II
118THCONGRESS
1
STSESSION S. 597
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government
pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH1, 2023
Mr. B
ROWN(for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
Mr. B
OOKER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. CORTEZMASTO, Ms.
D
UCKWORTH, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Mr.
K
ING, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Ms.
M
URKOWSKI, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. REED, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SMITH, Ms.
W
ARREN, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the
Government pension offset and windfall elimination pro-
visions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Fair-4
ness Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET PROVI-1
SION. 2
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 202(k) of the Social Secu-3
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)) is amended by striking para-4
graph (5). 5
(b) C
ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.— 6
(1) Section 202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act 7
(42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-8
sections (k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 9
(q)’’. 10
(2) Section 202(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11
402(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsections 12
(k)(5) and (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (q)’’. 13
(3) Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act (42 14
U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-15
section (k)(5), subsection (q),’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-16
section (q)’’. 17
(4) Section 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18
402(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 19
(k)(5), subsection (q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 20
(q)’’. 21
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISIONS. 22
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 215 of the Social Security 23
Act (42 U.S.C. 415) is amended— 24
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7); 25
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); 1
and 2
(3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (9). 3
(b) C
ONFORMINGAMENDMENTS.—Subsections (e)(2) 4
and (f)(2) of section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402) are 5
each amended by striking ‘‘section 215(f)(5), 215(f)(6), 6
or 215(f)(9)(B)’’ in subparagraphs (C) and (D)(i) and in-7
serting ‘‘paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f)’’. 8
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 9
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 10
respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title 11
II of the Social Security Act for months after December 12
2023. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Secu-13
rity Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust 14
primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take 15
into account the amendments made by section 3. 16
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