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PUBLIC LAW 90-248-JAN. 2, 1968

[81 STAT.

for months after the month in which the determination by the Treasury Department that the benefits should be so withheld was made, shall not be paid— (A) to any person other than such individual, or, if such individual dies before such benefits can be paid, to any person other than an individual who was entitled for the month in which the deceased individual died (with the application of section 202(j) (1) of the Social Security Act) to a monthly benefit under title 428; Anfi.^p.^ 833. ^ ^^ ^^^^1^ ^ ^ t ou the basis of the same wages and self-employment income as such deceased individual, or (B) in excess of the equivalent of the last twelve months' benefits that would have been payable to such individual. B E N K r i T S FOR CERTAIN C H I L D R E N

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42 USC 402. 42 USC 416.

42 USC 423.

SEC. 163. (a)(1) The last sentence of section 203(a) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: "Whenever a reduction is made under this subsection in the total of monthly benefits to which individuals are entitled for any month on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of an insured individual, each such benefit other than the old-age or disability insurance benefit shall be proportionately decreased; except that if such total of benefits for such month includes any benefit or benefits under section 202(d) which are payable solely by reason of section 216(h)(3), the reduction shall be first applied to reduce (proportionately where there is more than one benefit so payable) the benefits so payable (but not below zero)." (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply only with respect to monthly benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act with respect to individuals who become entitled to benefits under section 202(d) of such Act solely by reason of section 216(h)(3) of such Act in or after January 1968 (but without regard to section 2 0 2 (j)(l) of such Act). The provisions of section 170 of this Act shall not apply with respect to any such individual, (b) Where— (1) one or more persons were entitled (without the application of section 202(j)(1) of the Social Security Act) to monthly benefits under section 202 or 223 of such Act for January 1968 on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of an individual, and (2) one or more persons became entitled to monthly benefits before January 1968 under section 202(d) of such Act by reason of section 216(h)(3) of such Act (but without regard to section 202(j)(1)), on the basis of such wages and self-employment income and are so entitled for January 1968, and (3) the total of benefits to which all persons are entitled under such section 202 or 223 of such Act on the basis of such wages and self-employment for January 1968 are reduced by reason of section 203(a) of such Act, as amended by this Act (or would, but for the penultimate sentence of such section 203(a), be so reduced), then the amount of the benefit to which each such person referred to in paragraph (1) above (but not including persons referred to in paragraph (2) above) is entitled for months aiter January 1968 shall be increased, after the application of such section 203(a), to the amount it would have been if the person or persons referred to in paragraph (2) were not entitled to a benefit referred to in.such paragraph (2).

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