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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1374 (Introduced in House) — To amend title II of the Social Security Act to make various reforms to Social Security, and for other purposes. · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Extension of child’s benefit for certain post-secondary students under age 22

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Section 202(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows: at the time such application was filed was unmarried and— had not attained the age of 18, was a full-time elementary or secondary school student and had not attained the age of 19, was an eligible full-time post-secondary school student and had not attained the age of 22, or is under a disability (as defined in section 223(d)) which began before he attained the age of 22, and .
Section 202(d)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d)(7) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: An eligible full-time post-secondary school student is a full-time post-secondary school student who is entitled to child’s insurance benefits on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of an individual who is entitled to disability insurance benefits, or who has died a fully or currently insured individual. . Section 202(d)(7) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d)(7) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A)— by inserting and a before full-time post-secondary school student is an individual who is in full-time attendance as a student at a post-secondary educational institution , as determined by the Commissioner ; by inserting or a before full-time post-secondary school student if he is paid by his employer ; by inserting or a post-secondary educational institution, as applicable, before at the request ; by inserting or a before full-time post-secondary school student for the purpose of this section ; and by inserting or a full-time post-secondary school student before shall be deemed ; and in subparagraph (B)— by inserting or a full-time post-secondary school student after student ; by inserting or a post-secondary educational institution, as applicable before at which he has been ; and by striking an elementary or secondary school in each of the second and third places in which such term appears and inserting such a school .
Section 202(d)(7)(B) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d)(7)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following sentence: An individual who has been in full-time attendance at an elementary or secondary school shall, during a succeeding period of nonattendance at such school, be deemed to be a full-time secondary-school student if
(i)such period is 4 calendar months or less, and
(ii)the individual shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that he intends to be in full-time attendance at a post-secondary educational institution immediately following such period. Section 202(d)(7)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(7)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following: A post-secondary educational institution is a school or college or university that provides post-secondary education and— is operated or directly supported by the United States, or by any State or local government or political subdivision thereof, has been approved by a State or accredited by a State-recognized or nationally-recognized accrediting agency or body, or whose credits are accepted, on transfer, by not less than three institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited. . Section 202(d)(1)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting or an eligible full-time post-secondary school student after student . Section 202(d)(1)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(F)) is amended by striking the earlier of— and all that follows through the age of 19, and inserting the following: the earlier of— the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student or an eligible full-time post-secondary school student, the month in which the child attains the age of 19, but only if the child is not an eligible full-time post-secondary school student during any part of such month, or the month in which the child attains the age of 22, . Section 202(d)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(G)) is amended by striking (if later) and all that follows through the age of 19, and inserting the following: (if later) the earlier of— the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student or an eligible full-time post-secondary school student, the month in which the child attains the age of 19, but only if the child is not an eligible full-time post-secondary school student during any part of such month, or the month in which the child attains the age of 22, . Section 202(d)(6)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(6)(A)) is amended to read as follows: is a full-time elementary or secondary school student and has not attained the age of 19, is an eligible full-time post-secondary school student and has not attained the age of 22, or is under a disability (as defined in section 223(d)) and has not attained the age of 22, or . Section 202(d)(6)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(6)(D)) is amended to read as follows: the earlier of— the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student or an eligible full-time post-secondary school student, the month in which the child attains the age of 19, but only if the child is not an eligible full-time post-secondary school student during any part of such month, or the month in which the child attains the age of 22, but only if he is not under a disability (as so defined) in such earlier month; or . Section 202(d)(6)(E) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d)(6)(E) ) is amended by striking (if later) and all that follows to the end and inserting the following: (if later) the earlier of— the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student or an eligible full-time post-secondary school student, the month in which the child attains the age of 19, but only if the child is not an eligible full-time post-secondary school student during any part of such month, or the month in which the child attains the age of 22. . The amendments made by this section apply with respect to applications for child’s insurance benefits under section 202(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d) ) filed in any calendar year after 2014.
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