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 70 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 880-AUG. 1, 1956

section 215(a)(1)(A) of such Act, with a starting date of December 31, 1955, and a closing date of July 1, 1957, but only if it would result in a higher primary insurance amount. For the purposes of section 215 (f)(3)(C) of such Act, the determination of an individual's closing date under the preceding sentence shall be considered as a determination of the individual's closing date under section 215(b)(3) (A) of such Act, and the recomputation provided for by such section 215 (f)(3)(C) shall be made using July 1, 1957, as the closing date, but only if it would result in a higher primary insurance amount. I n any such computation on the basis of a July 1, 1957, closing date, the total of his wages and self-employment income after December 31, 1956, shall, if it is in excess of $2,100, be reduced to such amount.

881 '•2 USC 4is.

TIME LIMITATION ON FILING REQUESTS FOR HEARING

SEC. 111. (a) Section 205(b) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Upon request by any such individual or upon request by a wife, widow, former wife divorced, husband, widower, child, or parent who makes a showing in writing that his or her rights may be prejudiced by any decision the Secretary has rendered, he shall give such applicant and such other individual reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing with respect to such decision, and, if a hearing is held, shall, on the basis of evidence adduced at the hearing, affirm, modify, or reverse his findings of fact and such decision. Any such request with respect to such a decision must be filed within such period after such decision as may be prescribed in regulations of the Secretary, except that the period so prescribed may not be less than six months after notice of such decision is mailed to the individual making such request." (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective upon enactment; except that the period of time prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to the third sentence of section 205(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, with respect to decisions notice of which has been mailed by him to any individual prior to the enactment of this Act may not terminate for such individual less than six months after the date of enactment of this Act.

^2 USC 40S.

EARNINGS TEST FOR BENEFICIARIES IN ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OVERSEAS

SEC. 112. (a) Section 203(e)(4)(C) of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting "or performed outside the United States in the active military or naval service of the United States" after "performed within the United States by the individual as an employee". (b) The first sentence of section 203(k) of such Act is amended by inserting "and are not performed in the active military or naval service of the United States" after "if he performs services outside the United States as an employee and such services do not constitute employment as defined in section 210". (c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall be applicable with respect to taxable years ending after 1955.

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EFFECT OF R E M A R R I A G E I N C A S E OF CERTAIN WIDOWS

SEC. 113. Section 202(e) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: "(3) In the case of any widow of an individual— " (A) who marries another individual, and

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