Sec. 214. insured status for purposes of old-age and survivors insurance benefits
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## Sec. 214 insured status for purposes of old-age and survivors insurance benefits **[**[42 U.S.C. 414](/us/usc/t42/s414)**]** For the purposes of this title— ###
(a)Fully Insured Individual The term “**fully insured individual**” means any individual who had not less than— ####
(1)one quarter of coverage (whenever acquired) for each calendar year elapsing after 1950 (or, if later, the year in which he attained age 21) and before the year in which he died or (if earlier) the year in which he attained age 62, except that in no case shall an individual be a fully insured individual unless he has at least 6 quarters of coverage; or ####
(2)40 quarters of coverage; or ####
(3)in the case of an individual who died before 1951, 6 quarters of coverage; not counting as an elapsed year for purposes of paragraph
(1)any year any part of which was included in a period of disability (as defined in section 216(i)), and who satisfies the criterion specified in subsection (c). ###
(b)Currently Insured Individual The term “**currently insured individual**” means any individual who had not less than six quarters of coverage during the thirteen-quarter period ending with
(1)the quarter in which he died,
(2)the quarter in which he became entitled to old-age insurance benefits,
(3)the quarter in which he became entitled to primary insurance benefits under this title as in effect prior to the enactment of this section, or
(4)in the case of any individual entitled to disability insurance benefits, the quarter in which he most recently became entitled to disability insurance benefits, not counting as part of such thirteen-quarter period any quarter any part of which was included in a period of disability unless such quarter was a quarter of coverage, and who satisfies the criterion specified in subsection (c). ### (c)24 For purposes of subsections
(a)and (b), the criterion specified in this subsection is that the individual, if not a United States citizen or national— 24Section 211(a) of Public Law 108–203 inserted subsection
(c)at the end of “Section 214 (42 U.S.C. 414)”, without specifying the Social Security Act. This compilation reflects the presumed intent. ####
(1)has been assigned a social security account number that was, at the time of assignment, or at any later time, consistent with the requirements of subclause
(I)or
(III)of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i); or ####
(2)at the time any such quarters of coverage are earned— #####
(A)is described in subparagraph
(B)or
(D)of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, #####
(B)is lawfully admitted temporarily to the United States for business (in the case of an individual described in such subparagraph (B)) or the performance as a crewman (in the case of an individual described in such subparagraph (D)), and #####
(C)the business engaged in or service as a crewman performed is within the scope of the terms of such individual's admission to the United States.
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insured status for purposes of old-age and survivors insurance benefits
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108-203
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