Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 70.djvu/866

 810 Poat, p. 832.

PUBLIC LAW 880-AUG. 1, 1956

[70 S T A T.

(c) Section 202 of the Social Security Act is amended by adding after subsection (p) (added by section 114 of this Act) the following new subsections: "Adjustment of Old-Age and Wife's Insurance Benefit Amounts in Accordance With Age of Female Beneficiary

" (q)(1) The old-age insurance benefit of any woman for any month prior to the month in which she attains the age of sixty-five shall be reduced by— " (A) 5/9 of 1 per centum, multiplied by " (B) the number equal to the number of months in the period beginning with the first day of the first month for which she is entitled to an old-age insurance benefit and ending with the last day of the month before the month in which she would attain the age of sixty-five. "(2) The wife's insurance benefit of any wife for any month after the month preceding the month in which she attains the age of sixtytwo and prior to the month in which she attains the age of sixty-five shall be reduced by— " (A) 25/36 of 1 per centum, multiplied by " (B) the number equal to the number of months in the period beginning with the first day of the first month for which she is entitled to such wife's insurance benefit and ending with the last day of the month before the month in which she would attain the age of sixty-five, except that in no event shall such period start earlier than the first day of the month in which she attains the age of sixty-two. ^^^onappiicabii- 'j'jjg preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the benefit for any month in which such wife has in her care (individually or jointly with the individual on whose wages and self-employment income such wife's insurance benefit is based) a child entitled to child's insurance benefits on the basis of such wages and self-employment income. With respect to any month in the period specified in clause (B) of the first sentence, if such wife does not have in such month such a child in her care (individually or jointly with such individual), she shall be deemed to have such a child in her care in such month for the purposes of the preceding sentence unless there is in effect for such month a certificate filed by her with the Secretary, in accordance with regulations prescribed by him, in which she elects to receive wife's insurance benefits reduced as provided in this subsection. Any certificate filed pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be effective for purposes of such sentence— (i) for the month in which it is filed, and for any month thereafter, if in such month she does not have such a child in her care (individually or jointly with such individual), and (ii) for the period of one or more consecutive months (not exceeding twelve} immediately preceding the month in which such certificate is filed which is designated by her (not including as part of such period any month m which she had such a child in her care (individually or jointly with such individual)). If such a certificate is filed, the period referred to in clause (B) of the first sentence of this paragraph shall commence with the first day of the first month (i) for which she is entitled to a wife's insurance benefit, (ii) which occurs after the month preceding the month in which she attained the age of sixty-two, and (iii) for which such certificate is effective. "(3) In the case of any woman who is entitled to an old-age insurance benefit to which paragraph (1) is applicable and who, for the

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