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"(n) A wife shall be deemed to be living with her husband if they are both members of the same household, or she is receiving regular contributions from him toward her support, or he has been ordered by any court to contribute to her support; and a widow shall be deemed to have been living with her husband at the time of his death if they were both members of the same household on the date of his death, or she was receiving regular contributions from him toward her support on such date, or he had been ordered by any court to contribute to her support."

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

SEO. 301. Section 302 (a) of such Act is amended to read as follows:

"(a) The Board shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State which has an unemployment compensation law approved by the Board under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, such amounts as the Board determines to be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of such law during the fiscal year for which such payment is to be made. The Board's determination shall be based on (1) the population of the State; (2) an estimate of the number of persons covered by the State law and of the cost of proper and efficient administration of such law; and (3) such other factors as the Board finds relevant. The Board shall not certify for payment under this section in any fiscal year a total amount in excess of the amount appropriated therefor for such fiscal year.' SEC. 302. Section 303 (a) of such Act is amended to read as follows:

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"(a) The Board shall make no certification for payment to any State unless it finds that the law of such State, approved by the Board under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, includes provision for

"(1) Such methods of administration (including after January 1, 1940, methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, except that the Board shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods) as are found by the Board to be reasonably calculated to insure full payment of unemployment compensation when due; and

"(2) Payment of unemployment compensation solely through public employment offices or such other agencies as the Board may approve; and

(3) Opportunity for a fair hearing, before an impartial tribunal, for all individuals whose claims for unemployment compensation are denied; and

"(4) The payment of all money received in the unemployment fund of such State (except for refunds of sums erroneously paid into such fund and except for refunds paid in accordance with the provisions of section 1606 (b) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act), immediately upon such receipt, to the Secretary of the Treasury to the credit of the unemployment trust fund established by section 904; and

"(5) Expenditure of all money withdrawn from an unemployment fund of such State, in the payment of unemployment compensation, exclusive of expenses of administration, and for refunds of sums erroneously paid into such fund and refunds paid in accordance with the provisions of section 1606 (b) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; and

"(6) The making of such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Board may from time to time require, and compliance with such provisions as the Board may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports; and

(7) Making available upon request to any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment, the name, address, ordinary occupation and employment status of each recipient of unemployment compensation, and a statement of such recipient's rights to further compensation under such law; and

"(8) Effective July 1, 1941, the expenditure of all moneys received pursuant to section 302 of this title solely for the purposes and in the amounts found necessary by the Board for the proper and efficient administration of such State law; and

"(9) Effective July 1, 1941, the replacement, within a reasonable time, of any moneys received pursuant to section 302 of this title, which, because of any action or contingency, have been lost or have been expended for purposes other than, or in amounts in excess of, those found necessary by the Board for the proper administration of such State law."

TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

SEC. 401. (a) Clause (5) of section 402 (a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(5) provide such methods of administration (including after January 1, 1940, methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, except that the Board shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods) as are found by the Board to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the plan."

(b) Effective July 1, 1941, section 402 (a) of such Act is further amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a semicolon and the following new clauses: "(7) provide that the State agency shall, in determining need, take into consideration any other income and resources of any child claiming aid to dependent children; and (8) provide safeguards which restrict the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants and recipients to purposes directly connected with the administration of aid to dependent children".

SEC. 402. (a) Effective January 1, 1940, subsection (a) of section 403 of such Act is amended by striking out "one-third" and inserting in lieu thereof "one-half", and paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out "two-thirds" and inserting in lieu thereof “one-half”.

(b) Effective January 1, 1940, paragraph (2) of section 403 (b) of such Act is amended to read as follows:

"(2) The Board shall then certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount so estimated by the Board, (A) reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any sum by which it finds that its estimate for any prior quarter was greater or less than the amount which should have been paid to the State for such quarter, and (B) reduced by a sum equivalent to the pro rata share to which the United States is equitably entitled, as determined by the Board, of the net amount recovered during any prior quarter by the State or any political subdivision thereof with respect to aid to dependent children furnished under the State plan; except that such increases or reductions shall not be made to the extent that such sums have been applied to make the amount certified for any prior quarter greater or less than the amount estimated by the Board for such prior quarter." SEC. 403. Section 406 (a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(a) The term 'dependent child' means a needy child under the age of sixteen, or under the age of eighteen if found by the State agency to be regularly attending school, who has been deprived of parental support or care by reason of the death, continued absence from the home, or physical or mental incapacity of a parent, and who is living with his father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, or aunt, in a place of residence maintained by one or more of such relatives as his or their own home;".

TITLE V-AMENDMENTS TO TITLES V AND VI OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

SEO. 501. Section 501 of such Act is amended by striking out "$3,800,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$5,820,000".

SEC. 502. (a) Subsection (a) of section 502 of such Act is amended by striking out "$1,800,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$2,800,000". (b) Subsection (b) of such section 502 is amended by striking out "$980,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,980,000".

SEC. 503. Clause (3) of section 503 (a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(3) provide such methods of administration (including after January 1, 1940, methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, except that the Board shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods) as are necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the plan."

SEO. 504. Section 511 of such Act is amended by striking out "$2,850,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$3,870,000".

SEC. 505. (a) Subsection (a) of section 512 of such Act is amended by striking out the words "the remainder" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,830,000".

(b) Such section is further amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:

"(b) Out of the sums appropriated pursuant to section 511 for each fiscal year the Secretary of Labor shall allot to the States $1,000,000 (in addition to the allotments made under subsection (a)), according to the financial need of each State for assistance in carrying out its State plan, as determined by him after taking into consideration the

number of crippled children in such State in need of the services referred to in section 511 and the cost of furnishing such services to them."

(c) Subsection (b) of such section 512 is amended by striking out the letter "(b)" at the beginning thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the letter "(c)".

SEC. 506. Clause (3) of section 513 (a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: (3) provide such methods of administration (including after January 1, 1940, methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, except that the Board shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods) as are necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the plan.'

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SEC. 507. (a) Subsection (a) of section 514 of such Act is amended by striking out "section 512" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 512 (a)".

(b) Such section 514 is further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(c) The Secretary of Labor shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amounts to be paid to the States from the allotment available under section 512 (b), and the Secretary of the Treasury shall, through the Division of Disbursement of the Treasury Department, and prior to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office, make payments of such amounts from such allotments at the time or times specified by the Secretary of Labor." (c) Section 521 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out "$1,500,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,510,000".

SEC. 508. (a) Section 531 (a) of such Act is amended by(1) Striking out "$1,938,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$3,500,000".

(2) Striking out "$5,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$15,000". (3) Inserting before the period at the end thereof a colon and the following: "Provided, That the amount of such sums apportioned to any State for any fiscal year shall be not less than $20,000".

(b) Section 531 (b) of such Act is amended by striking out "$102,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$150,000".

SEO. 509. Section 601 of such Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 601. For the purpose of assisting States, counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States in establishing and maintaining adequate public health services, including the training of personnel for State and local health work, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, the sum of $11,000,000 to be used as hereinafter provided."

TITLE VI-AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

SEC. 601. Section 1400 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 1400. RATE OF TAX.

"In addition to other taxes, there shall be levied, collected, and paid upon the income of every individual a tax equal to the following

percentages of the wages (as defined in section 1426 (a)) received by him after December 31, 1936, with respect to employment (as defined in section 1426 (b)) after such date:

"(1) With respect to wages received during the calendar years 1939, 1940, 1941, and 1942, the rate shall be 1 per centum.

"(2) With respect to wages received during the calendar years 1943, 1944, and 1945, the rate shall be 2 per centum.

"(3) With respect to wages received during the calendar years 1946, 1947, and 1948, the rate shall be 22 per centum.

"(4) With respect to wages received after December 31, 1948, the rate shall be 3 per centum."

SEC. 602. (a) Section 1401 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code is amended to read as follows:

"(c) ADJUSTMENTS.-If more or less than the correct amount of tax imposed by section 1400 is paid with respect to any payment of remuneration, proper adjustments, with respect both to the tax and the amount to be deducted, shall be made, without interest, in such manner and at such times as may be prescribed by regulations made under this subchapter."

(b) Such section 1401 is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(d) SPECIAL REFUND.-If by reason of an employee rendering service for more than one employer during any calendar year after the calendar year 1939, the wages of the employee with respect to employment during such year exceed $3,000, the employee shall be entitled to a refund of any amount of tax, with respect to such wages, imposed by section 1400, deducted from such wages and paid to the collector, which exceeds the tax with respect to the first $3,000 of such wages paid. Refund under this section may be made in accordance with the provisions of law applicable in the case of erroneous or illegal collection of the tax; except that no such refund shall be made unless (1) the employee makes a claim, establishing his right thereto, after the calendar year in which the employment was performed with respect to which refund of tax is claimed, and (2) such claim is made within two years after the calendar year in which the wages are paid with respect to which refund of tax is claimed. No interest shall be allowed or paid with respect to any such refund."

SEC. 603. Part I of subchapter A of chapter 9 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

"SEC. 1403. RECEIPTS FOR EMPLOYEES.

"(a) REQUIREMENT.-Every employer shall furnish to each of his employees a written statement or statements, in a form suitable for retention by the employee, showing the wages paid by him to the employee after December 31, 1939. Each statement shall cover a calendar year, or one, two, three, or four calendar quarters, whether or not within the same calendar year, and shall show the name of the employer, the name of the employee, the period covered by the statement, the total amount of wages paid within such period, and the amount of the tax imposed by section 1400 with respect to such wages. Each statement shall be furnished to the employee not later than the last day of the second calendar month following the period covered by the statement, except that, if the employee leaves the

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