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HRES 160 IH
Social Security for Americans Only Act of 2009
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 160
To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to provide prospectively that wages earned, and self-employment
income derived, by individuals who are not citizens or nationals
of the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the
old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such
title, and to provide the President with authority to enter into
agreements with other nations taking into account such limitation
on crediting of wages and self-employment income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2009
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. BARTLETT, and Mr. GARRETT
of New Jersey) 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 and the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to provide prospectively that wages earned, and self-employment
income derived, by individuals who are not citizens or nationals
of the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the
old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such
title, and to provide the President with authority to enter into
agreements with other nations taking into account such limitation
on crediting of wages and self-employment income.
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 for Americans
Only Act of 2009'.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS BASED ON EARNINGS
OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS OR NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Section 215(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(e))
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs
(A) and (B), respectively;
(2) by inserting `(1)' after `(e)'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(2) For purposes of subsections (b) and (d), in computing an
individual's average indexed monthly earnings, or in the case
of an individual whose primary insurance amount is computed under
section 215(a) as in effect prior to January 1979, average monthly
wage, such individual shall not be credited with--
`(A) any wages paid to such individual after December 31,
2009, while such individual is not a citizen or national of
the United States, or
`(B) any self-employment income derived by such individual
during any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2009, while
such individual is not a citizen or national of the United States.'.
SEC. 3. REVISION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR TOTALIZATION AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General- Section 233 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
433) is amended to read as follows:
`INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
`Sec. 233. The President is authorized to enter into agreements
(subject to the other provisions of this title and of chapters
2 and 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) establishing arrangements
between the United States and any foreign country for the purpose
of resolving questions of entitlement to, and participation in,
the social security system established by this title and the social
security system of such foreign country. Any such agreement shall
take into account the limitations on the crediting of wages and
self-employment income under section 215(e)(2).'.
(b) Effective Date; Termination of Existing Agreements- The
amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to agreements
taking effect after the date of the enactment of this Act. Any
agreement in effect on such date which was entered into under
section 233 of the Social Security Act (as in effect immediately
before such date of enactment) shall terminate on December 31,
2009 (or as provided in such agreement, if earlier).
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