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PUBLIC LAW 93-58-JULY 6, 1973

Public Law 93-58 AN ACT To amend sections 3(e) and 5(1)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to simplify administration of the Act; and to amend section 226(e) of the Social Security Act to extend kidney disease medicare coverage to railroad employees, their spouses, and their dependent children; and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Vnited States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3(e) of the Raih'oad Retirement Act of 1937 is amended by striking out the -word "and" after clause (ix) in the second paragraph thereof and inserting after the semicolon in clause (x) in such second paragraph the following new clauses: " ' ( x i) years of coverage as defined in section 215(a) of the Social Security Act for an employee who has been awarded an annuity under section 2 of this Act shall be determined only on the basis of his wages and self-employment income credited under the Social Security Act through the later of December 31, 1971, or December 31 of the year preceding the year in which his annuity began to accrue; and (xii) in determining increment months for the purpose of a delayed retirement increase, section 303(w) (2)(B) (ii) of the Social Security Act shall be deemed to read as follows: "such individual was not entitled to an old-age insurance benefit" •'." SEC. 2. Section 5(1)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 is amended— (1) by striking out from clause (ii) "shall not be adopted after such death by other than a stepparent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister;"; (2) by striking out from such clause (ii) "age eighteen" and inserting in lieu thereof "age twenty-two or before the close of the eighty-fourth month following the month in which his most recent entitlement to an annuity under section 5(c) of this Act terminated because he ceased to be under such a disability"; (3) by striking from the third sentence thereof "202(d)(3) or (4) " and inserting in lieu thereof "202(d)(3), (4), or (9) "; (4) by adding immediately after the seventh sentence thereof the following new sentence: "A child whose entitlement to an annuity under section 5(c) of this Act was terminated because he ceased to be disabled as provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph and who becomes again disabled as provided in such clause (ii), may become reentitled to an annuity on the basis of such disability upon his application for such rentitlement."; and (5) by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof: "A child who attains age twenty-two at a time when he is a full-time student (as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 7 of section 202(d) of the Social Security Act and without the application of subparagraph (B) of such paragraj^h) but has not (at such time) completed the requirements for, or received, a degree from a four-year college or university shall be deemed (for purposes of determining whether his entitlement to an annuity under this section has terminated under subsection (j) and for purposes of determining his initial entitlement to such an annuity) not to have attained such age until the first day of the first month following the end of the quarter or semester in which he is enrolled at such time (or, if the educational institution in which he is enrolled is not operated on a quarter or semester system, until the first day of the first month following the completion

July 6, 1973 [H. R. 7357]

Railroa d Retirement Act of 1937, amendment. Kidney d i s e a s e medicare 8 2 Stat 1 8; 86 S at. 765. 45 use 228c. 86 Stat 410, 1333, 42 use 415. 45 use 228b.

Child's annuity, extension. 60 Stat. 733; 65 Stat. 688; 80 Stat. 1084. 45 USC 228e..

Rentitlement.

Full-time stud e n t s, annuity. 79 Stat. 371; 8 1 Stat. 860. 42 USC 402.

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