Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.
HR 2460 IH 101st CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2460 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 1989 Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. RHODES, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARTLETT, Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BUECHNER, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COX, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. CRANE, Mr. DANNEMEYER, Mr. DELAY, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. DICKINSON, Mr. DORNAN of California, Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. DYMALLY, Mr. EDWARDS of Oklahoma, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GALLO, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. GOSS, Mr. GRANDY, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HENRY, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HILER, Mr. HOLLOWAY, Mr. HOPKINS, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HUCKABY, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HYDE, Mr. INHOFE, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. KASICH, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. KYL, Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. DONALD E. LUKENS, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. MADIGAN, Mr. MARTIN of New York, Mrs. MARTIN of Illinois, Mr. MCCANDLESS, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCEWEN, Mr. MCGRATH, Mr. MCMILLAN of North Carolina, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MICHEL, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MOLINARI, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. NIELSON of Utah, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PAXON, Mr. PARRIS, Mr. PETRI, Mr. PORTER, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. RINALDO, Mr. ROE, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mrs. SAIKI, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHUMWAY, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. SLAUGHTER of Virginia, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. DENNY SMITH, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Mississippi, Mr. SMITH of Vermont, Mr. ROBERT F. SMITH, Mr. STANGELAND, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUMP, Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr. TAUKE, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. WALKER, Mr. WEBER, Mr. WELDON, Mr. WOLF, Mr. WYLIE, Mr. YATES, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WHITTAKER, and Mr. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act of 1989'. SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF EARNINGS TEST FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE. Section 203 of the Social Security Act is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) and paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) of subsection (d), by striking `the age of seventy' and inserting `retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'; (2) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking `was age seventy or over' and inserting `was at or above retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'; (3) in subsection (f)(3), by striking `33 1/3 percent' and all that follows through `any other individual,' and inserting `50 percent of such individual's earnings for such year in excess of the product of the exempt amount as determined under paragraph (8),' and by striking `age 70' and inserting `retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'; (4) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking `age 70' each place it appears and inserting `retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'; and (5) in subsection (j), by striking `Age Seventy' in the heading and inserting `Retirement Age', and by striking `seventy years of age' and inserting `having attained retirement age (as defined in section 216(l))'. SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS ELIMINATING THE SPECIAL EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED RETIREMENT AGE. (a) UNIFORM EXEMPT AMOUNT- Section 203(f)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking `the new exempt amounts (separately stated for individuals described in subparagraph (D) and for other individuals) which are to be applicable' and inserting `a new exempt amount which shall be applicable'. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Section 203(f)(8)(B) of such Act is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking `Except' and all that follows through `whichever' and inserting `The exempt amount which is applicable for each month of a particular taxable year shall be whichever'; (2) in clause (i), by striking `corresponding'; and (3) in the last sentence, by striking `an exempt amount' and inserting `the exempt amount'. (c) REPEAL OF BASIS FOR COMPUTATION OF SPECIAL EXEMPT AMOUNT- Section 203(f)(8)(D) of such Act is repealed. SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) ELIMINATION OF REDUNDANT REFERENCES TO RETIREMENT AGE- Section 203 of the Social Security Act is amended-- (1) in the last sentence of subsection (c), by striking `nor shall any deduction' and all that follows and inserting `nor shall any deduction be made under this subsection from any widow's or widower's insurance benefit if the widow, surviving divorced wife, widower, or surviving divorced husband involved became entitled to such benefit prior to attaining age 60.'; and (2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking clause (D) and inserting the following: `(D) for which such individual is entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits if such individual became so entitled prior to attaining age 60, or'. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO PROVISIONS FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF INCREASE ON ACCOUNT OF DELAYED RETIREMENT- Section 202(w)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act is amended-- (1) by striking `either'; and (2) by striking `or suffered deductions under section 203(b) or 203(c) in amounts equal to the amount of such benefit'. (c) CONTINUED APPLICATION OF RULE GOVERNING ENTITLEMENT OF BLIND BENEFICIARIES- The second sentence of section 223(d)(4) of such Act is amended by inserting after `subparagraph (D) thereof' where it first appears the following: `(or would be applicable to such individuals but for the amendments made by the Social Security Earnings Test Amendments of 1989)'. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to taxable years ending after December 31, 1989.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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