transitional insured status

transitional insured status Sec. 309. (a) Title II of the Social Security Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof (after the new section 226 added by section 101 of this Act) the following new section: “transitional insured status “Sec. 227. (a) In the case of any individual who attains the age of 72 before 1969 but who does not meet the requirements of section 214(a), the 6 quarters of coverage referred to in so much of paragraph (1) of section 214(a) as follows clause (C) shall, instead, be 3 quarters of coverage for purposes of determining entitlement of such individual to benefits under section 202(a), and of his wife to benefits under section 202(b), but, in the case of such wife, only if. she attains the age of 72 before 1969 and only with respect to wife’s insurance benefits under section 202(b) for and after the month in which she attains such age. For each month before the month in which any such individual meets the requirements of section 214(a), the amount of his old-age insurance benefit shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 202(a), be $35 and the amount of the wife’s insurance benefit of his wife shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 202(b), be $17.50. “(b) In the case of any individual who has died, who does not meet the requirements of section 214(a), and whose widow attains age 72 before 1969, the 6 quarters of coverage referred to in paragraph (3) of section 214(a) and in so much of paragraph (1) thereof as follows clause (C) shall, for purposes of determining her entitle-79 Stat. 380ment to widow’s insurance benefits under section 202 (e), instead be— “(1) 3 quarters of coverage if such widow attains the age of 72 in or before 1966, “(2) 4 quarters of coverage if such widow attains the age of 72 in 1967, or “(3) 5 quarters of coverage if such widow attains the age of 72 in 1968. The amount of her widow’s insurance benefit for each month shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 202(e)(and section 202 (m)), be $35. “(c) In the case of any individual who becomes, or upon filing application therefor would become, entitled to benefits under section 202(a) by reason of the application of subsection (a) of this section, who dies, and whose widow attains the age of 72 before 1969, such deceased individual shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section for purposes of determining entitlement of such widow to widow’s insurance benefits under section 202(e).” (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply in the case of monthly benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for and after the second month following the month in which this Act is enacted on the basis of applications filed in or after the month in which this Act is enacted.