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PUBLIC LAW 76 1 - S E P T. 1, 1954

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RETROACTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR BENEFITS

SEC. 105. (a) Section 202(j)(1) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "sixth" and inserting in lieu thereof "twelfth". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be applicable only in the case of applications for monthly benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act filed after August 1954; except that no individual shall, by reason of such amendment, be entitled to any benefit for any month prior to February 1954.

42 USC 402.

PRESERVATION OF INSURANCE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS W I T H EXTENDED TOTAL DISABILITY

SEC. 106. (a)(1) Section 213(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act 42 USC 413. is amended to read as follows: " (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 216 (i)), other than the initial quarter of such period, shall be a quarter ^o*'. P- loso. of coverage. In the case of an}' 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;". (b)(1) Section 214(a)(2) of the Social Security Act is amended 42 USC 4i4. 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 (as defined in section 216(i)) unless such quarter was a quarter of ^°®'' P- ^°^°coverage." (2) Section 214(b) of such Act 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." (c)(1) Section 215(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (as amended ^»te, p. io62. by section 102(b)(1) of this Act) is amended by inserting after "quarters 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". ^°®'' "• ^°^°(2) Section 215(d) of such Act is amended by adding at the end ^"^e, p. loes. thereof the following new paragraph: " (5) In the case of any individual to whom paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of this subsection is applicable, his primary insurance benefit shall be computed as provided therein except that, for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4^, any quarter prior to 1951 any part of which was included in a period of disability shall be excluded from the elapsed quarters unless it was

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