TREATMENT OF ROYALTIES AND HONORARIA AS EARNED INCOME.

SEC. 5034. TREATMENT OF ROYALTIES AND HONORARIA AS EARNED INCOME. (a) In General.—Section 1612(a) (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (C); and (B) by adding at the end the following: “(E) any royalty earned by an individual in connection with any publication of the work of the individual, and that portion of any honorarium which is received for services rendered; and”; and (2) in paragraph (2)(F), by inserting “not described in paragraph (1)(E)” before the period. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to benefits for months beginning on or after the first day of the 13th calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted.