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 PUBLIC LAW 100-647—NOV. 10, 1988

102 STAT. 3781

SEC 8005. MODIFICATIONS IN THE TERM OF OFFICE OF PUBLIC MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 201(c), 1817(b), and 1841(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(c), 1395i(b), 1395t(b)(i)) are each amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: "A member of the Board of Trustees serving as a member of the public and nominated and confirmed to fill a vacancy occurring during a term shall be nominated and confirmed only for the remainder of such term. An individual nominated and confirmed as a member of the public may serve in such position after the expiration of such member's term until the earlier of the time at which the member's successor takes office or the time at which a report of the Board is first issued under paragraph (2) after the expiration of the member's term.'\ (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—llie amendments made by this section shall 42 USC 401 note. apply to members of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and of the Federed Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund serving on such Boards of Trustees as members of the public on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 8006. CONTINUATION OF DISABILITY BENEFITS DURING APPEAL.

Subsection (g) of section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(g)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (I)(iii), by striking "June 1989" and inserting "June 1990"; and (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking "January 1, 1989" and inserting "January 1, 1990". SEC. 8007. EXEMPTION FROM SOCIAL SECURITY FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BOTH MEMBERS OF CERTAIN RELIGIOUS FAITHS.

(a) ExEBfPTioN FROM OOA^ERAGE UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter C of chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (general provisions under Federal Insurance Contributions Act) is amended by redes^nating section 3127 as section 3128, and by inserting after section 3126 the following new section: •«EC 3127. EXEMPTION FOR EMPLOYERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES WHERE BOTH ARE MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS FAITHS OPPOSED TO PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL SECURITY ACT PROGRAMS.

"(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter (and under r^ulations prescribed to carry out this section), in any case where— "(1) an employer is a member of a recognized religious sect or division thereof described in section 140^X1) and an adherent of established tenets or teachings of such sect or division as described in such section, and has filed and had approved under subsection (b) an application (in such form and manner, and with such official, as may be prescribed by such r^ulations) for an exemption from the taxes imposed by section 3111, and "(2) an employee of such employer who is also a member of sudh a religious sect or division and an adherent of its established tenets or teachings has filed and had approved under

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