II
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1651
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 23, 2015
Mr. Brown (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Franken, Mr. Udall, and Mr. Heller) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Social Security Fairness Act of 2015
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Repeal of government pension offset provision
In general
Section 202(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
Conforming amendments
Section 202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2)) is amended by striking subsections (k)(5) and (q)
and inserting subsection (q)
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Section 202(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(2)) is amended by striking subsections (k)(5) and (q)
and inserting subsection (q)
.
Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking subsection (k)(5), subsection (q),
and inserting subsection (q)
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Section 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking subsection (k)(5), subsection (q)
and inserting subsection (q)
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Repeal of windfall elimination provisions
In general
Section 215 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415) is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7);
in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); and
in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (9).
Conforming amendments
Subsections (e)(2) and (f)(2) of section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402) are each amended by striking section 215(f)(5), 215(f)(6), or 215(f)(9)(B)
in subparagraphs (C) and (D)(i) and inserting paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f)
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Effective date
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act for months after December 2015. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take into account the amendments made by section 3.
