REDUCTION IN PART A PREMIUM FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH 30 OR MORE QUARTERS OF SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE.

SEC. 13508. REDUCTION IN PART A PREMIUM FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH 30 OR MORE QUARTERS OF SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE. (a) In General.— Section 1818(d) (42 U.S.C. 1395i–2(d)) is amended— (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (2), by striking “Such amount” and inserting “Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of an individual’s monthly premium under this section”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 107 STAT. 580 “(4) (A) In the case of an individual described in subparagraph (B), the monthly premium for a month shall be reduced by the applicable reduction percent specified in the following table: “For a month in: The applicable reduction percent is: 1994 25 percent 1995 30 percent 1996 35 percent 1997 40 percent 1998 or subsequent year 45 percent. “(B) An individual described in this subparagraph with respect to a month is an individual who establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that, as of the last day of the previous month, the individual— “(i) had at least 30 quarters of coverage under title II; “(ii) was married (and had been married for the previous 1-year period) to an individual who had at least 30 quarters of coverage under such title; “(iii) had been married to an individual for a period of at least 1 year (at the time of such individual’s death) if at such time the individual had at least 30 quarters of coverage under such title; or “(iv) is divorced from an individual and had been married to the individual for a period of at least 10 years (at the time of the divorce) if at such time the individual had at least 30 quarters of coverage under such title.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by this section shall apply to monthly premiums under section 1818 of the Social Security Act for months beginning with January 1, 1994.