legislation: 102-s-2038

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102-s-2038 102 s 2038 Social Security Amendments of 1992 Social Welfare 1991-11-25 1992-07-02 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 2 Social Security Amendments of 1992 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the amount of outside income individuals aged 65 to 69 may earn without incurring a reduction in OASDI benefits through 2001; (2) modify the rate of OASDI benefit reduction for outside income above the exempt amount for such individuals to provide for a lower benefit reduction rate for the first $5,000 of outside income above the exempt amount; (3) provide for the indexing of the substantial gainful activity amount for the blind by the annual increase in average wages; (4) increase monthly benefits for widows and widowers aged 85 and older who retired early; (5) provide that if the deceased spouse of such a widow or widower received a reduced retirement benefit because he or she retired before age 65, such widow or widower cannot receive a benefit that exceeds the higher of the spouse's reduced benefit or 90 percent of the benefit the spouse would have received had he or she retired at age 65; (6) exclude from coverage under OASDI and the Hospital Insurance program (part A of title XVII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act) State and local election officials and workers who are paid less than $1,000 per year; and (7) modify the OASDI contribution and benefit base index. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make conforming changes with respect to the exclusion from coverage under OASDI and the Hospital Insurance program of State and local election officials and workers; (2) provide for an increase in the hospital insurance contribution base for 1992; and (3) provide for an increase in the base tax rate on ozone-depleting chemicals for 1993. 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z  

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