Social Security Parity Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3905 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to waive the 2-year duration of divorce requirement, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 15, 2021 Mr. HERN (for himself and Mr. REED) 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 waive the 2-year duration of divorce requirement, and for other purposes. 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 Parity 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. WAIVE 2-YEAR DURATION OF DIVORCE REQUIRE- 6 MENT. 7 (a) WIFE’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section 8 202(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 9 402(b)(4)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:49 Jul 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3905.IH H3905 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3905 IH lowing new sentence: ‘‘The criterion for entitlement under 1 clause (ii) shall be deemed met upon the remarriage of 2 the insured individual to someone other than the applicant 3 during the 2-year period referred to in such clause.’’. 4 (b) HUSBAND’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.—Section 5 202(c)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(4)(A)) is 6 amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 7 ‘‘The criterion for entitlement under clause (ii) shall be 8 deemed met upon the remarriage of the insured individual 9 to someone other than the applicant during the 2-year pe- 10 riod referred to in such clause.’’. 11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 12 this section shall apply with respect to benefits payable 13 for months after December 2022 and for which applica- 14 tions are filed after December 2022. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:49 Jul 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3905.IH H3905 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS