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Post. p. 776.

PUBLIC LAW 590-JULY 18, 1952

such benefit for August 1952, over (ii) the amount of his old-age insurance benefit for August 1952. (2) No increase in any benefit by reason of the amendments made by this section or by reason of paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this section shall be regarded as a recomputation for purposes of section 215(f) of the Social Security Act. PRESERVATION OF INSURANCE R I G H T S OF P E R M A N E N T L Y TOTALLY DISABLED

42 USC 413.

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SEC. 3. (a)(1) Section 213(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (defining quarter of coverage) is amended to read as follows: "Quarter of cov" (A) The term 'quarter of coverage' means, in the case of any quarter occurring prior to 1951, a quarter in which the individual has been paid $50 or more in wages, except that no quarter any part of which was included in a period of disability (as defined in section Post, p. 771. 216 (i)), other than the initial quarter of such period, shall be a quarter of coverage. I n the case of any individual who has been paid, in a calendar year prior to 1951, $3,000 or more in wages, each quarter of such year following his first quarter of coverage shall be deemed a quarter of coverage, excepting any quarter in such year in which such individual died or became entitled to a primary insurance benefit and any quarter succeeding such quarter in which he died or became so entitled, and excepting any quarter any part of which was included in a period of disability, other than the initial quarter of such period." (2) Section 213(a)(2)(B)(i) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(i) no quarter after the quarter in which such individual died shall be a quarter of coverage, and no quarter any part of which was included in a period of disability (other than the initial quarter and the last quarter of such period) shall be a quarter of coverage;". (3) Section 213(a)(2)(B) (iii) of such Act is amended by striking out "shall be a quarter of coverage" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall (subject to clause (i)) be a quarter of coverage". 42 USC 414. (b)(1) Section 214(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (defining fully insured individual) is amended by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (B) forty quarters of coverage, not counting as an elapsed quarter for purposes of subparagraph (A) any quarter any part of which was included in a period of disability Post, p. 771. (as defined in section 216(i)) unless such quarter was a quarter of coverage." (2) Section 214(b) of such Act (defining currently insured individual) is amended by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof: ", not counting as part of such thirteen-quarter period any quarter any part of which was included in a period of disability unless such quarter was a quarter of coverage." 42 USC 415. (c)(1) Section 215(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (defining average monthly wage) is amended by inserting after "excluding from such elapsed months any month in any quarter prior to the quarter in which he attained the age of twenty-two which was not a quarter of coverage" the following: "and any month in any quarter . any part of which was included in a period of disability (as defined in section 216(i)) unless such quarter was a quarter of coverage".

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