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PUBLIC LAW 86-778-SEPT. 13, 1&60

[74 S T A T.

MAXIMUM F A M I L Y B E N E F I T S I N CERTAIN CASES

42 USC 403.

gEc. 302. (a) Section 203(a)(3) of the Social Security Act is amended— (1) by striking out "and is not less than $68, then such total of benefits shall not be reduced to less than the smaller of" and inserting in lieu thereof ", then such total of benefits shall not be reduced to less than $99.10 if such primary insurance amount is $66, to less than $102.40 if such primary insurance amount is $67, to less than $106.50 if such primary insurance amount is $68, or, if such primary insurance amount is higher than $68, to less than the smaller of"; and (2) by striking out "the last figure in column V of the table appearing in section 215(a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "the amount determined under this subsection without regard to this paragraph, or $206.60, whichever is larger". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply only in 42 use402,423. ^^^ ^^gg ^f mouthly benefits under section 202 or section 223 of the Social Security Act for months after the month following the month in which this Act is enacted, and then only (1) if the insured individual on the basis of whose wages and self-employment income such monthly benefits are payable became entitled (without the applicaPost. p. 967. rion of section 202(j)(1) or section 223(b) of such Act) to benefits under section 202(a) or section 223 of such Act after the month following the month in which this Act is enacted, or (2) if such insured individual died before becoming so entitled and no person was entitled (without the application of section 202(j)(1) or section 223(b) of such Act) on the basis of such wages and self-employment income to monthly benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for the month following the month in which this Act is enacted or any prior month. C O M P U T A T I O N S A N D R E C O M P U T A T I O N S OF P R I M A R Y INSURANCE

42 USC 415.

AMOUNTS

S E C 303. (a) Section 215(b) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: "(b)(1) For the purposes of column III of the table appearing in subsection (a) of this section, an individual's 'average monthly wage' shall be the quotient obtained by dividing— " (A) the total of his wages paid in and self-employment income credited to his 'benefit computation years' (determined under paragraph (2)), by " (B) the number of months in such years. " (2)(A) The number of an individual's 'benefit computation years' shall be equal to the number of elapsed years (determined under paragraph (3) of this subsection), reduced by five; except that the number of an individual's benefit computation years shall in no case be less than two. " (B) An individual's 'benefit computation years' shall be those computation base years, equal in number to the number determined under subparagraph (A), for which the total of his wages and self-employment income is the largest. " (C) For the purposes of subparagraph (B), 'computation base years' include only calendar years occurring— " (i) after December 31, 1950, and "(ii) prior to the year in which the individual became entitled to old-age insurance benefits or died, whichever first occurred; except that the year in which the individual became entitled to oldage insurance benefits or died, as the case may be, shall be included as a computation base year if the Secretary determines, on the basis of

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