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 110 STAT. 856 PUBLIC LAW 104-121—MAR. 29, 1996 42 USC 13201>-15. valid sample for purposes of the study, but shall not exceed 600,000 beneficiaries. (b) ANNUALIZED STATEMENTS. —During the course of the study, the Commissioner shall provide to each of the beneficiaries involved in the study one annualized statement, setting forth the following information: (1) an estimate of the aggregate wages and self-emplo3ment income earned by the individual on whose wages and self- employment income the benefit is based, as shown on the records of the Commissioner as of the end of the last calendar year ending prior to the beneficiary's first month of entitlement; (2) an estimate of the aggregate of the employee and self- employment contributions, and the aggregate of the employer contributions (separately identified), made with respect to the wages and self-employment income on which the benefit is based, as shown on the records of the Commissioner as of the end of the calendar year preceding the beneficiary's first month of entitlement; and (3) an estimate of the total amount paid as benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act based on such wages and self-employment income, as shown on the records of the Commissioner as of the end of the last calendar year preceding the issuance of the statement for which complete information is available. (c) INCLUSION WITH MATTER OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED TO BENE- FICIARIES.— The Commissioner shall ensure that reports provided pursuant to this section are, to the maximum extent practicable, included with other reports currently provided to beneficiaries on an annual basis. (d) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—The Commissioner shall report to each House of the Congress regarding the results of the pilot study conducted pursuant to this section not later than 60 days after the completion of such study. \ SEC. 107. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUST^ FUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title XI of the Social Security' Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TRUST FUNDS "SEC. 1145. (a) IN GENERAL. —No officer or employee of the United States shall— "(1) delay the deposit of any amount into (or delay the credit of any amount to) any Federal fund or otherwise vary from the normal terms, procedures, or timing for making such deposits or credits, "(2) refrain from the investment in public debt obligations of amounts in any Federal fund, or "(3) redeem prior to maturity amounts in any Federal fund which are invested in public debt obligations for any purpose other than the payment of benefits or administrative expenses from such Federal fund. "(b) PUBLIC DEBT OBLIGATION.— For purposes of this section, the term 'public debt obligation' means any obligation subject to the public debt limit established under section 3101 of title 31, United States Code.

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