[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8835 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8835

   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt widows and 
        widowers of veterans from the government pension offset.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2024

 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exempt widows and 
        widowers of veterans from the government pension offset.

    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 ``Families of Armed Forces Increased 
Relief Pensions Act'' or the ``FAIR Pensions Act''.

SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET EXEMPTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 202(k)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 402(k)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a monthly 
                insurance benefit of an individual under subsection 
                (e), (f), or (g) if the individual is entitled to such 
                benefit on the basis of the wages and self-employment 
                income of a member of a uniformed service (as defined 
                in section 210(m)), including such a member who died 
                while a member of a uniformed service or who was 
                discharged or released therefrom under conditions other 
                than dishonorable.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this Act shall apply to 
a monthly insurance benefit of an individual for any month beginning on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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