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42 USC 4lY' 81 Stat. 827,

PUBLIC LAW 9 1 - 1 7 2 - D E C. 30, 1969

[83 STAT.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when two or more persons are entitled to monthly insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for any month after 1969 on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of an insured individual (and at least one of such persons was so entitled for a month before January 1971 on the basis of an application filed before 1971), the total of the benefits to which such persons are entitled under such title for such iT^onth (after the application of sections 203(a) and 202(q) of such Act) shall be not less than the total of the monthly, insurance benefits to which such persons would be entitled under such title for such month (after the application of such sections 203(a) and 202 (q)) without regard to the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section. (^) Section 215(b)(4) of such xVct is amended by striking out "January 1968" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "December 1969". (d) Section 215(c) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "Primary Insurance Amount Under 1967 Act

Ante, p. 737.

42 USC 423.

$2 USC 427*

42 USC 428.

"(c)(1) For the purposes of column II of the table appearing in subsection (a) of this section, an individual's primary insurance amount shall be computed on the basis of the law in effect prior to the enactment of the Social Security Amendments of 1969. "(2) The provisions of this subsection shall be applicable only in the case of an individual who became entitled to benefits under section 202(a) or section 223 before January 1970, or who died before such month." (e) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to monthly benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for months after December 1969 and with respect to lump-sum death payments under such title in the case of deaths occurring after December 1969. (f) If an individual was entitled to a disability insurance benefit under section 223 of the Social Security Act for December 1969 and became entitled to old-age insurance benefits under section 202(a) of such Act for January 1970, or he died in such month, then, for purposes of section 215(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (if applicable), the amount in column IV of the table appearing in such section 215(a) for such individual shall be the amount in such column on the line on which in column II appears his primary insurance amount (as determined under section 215(c) of such Act) instead of the amount in column IV equal to the primary insurance amount on which his disability insurance benefit is based. SEC. 1003. INCREASE IN BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AGE 72 AND OVER. (a)(1) Section 227(a) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "$40" and inserting in lieu thereof "$46", and by striking out "$20" and inserting in lieu thereof "$23". (2) Section 227(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "$40" and inserting in lieu thereof "$46". (b)(1) Section 228(b)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out "$40" and inserting in lieu thereof "$46". (2) Section 228(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "$40" and inserting in lieu thereof "$46", and by striking out "$20" and inserting in lieu thereof "$23". (3) Section 228(c)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "$20" and inserting in lieu thereof "$23".

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