of suci. Trust Fund are sufficient to permit repayment of all or part of any juan made to such Fund under paragraph (1), he shall make such repayments as he determines to be appropriate.

4) The Board of Trustees shall make a timely report to the Congress of any amounts transferred (including interest payments) under this subsection.'

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefit Payments

Old-Age Insurance Benefits 2

Sec. 202. (a) Every individual who—

(1) is a fully insured individual (as defined in section 214(a)), (2) has attained age 62, and

(3) has filed application for old-age insurance benefits or was entitled to disability insurance benefits for the month preceding the month in which he attained the age of 65,

shall be entitled to an old-age insurance benefit for each month, beginning with

(A) in the case of an individual who has attained age 65, the first month in which such individual meets the criteria specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), or

(B) in the case of an individual who has attained age 62, but has not attained age 65, the first month throughout which such individual meets the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) (if in that month he meets the criterion specified in paragraph (3)),

and ending with the month preceding the month in which he dies. Except as provided in subsection (q) and subsection (w), such individual's old-age insurance benefit for any month shall be equal to his primary insurance amount (as defined in section 215 (a)) for such month.

Wife's Insurance Benefits 2

(b) (1) The wife (as defined in section 216(b)) and every divorced wife (as defined in section 216(d)) of an individual entitled to old-age or disability insurance benefits, if such wife or such divorced wife

(A) has filed application for wife's insurance benefits,

(B) has attained age 62 or (in the case of a wife) has in her care (individually or jointly with such individual) at the time of filing such application a child entitled to a child's insurance benefit on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of such individual,

(C) in the case of a divorced wife, is not married, and

1 Subsec. (1) was added by sec. 1 of P.L. 97-123.

"bsecs. (a) and (b) were amended by sec. 2203 of P.L. 97-35.