Sec. 7. Extension of child’s benefit for full-time post-secondary school students under age 23
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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 22, was a full-time post-secondary school student and had not attained the age of 23, 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 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 an institution described in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). . Section 202(d)(1)(E) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(E) ) is amended by inserting or a 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 a full-time post-secondary school student, the month in which the child attains the age of 22, but only if the child is not a full-time post-secondary school student during any part of such month, or the month in which the child attains the age of 23, . 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 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 a full-time post-secondary school student, the month in which the child attains the age of 22, but only if the child is not a full-time post-secondary school student during any part of such month, or the month in which the child attains the age of 23, . 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 22, is a full-time post-secondary school student and has not attained the age of 23, 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 a full-time post-secondary school student, the month in which the child attains the age of 22, but only if the child is not a full-time post-secondary school student during any part of such month, or the month in which the child attains the age of 23, 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 a full-time post-secondary school student, the month in which the child attains the age of 22, but only if the child is not a full-time post-secondary school student during any part of such month, or the month in which the child attains the age of 23. . Section 202(d)(7)(D) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d)(7)(D) ) is amended— by striking A child who and inserting
(i)A child who ; by striking age 19 and inserting age 22 ; by striking clause
(i)of paragraph (1)(B) and inserting clause
(ii)of paragraph (1)(B) ; and by adding at the end the following: A child who attains age 23 at a time when he is a full-time post-secondary school student (as defined in subparagraph
(A)of this paragraph and without application of subparagraph
(B)of such paragraph) but has not (at such time) completed the requirements for, or received, a diploma or equivalent certificate from a post-secondary educational institution (as defined in subparagraph (C)(iii)) shall be deemed (for purposes of determining whether his entitlement to benefits under this subsection has terminated under paragraph (1)(F) and for purposes of determining his initial entitlement to such benefits under clause
(iii)of paragraph (1)(B)) 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 post-secondary educational institution (as so defined) 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 of the course in which he is so enrolled or until the first day of the third month beginning after such time, whichever first occurs). . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for child’s insurance benefits filed in calendar year 2020 and with respect to individuals entitled to such benefits during any month of such calendar year, except that such amendments shall not apply for purposes of determining continuing eligibility for child’s insurance benefits for any month after such calendar year.
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