Social Security Public Pension Offset Amendments Act of 1989

Social Security Public Pension Offset Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to reduce the proportion of monthly Federal or State pension benefits subtracted from monthly OASDI benefits payable to a spouse, surviving spouse, or parent as the total of such monthly benefits diminishes.

 
HR 3755 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3755
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide a graduated exemption
from the public pension offset applicable to certain monthly insurance benefits
under such title based on the amount of total monthly benefits received.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 1989
Mr. DONNELLY 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 provide a graduated exemption
from the public pension offset applicable to certain monthly insurance benefits
under such title based on the amount of total monthly benefits received.
  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 `Social Security Public Pension Offset
  Amendments Act of 1989'.
SEC. 2. GRADUATED REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OF PUBLIC PENSION OFFSET APPLICABLE
TO CERTAIN DEPENDENTS' MONTHLY SOCIAL SECURITY INSURANCE BENEFITS.
  Subsections (b)(4), (c)(2), (e)(7), (f)(2), and (g)(4) of section 202 the
  Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) are each amended--
  (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `The amount' and inserting `Except
  as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the amount', and by striking
  `subparagraph (B)' in clause (ii) and inserting `subparagraph (D)';
  (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and
  (E), respectively; and
  (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:
  `(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to an individual's
  monthly insurance benefit under this subsection for any month if the total
  of the amount otherwise subject to reduction under subparagraph (A) for
  the month and all monthly periodic benefits payable to the individual for
  such month does not exceed $300.
  `(C) If the total of the amount otherwise subject to reduction under
  subparagraph (A) with respect to an individual for any month and all monthly
  periodic benefits payable to the individual for such month is greater than
  $300 but less than $600, in applying subparagraph (A), the term `two-thirds'
  shall be replaced by the term `one-third'.'.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  The amendments made by this Act shall apply as if included or reflected
  in the amendments made by section 337 of the Social Security Amendments
  of 1983, except that the amendments made by this Act shall apply only with
  respect to benefits for months beginning after 180 days after the date of
  the enactment of this Act.