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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 2455 (Introduced in Senate) — To enhance Social Security benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers, and for other purposes. · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Extended benefit eligibility for children who are full-time students

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Section 202(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d) ) is amended— in paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(E), (1)(F)(i), (1)(G)(ii), (6)(A), (6)(D), (6)(E)(i), (7)(A), (7)(B), and (7)(D), by striking full-time elementary or secondary school student each place it appears and inserting full-time student ; in paragraphs (1)(B), (1)(F)(ii), (1)(G)(iii), (6)(A), (6)(D), (6)(E)(ii), and (7)(D), by striking 19 each place it appears and inserting 23 ; in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(D)of paragraph (7), by striking elementary or secondary school each place it appears and inserting educational institution ; in paragraph (7)(A), by striking schools involved and inserting institutions involved ; in paragraph (7), by amending subparagraph
(C)to read as follows: For purposes of this subsection, the term educational institution means— a school which provides elementary or secondary education as determined under the law of the State or other jurisdiction in which it is located; and an institution described in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). ; and in paragraph (7)(D), by striking diploma or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as defined in subparagraph (C)(i)) and inserting diploma, degree, or equivalent certificate from an institution described in subparagraph (C)(ii) . The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to child's insurance benefits that are payable for months beginning after December 31, 2014. Section 203(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 403(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (3)— by redesignating subparagraph
(D)as subparagraph (E); and by inserting after subparagraph
(C)the following new subparagraph: During the period that begins on January 1, 2015, and ends on December 31, 2019, when any of such individuals has attained age 19 and is entitled to monthly benefits as a child who is a full-time student under section 202(d)(1)(B)(i) for any month, the benefit to which he or she is entitled on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of such insured individual for such month shall be determined without regard to this subsection, and the benefits of all other individuals who are entitled for such month to monthly benefits under section 202 on the wages and self-employment income of such insured individual shall be determined as if no such child were entitled to benefits for such month. ; and in paragraph (6), by inserting (3)(E), after (3)(D), . Section 2(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 232(2)(d)) is amended— in clause
(iii)of paragraph (1), by striking will be less than nineteen years of age and a full-time elementary or secondary school student and inserting will be less than 23 years of age and a full-time student at an educational institution (as defined in section 202(d)(7) of the Social Security Act) ; and in paragraph (4)— by striking elementary or secondary school each place it appears and inserting educational institution ; by striking nineteen and inserting 23 ; and by striking a diploma or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as defined in section 202(d)(7)(c)(i) of the Social Security Act) and inserting a diploma, degree, or equivalent certificate from an institution described in section 202(d)(7)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act . Section 5(c)(7) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 235(c)(7) ) is amended— by striking elementary or secondary school and inserting educational institution ; and by striking 19 and inserting 23 .
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  • 45 USC 232(2)(d)
  • 45 USC 235(c)(7)
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