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42 USC 402.

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PUBLIC LAW 87-64-JUNE 30, 1961

[75 S T A T.

" (C) is not entitled to old-age or disability insurance benefits, or is entitled to old-age or disability insurance benefits based on a primary insurance amount which is less than one-half of the primary insurance amount of her husband,". (2) So much of section 202(b)(1) of such Act as follows clause (C) is amended by striking out "equal to or exceeds one-half of an old-age or disability insurance benefit of her husband," and inserting in lieu thereof "equal to or exceeds one-half of the primary insurance amount of her husband,". (3) Section 202(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "old-age or disability insurance benefit" and inserting in lieu thereof "primary insurance amount". (4) Section 2 0 2 (c)(1)(D) of such Act is amended to read as follows: " (D) is not entitled to old-age or disability insurance benefits, or is entitled to old-age or disability insurance benefits based on a primary insurance amount which is less than one-half of the primary insurance amount of his wife,". (5) So much of section 202(c)(1) of such Act as follows clause (D) is amended by striking out "old-age or disability insurance benefit equal to or exceeding one-half of the primary insurance amount of his wife," and inserting in lieu thereof "old-age or disability insurance benefit based on a primary insurance amount which is equal to or exceeds one-half of the primary insurance amount of his wife,". (6) Section 202(c)(3) of such Act is amended by striking out "Such" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in subsection (q),such". (f)(1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to monthly benefits for months beginning on or after the effective date of this title based on applications filed in or after March 1961. (2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), section 202(q) of such Act, as amended by subsection (b)(1), shall apply with respect to monthly benefits for months beginning on or after the effective date of this title. (B) Section 202(q) ('3) of such Act, as amended by subsection (b)(1), shall apply with respect to monthly benefits for months beginning on or after the effective date of this title, but only if the increase described in such section 202(q)(3)— (i) is not effective for any month beginning before the effective date of this title, or (ii) is based on an application for a recomputation filed on or after the effective date of this title. (C) In the case of any individual who attained age 65 before the effective date of this title, the adjustment in such individual's reduction period provided for in section 202(q)(6) of such Act, as amended by subsection (b)(1), shall not apply to such individual unless the total of the months specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of such section 202(q)(6) is not less than 3. (D) I n the case of any individual entitled to a monthly benefit for the last month beginning before the effective date of this title, if the amount of such benefit for any month thereafter is, solely by reason of the change in section 202(q) of such Act made by subsection (b)(1), lower than the amount of such benefit for such last month, then it shall be increased to the amount of such benefit for such last month. (3) Section 202(r) of such Act, as amended by subsection (b)(1), shall apply only with respect to monthly benefits for months beginning on or after the effective date of this title, except that subpara-

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