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PUBLIC LAW 88-650-OCT. 13, 1964

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Public Law 88-650 AN ACT

October 13, 1964

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide full retroactivity for disability determinations, to extend the period within which ministers may elect coverage, and to validate wages erroneously reported for certain engineering aides employed by soil and water conservation districts in Oklahoma, and for other purposes.

[H. R. 9393]

Be it enoMed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section Act^^lm ^d^"'"t^ 216(i)(2) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out the es'st^t.^io'so! third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "A period of 42 USC 4i6. disability shall (subject to section 223(a)(3)) begin— pe^iodf""^ " (A) on the day the disability began, but only if the individual satisfies the requirements of paragraph (3) on such d a y; or " (B) if such individual does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (3) on such day, then on the first day of the first quarter thereafter in which he satisfies such requirements." (b) Section 216(i)(3) of such Act is amended by striking out "of paragraphs (2) and (4) " and inserting in lieu thereof "of paragraph (2)". (c) Section 216(i)(4) of such Act is repealed. Repeal. (d)(1) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply in the case of applications for disability determinations under section 216(i) of the Social Security Act filed after the month following the month in which this Act is enacted. (2) Except as provided in the succeeding paragraphs, such amendments shall also apply, and as though such amendments had been enacted on July 1, 1962, in the case of applications for disability determinations filed under section 216(i) or the Social Security Act during the period beginning July 1, 1962, and ending with the close of the month following the month in which this Act is enacted, by an individual who— (A) has been under a disability (as defined in such section 216(i)) continuously since he filed such application and up to (i) the first day of the second month following the month in which this Act is enacted or (ii) if earlier, the first day of the month in which he attained the age of 65, and (B) is living on the day specified in subparagraph (A)(i). (3) I n the case of an individual to whom paragraph (2) applies and who filed an application for disability insurance benefits under section 223 of the Social Security Act during the period specified in ^° ^g^- ®2^|such paragraph— (A) i t such individual was under a disability (as defined in •section 223(c) of such Act) throughout such period and was not entitled to disability insurance benefits under such section 223 for any month in such period (except for the amendments made by this section), such application and any application filed during such period for benefits under section 202 of the Social Security Act on the basis of the wages and self-employment ^^ ^*^^- ^^^2income of such individual shall, notwithstanding section 202(j) (2) and the first sentence of section 223(b), be deemed an effective application, or (B) if such individual was entitled (without the application of this section) to disability insurance benefits under section 223 for a continuous period of months immediately preceding— (i) the second month following the month in which this Act was enacted, or (ii) if earlier, the month in which he became entitled to benefits under section 202(a),

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