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 PUBLIC LAW 95-216—DEC. 20, 1977

91 STAT. 1541

scribed pursuant to subsection (e)(1) of such section 218 at the 42 USC 418. time or times established pursuant to such subsection (e)(1), if and to the extent that— (A) no refund of the sums so paid has been obtained, or (B) a refund of part or all of the sums so paid has been obtained but the State of Illinois repays to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount of such refund within 90 days after the date that the modification is agreed to by the State and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. COVERAGE FOR POLICEMEN AND F I R E M E N I N MISSISSIPPI

SEC. 319. Section 218(p)(1) of the Social Security Act is amended 42 USC 418. by inserting "Mississippi," after "Maryland,". COVERAGE U N D E R D IV I D F J J RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES I N N E W JERSEY

SEC. 320. Section 218(d)(6)(C) of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting "New Jersey," after "Nevada,". COVERAGE OP SERVICE UNDER WISCONSIN RETIREMENT SYSTEM

SEC. 321. Section 218(m)(1) of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting after "Wisconsin retirement fund" the following: "or any successor system". PART C — B E N E F I T AMOUNTS AND ELIGIBILITY ACTUARIAL REDUCTION OF BENEFIT INCREASES TO BE APPLIED AS OF TIME OF ORIGINAL ENTITLEMENT

SEC. 331. (a) Section 202(q)(4) of the Social Security Act is 42 USC 402. amended by striking out all that follows subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "then the amount of the reduction of such benefit (after the application of any adjustment under paragraph (7)) for each month beginning with the month of such increase in the primary insurance amount shall be computed under paragraph (1) or (3), wnichever applies, as though the increased primary insurance amount had been in effect for and after the month for which the individual first became entitled to such monthly benefit reduced under such paragraph (1) or (3).". L (b) Section 202(q) of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(10) For purposes of applying paragraph (4), with respect to monthly benefits payable for any month after December 1977 to an individual who was entitled to a monthly benefit as reduced under paragraph (1) or (3) prior to January 1978, the amount of reduction in such benefit for the first month for which such benefit is increased hj reason of an increase in the primary insurance amount of the individual on whose wages and self-employment income such benefit is based and for all subsequent months (and similarly for all subsequent increases) shall be increased by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in such primary insurance amount (such increase being made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (8)). In the case of an individual whose reduced benefit under this section is increased as a result of the use of an adjusted reduction period or an additional

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