60 Stat. 733; 65 Stat. 688; 80 Stat. 1084. 45 USC 228e. (3) by striking from the third sentence thereof “202(d) (3) or (4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "202(d) (3), (4), or (9)"; (4) by adding immediately after the seventh sentence thereof Re entitlement. the following new sentence: "A child whose entitlement to an annuity under section 5(c) of this Act was terminated because he ceased to be disabled as provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph and who becomes again disabled as provided in such clause (ii), may become reentitled to an annuity on the basis of such disability upon his application for such reentitlement."; and (5) by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: "A child who attains age twenty-two at a time when he is a full-time student (as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 7 of section 202 (d) of the Social Security Act and without the application of subparagraph (B) of such paragraph) but has not (at such time) completed the requirements for, or received, a degree from a four-year college or university shall be deemed (for purposes of determining whether his entitlement to an annuity under this section has terminated under subsection (j) and for purposes of determining his initial entitlement to such an annuity) not to have attained such age until the first day of the first month following the end of the quarter or semester in which he is enrolled at such time (or, if the educational institution in which he is enrolled is not operated on a quarter or semester system, until the first day of the first month following the completion Full-time students, annuity. 79 Stat. 371; 81 Stat. 860. 42 USC 402. dne redic Be St 42 US so St fffed lates 36 St St E St S US of the course in which he is so enrolled or until the first day of the third month beginning after such time, whichever first occurs)." SEC. 3. Section 226 (e) of the Social Security Act is amended (1) by inserting "or would be fully or currently insured if his service as an employee (as defined in the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937) after December 31, 1936, were included in the term 'employment' as defined in this Act" after "(as such terms are defined in section 214 of this Act)" in 2(A) thereof; (2) by inserting "or an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937" after "monthly insurance benefits under title II of this Act" in 2(B) thereof; (3) by inserting "or would be fully or currently insured if his service as an employee (as defined in the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937) after December 31, 1936, were included in the term 'employment' as defined in this Act" after "fully or currently insured" in 2(C) thereof; and (4) by inserting "or an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937" after "monthly insurance benefits under title II of this Act" in 2(D) thereof. SEC. 4. (a) The provisions of this Act, except the provisions of section 1, shall be effective as of the date the corresponding provisions of Public Law 92-603 are effective. The provisions of clauses (xi) and (xii), which are added by section 1 of this Act, shall be effective as follows: clause (xi) shall be effective with respect to calendar years after 1971 for annuities accruing after December 1972; and clause (xii) shall be effective as of the date the delayed retirement provision of Public Law 92-603 is effective. (b) Any child (1) whose entitlement to an annuity under section 5(c) of the Railroad Retirement Act was terminated by reason of his adoption prior to the enactment of this Act, and (2) who, except for such adoption, would be entitled to an annuity under such section for a month after the month in which this Act is enacted, may, upon filing application for an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act after the date of enactment of this Act, become reentitled to such annuity; except that no child shall, by reason of the enactment of this Act, become reentitled to such annuity for any month prior to the effective date of the relevant amendments made by this Act to section 5(1) (1) (ii) of the Railroad Retirement Act. Approved July 6, 1973. HOUSE REPORT No. 93-222 (Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce). May 31, considered and passed House. June 15, considered and passed Senate, amended. June 21, House conourred in Senate amendments. 93rd Congress, H. R. 7445 July 9, 1973 An Act To extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951 for one year, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 102 (c)(1) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (50 U.S.C. App., sec. 1212 (c) (1)) is amended by striking out "June 30, 1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1974". TITLE II-PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PART A-INCREASE IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS 87 STAT. 152 Renegotiation Security Act, SEC. 201. (a) (1) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section, increase the monthly benefits and lump-sum death payments payable under title II of the Social Security Act by the percentage by which the Consumer Price 42 USC 401. Index prepared by the Department of Labor for the month of June 1973 exceeds such index for the month of June 1972. (2) The provisions of this section (and the increase in benefits made Effective date. hereunder) shall be effective, in the case of monthly benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, only for months after May 1974 and prior to January 1975, and, in the case of lump-sum death payments under such title, only with respect to deaths which occur after May 1974 and prior to January 1975. (b) The increase in social security benefits authorized under this section shall be provided, and any determinations by the Secretary in connection with the provision of such increase in benefits shall be made, in the manner prescribed in section 215 (i) of the Social Security Act for the implementation of cost-of-living increases authorized 86 Stat. 412, under title II of such Act, except that the amount of such increase 1334. shall be based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index described 42 USC 415. in subsection (a). (c) The increase in social security benefits provided by this section shall (1) not be considered to be an increase in benefits made under or pursuant to section 215 (i) of the Social Security Act, and (2) not (except for purposes of section 203 (a) (2) of such Act, 86 Stat. 415. as in effect after May 1974) be considered to be a "general benefit 42 USC 403. increase under this title" (as such term is defined in section 215 (i) (3) of such Act); and nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing any increase in the "contribution and benefit base" (as that term is employed in section 230 of such Act), or any increase in the "exempt 86 Stat. 416, amount" (as such term is used in section 203 (f) (8) of such Act). 1370. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize (directly 42 USC 430. or indirectly) any increase in monthly benefits under title II of the 86 Stat. 1341. Social Security Act for any month after December 1974, or any increase in lump-sum death payments payable under such title in the case of deaths occurring after December 1974. The recognition of the existence of the increase in benefits authorized by the preceding subsections of this section (during the period it was in effect) in the application, after December 1974, of the provisions of sections 202 |