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 86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-336-JULY 1, 1972

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such iiicleased aniount which is not a multiple of $0.10 shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $0.10. " (E) Notwithstanding a determination by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) that a base quaiter in any calendar year is a costof-living computation quarter (and notwithstanding any notification or publication thereof under subparagraph (C) or (D)), n o increase in benefits shall take effect pursuant thereto, and such quarter shall be deemed not to be a cost-of-living computation quarter, if during the calendar year in which such determination is made a law providing a general benefit increase under this title is enacted or becomes effective. "(3) As used in this subsection, the term 'general benefit increase "Generaibenefit under this title' means an increase (other than an increase under this thirutie."* subsection) in all primary insurance amounts on which monthly insurance benefits under this title are based." (2)(A) Effective January 1, 1974, section 203(a) of such Act is Effective dates, amended by striking out "the table in section 215(a)" in the matter H use 403.^' preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "the table in or deemed to be in section 215(a) ". Ante, p. 406. (B) Effective January 1, 1974, section 203(a)(2) of such Act (as amended by section 201(b) of this Act) is further amended to read Ante, p. 4io. as follows: "(2) when two or more persons were entitled (without the application of section 202(j)(1) and section 223(b)) to monthly 423: ^^^ ^'^^' benefits under section 202 or 223 for January 1971 or any prior month on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of such insured individual and the provisions of this subsection as in effect for any such month were applicable in determining the benefit amount of any persons on the basis of such wages and self-employment income, the total of benefits for any month after January 1971 shall not be reduced to less than the largest of— " (A) the amount determined under this subsection without regard to this paragraph, (B) the largest amount which has been determined for any month under this subsection for persons entitled to monthly benefits on the basis of such insured individual's wages and self-employment income, or " (C) if any persons are entitled to benefits on the basis of such wages and self-employment income for the month before the effective month (after September 1972) of a general benefit increase under this title (as defined in section 215(i)(3)) or a benefit increase under the provisions of section 215(i), an amount equal to the sum of amounts derived by multiplying the benefit amount determined under this title for the month before such effective month including this subsection, but without the application of section 222(b), section 202(q), and 42 USC 422. subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section), for each such '*<'2. person for such month, by a percentage equal to the percentage of the increase provided under such benefit increase (with any such increased amount which is not a multiple of $0.10 being rounded to the next higher multiple of $0.10); but in any such case (i) paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be applied to such total of benefits after the application of subparagraph (B) or (C), and (ii) if section 202(k)(2)(A) was applicable in the case of any such benefits for a month, and ceases to apply for a month after such month, the provisions of sub-

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