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116th Congress(2019-2020)
Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act
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S. 710 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 710


To exempt firefighters and police officers from the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions under the Social Security Act.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 7, 2019

Mr. Toomey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To exempt firefighters and police officers from the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions under the Social Security Act.

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 Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act”.

SEC. 2. Exception from Government Pension Offset provision for firefighters and police officers.

Clause (i) of section 202(k)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)(5)(B)) is amended by striking “monthly periodic benefits” and all that follows through the period and inserting the following:

““monthly periodic benefits—

“(I) based wholly on service as a member of a uniformed service (as defined in section 210(m)), or

“(II) with respect to which the period of service taken into account in determining the amount of the benefit includes at least 5 years of service of the individual as a firefighter (as defined in paragraph (4) of section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284)) or a law enforcement officer (as defined in paragraph (6) of such section).”.

SEC. 3. Exception from Windfall Elimination Provisions for firefighters and police officers.

Subsections (a)(7)(A) and (d)(3) of section 215 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415) are amended by striking “section 233, and (III)” each place it appears and inserting “section 233, (III) a payment based on service described in section 202(k)(5)(B)(i)(II), and (IV)”.

SEC. 4. Effective date.

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act for months after December 2019. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take into account the amendments made by section 3.