S. 770

103 S770 IS: Social Security Expansion Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-27
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 770  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 27, 2025   Mr. Sanders  (for himself,  Ms. Warren ,  Mr. Merkley ,  Mr. Welch ,  Mr. Padilla ,  Ms. Smith ,  Mr. Van Hollen ,  Mr. Markey ,  Mr. Booker ,  Mrs. Gillibrand , and  Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
1.
Short title; table of contents
(a)
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Social Security Expansion Act  .
(b)
Table of contents
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Across-the-board benefit increase.
Sec. 3. Computation of cost-of-living increases.
Sec. 4. Increase in minimum benefit for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce.
Sec. 5. Extended benefit eligibility for children who are full-time students.
Sec. 6. Payroll tax on remuneration up to contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000.
Sec. 7. Tax on net earnings from self-employment up to contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000.
Sec. 8. Tax on investment gain.
Sec. 9. Social Security Trust Fund established.
2.
Across-the-board benefit increase
(a)
Increase of first bend point percentage
Section 215(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking  90 percent  and inserting  95 percent .
(b)
Adjustment To Bend point amount
(1)
In general
Section 215(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(B) ) is amended—
(A)
by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
(B)
by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause:
(iii)
For an individual who is eligible for an old-age or disability insurance benefit (or who dies before becoming eligible for such a benefit) in any calendar year after 2025, the amount determined for the individual under clause (ii) of this subparagraph for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(I) shall be increased by 18 percent.
 .
(2)
Conforming amendment
Clause (iv) of section 215(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(B) ), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended by inserting  (after the application of clause (iii), when applicable)  after  clause (ii) .
(c)
Effective date
(1)
In general
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2026, and shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ) for months in calendar years beginning on or after such date.
(2)
Recomputation of primary insurance amounts
(A)
In general
Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(f) ), the Commissioner of Social Security shall recompute primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to carry out the amendments to this section.
(B)
Rule of application
In recomputing the primary insurance amount of an individual who initially became eligible for old-age or disability insurance benefits before January 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Social Security shall apply the increase described in clause (iii) of section 215(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (b)(1)(B)) to the amount determined under clause (ii) of such section 215(a)(1)(B) for the calendar year in which the individual initially became eligible for such benefits.
3.
Computation of cost-of-living increases
(a)
In general
Section 215(i)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(H)
the term  Consumer Price Index  means the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor).
 .
(b)
Application to pre-1979 law
(1)
In general
Section 215(i)(1) of the Social Security Act as in effect in December 1978, and as applied in certain cases under the provisions of such Act as in effect after December 1978, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(D)
the term  Consumer Price Index  means the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI–E, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor).
 .
(2)
Conforming change
Section 215(i)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i)(4) ) is amended—
(A)
by striking  and by section 9001  and inserting  , section 9001 ; and
(B)
by inserting  and section 3 of the  Social Security Expansion Act ,  after  1986, .
(c)
No effect on adjustments under other laws
Section 215(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(6)
Any provision of law (other than in this title, title VIII, or title XVI) which provides for adjustment of an amount based on a change in benefit amounts resulting from a determination made under this subsection shall be applied and administered without regard to the amendments made by section 3 of the  Social Security Expansion Act , and, for purposes of making such an adjustment under such a provision, this subsection as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of such Act shall continue to apply.
 .
(d)
Publication of Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor shall prepare and publish the index authorized by section 191 of the Older Americans Amendments Act of 1987 ( 29 U.S.C. 2  note) for each calendar month, beginning with July of the calendar year following the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and such index shall be known as the  Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers .
(e)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to determinations made with respect to cost-of-living computation quarters (as defined in section 215(i)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)(B) )) ending on or after September 30 of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which this Act is enacted.
4.
Increase in minimum benefit for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce
(a)
In general
Section 215(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1) ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and
(2)
by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
(D)
(i)
Effective with respect to the benefits of individuals who become eligible for old-age insurance benefits or disability insurance benefits (or die before becoming so eligible) after 2025, no primary insurance amount computed under subparagraph (A) may be less than the greater of—
(I)
the minimum monthly amount computed under subparagraph (C); or
(II)
in the case of an individual who has more than 10 years of work (as defined in clause (iv)(I)), the alternative minimum amount determined under clause (ii).
(ii)
(I)
The alternative minimum amount determined under this clause is the applicable percentage of  1/12  of the annual dollar amount determined under clause (iii) for the year in which the amount is determined.
(II)
For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is the percentage specified in connection with the number of years of work, as set forth in the following table:
  If the number of years    The applicable       of work is:    percentage is:       11  6.25 percent    12  12.50 percent    13  18.75 percent    14  25.00 percent    15  31.25 percent    16  37.50 percent    17  43.75 percent    18  50.00 percent    19  56.25 percent    20  62.50 percent    21  68.75 percent    22  75.00 percent    23  81.25 percent    24  87.50 percent    25  93.75 percent    26  100.00 percent    27  106.25 percent    28  112.50 percent    29  118.75 percent    30 or more  125.00 percent.
(iii)
The annual dollar amount determined under this clause is—
(I)
for calendar year 2026, the poverty guideline for 2025; and
(II)
for any calendar year after 2026, the annual dollar amount for 2026 multiplied by the ratio of—
(aa)
the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1)) for the second calendar year preceding the calendar year for which the determination is made, to
(bb)
the national average wage index (as so defined) for 2024.
(iv)
For purposes of this subparagraph—
(I)
the term  year of work  means, with respect to an individual, a year to which 4 quarters of coverage have been credited based on such individual’s wages and self-employment income; and
(II)
the term  poverty guideline for 2025  means the annual poverty guideline for 2025 (as updated annually in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) as applicable to a single individual.
 .
(b)
Recomputation
Notwithstanding section 215(f)(1) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall recompute primary insurance amounts originally computed for months prior to November 2025 to the extent necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section.
(c)
Conforming amendment
Section 209(k)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 409(k)(1) ) is amended by inserting  215(a)(1)(E),   after  215(a)(1)(D), .
5.
Extended benefit eligibility for children who are full-time students
(a)
In general
(1)
In general
Section 202(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(d) ) is amended—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (B)—
(I)
by striking  or (ii)  and inserting  (ii) ; and
(II)
by inserting  or (iii) was the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual and was a full-time student at an educational institution and had not attained the age of 22,  after  22, ;
(ii)
in subparagraph (E)—
(I)
by striking  and (ii)  and inserting  (ii) ; and
(II)
by inserting  and (iii) is not a full-time student at an educational institution during any part of such month (in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual)  before the comma at the end;
(iii)
in subparagraph (F), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
(i)
in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits—
(I)
the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student, or
(II)
the month in which the child attains the age of 19, and
(ii)
in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual—
(I)
the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time student at an educational institution, or
(II)
the month in which the child attains the age of 22,
 ; and
(iv)
in subparagraph (G), by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following:
(ii)
in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits—
(I)
the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student, or
(II)
the month in which the child attains the age of 19, and
(iii)
in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual—
(I)
the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time student at an educational institution, or
(II)
the month in which the child attains the age of 22,
 ;
(B)
in paragraph (6)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A)—
(I)
by striking  or (ii)  and inserting  (ii) ; and
(II)
by inserting  or (iii) is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual and is a full-time student at an educational institution and has not attained the age of 22,  after  22, ; and
(ii)
by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following:
(D)
the earlier of—
(i)
in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits—
(I)
the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student; or
(II)
the month in which the child attains the age of 19; and
(ii)
in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual—
(I)
the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time student at an educational institution; or
(II)
the month in which the child attains the age of 22,
  but only if the child is not under a disability (as so defined) in such earlier month; or
(E)
if the child was under a disability (as so defined), the termination month (as defined in paragraph (1)(G)(i)), subject to section 223(e), or (if later) the earlier of—
(i)
in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to old-age insurance benefits—
(I)
the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student; or
(II)
the month in which the child attains the age of 19; and
(ii)
in the case of a child who is the child of an individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or of an individual who dies a fully or currently insured individual—
(I)
the first month during no part of which the child is a full-time student at an educational institution; or
(II)
the month in which the child attains the age of 22.
 ; and
(C)
in paragraph (7), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
(E)
The term  full-time student at an educational institution  means an individual who is in full-time attendance as a student at an elementary school (but only in the case of an individual who has not attained the age of 19) or a secondary school or an institution described in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ), as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner) in the light of the standards and practices of the schools and institutions involved, except that no individual shall be considered a  full-time student at an educational institution  if the individual is paid by his employer while attending a school or institution at the request, or pursuant to a requirement, of his employer. An individual shall not be considered a  full-time student at an educational institution  for the purpose of this section while that individual is confined in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correctional facility, pursuant to the individual's conviction of an offense (committed after the effective date of this sentence) which constituted a felony under applicable law. An individual who is determined to be a full-time student at an educational institution shall be deemed to be such a student throughout the month with respect to which such determination is made.
(F)
Except to the extent provided in such regulations, an individual shall be deemed to be a full-time student at a school or educational institution during any period of nonattendance at a school or institution at which he has been in full-time attendance if (i) such period is 4 calendar months or less, and (ii) the individual shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Social Security that the individual intends to continue to be in full-time attendance at a secondary school or institution described in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ) immediately following such period. An individual who does not meet the requirement of clause (ii) with respect to such period of nonattendance shall be deemed to have met such requirement (as of the beginning of such period) if he is in full-time attendance at such a school or institution immediately following such period.
(G)
A child who attains age 22 at a time when the child is a full-time student of an educational institution (as defined in subparagraph (E) and without application of subparagraph (F)) but has not (at such time) completed the requirements for, or received, a diploma or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as defined in subparagraph (C)(i)) or, if such child is a student at an educational institution described in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, a diploma, degree, or equivalent degree from such an institution, shall be deemed (for purposes of determining whether the child's entitlement to benefits under this subsection has terminated under paragraph (1)(F) and for purposes of determining his initial entitlement to such benefits under clause (iii) of paragraph (1)(B)) not to have attained such age until the first day of the first month following the end of the quarter or semester in which he is enrolled at such time (or, if the secondary school or educational institution in which he is enrolled is not operated on a quarter or semester system, until the first day of the first month following the completion of the course in which the child is so enrolled or until the first day of the third month beginning after such time, whichever first occurs).
 .
(2)
Effective date
The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to child's insurance benefits that are payable for months beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
(b)
Railroad Retirement Act
(1)
Section 2(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 232(2)(d)) is amended—
(A)
in clause (iii) of paragraph (1), by striking  will be less than nineteen years of age and a full-time elementary or secondary school student  and inserting  will be less than 22 years of age and a full-time student at an educational institution (as defined in section 202(d)(7)(E) of the Social Security Act) ; and
(B)
in paragraph (4)—
(i)
by striking  (defining the terms  full-time elementary or secondary school student  and  elementary or secondary school ) ;
(ii)
by striking  nineteen  and inserting  22 ;
(iii)
by striking  full-time elementary or secondary school student  and inserting  full-time student at an educational institution ;
(iv)
by striking  subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7) of section 202(d) of the Social Security Act and without the application of subparagraph (B)  and inserting  subparagraph (E) of section 202(d)(7) of the Social Security Act, without regard to subparagraph (F) of such section ;
(v)
by striking  a diploma or equivalent certificate from a secondary school (as defined in section 202(d)(7)(c)(i) of the Social Security Act)  and inserting  a diploma, degree, or equivalent certificate from a secondary school or educational institution described in section 202(d)(7)(E) of the Social Security Act ; and
(vi)
by striking  elementary or secondary school in which he is enrolled  and inserting  school or institution in which the child is enrolled .
(2)
Section 5(c)(7) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 235(c)(7) ) is amended—
(A)
by striking  full-time elementary or secondary school student  and inserting  full-time student at an educational institution ; and
(B)
by striking  19  and inserting  22 .
(3)
The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 that are payable for months beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
6.
Payroll tax on remuneration up to contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000
(a)
In general
Paragraph (1) of  section 3121(a)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
(1)
in the case of taxes imposed by sections 3101(a) and 3111(a), for any calendar year in which the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is less than $250,000, so much of the remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the succeeding paragraphs of this subsection) with respect to employment that has been paid to an individual by an employer during the calendar year as exceeds such contribution and benefit base but does not exceed $250,000;
 .
(b)
Conforming amendments
(1)
Successor employers
 Section 3121  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(aa)
Special rules for successor employers
For purposes of subsection (a)(1), if an employer (hereinafter referred to as successor employer) during any calendar year acquires substantially all the property used in a trade or business of another employer (hereinafter referred to as a predecessor), or used in a separate unit of a trade or business of a predecessor, and immediately after the acquisition employs in his trade or business an individual who immediately prior to the acquisition was employed in the trade or business of such predecessor, then, for the purpose of determining the amount of remuneration paid by the successor employer under such subsection, any remuneration (other than remuneration referred to in the paragraphs succeeding paragraph (1) of subsection (a)) with respect to employment paid (or considered under this subsection as having been paid) to such individual by such predecessor during such calendar year and prior to such acquisition shall be considered as having been paid by such successor employer.
 .
(2)
Application to railroad retirement taxes
Clause (i) of section 3231(e)(2)(A) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
(i)
In general
For any calendar year in which the applicable base is less than $250,000, the term  compensation  does not include so much of the remuneration paid during any calendar year to an individual by an employer for services rendered as an employee to such employer as exceeds the applicable base but does not exceed $250,000.
 .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to remuneration paid on or after January 1 of the first calendar year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
7.
Tax on net earnings from self-employment up to contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000
(a)
In general
Paragraph (1) of  section 1402(b)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
(1)
in the case of the tax imposed by section 1401(a) for any taxable year beginning in a calendar year in which the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is less than $250,000, the excess (if any) of—
(A)
so much of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of—
(i)
an amount equal to the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) which is effective for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins, minus
(ii)
the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable years, over
(B)
the sum of—
(i)
the excess (if any) of—
(I)
the net earning from self-employment reduced by the excess (if any) of subparagraph (A)(i) over subparagraph (A)(ii), over
(II)
$250,000, reduced by such contribution and benefit base, plus
(ii)
the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable year in excess of such contribution and benefit base and not in excess of $250,000; or
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to net earnings from self-employment derived, and remuneration paid, on or after January 1 of the first calendar year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
8.
Tax on investment gain
(a)
Increase in tax
(1)
In general
Subsection (a) of  section 1411  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  3.8 percent  each place it appears and inserting  16.2 percent .
(2)
Conforming amendment
The heading for  chapter 2A  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
Unearned income medicare contribution   and inserting
Additional tax on unearned income in lieu of Social Security and Medicare taxes  .
(b)
Inclusion of active trade or business income
(1)
In general
 Section 1411(c)(1)(A)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking  , other than such income which is derived in the ordinary course of a trade or business not described in paragraph (2) ,
(B)
 in clause (ii), by striking  described in paragraph (2)  and inserting  (determined under rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 469(c)) , and
(C)
in clause (iii), by striking  other than property held in a trade or business not described in paragraph (2) .
(2)
Denial of deduction for net operating losses
Section 1411(c)(1)(B) of such Code is amended by inserting  (other than the deduction for net operating losses provided in section 172)  after  net gain .
(3)
Conforming amendments
(A)
Section 1411(c) of such Code is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(B)
Section 1411(c)(3) of such Code, as redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amended to read as follows:
(3)
Special rule
Net investment income shall not include—
(A)
any item taken into account in determining self-employment income for such taxable year on which a tax is imposed by section 1401, or
(B)
any item taken into account in determining wages received with respect to employment for such taxable year on which a tax is imposed by section 3101.
 .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
9.
Social Security Trust Fund established
(a)
In general
Section 201(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401(a) ) is amended to read as follows:
(a)
There is hereby created on the books of the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the  Social Security Trust Fund . The Social Security Trust Fund shall consist of the securities held by the Secretary of the Treasury for the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the amount standing to the credit of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund on the books of the Treasury on January 1 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of section 9 of the  Social Security Expansion Act , which securities and amount the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to transfer to the Social Security Trust Fund, and, in addition, such gifts and bequests as may be made as provided in subsection (i)(1), and such amounts as may be appropriated to, or deposited in, the Social Security Trust Fund as hereinafter provided. There is hereby appropriated to the Social Security Trust Fund for the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of section 9 of the  Social Security Expansion Act , and for each fiscal year thereafter, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, amounts equivalent to 100 percent of—
(1)
the taxes imposed by chapter 21 (other than sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to wages (as defined in section 3121 of such Code) reported to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to subtitle F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by applying the applicable rates of tax under such chapter (other than sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) to such wages, which wages shall be certified by the Commissioner of Social Security on the basis of the records of wages established and maintained by such Commissioner in accordance with such reports;
(2)
the taxes imposed by chapter 2 (other than  section 1401(b))  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to self-employment income (as defined in section 1402 of such Code) reported to the Secretary of the Treasury on tax returns under subtitle F of such Code, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by applying the applicable rate of tax under such chapter (other than section 1401(b)) to such self-employment income, which self-employment income shall be certified by the Commissioner of Social Security on the basis of the records of self-employment income established and maintained by the Commissioner of Social Security in accordance with such returns; and
(3)
62 percent of the taxes imposed under  section 1411  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
 The amounts appropriated by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be transferred from time to time from the general fund in the Treasury to the Social Security Trust Fund, such amounts to be determined on the basis of estimates by the Secretary of the Treasury of the taxes, specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), paid to or deposited into the Treasury; and proper adjustments shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or were less than the taxes specified in such paragraphs. All amounts transferred to the Social Security Trust Fund under the preceding sentence shall be invested by the Managing Trustee in the same manner and to the same extent as the other assets of the Trust Fund. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in any case in which the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the assets of the Trust Fund would otherwise be inadequate to meet the Trust Fund's obligations for any month, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust Fund on the first day of such month the total amount which would have been transferred to the Trust Fund under this section as in effect on October 1, 1990; and the Trust Fund shall pay interest to the general fund on the amount so transferred on the first day of any month at a rate (calculated on a daily basis, and applied against the difference between the amount so transferred on such first day and the amount which would have been transferred to the Trust Fund up to that day under the procedures in effect on January 1, 1983) equal to the rate earned by the investments of the Trust Fund in the same month under subsection (d).
 .
(b)
Required actuarial analysis
Section 201(c) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking the fourth sentence in the matter following paragraph (5) and inserting the following:  Such report shall also include actuarial analysis of the benefit cost with respect to disabled beneficiaries and their auxiliaries, to retired beneficiaries and their auxiliaries, and to survivor beneficiaries. .
(c)
Board of Trustees
(1)
Board of Trustees of Social Security Trust Fund
Section 201(c) of the Social Security Act, as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is further amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (hereinafter in this title called the  Trust Funds )  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund (in this title referred to as the  Trust Fund ) .
(2)
Continuity of Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund created by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be a continuous body with the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund in operation prior to the effective date of such amendment. Individuals serving as members of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund as of the effective date of such amendment shall serve the remainder of their term as members of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund.
(d)
Conforming amendments related to Social Security Trust Fund
(1)
Amendment to section heading
The section heading for section 201 of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows:
Social Security Trust Fund  .
(2)
Board of Trustees
Section 201(c) of such Act, as amended by subsections (b) and (c)(1), is further amended—
(A)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  Board of Trustees of the Trust Funds  and inserting  Board of Trustees of the Trust Fund ;
(B)
in paragraph (1), by striking  Trust Funds  and inserting  Trust Fund ;
(C)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
by striking  Trust Funds  and inserting  Trust Fund ; and
(ii)
by striking  their  and inserting  its ;
(D)
in paragraph (3), by striking  either of the Trust Funds  and inserting  the Trust Fund ;
(E)
in paragraph (5)—
(i)
by striking  managing the Trust Funds  and inserting  managing the Trust Fund ; and
(ii)
by striking  Trust Funds are  and inserting  Trust Fund is ;
(F)
in the matter following paragraph (5), by striking  Trust Funds  each place it appears and inserting  Trust Fund ; and
(G)
in the second sentence in the matter following paragraph (5), by striking  whether the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, individually and collectively, are  and inserting  whether the Social Security Trust Fund is .
(3)
Investments
Section 201 of such Act is amended in subsections (d) and (e) by striking  Trust Funds  each place it appears and inserting  Trust Fund .
(4)
Crediting of interest and proceeds to Trust Funds
Section 201(f) of such Act is amended—
(A)
by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, respectively  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Social Security Trust Fund ;
(B)
by striking  either of the Trust Funds  and inserting  the Trust Fund ; and
(C)
by striking  such Trust Fund  and inserting  the Trust Fund .
(5)
Administrative costs
Section 201(g) of such Act is amended—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  Of the amounts authorized to be made available out of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund under the preceding sentence  and all that follows through  ( Public Law 103–296 ). ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (B)(i)—
(I)
by striking subclauses (II) and (III) and inserting the following:
(II)
the portion of such costs which should have been borne by the Social Security Trust Fund,
  ; and
(II)
by redesignating subclauses (IV) and (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV);
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
by striking  Trust Funds  and inserting  Trust Fund ; and
(ii)
by striking the last sentence; and
(C)
in paragraph (4), by striking  Trust Funds  each place it appears and inserting  Trust Fund .
(6)
Benefit payments
Section 201(h) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
(h)
All benefit payments required to be made under this title shall be made only from the Social Security Trust Fund.
 .
(7)
Gifts
Section 201(i) of such Act is amended—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund .
(8)
Travel expenses
Section 201(j) of such Act is amended by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Social Security)  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund .
(9)
Demonstration projects
Section 201(k) of such Act is amended by striking  the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Social Security  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund .
(10)
Benefit checks
Section 201(m) of such Act is amended—
(A)
in paragraph (2), by striking  each of the Trust Funds  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ;
(B)
in paragraph (3), by striking  one of the Trust Funds  and inserting  the Trust Fund ; and
(C)
by striking  such Trust Fund  each place it appears and inserting  the Trust Fund .
(11)
Conforming repeals
(A)
In general
Section 201 of such Act is amended by striking subsections (b), (l), and (n).
(B)
Redesignations
Section 201 of such Act is further amended—
(i)
by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) as subsections (b) through (i), respectively;
(ii)
by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (j); and
(iii)
by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (k).
(C)
References to redesignated sections
(i)
Section 201(a) of such Act, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended—
(I)
by striking  subsection (i)(1)  and inserting  subsection (h)(1) ; and
(II)
by striking  subsection (d)  and inserting  subsection (c) .
(ii)
Section 1131(b)(1) of such Act is amended by striking  section 201(g)(1)  and inserting  section 201(f)(1) .
(e)
Other conforming amendments to Social Security Act
(1)
Title II
Title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ) is amended—
(A)
in section 202(x)(3)(B)(iii), by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate,  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ;
(B)
in section 206(d)(5), by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ;
(C)
in section 206(e)(3)(B), by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ;
(D)
in section 208(b)(5)(A), by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ;
(E)
in section 215(i)(1)(F)—
(i)
in clause (i)—
(I)
by striking  the combined balance in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  the balance in the Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(II)
by striking  and reduced by the outstanding amount of any loan (including interest thereon) theretofore made to either such Fund from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 201(l) ; and
(ii)
in clause (ii)—
(I)
by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(II)
by striking  (other than payments  and all that follows through  from that Account ;
(F)
in section 217(g)(2), by inserting after the first sentence the following:  For purposes of any such revision of the amount determined under paragraph (1) that occurs in a year that begins after the year in which the  Social Security Expansion Act  is enacted, any reference in such paragraph to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall be deemed to be a reference to the Social Security Trust Fund. ;
(G)
in section 221(e)—
(i)
by striking  Trust Funds  each place it appears and inserting  Trust Fund ; and
(ii)
by striking the last sentence;
(H)
in section 221(f), by striking  Trust Funds  and inserting  Trust Fund ;
(I)
in section 222(d)—
(i)
in the section heading, by striking
Trust Funds   and inserting
Trust Fund  ;
(ii)
in paragraph (1), by striking  to the end that savings will accrue to the Trust Funds as a result of rehabilitating such individuals, there are authorized to be transferred from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  to the end that savings will accrue to the Trust Fund as a result of rehabilitating such individuals, there are authorized to be transferred from the Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(iii)
by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
(4)
The Commissioner of Social Security shall determine according to such methods and procedures as the Commissioner may deem appropriate the total amount to be reimbursed for the cost of services under this subsection.
 ;
(J)
in section 228(g)—
(i)
in the section heading, by striking
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund   and inserting
Social Security Trust Fund  ; and
(ii)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ;
(K)
in section 231(c), by striking  Trust Funds  each place it appears and inserting  Trust Fund ; and
(L)
in section 234(a)(1), by striking  Trust Funds  and inserting  Trust Fund .
(2)
Title VII
Title VII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ) is amended—
(A)
in section 703(j), by striking  Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund,  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ;
(B)
in section 708(c), by striking  the  OASDI trust fund ratio  under section 201(l),  after  computing ;
(C)
in section 709—
(i)
in subsection (a), by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(ii)
in subsection (b)—
(I)
in paragraph (1), by striking  section 201(l) or ; and
(II)
in paragraph (2), by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(D)
in section 710—
(i)
in subsection (a), by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(ii)
in subsection (b)—
(I)
by striking  any Trust Fund specified in subsection (a)  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(II)
by striking  payments from any such Trust Fund  and inserting  payments from the Social Security Trust Fund .
(3)
Title XI
Title XI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq. ) is amended—
(A)
in section 1106(b), by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ;
(B)
in section 1129(e)(2)(A), by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as determined appropriate by the Secretary  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ;
(C)
in sections 1131(b)(2) and 1140(c)(2), by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ;
(D)
in section 1145(c)—
(i)
by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
(1)
the Social Security Trust Fund;
 ; and
(ii)
by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
(E)
in section 1148(j)(1)(A)—
(i)
in the first sentence, by striking  the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  the Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(ii)
by striking the second sentence.
(4)
Title XVIII
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 ) is amended—
(A)
in section 1817(g), by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and from the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ;
(B)
in section 1840(a)(2), by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(C)
in section 1841(f), by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and from the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund .
(f)
Conforming amendments outside of Social Security Act
(1)
Budget
(A)
Off-budget exemption
Section 405(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 655(a) ) is amended by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund .
(B)
Sequestration exemption
Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking  Payments to Social Security Trust Funds  and inserting  Payments to the Social Security Trust Fund .
(2)
Tax
(A)
Taxable wages
 Section 3121(l)(4)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund .
(B)
Overpayments
(i)
 Section 6402(d)(3)(C)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, whichever is certified to the Secretary as appropriate by the Commissioner of Social Security  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund .
(ii)
Subsection (f)(2)(B) of section 3720A of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, whichever is certified to the Secretary of the Treasury as appropriate by the Commissioner of Social Security  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund .
(3)
False claims penalties
Subsection (g)(2) of section 3806 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(A)
in subparagraph (B)—
(i)
by striking  Secretary of Health and Human Services  and inserting  Commissioner of Social Security ; and
(ii)
by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(B)
in subparagraph (C)—
(i)
by striking  Secretary of Health and Human Services  and inserting  Commissioner of Social Security ; and
(ii)
by striking  Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund .
(4)
Railroad Retirement Board
Section 7 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 ( 45 U.S.C. 231f ) is amended—
(A)
in subsection (b)(2), by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ;
(B)
in subsection (c)(2)—
(i)
by striking  Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare  each time it appears and inserting  Commissioner of Social Security ; and
(ii)
by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund,  each time it appears and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund ; and
(C)
in subsection (c)(4), by striking  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund,  and inserting  Social Security Trust Fund .
(g)
Rule of construction
Effective beginning on January 1 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section, any reference in law to the  Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund  or the  Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund  is deemed to be a reference to the Social Security Trust Fund.
(h)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section.