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42 USC 402.

83 Stat. 740. 42 USC 403 note. Ante, pp. 410, 411.

Effective dates 42 USC 4 0 1.

PUBLIC LAW 92-336-JULY 1, 1972

[86 STAT.

"(B) such individual's primary insurance amount IS increased for the following month under any proA'ision of this title, then the total of monthly benefits for all persons on the basis of such wages and self-employment income for such particular month, as determined under the provisions of this subsection, shall for purposes of determining the total monthly benefits for all persons on the basis of such wages and self-employment income for months subsequent to such particular month to be considered to have been increased by the smallest amount that would have been required in order to assure that the total of monthly benefits payable on the basis of such wa ^s and self-employment income tor any such subsequent month will not be less (after the application of the other provisions of this subsection and section 202(q)) than the total oi monthly benefits (after the application of the other provisions of this subsection and section 202(q)) payable on the basis of such wages and self-employment income for such particular month." (2) In any case in which the provisions of section 1002(b)(2) of the Social Security Amendments of 1969 were applicable with respect to benefits for any month in 1970, the total of monthly benefits as determined under section 203(a) of the Social Security Act shall, for months after 1970, be increased to the a«nount that would be required in order to assure that the total of such monthly benefits (after the application of section 202(q) of such Act) will not be less than the total of monthly benefits that was applicable (after the application of such sections 203(a) and 202 (q) J for the first month for which the provisions of such section 1002(b)(2) applied. (i) The amendments made by this section (other than the amendments made by subsections (g) and (h)) shall apply with respect to monthly benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for months after August 1972 and with respect to lump-sum death payments under such title in the case of deaths occurring after such month. The amendments made by subsection (g) shall apply with respect to monthly benefits under title II of such Act for months after August 1972. The amendments made by subsection (h)(1) shall apply with respect to monthly benefits under title II of such Act for months after December 1971. AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS IX BENEFITS A N D I N THE CONTRIBUTION A N D BENEFIT BASE

Adjustments in Benefits 74 Stat. 35. 42 USC 415.

SEC. 202. (a)(1) Section 215 of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "Cost-of-Living Increases in Benefits

" B a s e quarter."

"Cost-ofliving computation quarter."

" (i)(1) For purposes of this subsection— "(A) the term 'base quarter' means (i) the calendar quarter ending on June 30 in each year after 1972, or (ii) any other calendar quarter in which occurs the effective month of a general benefit increase under this title; "(B) the term 'cost-of-living computation quarter' means a base quarter, as defined in subparagraph (A)(i), in which the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Department of Labor

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