S.Amdt. 1249

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   Inserted: (d) Preclusion of Social Security Credits for Periods Without Work Authorization.--

   Inserted: (1) Insured status.--Section 214 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 414) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(c) Insured Status.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of subsections (a) and (b), no quarter of coverage shall be credited for any calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2004, with respect to an individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen, unless the Commissioner of Social Security determines, on the basis of information provided to the Commissioner in accordance with an agreement entered into under subsection (d) or otherwise, that the individual was authorized to be employed in the United States during such quarter.

   Inserted: "(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an individual who was assigned a social security account number before January 1, 2004.

   Inserted: "(d) Agreement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Social Security to provide such information as the Commissioner determines necessary to carry out the limitation on crediting quarters of coverage under subsection (c).".

   Inserted: (2) Benefit computation.--Section 215(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(e)) is amended--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "and" at the end;

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

   Inserted: (C) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(3) in computing the average indexed monthly earnings of an individual, there shall not be counted any wages or self-employment income for any year for which no quarter of coverage may be credited to such individual as a result of the application of section 214(c).".

   Inserted: (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to benefit applications filed on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act based on the wages or self-employment income of an individual with respect to whom a primary insurance amount has not been determined under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) before such date.

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   On page 1031, after line 22, insert the following:

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