Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 70.djvu/870

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42 USC 403.

42 USC 403.

Ante, p. 810.

PUBLIC DAW 880-AUG. 1, 1966

[70 STAT^

V • which is less than one-half of an old-age insurance benefit of her husband,". (3) So much of such subsection as follows clause (D) is amended by striking out "or she becomes entitled to an old-age insurance benefit equal to or exceeding one-half of an old-age insurance benefit of her husband" and inserting in lieu thereof "or she becomes entitled to an old-age insurance benefit based on a primary insurance amount which is equal to or exceeds one-half of an old-age insurance benefit of her husband". (4) Subsection (b)(2) of such section is amended by striking out "Such" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in subsection (q),such". (5) Paragraph (1)(E) of subsection (c) of section 202 of such Act is amended by striking out "an old-age insurance benefit of his wife" and inserting in lieu thereof "the primary insurance amount of his wife". (6) So much of paragraph (1) of such subsection as follows clause (E) is amended by striking out "an old-age insurance benefit of his wife" and inserting in lieu thereof "the primary insurance amount of his wife". (7) Paragraph (2) of such subsection and the first sentence of subsection (d)(2) of such section are each amended by striking out "oldage insurance benefit" and inserting in lieu thereof "primary insurance amount". (8) Subsection (j) of such section is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), a woman may, at her option, waive entitlement to old-age insurance benefits or wife's insurance benefits for any one or more consecutive months which occur— " (A) after the month before the month in which she attains the age of sixty-two, ' " (B) prior to the month in which she attains the age of sixtyfive, and " (C) prior to the month in which she files application for such benefits; and, in such case, she shall not be considered as entitled to such benefits for any such month or months before she filed such application. A woman shall be deemed to have waived such entitlement for any such month for which such benefit would, under the second sentence of paragraph (1), be reduced to zero." (9) Subsection (k)(3) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(3) If an individual is entitled to an old-age insurance benefit for any month and to any other monthly insurance benefit for such month, such other insurance benefit for such month, after any reduction under subsection (q) and any reduction under section 203(a), shall be reduced, but not below zero, by an amount equal to such old-age insurance benefit (after reduction under such subsection (q)). " (10) Subsection (m) of such section is amended by inserting "and subsection (q) " after "subsection (k)(3) " each time it appears therein. (11) Section 203(b)(3) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(3) in which such individual, if a wife under age 65 entitled to a wife's insurance benefit, did not have in her care (individually or jointly with her husband) a child of her husband entitled to a child's insurance benefit and such wife's insurance benefit for such mouth was not reduced under the provisions of section 20^ (q); or".

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